P.M. NEWS MONDAY 6-5-23
32 year old Antonio Escobar-Boria of Sidney pleaded guilty in Delaware County Court to Attempted Reckless Endangerment, he is accused of allowing a 2-year-old child to be near illegal drugs at 62 East Main Street in Sidney. After State Police executed a search warrant and discovered the illegal drugs, they directed that the 2-year-old child be brought to the hospital, the 2-year-old child tested positive for fentanyl but did not need medical treatment, Escobar-Boria is expected to be sentenced to a 5-year term of felony probation supervision with a special condition that he successfully complete the Delaware County Adult Treatment Court Program, sentencing is scheduled for July 31st.
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Preparations are continuing for the annual Gus Macker 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament July 8th & 9th at the Norwich High School. Organizer Tom Revoir told WCDO News that they still need referees to come forward:
(Tom Revoir 6-5-23)
Revoir said that people interested in Volunteering can call the Norwich YMCA at 607-336-9622, extension 29.
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Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30 year old Alan Soules of Meridale following a traffic stop on May 28th in the Town of Milford. Soules was charged with DWI, Driving with BAC .08% of 1% or more, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, Failure to Keep Right, Consuming Alcohol in a Motor Vehicle among other charges, Soules was released & will appear in Town of Milford court at a later date.
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Construction began today on the Buffalo Bills’ new, state-of-the-art $1.54 billion stadium in Orchard Park. The new 60,000-seat facility is the largest economic development project in Western New York History, Construction on the new stadium is expected to be complete in 2026, artists renderings of the stadium can be found at governor.ny.gov/buffalo-bills-stadium.
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37 new firefighters from the State’s Recruit Firefighter Training program at the Academy of Fire Science in Montour Falls. Graduates come from 17 fire departments across the state, representing the Academy’s 87th Recruit Firefighter Training class. Upon graduation, all the recruits will serve as career firefighters in their respective fire department. Anthony Capristo & Jack Stanton completed their training & will be part of the Oneonta Fire Department, & Cody Minckler will join the Norwich Fire Department.
A.M. NEWS Monday 6-5-23
On May 15th around 4:39 am, Broome County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Route I-88 westbound near Exit 6 in Harpursville for a one-car motor vehicle accident. 54 year-old Giovanna Criscitello was driving westbound on I-88 near the Harpursville exit when she failed to make a right turn in the highway, entered the centered median and flipped end over end before coming to rest in a ditch along Bates Road. She was transported by ambulance to UHS Wilson Hospital for multiple severe injuries. She died from those injuries, she was not wearing a seat belt.
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The Broome County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a car-motorcycle in the Town of Maine. At approximately 8:24am on Saturday, a motorcycle struck a vehicle crossing Route 26 at the East Maine Road intersection, both occupants were ejected, The motorcycle operator, a male, sustained back injuries and the passenger, a female, sustained a life-threatening head injury, both were transported to Wilson Hospital. The driver of the motorcycle is listed in serious condition and the passenger is in critical condition. The automobile operator sustained minor injuries and was transported to Wilson Hospital for evaluation. The accident is still under investigation.
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The American Red Cross is experiencing a blood shortage due to the cancellation of blood drives and has issued an emergency request for all blood types. Donate blood today at the A.O. Fox Tri-Town Campus Lab between 1:30 PM and 6:30PM in the 2nd floor conference room. Appointments may be made at redcrossblood.org, by calling 1-800-RedCross.
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