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Bail is set at $5,000 cash or $10,000 in secured bond for a man charged with burglarizing a town of Stamford home in February and March. Police say DNA found in the home linked the man to the burglaries.

2 juveniles are charged with assault from an incident at Charlotte Valley Central School in the Town of Davenport. Police say the 2 were involved in a physical altercation where the victim was injured. Both will report to the Delaware County Probation Department at a later date.

The state opens a new facility to store sexual offense evidence collection kits that have not been released to law enforcement. The facility is the result of a law requiring unreported evidence collection kits to be stored for 20 years from the date of collection.

New York is making $15 million available to help low-income residents who suffer from serious health issues and who are affected by heat to obtain assistance to pay for cooling equipment. Applicants must meet existing eligibility criteria and income guidelines. Go to otda.ny.gov for details.

A driver is facing charges from a Norwich police pursuit last Friday. It started after an attempted traffic stop and ended at Hortsman’s Trailer Park in the town of Norwich where the man barricaded himself in the vehicle. He also had outstanding warrants.

County Road 16 in the Town of Delhi is closed today between the two intersections with Fleming Road while crews replace a culvert pipe. Tomorrow the road will be closed in the Town of Franklin between the northern intersection with Fleming Road and Douglas Hall Road.

A man is charged from an investigation into a Town of Walton domestic dispute. Police say the man made physical contact with a woman in an effort to prevent her from calling 911. The man was booked then released on his own recognizance.

The American Red Cross and SUNY Oneonta’s Center for Social Responsibility and Community are hosting a blood drive Wednesday and Thursday from noon – 5 PM in the Waterfront Cafe in the Hunt Union. To schedule an appointment, go to RedCrossBlood.org. Walk-ins are welcome when time permits.

The State Department of Environmental Conservation announced that the fishing season for walleye, northern pike, pickerel and tiger muskellunge begins on May 1. Walleye are now found in more than 140 waters while opportunities to catch lunker northern pike can also be found throughout much of the state.

New York’s Farmland Protection Implementation Grant program has helped preserve more than 107,000 acres of at-risk farmland through March. The completed conservation easement projects total more than $250 million on nearly 370 farms. Approximately 20 percent of the state’s land area is farmland.