P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 7-14-23

The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27 year old Chase Northrop of Morris following a a probation check by the Otsego County Probation Department. Northrop was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon after he was found to be in possession of a firearm while being convicted of a felony prior, he was released on an appearance ticket for Town of Morris Court at a later date.

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The Mountain Mayhem 3 on 3 Basketball tournament will be held at the Delaware Academy in Delhi tomorrow starting at 8:30 AM. The tournament is open to players 6th Grade and older, with age groups & Brackets based on ability. More information is available at 518-641-9176

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A Garage Sale will be held at the Chenango SPCA in Norwich tomorrow, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. All proceeds go directly to benefit the Shelter Animals More information is available at (607) 334-9724 extension 2 or email info@chenangospca.org

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The Sidney Alumni Association will hold their annual weekend, with the Golf Tournament concluding this afternoon, spokesman Bryan Innes told WCDO News about the rest of the schedule:

(Bryan Innes 7-14-23)

More information is available at sidneyalumni.org.

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The Unatego Alumni Association will hold their “ALL CLASS REUNION” starting tonight & continuing on Saturday, Association Spokesperson Judy Pitel explains:

(Judy Pitel 7-14-23)

More information is available at the Unatego All Class reunion Facebook page or at 607-435-3053

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Chenango County Health Department announced that a Rabies Clinic for dogs, cats & Ferrets will be held Saturday at the Oxford Academy High School Bus Garage. The Clinic will run from 9:00 to 10:30 AM, more information or registration is available at 607-337-1673.

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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 42 year old Kristina Hill of Cooperstown following the report of an accident on July 9th in the Town of Burlington. Hill was charged with Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Motor Vehicle Accident, Failure to Keep Right & Moving from a Lane Unsafely, Hill is accused of leaving the scene after crashing into a mailbox & failing to report the accident, also a child sustained an injury in the accident. Hill was issued Uniform Traffic Tickets returnable to the Town of Burlington Court at a later date.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 7-14-23

State Police announced that the unidentified man police have been looking for since Wednesday afternoon, was taken into custody by members of Broome County SWAT Team Thursday Afternoon near his residence in the 6000-block of State Route 79 in the town of Fenton. There is no threat to the public. No injuries were reported to the man or to law enforcement, the investigation continues.

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The Annual Ron Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund 3rd annual fundraising show will be held Saturday with a variety of local musicians to raise money for those seeking careers in Music, long time area musician and organizer Bruce Beadle explains:

(Bruce Beadle 6-20-23)

Beadle said that Palmer was a local jazz guitarist who played with Harry Chapin back in the 70’s, he passed away a few years ago after battling cancer. Tickets for the show are available at Nazzito’s Wines & Liquors, The Blarney Stone or at the door.

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The annual Nate Lull Golf Tournament will be held this Sunday, he said that the goal continues to be to raise money for his Scholarship fund,

(Nate Lull 7-14-23)

Lull said that those who want to sign up last minute can do so by going to Natelull.com.

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Delhi Telephone, or DTC, will be holding a Meet & Greet with Walton residents on Saturday from 11:00 to 2:00 PM at the Walton Fire Department, DTC Spokesman Jason Miller said there will be lunch and DTC will be donating to the Walton Fire Department:

(Jason Miller 7-14-23)

Miller said that they are completing the infrastructure & installations in Walton this year & next year they should be able to begin the work to expand into the village of Sidney.

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced that the Property tax levy growth will be capped at 2% for 2024 for all counties, towns and fire districts, as well as 44 cities and 13 villages. DiNapoli’s office calculated the 2024 inflation factor at 6.26% which is well above the 2% allowable levy increase. The tax cap limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2% with certain exceptions including a provision that allows municipalities to override the tax cap.

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