P.M. NEWS MONDAY 9-12-22

The City of Norwich announced the applications are being accepted for the city’s Housing Rehabilitation Program, Norwich Community Development Director Eric Scrivener told WCDO News about the criteria:

(Eric Scrivener 9-12-22)

Scrivener said that there is no deadline to apply, more information is available at norwichny.net or by calling 334-1229.

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The Sidney Central School District will seek voter approval tomorrow for an $8 Million dollar project that calls for a variety of improvements around the campus, Sidney Superintendent Eben Bullock told WCDO News that the time is right financially for this project:

(Eben Bullock 9-7-22)

Bullock said that with the reserve fund & state Aid, there will be no adverse effect to District Taxpayers, Voting will be from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM in the Jr/Sr High School cafeteria.

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Attorney General Letitia James announced a $50 million agreement with Grand River of Canada & Native Wholesale of Western New York, for selling cigarettes without paying the required state excise taxes. The two companies brought millions of cartons of unstamped cigarettes into New York from Canada, the agreement also permanently prevents the companies from selling unstamped cigarettes in New York in the future.

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Governor Hochul signed several pieces of legislation over the weekend to provide support to 9/11 victims and survivors and their families. One bill requires the Victim Compensation Fund Award to Process Injury Claims Equally to Death Claims, another bill provides a Presumption for Workers’ Compensation Claims for Any Health Impairment or Death for Those Who Participated in the World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery and Clean-up Operations & another bill extends the Deadline for Filing Disability Claims for a Qualifying World Trade Center Condition.

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The Broome County Department of Public Works’ Engineering Division will host a public information session on September 20th, about the Colesville Road Safety Improvement project. The project calls for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Colesville Road, North Road, and Sanitaria Springs Road, the meeting was called to get input from local residents about the proposal. The meeting will be September 20th at 7:00 PM at 780 Welton Street, Harpursville.

A.M. News Monday 9-12-22

An investigation into the theft of numerous catalytic converters reported in Otsego County has resulted in the arrest of 38 year old Joshua Dresser of Schenevus. Dresser has been charged with several counts of Auto Stripping, Grand Larceny, & Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, 1 count of Criminal Mischief for allegedly cutting off & stealing Catalytic converters from vehicles from numerous locations. Dresser was released on appearance tickets for 3 town courts in the coming weeks.

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Governor Hochul issued an Executive Order declaring a State Disaster Emergency, increasing the availability of resources to protect New Yorkers against polio. The Order immediately expands the network of polio vaccine administrators with the addition of EMS workers, midwives, and pharmacists and authorizes physicians and certified nurse practitioners to issue non-patient specific standing orders for polio vaccines. The order also requires healthcare providers to send polio immunization data to the State Department of Health All New Yorkers who are unvaccinated should get immunized right away.

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Broome County District Attorney Mike Korchak announced that 47 year old Robert Schrauger of Binghamton was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in New York State prison, for Failure to Register with the New York State Sex Offender Registry. Schrauger failed to provide an address to local law enforcement, he was convicted in 1996 in Broome County of Sexual Abuse, for having sexual contact with a person less than 14 years old.

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