P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 3-16-21

Chenango County Public Health reported 7 new COVID 19 cases today & they are confirming the 64th COVID-19 death in Chenango County.   Officials reported 86 active cases, 236 Active Quarantines 236, 14 hospitalized & a Total of 2570 cases since last year.  Chenango County Public health has vaccinated 2802 people so far, they anticipate 400 doses to be given this week for 1A & 1B priority groups identified by the state health department.

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Many local Employers are looking for potential employees currently, all over the region, CDO Workforce Spokesperson Zoe VanderMeulen explains:

(Zoe VanderMeulen 3-16-21)

Anyone looking for work or other services offered by CDO Workforce can call 607-832-5776.

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Forbes has named The Raymond Corporation as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers for 2021 within the engineering and manufacturing industry. The final list ranks the best midsize employers from a total of 500 companies, after polling an anonymous group of employees.  The list of best midsize employers was determined by Forbes in partnership with Statistica, who surveyed 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees.  More information about The Raymond Corporation is available at raymondcorp.com or call 800-235-7200.

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U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $5,010,209 in allocations for the Capital Fund Program in the Southern Tier, which provides annual grants to Public Housing Authorities. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Locally; the Norwich Housing Authority receives over $243,000 the Oneonta Housing Authority gets over $239,000.

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A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 3-16-21

The Otsego County Department of Health will be holding a vaccination clinic at the Meadows Office Complex in Cooperstown Today; the registration link is on the Otsego County Department of Health Website.  Registration is mandatory & the vaccine is available to anyone currently listed as eligible according to State Guidelines.

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The State DEC announced that the annual open burning ban will go into effect today through May 14th this year.  The DEC reported that Open burning of household trash releases dangerous compounds including arsenic, carbon monoxide, benzene, formaldehyde, lead, & others into the air,  Open burning is also the single greatest cause of wildfires in New York.  More information is available at dec.ny.gov/chemical.

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Village elections are being held around New York State Today.  In Sidney, 3 people are running for 2 trustee seats on the Village Board, incumbent Vic Tartaglia, Patricia Cristelli & Write in Candidate Teri Schunk.  In Walton, 2 people are running for Mayor, Stephen Condon & Edward Snow Sr.  Many elections have candidates running unopposed this year throughout the Tri-County Area.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 4 new COVID cases Monday out of 134 tested, there were 11 hospitalized, 110 active cases & 322 in Quarantine. 

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Governor Cuomo announced that wedding receptions and catered events can now resume statewide. Venues are restricted to 50% capacity, with no more than 150 attendees per event, All attendees must have proof of recent negative COVID test result or proof of immunization prior to the event, Venues must notify local health departments of large events, Masks will be required at all times except when seated and eating or drinking, Detailed guidance for in-person and catered events is available at governor.ny.gov.

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