Press Conferences were held around the state today by sheriff’s District Attorney, lawmakers & victim’s advocacy groups, against the state’s new bail reform measures that go into effect January 1st, which were passed as part of the state Budget.  Delaware County Sheriff Craig Dumond called a press conference in Delhi today about that bail reform bill, which will allow people arrested on a variety of non-violent & even violent charges, to be released after arrest & arraignment on only an appearance ticket.  Delaware County District Attorney John Hubbard said that crime victim’s will have fewer rights now than the criminals:

(John Hubbard 11-21-19)

Sheriff Dumond said that he was concerned that those who are arrested on drug charges will not get the help they need to get clean, under this law:

(Sheriff Dumond 11-21-19)

WCDO News asked State Senator Fred Akshar if he thought that Governor Cuomo was using this bill as a political negotiation ploy get something else passed:

(Fred Akshar 11-21-19)

Jeff Bishop, from State Senator Jim Seward’s office told WCDO News that Senator Seward is proposing several bills to give discretion back to judges to make bail decisions that are being removed with this new law.

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A new Sienna College poll released today shows that former Vice President Joe Biden leads Democratic presidential candidates by 10% among New York Democrats.  Biden polled at 24%, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren 14% and Bernie Sanders 13%, the rest of the field were in single digits.  35% of those polled believe that Biden has the best chance of unseating President Trump in the 2020 elections.

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The New York State Office of Mental Health today issued a Request for Proposals that will provide $50 million to develop licensed Residential Crisis programs across the State for children and adults, for short-term interventions in therapeutic settings to help individuals facing a mental health crisis to stabilize and avoid the need for psychiatric hospitalization or emergency room admissions.  The awards will help develop at least 250 new crisis residential units statewide, up to $4 million dollars could be used for targeting 30 units within the Central New York Region; More information is available at omh.ny.gov.

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The Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship is co-hosting a free workshop and resource expo for agriculture and food and beverage businesses to meet and network with potential sources of funding for their operations. The workshop will include panel presentations covering both traditional funding sources and newer, alternative models. The event will be held at SUNY Cobleskill’s Bouck Hall Ballroom on December 3rd from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.  Registration or more information is available at cadefarms.org/events-1

A State Police patrol vehicle was stuck by a tractor trailer Tuesday night in Tioga County.  The trooper had just issued a traffic ticket to a vehicle on State Route 17 in the town of Nichols & was inside his marked patrol vehicle when a tractor trailer struck him from behind, shearing off most of the driver’s side of the patrol car.  The tractor trailer did not stop & Troopers and officers from Owego Police Department and Tioga County Sheriff’s Deputies located and stopped the vehicle in Owego.  35-year-old Darvi Moreland of Florida was charged with DWI and several vehicle and traffic tickets, he was arraigned in the town of Owego court and remanded to the Tioga County Jail.   The trooper was transported to Lourdes Hospital, treated and released.

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The State Liquor Authority has suspended the liquor license of the Sip & Sail bar in Oneonta.  The bar was found to have 140 patrons with fake or altered ID’s recently, which was about 90% of the people in the bar at that time.

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Commerce Chenango will hold their next Business After Hours event with Chobani at their Corporate Campus on State Highway 320 in Norwich today.  The event will run from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Mark Broadhurst, the Head of Public Affairs @Chobani will be the guest speaker.

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The Tri-Town Coalition on Substance Abuse Prevention will feature Dr. Samantha Cole, a local Licensed Clinical Social Worker, as their guest speaker this evening.  Her research reveals what’s happening with mental health and substance abuse issues in Delaware County.  Assemblyman Cliff Crouch is also expected to attend the meeting, at the Sidney Public Library Community Room starting at 6:00 PM.   

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Hartwick College’s Center for Student Success will present a screening on Thursday of the film “This Business of Autism,” followed by a Q&A with Director Stephen Mackey.  The documentary demonstrates about the economic and societal benefits of employing young adults with autism centers on Spectrum Designs, a custom screen-printing and embroidery business in Port Washington, NY; 75% of the company’s employees are on the autism spectrum.  The screening, which will be held at Shineman Chapel House on Thursday, November 21 at 4 p.m., is free and open to the public.

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