{"id":10928,"date":"2025-05-23T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcdoonline.com\/localnews\/?p=10928"},"modified":"2025-05-23T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:20:18","slug":"wcdo-news-friday-5-23-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wcdoonline.com\/localnews\/wcdo-news-friday-5-23-25\/","title":{"rendered":"WCDO NEWS FRIDAY 5-23-25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 5-23-25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State Police \u201cBuckle Up New York, Click It or Ticket\u201d campaign will continue through June 1. Police will have additional patrols, conduct more traffic stops, and will maintain a zero tolerance policy for unbuckled drivers and passengers. Seat belts reduce the risk of injury or death in a crash by 20%, an average of 200 New Yorkers die each year due to not buckling up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The General Clinton Canoe regatta gets underway today with activities on the river & at General Clinton Park, Sunday will be the big day with the 70 mile races from Cooperstown to Bainbridge, as well as activities in the park, according to Regatta Co-Chairman Mike Kaufman:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Mike Kaufman Sunday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WCDO will have full team coverage of the 70 mile races, including interviews with participants after the races Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Sidney Veteran\u2019s Memorial Park will have an Installation Ceremony Saturday at the Sidney Elks Lodge at 11:00 AM, Park president Doug Barnard explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Doug Barnard 5-21-25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barnard also said that their Fundraising Golf Tournament will be held on June 7th at the Sidney Golf Course. More information is available at SVMPA.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors approved over $37 million in financial assistance for water infrastructure improvement projects across New York State, locally, the Village of Otego was awarded $3.9 million in grants for the installation of a redundant production well, replacement of asbestos-lined pipe and exposed water main, relocation of a well house treatment building to a higher elevation, replacement of a booster pump station, and the installation of a tank mixer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bassett Cancer Institute is inviting all cancer survivors to its annual Survivors Day Luncheon, which will be held this year at Fenimore Farm & Country Village in Cooperstown from 1:30 pm. to 3:30 pm on Sunday, June 1st. The event will be catered by Brooks\u2019 House of BBQ and is free to anyone who has received a cancer diagnosis, plus one guest. Registration will be ending today and is required. Those wishing to attend should call 1-800-BASSETT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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