Tomorrow, 4 upstate regions will begin the 1st phase of the Re-Opening, following the statewide shutdown as the Coronavirus began to spread in Mid-March.  Kerri Green of Commerce Chenango is part of the “Southern Tier Regional Control Room” overseeing the reopening, she commented about the process:

(Kerri Green 5-14-20)

The Southern Tier, Central New York, Mohawk Valley & the North Country will reopen starting tomorrow after meeting the 7 criteria established by the CDC  for safe re-opening, leaders have been appointed in each region to watch those 7 parameters, which can be viewed at forward.ny.gov. Governor Cuomo today said that there is some flexibility within the state guidelines for re-opening businesses, which will be figured out in accordance with the regional Control Rooms:

(Cuomo 5-14-20)

 Businesses that will be allowed to re-open include in Phase 1 are Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, Retail  with curbside or in-store pickup or drop off only, plus Wholesale Trade.

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Chenango County Public Health announced today that they are up to 112 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus.  They have 5 people hospitalized, 38 quarantined, 80 have recovered, 4 have died, they have conducted over 1700 tests so far.

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Broome County updated their Coronavirus statistics this afternoon; they now have 379 total cases, with 28 deaths, 269 recoveries, and 282 patients being monitored by the Health Department.

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Helios Care is offering free Grief Counseling to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Spokesperson Alicia Rule explains:

(Alicia Rule 5-14-20)

More information is available at 432-5525 or on the Helios Care website at www.helioscare.org/grief.

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In the coming weeks the Village of Afton will be sending out income surveys to area residents, to determine if the village qualifies for funding programs.  More information is available at the Town of Afton website.

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A traffic-stop by Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies in East Meredith on Monday evening, led to the arrest of 25 year old Devyn Clum of Bloomville.  Deputies stopped a vehicle in East Meredith after observing the driver fail to stop at a stop sign, Deputies charged Clum with failure to stop at a stop sign, operating a motor vehicle with broken glass, & aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and he was released & will appear in the Town of Meredith Court at a later date.

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Sidney Town Board is holding the Town Board Meeting today at 7:00 on Zoom.  More Information is on the Town of Sidney Facebook page and the web-site

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Delaware County Public Health announced that they now have 63 positive cases of the Coronavirus, with 12 people quarantined, 6 recovering at home, 3 are hospitalized, 50 have recovered and 4 have died.

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