P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 10-14-20

Governor Cuomo & the State Health Department announced that over 111,000 COVID 19 tests were performed around the state Tuesday, with 1232 positives recorded.  Hospitalizations went up to 923, the number of people in UCU beds & on Ventilators have been slowly increasing over the last 2 weeks because of several clusters of cases around the state.  There were 11 deaths Tuesday, the state death toll is 25, 609.

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The Broome county Health Department reported that they have gone over 2500 positive COVID 19 cases, with 41 new cases on Tuesday.  2 more deaths were reported, bringing their total to 85, they have 1753 recoveries and are monitoring over 3400 people.

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Chenango County Public Health announced that they are up to 280 total cases of COVID-19.  They report 27 active cases with 1 hospitalization, 187 active quarantines, 242 Recoveries 7 deaths and over 32,200 Total Tests Performed.

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The Federal EPA selected a remedy for the GCL Tie and Treating Superfund site in Sidney to address the remaining creosote contamination in soil and bedrock at the site. Former Area Assemblyman Pete Lopez is now the region #2 Administrator for the EPA, he told WCDO News about the next process in the 3rd phase of the clean-up:

(Pete Lopez 10-14-20)

Lopez said that the estimated cost of this remedy is $25 million, the EPA expects to address an ongoing source of groundwater contamination at the site, and help the aquifer to recover, a final action for the groundwater will be determined after this remedy is implemented. The plans can be viewed at epa.gov/superfund/gcl-tie

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New Berlin artist and photographer Bill McLaughlin will be presenting his exhibit “Living in Limbo: Portraits from the Border” at the Chenango Arts Council in Norwich, through October 30th.  Council executive Director Alecia O’Neill explains:

(Alecia O’Neill 10-14-20)

The exhibit will be at the Mareia Brown & Raymond Loft Gallery at the Chenango Arts Council in Norwich through October 30th, McLaughlin will meet with visitors there this afternoon, and more information is available at billmclaughlin.net or by calling 336-ARTS.