Binghamton Police responded Wednesday to a reported shooting at 197 Murray Street. Police said that 51-year-old Jacque Hall was shot in the face, & 30-year-old Heather Houck was shot in the leg, 22-year-old Luis Rodriquez of Binghamton was treated for the laceration from a machete. Rodriquez has been charged with Criminal Use of a Weapon & Attempted Murder, for shooting allegedly Hall. 28-year-old John English has been charged with Tampering with Physical Evidence & 1st degree Assault for allegedly striking Rodriquez with a machete. Rodriquez & English were arraigned & were been remanded to the custody of the Broome County Sheriff Office. Police confiscated the weapons & methamphetamines, the investigation is continuing.
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The Next Tri Town Relay for life event is coming up in May, and an important meeting for team captains is coming up, according to American cancer Society spokesperson Heather Brewster:
(Heather Brewster 3-23-17)
The April 3rd Captain’s meeting begins at 5:30, the Tri Town Relay for Life will once again be held in General Clinton Park in Bainbridge on May 6th.
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced today that Volkswagen has agreed to pay over $157 million to 10 states, including $32.5 million to New York, to settle the environmental lawsuits first filed By New York and Massachusetts, challenging the companies’ use of Software that caused pollutants to be emitted into the air by their diesel engines. Volkswagen also agreed to establish a national $2.9 billion fund to mitigate the environmental damage caused by their vehicles; over $127 million of that will be directed to New York state. Volkswagen also has committed to offer 3 new electric car models in New York by 2020.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 26-year-old Stephen Esolen of Hancock, for criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument, unlawful possession of marijuana, and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Esolen was arraigned in Hancock Village Court and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail in lieu of $2500 bail.
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Governor Cuomo today launched the Request for Proposals for Round III of the New New York Broadband Program, which is the final round of funding to secure access to high-speed Internet by the end of 2018. Round III targets all remaining unserved areas mostly in upstate rural communities. Recipients will be selected through a “reverse-auction” methodology, which prioritizes bidders seeking the lowest amount of state investment per new location served.
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Airports across the state can apply for 20 million dollars in funding for safety improvements & modernization. The money can be used for runaways, taxiways, hangars & other infrastructure projects, at least half the money is earmarked for upstate airports. The money is part of a Cuomo administration 21.1 billion dollars 5 year transportation improvement plan.
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The American Red Cross has a Blood Drive today, At Hillside Commons on Blodgett Drive in Oneonta from 2:00 to 7:00 PM. Those interested in scheduling an appointment to give blood can download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit Redcrossblood.org, or call 1-800-RED CROSS.
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Governor Cuomo announced that Binghamton University and SUNY Sullivan have applied for and received research permits under the State’s Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot program. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets oversees the authorization of universities and farms to grow and research industrial hemp, research may include harvesting, processing and manufacturing hemp into finished products and the marketing of the crop & those products.