State Police arrested 2 men in the process of burglarizing a residence in the town of Guilford. 20 year old Connor Audette of Guilford & 25 year old Joseph Schneider of Oxford were charged with 3rd degree Burglary, Troopers were attempting to locate another individual on a warrant on January 28th when they spotted Audette and Schneider hiding in a field in the town of Guilford, they discovered that the 2 were in the process of burglarizing a nearby residence where the owner had died. Audette was detained by troopers but Schneider attempted to flee the scene and was ultimately taken into custody with the assistance of a New York State Police K9. Audette was arraigned & was released on an appearance ticket, Schneider was transported to Norwich City Police where he was wanted on 2 warrants.
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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Department arrested 37 year old Shelly Ann Young of Laurens for 2nd degree rape & disseminating indecent material to a minor. Young is accused of performing sexual acts with a 15 year old boy & texting indecent messages to the same teenager. Young was arraigned and remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond; she is scheduled to appear in court Thursday.
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory where they are calling for 3 inches of snow overnight, local meteorologist Rich Townsend comments:
(Rich Townsend 2-12-20)
We’ll have the WCDO Forecast following this newscast.
State Police arrested 28 year old Michael Alfaro of North Carolina for Criminal Possession of a Firearm. A State Trooper observed a vehicle commit a traffic infraction on state route 80 in the town of Burlington and initiated a traffic stop, during the investigation; the trooper located a gun and a magazine with ammunition in Alfaro’s possession that he did not have a permit for. Alfaro was arrested and was released on appearance tickets to the town of Burlington court on March 2nd, Alfaro’s passenger was not charged.
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Spectrum officials today announced that customers may now apply for a refund, following their widespread outage across the northeast this past weekend. Millions were left without service; customers can call 855-707-7328 and ask for a credit. The Spectrum outage was caused by the winter storm Friday, & affected customers in Maine, New Hampshire and New York, Service was largely restored by Saturday evening.
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Students at SUNY New Paltz are being sent home through the weekend, following the discovery of strong odors with the village’s water supply. The state has deployed over 40,000 gallons of fresh water to support residents and students, following a “do not drink” advisory from the State Department of Health and Ulster County Department of Health.
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Officials at SUNY Binghamton announced that they received an anonymous gift of $60 million to Binghamton University which will fund a new, state-of-the-art Baseball Stadium Complex. The construction will begin within the next few weeks; the new stadium is expected to be ready next year.
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The New York Association of Counties held an advocacy day at the State Capitol to voice concerns over changes to the Medicaid program contained in the Executive Budget and to advocate for the maintenance of current local Medicaid caps. The Association also wants the state to maintain the 2% property tax cap, implemented by the Cuomo administration & the State Legislature in 2012, which has slowed the increases in state property taxes from previous annual double digit increase levels.
State Police arrested 51 year old John Travis of Port Crane, for felony of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, plus DWI & False Personation. A trooper on Interstate 88 in the town of Fenton checked on a motorist who had pulled over to the shoulder of the road, Travis appeared intoxicated & gave the trooper a fake name. Travis was issued appearance tickets to the town of Fenton court & was turned over to a sober third party.
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The Chenango Arts Council and Guernsey Memorial Library are presenting another classic movie this evening for free. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall’s To Have and To Have Not will be shown tonight at 6:30 at the library. Back at the Arts Council on February 19, The Quiet Man stars John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, and the Dynamic Duos series concludes February 26 at the Library with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?.
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