State Police at Oneonta arrested 22 year old Mia Lowry of Pembroke, North Carolina for Criminal possession of Firearm, Reckless Endangerment and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and 26 year old Christy Holden of Lumberton, North Carolina for Reckless Endangerment and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.  A trooper monitoring traffic on I-88 in the town of Otego initiated a traffic stop after observing a traffic infraction; the trooper approached the vehicle & detected an odor of marijuana & also observed a 1 1/2 month infant on the lap of the front seat passenger.  Lowry was driving the vehicle & was in possession of a loaded handgun.  Both were arraigned virtually, with Lowry remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $500 cash bail and Holden was released on her own recognizance.  Both are ordered to appear in the town of Otego court on September 17th.

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Governor Cuomo announced that law enforcement agencies throughout the state issued 21,428 tickets for speeding during Speed Awareness Week, which ran from August 6 through August 12.   During that time, officers also issued 30,273 tickets for other vehicle and traffic law violations, including 995 for impaired driving, 602 for distracted driving & 491 for violating the state’s “Move Over” law

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Governor Cuomo announced that the state administered almost 99,000 COVID tests Thursday with 709 positive tests, or .75% of all tested.  Hospitalizations dropped below 500 to 490 for the first time since Mid-March, ICU patients dropped slightly to 119, and the number of patients on ventilators dropped to 58.  There were 3 deaths attributed to the virus Thursday, the state death toll is 25,278.

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Commerce Chenango announced that Chenango County is in the process of updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan with Consultant Tetra Tech & input is needed.  The County has assembled a team to update the mitigation plan which addresses hazards that impact municipalities. The 15 minute survey is available at surveymonkey.com/r/ChenangoHMPCitizenSurvey.

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Chenango County Public Health added 1 more positive COVID 19 test Thursday, bringing their total number to 219 since March.  They have 98 people quarantined, 1 person is hospitalized, there have been 7 deaths, 200 recoveries & over 20,400 tests have been conducted.

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Broome County Health Department had 15 more positive COVID 19 cases over the last 2 days, bringing their total to 1139 since March.  There have been 75 deaths, 994 recoveries 505 are being monitored by the Health Department; they have conducted over 34,300 tests.

Governor Cuomo signed an executive order extending the state’s moratorium on COVID-related commercial evictions and foreclosures an additional month, until September 20th. This measure extends protections already in place for commercial tenants and mortgagors in recognition of the financial toll the pandemic has taken on business owners, including retail establishments and restaurants. 

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Catholic Charities at the Sidney Civic Center announced that the registration period for their free backpack & school Supplies promotion for Sidney Central School District Students ends today.  More information is available at 604-4071.

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In July 2020, the number of private sector jobs in New York State increased over the month by 244,200, or 3.6%, to 7,116,200, according to preliminary figures released today by the New York State Department of Labor. New York State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 15.6% to 15.9% in July.

 Otsego County Department of Health reported 1 new case of COVID 19 Today giving the County 117 total confirmed cases, 5 active cases with 1 hospitalized, 106 have recovered, and 33 people on quarantine for close contact to a case, 163 people on quarantine for traveling to a high risk state, there have been 6 deaths.

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Delaware County Public Health received 1 new positive test result for COVID-19 Thursday and no additional recoveries are being reported. The known active cases in the County as of today is 4, they are all isolated at home.  To date there have been 101 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, with 26 people now under mandatory quarantine,  6 people have died and 91 have fully recovered.

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