The state Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs office announced the arrest of 29-year-old Michael Scott of Binghamton for endangering a person with special needs in his care. Scott is accused of pushing the victim to the ground, and kicking the victim several times in February at the HCA’s Kirkwood facility. Scott was placed on administrative leave, & was arraigned in Kirkwood Town Court and was released on his own recognizance.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies located and arrested 29-year-old Richard Lane of Delhi on an Arrest Warrant from the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office. Lane was turned over to Chenango county officials and was arraigned on the warrant charging him with Aggravated Harassment. He was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility in lieu of $5,000 cash bail.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 43 year old Troya Cunningham of Walton on charges of unlicensed operator, aggravated unlicensed operation, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, and endangering the welfare of a child; following a civilian report of a 13 year old child operating a motor vehicle on a public roadway. Cunningham was later released on tickets returnable to Walton Village Court at a later date.
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Job and Resource Fair on Tuesday, June 20th from 1:00 to 5:00 PM at Farrell Hall, at SUNY Delhi. Business that want to reserve an exhibitor’s table at the Job and Resource Fair, can visit delawarecounty.org or call 607-746-2281 for more information.
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The State Labor Department today released the Unemployment statistics for the month of March. Statewide, the rate dropped one tenth to 4.3%, locally, Chenango County had 5.6% unemployment, Delaware County had 5.7% & Otsego County had 5.1% for March.
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Governor Cuomo today launched Round 7 of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative, officially kicking off the annual competition for more than $800 million in state economic development resources. Since 2011, over $4.6 billion has been awarded to more than 5,200 projects that are projected to create and retain more than 210,000 jobs statewide.
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Paul McCartney will perform live on September 23rd at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. McCartney’s shows have been clocking in at 3 hours, covering his entire career with the Beatles, Wings & his solo material. Tickets go on sale for the General Public at 10:00 AM on May 1st at Ticketmaster.com.
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The Bainbridge Village Board will host a special meeting this evening. The meeting will begin at 6:30 in the Village Clerk’s office, the board will discuss the 2017-2018 annual budget.
State Police, United States Postal Inspection Service, Binghamton University Police, Binghamton Police, and the Broome County SIU Task Force arrested 21 year old Bryan Shin of Binghamton, for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, after Shin was found to be in possession of approximately 1000 pills and powder containing methamphetamine and fentanyl, a digital scale and packaging material. The street value of the recovered drugs was estimated to be approximately $10,000. Shin was arraigned in the City of Binghamton Court and remanded to the Broome County Jail without bail.
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Governor Cuomo announced a new week-long campaign to raise awareness of New York’s Move Over Law, which requires motorists to drive with care, slow down, and safely move over when approaching law enforcement vehicles, fire trucks, ambulances, tow trucks, construction and maintenance vehicles that are stopped along roads across the state. Through Friday, message signs will display reminders across the state .
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Fire destroyed the Cooperstown Bat Company facility at Poplar Road in the town of Hartwick yesterday. Several area fire companies responded to the blaze, which was reported in the late afternoon hours. The cause of the fire is under investigation, the building is a total loss.
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Chobani filed a lawsuit Monday against right-wing radio host Alex Jones, for publishing false information about the company. Chobani accuses Jones and his InfoWars website of posting fabricated stories that linked Chobani owner Hamdi Ulukaya and the company to a sexual assault case involving refugee children. The company filed the lawsuit in Idaho District Court in Twin Falls, where it operates the largest yogurt plant in the world. The video claimed the Chobani plant brought crime and tuberculosis to Idaho since it opened their 5 years ago.
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The Arc Otsego will host a free Self-Direction Information Session on Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at 35 Academy Street in Oneonta. The informational session will be led by Cynthia Spann and Vanessa Smith, from The Broome Developmental Disabilities Regional Office, Pre-registration ends later today at 267-3210.
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State Police will be gathering today at the Middletown Town Hall in Margaretville to honor Trooper David C. Brinkerhoff on the 10-year anniversary of his line-of-duty death. Directly following the service the gathering will proceed to State Route 30 to place wreaths at the NYS DOT signs honoring him. All are welcomed to attend.
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