State Police are investigating the circumstances behind the\ndeath of 18 year old Alec Zarkower of Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, in\nhis SUNY Delhi Dorm room Monday. \nZarkower was a freshman residing in the O’Connor Hall, Students were\ntold that there was no imminent danger & classes were held as\nscheduled. An Autopsy on Zarkower is\nscheduled for today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The State Burn Ban goes into effect this Saturday March 16th\nthrough May 14th. DEC officials stated\nthat that ban does NOT ban all burning, it bans burning of Brush. Exceptions include small Campfires, Small cooking fires, Ceremonial or\ncelebratory bonfires are allowed. More Information is available at dec.ny.gov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Binghamton Police Department responded to a report of a\nvehicle collision with 2 pedestrians yesterday afternoon at about 3:25, on\nBeethoven Street near Lincoln Avenue. \nThe police determined that a Jeep Wrangler left the roadway and struck\nfemale teenagers; 16 and 19 years of age, they were taken to Wilson Hospital\nThe driver of the vehicle 33 year old Kevin Wilcox of Harpursville, he was\ncharged with Vehicular Assault & Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs,\nhe was arraigned this morning & was remanded to the Broome County Jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The 2019 Relay For Life of Chenango County Kickoff event\nwill be held today at 6:00 pm at the Community Room, at the Norwich YMCA. The event is open to the public, Light\nrefreshments will also be served! The Chenango Relay For Life will be held at\nEast Main Street Park in Norwich, on Saturday, July 20th<\/sup> at 4:00 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ————————————————<\/p>\n\n\n\n The State Assembly has passed legislation requiring gun\nowners to have their guns locked up, with the ammunition stored elsewhere. State Assemblyman Cliff Crouch said that his\nconstituents oppose the bill:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Crouch 3-12-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The State Senate hasn’t yet acted on the bill, but they are\nexpected to pass it & Governor Cuomo is expected to sign it this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n —————————————————-<\/p>\n\n\n\n The State Department of Labor\ntoday released preliminary local area unemployment rates for January. The State\u2019s area unemployment increased to\n4.6% in January 2019, after remaining below 4% for several months at the end of\nlast year. Locally, Chenango County’s\nUnemployment rate was 5.5%, Delaware county was at 5.6% & Otsego County at\n5.4% for January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 37 year old Marlon Graham of Deposit pleaded guilty in Broome County Court Friday to possessing methamphetamine & fentanyl.\u00a0\u00a0 Graham pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance, for selling those substances in Deposit & Kirkwood; Sentencing is scheduled for May 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————-<\/p>\n\n\n\n State Police arrested 50 year old Joseph Jaen of Vestal for\nthe DWI, after a trooper observed a vehicle stopped on Interstate 88 in the\ntown of Sidney and a passenger got out of the vehicle; the driver then drove\nseveral yards before stopping again. The\ntrooper investigated and learned that the driver and passenger had an argument\nbefore the passenger got out of the vehicle; the trooper observed that Jaen\nappeared intoxicated and was arrested. The passenger was turned over to a sober\nthird party. Jaen was released on\nappearance tickets returnable to the town of Sidney Court on March 28th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n —————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n State Police arrested 36 year old Michaela McNally of\nOneonta for felony DWI & several traffic citations. A trooper monitoring traffic on Interstate 88\nin the town of Oneonta observed the vehicle McNally was operating with an\nequipment violation. A traffic stop was\ninitiated and the trooper determined McNally was impaired, she was processed\nthen released on appearance tickets returnable to the town of Oneonta Court on\nMarch 12th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n —————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park announced that Phillip\nGinter is the new Executive Director, effective March 25th. Binghamton Zoo members and visitors will be\nable to meet Ginter on Grand Opening Day, April 20th and Members Only Night,\nApril 27th. The Binghamton Zoo will be\nopen on the weekends only from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM starting March 16th, weather\npermitting. The official 2019 events\ncalendar is available at rossparkzoo.com. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ————————–<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" State Police are investigating the circumstances behind the death of 18 year old Alec Zarkower of Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, in his SUNY Delhi Dorm room Monday. Zarkower was a freshman residing in the O’Connor Hall, Students were told … Continue reading