P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 4-16-21

Chenango County Public Health reported 3 more COVID related deaths today, bringing their total to 72 since that pandemic began. Chenango County has 113 active cases, 411 quarantined & 7 Hospitalizations; the number of tests conducted is now over 100,000.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded Thursday to a report of a vehicle partially blocking Windfall Road in the Town of Tompkins.   Deputies located the vehicle & later located and identified the vehicle’s driver as Robert Price of Lansing.   Price’s New York State driving privileges were suspended and he had 16 current suspensions for failure to pay fine, failure to appear or answer summonses and failure to pay child support, his vehicle was unregistered and was displaying incorrect license plates.  Price was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation,  operating an unregistered motor vehicle, displaying improper plates and improper parking, he will appear in the Town of Tompkins Court at a later date.

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The Otsego County Conservation Association’s Earth Festival will be held April 22nd to the 24th, highlighted by a “Drive Through, Drop Off” event on Saturday April 24th, Program Director Jeff O’Handley explains:

(Jeff O’Handley 4-16-21)

Preregistration is available at occainfo.org. more information is available at 282-4087.

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Amphenol Aerospace at 191 Delaware Ave Sidney is hosting a vaccination clinic on Monday, with the 2nd shot on Monday May 17th, for anyone 18 years or older that lives or works in New York State that wishes to obtain the Moderna vaccine. People can register by calling 607-643-3255; the deadline to sign up is 1:30 this afternoon.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum President Tim Mead announced that he will be resigning, effective mid-May.  Mead was named President in April 2019 following a 40-year career working for the Los Angeles Angels organization; he became the 7th president in the 82-year history of the organization, succeeding Jeff Idelson.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 4-16-21

The State Labor Department announced that the state Economy Added 61,200 Private Sector Jobs in March.  The number of private sector jobs was over 7.4 Million; it was over 8.2 million before the pandemic.   New York State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 8.9% to 8.5% in March.

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Registration begins today for the 2021 Bainbridge Glow Run virtual event this year, to raise money for 1998 BG Graduate Michelle McCoy, who has been diagnosed with stage 3 Breast Cancer.   Local Cancer Survivor Heather Bucalos is once again organizing the Glow Run;

(Heather Bucalos 4-16-21)

Registration & more information about the 60 Mile Bainbridge Glow Run 2021 Virtual Challenge is available at runsignup.com or on their Facebook page.

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State Police at Norwich were dispatched Tuesday morning at about 10:00 AM to a reported domestic related incident involving 3 people at Fred’s Inn in the town of Norwich.  An investigation revealed that 2 people were assaulted with a sharp object resulting in minor injuries; they were taken to Chenango Memorial Hospital & were treated and released.  The investigation is on-going and appears to be an isolated incident; Police are looking for 53 year old Jose Gonzalez of Norwich as a person of interest.

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Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 50 year old David Lolik of Hartwick following a Domestic Dispute on March 22nd.   Lolik was charged with Criminal Contempt & Criminal Trespass; he was taken into custody and arraigned at the Otsego County Jail central arraignment where he was released on his own recognizance.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 6 new COVID cases Thursday out of 684 tested, with 117 active cases, 233 mandatory quarantines & 19 hospitalized.

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More than 50% of New Yorkers 18 years of age and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and more than 1 in 3 in the same age group have been fully vaccinated. More than 12.5 million doses of the vaccine have been administered in New York State. 198,257 doses have been administered across the state’s vast distribution network in the last 24 hours, and more than 1.5 million doses have been administered over the past seven days.    

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