P.M. NEWS MONDAY 8-16-21
STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN A FATAL HIT AND RUN INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN. LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING A PEDESTRIAN WAS STRUCK BY AN unknown VEHICLE ON RTE.205 NEAR COUNTRY CLUB ROAD IN THE TOWN OF ONEONTA. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR CONTACT POLICE. STATE ROUTE 205 AT BROWN STREET AND CHESTNUT STREET EXTENSION IS CLOSED AS POLICE INVESTIGATE THE SCENE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT AT 561-7400. Monday afternoon Updates; The roadway is now open & A vehicle involved has been located. The investigation is on-going.
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A 35-year-old man from Tioga County has been arrested after threatening a Trooper with a shotgun. On Thursday evening, a Trooper on patrol in the town of Candor observed a man with a shotgun over his shoulder walking down the roadway, as the trooper approached 35 year old Dustin White of Candor, pointed the shotgun at the Trooper & then barricaded himself in his home. White was ultimately taken into custody early Friday morning by the State Police Special Operations Response Team, he was charged with Menacing a Police Officer, Criminal Possession of a Weapon & Resisting Arrest, White was transported to Tioga County Central Arraignment and Processing. The investigation continues.
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Basset Healthcare Network’s Fox Care Center in Oneonta will re-open on Tomorrow, including FoxCare Fitness. A boil water advisory will remain in effect until at least Wednesday, Pharmacy patients are encouraged to call Bassett Healthcare Network’s Cooperstown clinic at 607-547-5127 for immediate medication assistance today. Updates are available at Bassett’s Facebook page or bassett.org.
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CHENANGO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH ANNOUNCED THAT they have 91 Active Cases, 197 active Quarantines 197, 6 hospitalized & a total of 3694 Total Confirmed Cases & 80 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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THE BAINBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL HAVE THEIR MONTHLY MEETING ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH AT 7:30AM AT BOB’S DINER ON NORTH MAIN STREET. ALL CHAMBER MEMBERS AND INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
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Commerce Chenango will host its Annual Membership Luncheon on Thursday, September 9th at Hidden Springs Brewhouse in Norwich. This event, which is being held during ‘Chamber Week’, will be an opportunity to honor our members, who have chosen to make an investment in support of our mission. We will also celebrate winners of the 2021 ‘Spirit of Chenango County’, ‘Excellence in Small Business’, Manufacturer of the Year’ and ‘Non-Profit Agency of the Year’ award winners.
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State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters that the State Constitution prohibits the legislature from impeaching a governor after he has resigned, so when Andrew Cuomo leaves office on August 24th, the Assembly’s impeachment investigation into him will officially be suspended. State Senator Peter Oberacker said that he was disappointed with the Speaker’s Position, but has learned that the Senate will get a report into their findings:
(Senator Peter Oberacker 8-16-21)
Assembly Speaker Heastie said that all evidence gathered by the Assembly over the last 5 months investigation will be turned over to law enforcement agencies that have ongoing criminal investigations into the Governor’s alleged illegal activities.
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All healthcare workers in New York State, including staff at hospitals and long-term care facilities including nursing homes, adult care, and other congregate care settings, will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday, September 27th. The State Health Department will issue Section 16 Orders and implement a policy mandating employee vaccinations, with limited exceptions for those with religious or medical reasons. To date, 75% of the state’s 450,000 hospital workers, 74% of the state’s 30,000 adult care facility workers, and 68% of the state’s 145,500 nursing home workers have completed their vaccine series. The State reported a 3.6% positive COVID 19 positivity rate Sunday, out of over 99,000 people tested, or 3575 positives, over 1700 are hospitalized, with 362 in an ICU bed & 134 on Ventilators, there were 11 deaths Sunday.
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A.M. NEWS Monday 8-16-21
The 134th Annual Delaware County Fair returns today through Saturday, Spokesman Jason Craig said that they are ready to go at the fairgrounds in Walton:
(Jason Craig 8-16-21)
The full slate of activities is available at delawarecountyfair.org.
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Starting Monday, August 16th, the Susquehanna SPCA monthly rabies clinics will be first come, first serve, at the new location on State Route 28 Cooperstown. Pet owners are reminded to bring the pet’s previous rabies certificate, so that the veterinarian can look at it to determine if your pet is eligible for a 3-year vaccine. Rabies clinics will be held on August 16th, September 13th, October 4th, November 15th & December 13th, more information is available at 547-8111 extension 111.
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OTSEGO COUNTY’S ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAYS WILL BE THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY. IT ALLOWS OTSEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPOSE OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTES FREE OF CHARGE. ALLOWABLE ITEMS INCLUDE ENAMEL PAINTS, PESTICIDES, ANTIFREEZE, BATTERIES AND MORE. OTSEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN DROP OFF HAZARDOUS WASTES FRIDAY FROM 8 TO 11 AM AT THE UNADILLA TOWN BARN AND SATURDAY AT THE MEADOWS OFFICE COMPLEX IN COOPERSTOWN…WHERE RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE BY NAME…IF YOUR LAST NAME BEGINS WITH A THRU H, ARRIVE FROM 8 TO 9:30AM…I THRU Q FROM 9:30 TO 11:30AM AND R THRU Z FROM 11:30AM TO 1PM. FOR QUESTIONS, CALL 5474225.
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Otsego County Department of Health reports a HIGH level of community transmission of COVID 19. The CDC & Otsego County Department of Health recommend everyone, even those who are fully vaccinated, wear a mask indoors in public to maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possibly spreading it to others. Since May 1st, there has been 291 cases of COVID-19 reported in Otsego County, 76% are unvaccinated or vaccine status is unknown, 24% are breakthough cases in vaccinated individuals, the overall number of cases in vaccinated individuals remains at less than 1%, 13.4% of the cases are in children 0-11 years of age, 7.9% in 12-17 years of age, 57.3% in 18-55 years of age & 21.3% 56 and older. There have 10 individuals hospitalized since May 1st, all were unvaccinated, Health Officials urge everyone to get vaccinated against COVID 19.
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