P.M. NEWS Wednesday 7-12-23

Oneonta Graduate Teddy McGraw was drafted in the 3rd round of the major league baseball draft Monday, by the Seattle Mariners, he spoke with WCDO Sports Director Nate Lull about his immediate future in Baseball following 2 Tommy John Surgeries, and about being part of many Wake Forest players who have also been drafted:

(Teddy McGraw 7-12-23)

Teddy McGraw’s full interview for the Nate Lull Podcast will be posted this week at Natelull.com, which is also available by a link at wcdoradio.com or through many popular podcast apps.

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Today was Day 2 of the Delaware County IRT at the Walton High school, Delaware County Director of Planning & Watershed Affairs Shelly Johnson Bennett said that Tuesday was successful, today was slower & in the coming days there will be plenty of opportunities for people to get free medical, veterinary, vision & dental services:

(Shelly Johnson Bennett 7-12–23)

Spaying & Neutering of pets requires pre-registration at 607-832-5444, all other services are free and available in a timely fashion.

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Millions of residents of the Northeast States, including New York, have had severe weather events, with flooding, damaged buildings & destroyed infrastructure, bring inter-state commerce to a sever slow down, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said today that grant money is available quicker than FEMA funds, & local Governments should apply for the “PROTECT” Resiliency grants as soon as possible:

(Gillibrand 7-12-23)

Senator Gillibrand said that more needs to be done to help New Yorkers deal with increasing severe weather events, as improvements have been slow since Hurricane Sandy over 10 years ago.

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State Police are investigating a report of a credit card skimmer found at the Norwich Walmart on July 8th. Troopers responded after a skimmer was located and removed from 1 of the registers, employees checked the registers after seeing news reports of skimmers at different Walmart locations throughout the State. An investigation revealed that 3 individuals installed a skimmer on register number 3 on July 3 at approximately 11:40am. The suspects were 2 white males & a white female, 2 of the suspects distracted the cashier while 1 of the men installed the skimmer. Anyone who shopped at the Norwich Walmart between July 3rd & the 8th, should check their credit statements for any fraudulent charges.

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State Police arrested 29 year old Reinaldo Perez-Granado of Glendale, for Unlawful Surveillance, the investigation revealed that while at Chenango Valley State Park, Perez Granado entered a bathroom, reached over the stall and took photos of the child while a child was changing, the child alerted their parent and provide a detailed description of the man, the parent alerted a lifeguard, Park Rangers then State Police. Perez Granado was arrested and was processed, he was transported to Broome County Central Arraignment and Processing. Anyone who had contact with Perez Granado should contact State Police at (607) 561-7400,

A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 7-12-23

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 61 year old John Brooking of Pennsylvania for Criminal trespass & Endangering the Welfare of a Child. On July 7th, Deputies received a complaint of a trespass in the Town of Sidney, Brooking had refused to leave a property and residence after an altercation, Brooking was arrested, & was released on an appearance ticket for the Town of Sidney court at a later date.

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The Broome County Special Investigations Task Force executed a search warrant in Kirkwood, they arrested 27 year old Chandler Hmurcik of Kirkwood and 29 year old Desiree Buckley of Castle Creek on a variety of counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, & criminally using drug paraphernalia, Police seized methamphetamine, Fentanyl Pills, Scales, and packaging materials used for weighing, and packaging narcotics for sale, both were taken to Central Arraignment at the Broome County Sheriff’s Correctional Facility, Hmurcik was released, while Buckley remains at the Correctional Facility due to an outstanding warrant with the Binghamton Police Department.

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The Guilford Town Board will hold a Public Hearing at 7:00 PM tonight at the Guilford Town Hall at 223 Marble Road, for the purpose of hearing public comments on the proposed Unsafe Structures Law. Copies of the proposed local law are available in the Town Clerk’s office during regular business hours, as well as on the town website.

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Delaware County Public Health will have a free Rabies Vaccination Clinic for dogs, cats and ferrets today from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Walton Town Garage on State Highway 10. For more information, call 607-832-5200 or go to delawarecountypublichealth.com

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A free virtual job fair will be held today from 11:00am to 1:00pm with businesses and job seekers from several regional counties. The online event is sponsored by the Workforce Development Board, more information is available at working-solutions.org.

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