Delaware County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 4 vehicle accident in Walton Monday.  19 year old Nathan Plante of Margaretville was driving on State Route 10 when he veered into opposing lane to avoid hitting vehicles that had stopped in front of him for construction.   Plante first hit a vehicle in the opposing lane driven by 76-year-old James Zimmerman of South Carolina, then he hit a vehicle stopped in his lane driven by 37-year-old Jarred Robinson of Walton, Robinson’s vehicle then hit a vehicle driven by 59-year-old Robin Wagner of Tonawanda.   Robinson’s passenger Scott Fitch was airlifted to Wilson Hospital for a spinal injury.  Robinson was taken to Delaware Valley Hospital for a leg injury and Plante was also taken to Delaware Valley Hospital for possible internal injuries.  Plante was issued traffic summonses for “speed not reasonable and prudent” and failure to keep right, he’ll appear in the town of Walton Court at a later date. 

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Governor Cuomo signed legislation protecting patients from excessive out-of-network hospital emergency charges. The new law requires health insurance companies to ensure that when enrollees receive care from a non-participating provider, the patient will not incur greater out-of-pocket costs than they would have incurred from a participating provider.  The bill also requires that hospital charges for emergency services are subject to an independent dispute resolution process that was established by New York’s Surprise Medical Bill law.  The law goes into effect immediately.

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Commerce Chenango will hold their annual Community Job Fair on November 13th at the Morrisville State College Norwich Campus from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.  Commerce Chenango is currently seeking exhibitors for the annual Job Fair. Last year over 20 businesses were on hand to meet community members seeking job opportunities.  Space is limited, registration is available at files.constantcontact.com

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The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office announced that 2 individuals were ticketed for passing stopped Sidney school buses last month.  30 year old Jasmine Gonzales of Sidney was ticketed for a September 19th incident, and 22 year old Lacey Speidell, of Unadilla, was ticketed for a September 24th incident.  Sheriff Craig DuMond stated that both incidents were reported by the school’s transportation director to the school resource officer, who serves with the sheriff’s office, after cameras on the buses captured images of the passing vehicles and license plates.

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State Police are searching John Clark of Oneonta for failing to appear in Town of Oneonta Court earlier this year.   Clark was taken into custody last May after troopers were dispatched to a domestic dispute at the Lantern Hill Trailer Park, where he is accused of punching a victim in the face.   Anyone who has information on Clark’s whereabouts should call State Police at 432-3211.

The Otsego County District Attorney’s office announced the names of the Juveniles allegedly involved in the murder of 53 year old Kenneth Robinson of Worcester last week.  15 year old Dylan Robinson, the victim’s son, has been charged with 2nd degree Murder & Robbery, along with 16 year old Alexander Borgreen & 15 year old Anais Soto, all of Oneonta.  16 year old Alexis Lotterman of Walton was charged with Robbery.  32 year old Nicolas Meridy was charged with murder & Robbery in connection with the Robinson Murder, he faces action in Worcester town court today.

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NYSEG continues to monitor storms across the state associated with a nor’easter expected to impact their service areas today.  High winds and heavy rain may cause service disruptions for customers. Storm readiness teams are ready for storm duty and have additional contract line and tree crews ready to help restore service in the areas predicted to experience the most significant impact.  Electrical outages can be reported to NYSEG at 800-572-1131.

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Governor Cuomo today announced he signed legislation to close New York’s double jeopardy legal loophole that protects individuals who are pardoned by a President from being prosecuted at the state level for the same offense. This reform gives New York prosecutors discretion to pursue prosecution of criminal acts where they have jurisdiction.  The statutory change takes effect immediately.

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The New York State Office for the Aging reminds older New Yorkers that this year’s Medicare open enrollment period runs now through December 7th.  Medicare health and prescription drug plans can make changes each year to costs, coverage, and what providers and pharmacies are in their networks. More information is available at aging.ny.gov.

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The Chenango County Health Department will hold their next free Rabies vaccination clinic today in Oxford.  The clinic will be held at the Oxford Fire Station from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, for dogs, Cats & domesticated Ferrets, more information is available at 337-1673.

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