The State Police held their\nannual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Troop C Headquarters in Sidney. Commanding Officer Major Brian Shortall\ncommented on the importance of the day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Major Brian Shortall 5-22-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Members of other law Enforcement\nAgencies & families of Troopers Past & Present attended today’s\nceremony & Barbecue Luncheon at Troop C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Raymond Corporation\u2019s\nRaymond Virtual Reality Simulator has won the International Intralogistics and\nForklift Truck of the Year Award in the Special of the Year category. 15 products were tested and evaluated across\n6 award categories, & the Raymond Virtual Reality Simulator was announced\nas a winner at the 2019 ceremony in Vienna, Austria. More information about The\nRaymond Corporation in Greene is available at raymondcorp.com or 800-235-7200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The General Clinton Canoe\nRegatta gets underway Friday Night, starting with the Generation Gap Races,\nwhere Adults & kids participate in canoe races, Regatta Chairman John\nHarmon explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(John Harmon 5-22-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harmon said that The Scout races\nwill be held again on Saturday, with Boy & Girls Scouts from all over\ncoming to the region to compete, followed by the Sprint races on Sunday, and\nthe Pro 70 miles races on Monday Memorial Day. \nWCDO will bring you coverage throughout the weekend at FM 100, AM1490\nand streaming at wcdosports.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The House of Representatives\npassed Freshman Congressman Anthony Brindisi\u2019s 1st bill today. Brindisi’s\n\u201cSupport for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act\u201d to help prevent veteran\nsuicide, sailed through the House and is on its way to the Senate. The bipartisan bill requires the Comptroller\nGeneral of the United States to conduct an assessment of the responsibilities,\nworkload, and vacancy rates of the Department of Veterans Affairs Suicide\nPrevention Coordinators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The State Labor Department of\nreleased preliminary local area unemployment rates for April. The statewide\nUnemployment rate was 3.9% in April; the Southern Tier region was at a combined\n4.0% even. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Delaware County Sheriff Craig\nDuMond announced a new Defibrillator Fundraiser, as new Defibrillator pads and\nsupplies are needed for AED units carried by patrols and units within the\nCounty Correctional Facility. The last\nfundraising drive for AED units was in 2013. \nSheriff DuMond said that this fundraiser is being sponsored by the\nDelaware County Sheriff\u2019s Office for use by their personnel, more information\nis available at 832-5860, donations can\nbe made payable by check to the Delaware County Sheriff\u2019s Office at 280 Phoebe\nLane, Suite One, Delhi, NY 13753 and designate \u201cDefibrillator Fund\u201d on the\nreference line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A traveling memorial exhibit,\nhonoring those who have lost their lives to opioid addiction is on display in\nAlbany this week. “Prescribed to\nDeath,” is a traveling wall of 22,000 small pills carved with the faces of\nAmericans who have died of an opioid overdose, it is being displayed at the\nbase of The Egg in Albany on the concourse level of the Empire State\nPlaza. The memorial is free and open to\nthe public tomorrow from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. \nThose who are unable to visit can still share their loved one’s story\nand a photo by using the council’s interactive online map, at\nmemorial.nsc.org\/index.html.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1 person is dead and an Otsego County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy was\ninjured after a pursuit in the village of Richfield Springs and the town of\nSpringfield Tuesday Afternoon. State\nPolice approached a subject in a vehicle who had been accused of threatening a\nvictim with a knife, the suspect fled from troopers and a pursuit ensued\ntraveling east on State Route 20. As the\nsubject approached the intersection of State Routes 20 and 80, an Otsego County\nSheriff\u2019s Deputy was stationary in his vehicle, monitoring the pursuit with his\nemergency lights activated; the suspect crossed into oncoming traffic and\nstruck the Deputy head-on. The Deputy\nwas transported to Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, NY with serious but\nnon-life threating injuries, the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene by\nOtsego County Corner Michael Fox. The\ninvestigation is on-going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Delaware County Sheriff\u2019s Deputies arrested 52-year-old Tina\nNoble of Franklin, on charges of obstructing government administration &\nunlawful imprisonment, she is accused of unlawfully and forcefully detaining a\nmember of the Delaware County Child Protective Services Unit within her home in\nan attempt to prevent a public servant from performing an official function.\nNoble was later released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear at\nFranklin Town Court at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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All area School District budgets were passed by voters\nTuesday in the tri-county region. \nCapital projects passed in Afton, Sidney and Unatego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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CDO Workforce & the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a Job Fair at the SOUTHSIDE MALL today.\u00a0 The JOB FAIR will run from 1:00 to 3:30PM.\u00a0 Jobs available with all types of businesses: Retail, Healthcare, Human Services, Manufacturing, and Hospitality, Both Year-Round & Summer Jobs available.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The State Police will hold their Annual Memorial Day\nCeremony today at 11:00 AM at Troop C headquarters in Sidney. The event is held each year to remember those\nwho have lost their lives in the line of duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Oneonta officials announced that there will be no parking in\nthe Wall Street parking lot today from 7:00am until 12:00 Noon for parking lot\nrepairs. Parking will be available in\nother locations; more information is available at 432-2100 or\ndpsinfo@oneonta.ny.us<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The State Police held their annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Troop C Headquarters in Sidney. Commanding Officer Major Brian Shortall commented on the importance of the day: (Major Brian Shortall 5-22-19) Members of other law Enforcement Agencies & families … Continue reading