This is National School Bus Safety Week and the Department of Motor Vehicles along with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee remind drivers to stop and wait whenever they encounter a school bus with its red lights flashing and “stop” sign extended. Drivers who pass a stopped school bus could be ticketed and fined.
A Chenango County judge has ordered a new trial in the 2012 murder of a New Berlin man’s wife after finding that a defense lawyer employed “blatant lies” to trick everyone including the judge. According to syracuse.com Ganesh Ramsaran has served more than 8 years of his 25-year-to-life sentence.
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers members are walking the picket lines at Amphenol Aerospace in Sidney. The strike began on Saturday after the rank-and-file voted to strike after failing to come to terms on a new contract. There’s no word on when negotiations will continue.
SUNY Oneonta’s Spring 2023 course schedule is now available for viewing. Students will receive their registration time assignments via email on Monday, Oct. 31. Online registration for Spring 2023 will begin on Nov. 7. Contact the registrar’s office with questions or for more information.
Celebrate the SUNY Oneonta class of 2022 at the Fall Commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 11:00 a.m. Those interested in volunteering can reach out to Christina Miller at the Office of the President. Faculty participating in the processional must reserve and pay for rental regalia by Oct. 26.
A small fire occurred Monday morning in a private inpatient room at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. The fire was contained in a garbage can. No patients were injured. 15 patients were relocated within the hospital while teams cleaned the area. State Police are investigating the incident.
Otsego, Chenango and Delaware counties recieve grants to support disaster preparedness efforts. The funding through FEMA assists efforts ranging from the development and implementation of training and exercises to acquiring emergency response resources at the county level. Chenango and Delaware Counties received around $25,000 And Otsego County was awarded just over $28,000.
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office reports tax receipts totaled $58.4 billion through the first half of the Fiscal Year exceeding the latest projections by $2.4 billion. Dinapoli says the extra revenue should go to bolstering rainy day reserve funds on or ahead of schedule.
Over 550 people received tickets during the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles seasonal crackdown on the use of fake IDs used to purchase alcoholic beverages. DMV investigators work with concert venues and local law enforcement to deter underage drinking. 580 fake documents were seized.
Otsego County Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Erika Puffer earned a certificate from the University of Missouri certifying her Level 3 Professional Expert Animal Cruelty Investigator with the National Animal Cruelty Investigations School. Deputy Puffer is now Nationally Certified in Animal Cruelty Investigation including animal law, and courtroom preparation as well as animal handling and behavior.