P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 12-22-20

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced that New York will receive 54 billion dollars from the latest Stimulus package; residents are expected to get about 9 Billion Dollars in direct payments.  Schumer said that there was still no Stimulus money for State & Local Governments in this package; he hoped that would be included in January under the Biden Administration.

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State Police arrested 34 year old Brandon MacLaury of Guilford & 25 year old Candace Cullipher of Oxford, who were illegally living at the Unadilla House Hotel. MacLaury and Cullipher were each charged with 3rd-degree burglary and criminal possession of a controlled substance,  MacLaury was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon.  They are accused of possessing Methamphetamines and a rifle, they were processed at the Troop C Sidney Headquarters and were released on appearance tickets for Unadilla Town Court on January 11th.

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As the state deficit from the pandemic balloons to 15 billion dollars, the state announced the closure of 3 prisons and the displacement of about 900 corrections officers.  The state will close the Clinton Correctional facility in Dannemora, plus the Gowanda facility in Western New York and the Watertown facility in Jefferson County.

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Governor Cuomo signed the New York Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2020 into law, requiring designated State agencies to establish an automatic voter registration system as proposed by the Governor in the State of the State address.  The new law designates the Department of Motor Vehicles and other State agencies that interact directly with New York residents to work with the State Board of Elections to integrate agency and voter registration applications.  Applicants will also be given the opportunity to choose a political party.

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The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office announced today that the Chenango County Correctional Facility has suspended inmate visitation in response to the threat of the Corona Virus Pandemic.  The situation will be closely monitored, and inmate visitation will resume as soon as possible, but will remain suspended until further notice.

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Chenango County Health Department reported 16 more cases of COVID 19 today, as area counties continue to see an uptick in cases attributed to “Living Room Spread” from family gatherings around the recent Thanksgiving holiday.  Chenango County has 94 Active Cases, 346 quarantines, & 9 people are hospitalized.

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli reminds New Yorkers to check the state database to see of the state has any money belonging to residents.  The state has 16.5 Billion dollars in unclaimed funds, more information is available at osc.state.ny.us.