The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office announced the annual Toys for Tots Toy Drive netted 5 cases of new toys delivered to Delaware Opportunities for distribution to pre-registered families. The department alo raised $750 during “Double Down December” where men donated to avoid shaving while women could skip nail polish for their financial contribution. Source: https://www.facebook.com/DelawareCountySheriff/posts/279733474199183
A man from Kentucky will be in New York for a lttle while longer after he’s apprehended while burglarizing a Richmondville home. Police say the man told residents he ran out of gas then fled. To top it off the man was driving a car reported stolen out of Albany County. Source: https://www.nyspnews.com/kentucky-man-charged-with-burglary-in-richmondville.htm
Chenango County officials order the demolition of an Oxford apartment building heavily damaged by fire last week. According to the Evening Sun the Merchant St. building was too unstable to let it stand. It took multiple fire companies several hours to get the blaze under control. Source: https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2021-12-17/35767/Oxford-house-fire-leads-to-demolition
State Police are investigating a domestic dispute in Bainbridge that happened over the weekend. Police say the victim suffered serious injuries and was transported to Wilson Hospital for treatment. Investigators say the suspect was apprehended on Sunday and is charged with attempted murder and assault. Sources: https://www.nyspnews.com/nysp-investigating-serious-assault-in-chenango-county.htm and https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2021/12/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-first-degree-assault-after-incident-in-chenango-county.html
The former Rite Aid building in Norwich may become a new Family Dollar sitre. According to the Evening Sun the building on North Broad St. has a new owner and they submitted preliminary renovation documents to city officials. There’s been no word on when the store could open. Source: https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2021-12-15/35751/Family-Dollar-Store-could-be-coming-to-downtown-Norwich
New York is gearing up to expand solar power capacity to power nearly 700,000 homes by 2030. According to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office the state’s NY-SUN initiative will generate $4.4 billion in private investment and creating 6,000 additional solar jobs statewide. It will target those investments to lstate-defined disadvantaged communities. Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-new-framework-achieve-least-10-gigawatts-distributed-solar-2030
SUNY Cobleskill’s Environmental Management Program received a federal grant to prevent the American burying beetle from going extinct. It was added to the endangered species list in 1989. College officials say they hope to reintroduce the beetles by 2023 and they will monitor their regeneration. Source: https://www.news10.com/news/schoharie-county/suny-cobleskill-receives-grant-to-reintroduce-american-burying-beetle-in-nys/
2 Delaware County bridge projects are now completed. According to the county the Corbett Road Bridge over the East Branch of the Delaware River and the Covered Bridge in Downsville reopened to traffic on Thursday. The Corbett bridge closed last August and the Covered Bridge closed a month later. Source: https://www.facebook.com/DelCoDPW/posts/215631950755822
Otsego County and the Town of Maryland receive state funding to replace deteriorating bridge. The county gets $4.7 million to replace the County Road 59 bridge over Little Schoharie Creek while Maryland is awarded $3.9 million to replace the Loft Road Bridge over Schenevus Creek. Source: https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Mohawk-Valley-awarded-31-million-for-bridge-replacement-repair-projects-575924711.html
The Delaware County Department of Public Works reminds those conducting a project near a county road the contractor or resident needs to contact the department before work begins. Officials say they have to have the site and proposed work evaluated for approval and to acquire required permits. Source: https://www.facebook.com/DelCoDPW/posts/213726700946347