State Police responded to Town Brook Road at Red Rock Road in the town of Stamford to a report of a propane truck in a ditch and on its passenger side. An investigation revealed that for an unknown reason, possibly medically related, 62 year old Edward Walley of Delhi drove off the roadway, into a ditch and struck a utility pole before rolling to its passenger side. Walley was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. An autopsy is scheduled for later today, the investigation is continuing.
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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 2 people on a variety of drug charges after a search warrant was executed in the town of Worcester. Deputies arrested 30 year old Jesse Wilson & 29 year old Samone Van Buren, they seized crack cocaine, suboxone, marijuana, $2,000 in cash, drug paraphernalia, and Wilson and VanBuren were arraigned in the Town of Worcester Court and sent to the Otsego County Jail on $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond pending court action on September 3rd.
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Former Cooperstown teacher Justin Hobbie pleaded guilty to 3 counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Hobbie was accused of persuading girls under the age of 16 of sending him explicit videos. Hobbie will be sentenced in December he will likely serve jail time & will be required to register as a sex offender.
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Governor Cuomo signed legislation strengthening protections for minors against felony sex offenders. The law prevents minors from being placed in the custody of an individual who has been convicted of rape in the first or second degree, sexual conduct against a child in the first degree or predatory sexual assault against a child, it also prevents sex offenders from having unsupervised visits with a person who has been convicted of a felony sexual offense against the subject of the visitation order.
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New York state farms generated $5.7 billion in revenue in 2017, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. New York has 33,400 farms, employs more than 55,000, farmland covers 23% of the state’s total land area, New York ranks second nationwide for the production of apples and maple syrup, ranks third for grapes and eleventh for beer. New York is the third largest producer of wine, with its wineries producing nearly 32 million gallons in 2017. The full report is available at osc.state.ny.us.
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Over $64,000 has been awarded to Nonprofits by the Community Foundation for South Central New York, for Capital Projects, Programs and Operating Support. Locally grants were awarded to A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital Foundation, the Crime Victims Assistance Program Chenango Child Advocacy Center & the Valleyview Elementary School $984 for a kindergarten alternative seating program helping students with special needs maintain focus in the classroom
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The 5th Annual Binghamton Porchfest will be held on Sunday at various locations around Binghamton’s West Side. 163 musical performances will take place on 53 residential porches, stoops, and yards across the historic Abel Bennett Tract. Performances are held from 12:00 noon to 7:00 PM; more information is available at binghamtonporchfest.com or at (845) 649-2912.
Governor Cuomo signed legislation allowing victims of domestic violence to seek damages against individuals who fail to obey or enforce an order of protection; expanding the eligibility for victim compensation to victims of unlawful surveillance crimes who did not suffer a physical injury and expanding the definition of “child victim” to include children who witness a crime to ensure those children are eligible for victim compensation and assistance.
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A Red Cross Blood Drive is being held today at the Commerce Chenango Offices in Norwich. The blood drive will run from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, All blood types are needed. More information is available at redcrossblood.org.
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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education Meeting today in the District Conference Room at the Jr-Sr High School at 6:30 PM. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM.
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