P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 4-3-25

The Recruit New York will have their open houses around the state on April 26th & 27th, Bainbridge Fire Department spokesman Roger Barnhart told WCDO news about a few of the local fire departments that are participating:

(Roger Barnhart 4-3-25)

The Masonville Fire Department will be participating this year, Masonville Fire Chief Matt Jones explains:

(Matt Jones 4-3-25)

More information about Fire Departments participating in the WCDO Listening area can be found at recruitny.org/participants.

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Chenango County Sheriff’s Office announced that there will be an Examination open to th3e public for the position of Deputy. The examination date will be May 3rd at 4:30 PM, Applications will be accepted through April 10th, More information is available at (607) 337-1470 or at chenangocountyny.gov/197/Personnel

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that 125 new beds have opened at state-operated psychiatric centers over the past four months, boosting New York’s capacity to provide intermediate-level care to individuals living with mental illness. The 125 new beds will be split between 5 state psychiatric centers, with 25 beds at the Greater Binghamton Psychiatric Center in Binghamton.

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Former area Congressman Marc Molinaro was confirmed as the Head of the Federal Transit Administration, within the Department of Transportation. Molinaro was confirmed today by the US Senate Banking Committee with a 20 to 4 vote.

A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 3-28-25

Plea deals have been offered to 10 prison employees accused in the fatal beating of Robert Brooks in December at the Marcy Correctional Facility. Several of the 10 state workers involved face murder charges.

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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and State Troopers are cracking down with the Distracted Driving Enforcement Campaign. Starting April 7th, troopers will be running an initiative called operation hang up, where they will be paying attention to people on cells phones and other devices while driving. Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of car crashes in New York State. Last year, law enforcement issued over 6,700 tickets for distracted driving throughout the state.

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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 33 year old Gary Garbera of Oneonta following a traffic stop in the Town of Pittsfield. Garbera was located within the vehicle that was stopped and he was found to have 2 active felony warrants, he was taken into custody and transported to the Otsego County Jail where he is currently being held on $1,000 cash bail $1,000 insured bond.

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Scammers are again impersonating Sheriff’s detectives and deputies and contacting area residents to solicit money and gift cards from unsuspecting victims. Residents are reminded NOT to provide credit card or other payment information over the phone to anyone claiming to be law enforcement. Law enforcement agencies do not solicit money from residents and will never ask to be compensated with gift cards. Residents are urged to terminate the call and not share any credit card information over the phone, Residents who receive scam calls are urged to contact their county Sheriff’s Office.

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