P.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-10-25

State Troopers will be out in full force with the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations coming up later this month. The STOP-DWI campaign will kick off Thursday, March 13 and last until Tuesday, March 18. St. Patrick’s Day is on Monday, March 17th this year. In 2024, the troopers ran their St. Patrick’s Day campaign from March 15th through March 17th. In that time, troopers issued over 5,500 tickets during that time. State Troopers also made 132 arrests for DWI infractions and they also investigated 199 crashes during that weekend.

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Wildfires have been reported on Long island, as well as another in the Adirondacks, the State’s annual Burn Ban will start on March 16th & will run through Mid May. The DEC reports that the Open burning of debris is the single-largest cause of spring wildfires in New York State. When temperatures warm and the past fall’s debris and leaves dry out, wildfires can start and spread easily, further fueled by winds and a lack of green vegetation.

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The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced an agreement between the department and the union representing thousands of corrections officers who have been on strike state-wide for 20 days. Staff were expected to return to work today, The details of the agreement were not disclosed.

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March is Maple Month in New York State, with special Maple related events scheduled state wide throughout the month. Maple Weekends are scheduled for March 22-23 and March 29-30 New York State Ranks Second to Vermont in Maple Production, which increased to 846,000 Gallons in 2024, Up Nearly 100,000 Gallons from 2023 Season

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Former Major League Manager Buck Showalter, who managed both the Yankees & the Mets, was announced as the keynote speaker at the 10th Greater Binghamton Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class. Showalter was a four-time Manager of the Year in MLB, The Hall of Fame ceremony is set for April 28 at the Double Tree Hotel in Binghamton.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-10-25

Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 7 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. Department of Education for unlawfully canceling teacher pipeline grant programs that were authorized by Congress. The Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development grant programs, which creates a new teacher pipeline to fill positions in hard-to-staff schools in rural and urban areas, helping hundreds of teachers-in-training to graduate and fill positions in schools experiencing teacher shortages.

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State Police at Deposit responded Thursday to a fatal crash in the 4100 block of State Route 26 in the town of Nanticoke. Troopers, Maine Ambulance and Glen Aubrey Fire Department found that a Ford pick-up that had crashed, with the driver pinned underneath the tire. It was determined that the driver was already deceased by the time the first responders arrived. The driver is identified as 22 year old Sethe Menta of Lisle, Members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Collision Reconstruction Unit also responded to the scene.

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Walton Fire Department responded Sunday afternoon to a structure fire in the Town of Walton. The call came in as a chimney fire with the homeowner concerned that it had extended into the wall behind the wood stove as there was black smoke and the sound of fire within the walls. At 4:45 pm the homeowner reported seeing flames upstairs and was unsure if it was coming from walls or chimney. Sidney Center and Trout Creek departments were moved from their station to the scene and Franklin Fire Dept was requested for a tanker. By 5:17 the fire was reported under control with units checking for extension and doing overhaul work. No injuries were reported.

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