State and local law enforcement agencies across New York are stepping up patrols and targeting impaired driving during the big game weekend. The enforcement campaign starts today and runs through Monday. This safety initiative is sponsored by STOP-DWI with funding from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-increased-statewide-impaired-driving-enforcement-efforts-during
Everyone enrolled in the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits for February. Households already receiving the maximum monthly benefit, and those that had been receiving an emergency allotment will receive a supplemental payment of at least $95. Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-230-million-additional-food-assistance-new-yorkers-february
Felony charges are filed in a Sidney apartment vandalization. Police say it happened at a Division St. address where a man from Sidney smashed the windows. He was located near the apartment then taken into custody. The man was booked into jail after arraignment. Source: https://www.facebook.com/villageofsidneypolicedepartment/posts/310222677797202
Commerce Chenango President and CEO Kerri Green is elected to the Chamber Alliance of New York State’s Board of Directors. The Alliance is an association of over 70 Chambers of Commerce dedicated to providing members with education and insight into the latest trends and issues facing chambers, member businesses and communities. Source: Press release
SUNY Oneonta’s Cooperstown Graduate Program receives a grant from the Gardiner Foundation to serve as the affiliate sponsor of New York State’s History Day. The program will work with a dozen regional coordinating institutions to provide programming and events statewide, and designing educational programs for teachers and students. Source: Press release
The Otsego County Office for the Aging is distributing free N95 masks and at-home COVID tests for area seniors. They are next Thursday at the Oneonta Boys and Girls Club and next Friday at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown. Hours each day are 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Source: Press release
Beginning today you are no longer required to wear a mask when going into a business but masks in schools, in hospitals and on buses are still mandated. Gov. Kathy Hochul says they will review student COVID-19 test results next month before looking at lifting that mandate. Source: https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/us/new-york-mask-mandate-vaccine-announcement/index.html
A former SUNY Delhi student gets 3 years’ probation for his plea deal to fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits. According to prosecutors the student obtained the benefits from California and made over $13,000 in transactions. The student has to made restitution and perform community service. Source: https://www.wicz.com/story/45841869/former-suny-delhi-student-sentenced-for-uninsurance-fraud
A home in Edmeston is destroyed by fire Tuesday evening. It broke out around 9 00 p.m. in the area of Route 80 and Dinky Joe Road. There’s been no word on if anyone was injuried and the fire’s cause is under investigation. Source: https://www.wktv.com/news/fire-consumes-home-in-edmeston/article_f80f9372-89a7-11ec-b723-a702dddc00e0.html
The state’s Office of Cannabis Management is sending cease-and-desist letters to businesses believed to be “gifting” marijuana to get around the prohibition on unlicensed sales. According to All Otsego a county business was investigated last year for giving away marijuana. Source: State says ‘no’ to gifting pot