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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Man charged with multiple DWIs after crashing car in Town of Fenton with kids inside
TOWN OF FENTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A Pennsylvania man is facing multiple felony DWI charges after crashing his car with two small kids inside in the Town of Fenton, the Broome County Sheriff's Office announced Friday. 42-year-old Jason M. Delong, of Susquehanna, Pa, is accused of displaying signs of impairment, including glossy eyes, poor coordination and balance, and a failed field sobriety test after crashing his car with a three-year-old and four-year-old inside in the area of 792 NY Route 369 in Fenton. Officials say the car was traveling north on Rt. 369 when it left the road, struck a guardrail and crossed two lanes of traffic before stopping on Gould Road. Police say there were no child safety seats in the car either. Members of Broome Ambulance and Port Crane Fire responded with BCSO Road Patrol and evaluated the kids for any injuries. The children were cleared without injury. The two children involved remained at the nearby residence with a community member and members of the Broome County Sheriff's Office until a family member arrived to take them home. Delong was processed and arraigned at the Central Arraignment Part before being remanded tothe Broome County Correctional Facility. He was officially charged with: Two (2) Counts of Aggravated DWI (with Child Passenger under 16, First Offense),Class E Felonies Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs (Prior Conviction), a Class E Felony Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 1st Degree, a Class E Felony Two (2) Counts of Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree, Class A Misdemeanors BCSO was assisted at the scene by Broome Ambulance Services and Port Crane FireDepartment. Several states call for tighter restrictions on SNAP benefits June 2 recognized as Sock Out Cancer Day in New York Mirabito collecting donations for Folds of Honor Vestal veteran inducted into New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame 'M*A*S*H' actress Loretta Swit dies at 87 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
As CT towns plan their budgets, some anticipate huge tax increases. Here's why
While most Connecticut communities are proposing relatively modest tax increases of 1 to 4% and a few plan no change at all, several are warning of heftier hikes and at least two are looking to cut jobs and reduce services. Wallingford is by far the most extreme case so far, blaming revaluation and other factors for creating the possibility of a 19% tax increase. Among the other communities proposing substantial — but far less severe increases — are West Hartford at 7.3%, Cheshire at 12.7%, Bristol at 5.3% and Middletown at just under 9%. 'We're seeing more of the 5.5%, 6, 7 or 8% (increase proposals) than we typically see. Places like New London and Norwich are saying they can't keep raising taxes, so they're looking at cuts,' said Joe Delong, executive director of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. Emphasizing that each community's financial situation is different, Delong still said a few factors are hurting nearly all cities and towns: soaring medical insurance premiums for employees, and state aid that never rose to cover the federal pandemic relief funding that's been going away. 'Health care costs are just killing everyone. And a unifying theme we've seen over the last several years is that with ARPA funding gone, the bottom is falling out,' Delong said. If state Education Cost Sharing funding had kept pace with inflation since 2017, there would be more than $400 million available to towns and cities for their school budgets. 'There was a $407 million shift from the (state) income tax to the (local) property tax,' he said. Budget proposals are preliminary so far, with some towns beginning to revise or adopt them this months and others going as late as June. So far, though, there have been signs that this could be a particularly difficult year for numerous communities. Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim cited falling revenue from car taxes combined with soaring insurance premiums for the city's workforce as significant factors. 'The vast majority of the overall increase in the budget is due to fixed costs, including a roughly 16% increase in health insurance costs that is unprecedented in recent years where Middletown has enjoyed relatively low rate hikes from our insurance provider,' he wrote in a message accompanying the $240.2 million budget he proposed this week. Paying for it would require a tax rate of 32.8 mills, up 2.7 mills from the current rate, he said. That would translate to an annual extra cost of $490 on a home assessed at $175,000, or roughly another $40 a month. 'I know, and the council knows, that another $40 per month from residents' pockets isn't trivial. Neither is the prospect, or the reality, of crumbling buildings, soaring utility and healthcare costs, and a mindset of reaction and retrenchment in Hartford and Washington,' wrote Florsheim. In Wallingford, homeowners face the impact of a revaluation that's reflecting much higher home values as well as a shift in tax burden from commercial to residential owners. 'At the proposed mill rate of 24.84, the average residential property parcel, now assessed at $277,618, would generate $6,896 in taxes, an increase of 19.18% from the current tax bill of $5,786,' Mayor Vincent Cervoni wrote in his budget proposal this week. In at least two Connecticut communities, the solution appears to be reducing the payroll. 'Norwich has said they're considering cutting 10% of their workforce. New London's mayor has said he just can't raise taxes any more; they cut the New London (Sailfest) festival that's been around for so many decades. But he told me he's trying to help children from low-income families on one end, so he can't tax their families out of their homes,' Delong said. New London Mayor Michael Passero has pledged not to increase taxes, and has cautioned he might need to reduce as many as 15 municipal jobs to balance the municipal books next year.
