P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 7-16-24

Nyseg reported that about 3600 customers were still without power this afternoon, following last night’s thunderstorms that downed trees & power-lines across the state. Crews are working to get power back on before another round of potentially destructive thunderstorms again tonight.

State Police arrested 44 year old Erica Miller of Unadilla Saturday night, for Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs. Troopers were dispatched to the Speedway at State Routes 7 and 8 for a report of a female passed out inside a vehicle while at the pumps. Troopers then observed the same vehicle traveling erratically on State Highway 7, Troopers conducted a traffic stop & after performing Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Miller was arrested & was processed and issued appearance tickets to the Unadilla Town Court on August 20th.

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division received a forcible touching complaint last month, their Preliminary investigation revealed that 63-year-old Michael Kudrewicz of Delhi allegedly forcibly touched another person, on July 10th, Investigators with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kudrewicz for 1 count of Forcible Touching, An Order of Protection was also issued by the court, prohibiting Kudrewicz from having any contact with the victim. Kudrewicz was later released & he will reappear at the Town of Delhi Court at a later date to answer the charge.

State tax receipts totaled $29.9 billion through the 1st quarter of the current State Fiscal Year, which is 594 million higher than Budget Department estimates according to the the State Comptroller’s office. Sales tax receipts increased by 0.4%, in the month of June over last year. The State’s General Fund ended June with a balance of $49.6 billion, $2.1 billion higher than projected & $5.4 billion higher than last year, due to higher than anticipated tax collections and lower than anticipated spending.

Delaware County Office for the Aging will be in Sidney on Thursday, July 18th distributing Farmer’s market coupons to those 60+ in age. They will be at the Sidney Civic Center from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm & at Sidney Senior Village from 1 pm – 2:30 pm.

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The State DOT will host a public information meeting from today from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Southside Mall Community Room in Oneonta. Crews will be discussing a proposed highway safety and mobility improvement project along State Route 23 and State Route 28 in the Town of Oneonta, that may begin in the spring of 2026.

A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in Sidney today from 1:00 to 6:00 PM at the American Legion Post at 22 Union Street, Appointments are available at the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, at RedCrossBlood.org, or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS.

The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce General Membership Meeting will be held this morning, the meeting begins at 7:30 AM in the back of Bob’s Diner.