State Police responded to a one-car fatal motor vehicle\naccident on Odell Lake Road near Peters Road in the town of Harpersfield at\napproximately 10:55 last night. The only\noccupant, the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado was confirmed deceased by\nemergency responders. An investigation\nreveals that the driver traveled off the roadway for an unknown reason and into\na large tree. The roadway was closed for\napproximately four hours. The investigation continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Broome County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Kristy Botsford was released\nfrom Wilson Hospital, after surviving a head on crash while on duty last Friday\nin Vestal. Botsford was struck head on\nin her patrol vehicle, responding to a report of a driver going in the wrong\ndirection on State Route 17. Botsford\nsuffered a broken Femur in her right leg & for a time was listed in\nCritical condition, 34 year old Daniel Butash of Endicott is facing a number of\ncharges including DWI in connection with that incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Community Foundation for South Central New York\nannounced a grant opportunity for organizations serving Walton. The Paul and Miriam Mattern Fund is now\naccepting applications to enrich the cultural life and social well-being of\nresidents of the village and township of Walton, Applicants will be able to\ncomplete and submit their applications to the Community Foundation on-line. The\ndeadline is March 18th, interested organizations should visit our website\ndonorswhocare.org to view the guidelines and start the application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo today announced $204 million to support 95\nprojects that will protect and transform New York State’s health care system.\nThis funding from the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program\nwill improve patient care through the development of high-quality medical\nfacilities and programs serving the inpatient, primary care, mental health,\nsubstance use disorder and long-term care needs of communities throughout the\nState. In the Southern Tier, providers\nwill receive $11.3 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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State Police & the Broome County District Attorney’s\nOffice are investigating the suspicious death of an 11 year old child in\nJohnson City. The deceased child was\nlocated at an undisclosed address Saturday afternoon; counselors are on hand at\nthe Johnson City Elementary School to assist classmates of the 5th grader in\ndealing with the loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Firefighters from Guilford, Oxford, Coventry &\nBainbridge responded to a fire this afternoon at 874 Shapley Road in the town\nof Guilford. The house was fully involved\nwhen Firefighters arrived, WCDO News will have more details as they become\navailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Jeff Idelson will retire as Baseball Hall of Fame president\nafter the July 21 induction, According to Hall Board Chairman Jane Forbes Clark\nMonday. The Hall of Fame\u2019s Board of\nDirectors has established a committee, headed by Clark and including Idelson, which\nwill identify the Museum\u2019s 7th President. \nIdelson was named President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and\nMuseum in 2008. He had served in a variety of capacities since 1994. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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UHS Chenango Memorial will launch their 2019 Women\u2019s Health\nSeries tonight in Norwich. Janice\nMinutti is a dietitian at UHS Chenango Memorial, She will give a presentation\non Healthy Habits on Tuesday, January 29 at Bohemian Moon, 103 East Main Street\nin Norwich, doors will open at 6:00 PM, and the presentation will start at 7:00\nPM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Oneonta Common Council will hear a presentation tonight\nat their regular 7:00 PM meeting, by representatives of the New York Power\nAuthority and Guth DeConzo Consulting Engineers concerning a proposal for the\nCity to acquire all of the more than 1,000 street lights throughout the\ncommunity that currently are owned by NYSEG and, after being purchased by the\nCity, change over the street light system using new LED fixtures. This proposal is part of the State-sponsored\n\u201cSmart Street Light NY\u201d program for greater energy efficiency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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State Police responded to a one-car fatal motor vehicle accident on Odell Lake Road near Peters Road in the town of Harpersfield at approximately 10:55 last night. The only occupant, the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado was confirmed deceased … Continue reading