State Police received a reported Child Pornography complaint, The investigation led to the Village of Sidney, 28 year old Justin Crandall of Sidney is accused of sending sexually explicit photographs of a young child to another person, he was charged with 1st degree Rape, Promoting Sexual Performance by a Child less than seventeen years old, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance. State Police also arrested 27 year old Jessica Crandall of Sidney, for Criminal Sex Act and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, for the alleged sexual abused of a child less than 11 years old. Justin & Jessica Crandall were arraigned in the Village of Sidney Court and were remanded to the Delaware County Jail. The Village of Sidney Police Department assisted throughout the investigation.
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The Unatego Central school board voted 6 to 1 Monday to close the Otego Elementary School as of August 31. Unatego Superintendent Dave Richards explains:

(Dave Richards 2-14-17)

Richards said that the Unatego school board memebers vsited other area school buildings that have been repurposed, they hope to be able to the Otego elementary school building as a viable important building for the Otego Comuntiy.
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State Senator Fred Akshar will be chairing a key committee this year, that could lead to taxpayer savings & maybe increased votoer partiocicaption, Senator Aksahr explains:

(Akshar 2-14-17)

Senator Akshar said that Governor Cuomo & Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have weighed in on the issue, and they hope to get a compromise worked out this session:
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The current state budget has extended the hire-a-vet tax credit from this year through January 1st of 2019 & the period of eligible employment for qualified veterans has also been extended through January 1st of 2018. The credit is provided to any business that hires a veteran returning home from military service, on a full-time basis for at least one year. The credit is equal to 10 percent of wages paid, with a maximum of $5,000 per veteran, it increases to 15% of wages if the veteran is also disabled, with a maximum of $15,000 per disabled veteran.
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Governor Cuomo announced that New York State is formally calling on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to establish an official drinking water standard for the federally unregulated contaminant 1,4-dioxane. Under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA has primary authority to regulate drinking water quality, to date, the EPA has not only failed to issue an Maximum Contaminant Level for this contaminant, but an existing federal loophole exempts public water systems serving less than 10,000 people from even testing for it & other contaminants.

Governor Cuomo announced that legislation authorizing 16 and 17 year olds to enroll in the New York State Donate Life Registry goes into effect this Week. The new legislation enables this population to enroll in the Registry at the same time they first apply for a driver license, learner permit or non-driver ID, potentially increasing enrollments in New York by thousands. More Information is available at health.ny.gov.
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State Police responded to a structure fire at 8 Lancaster Street in Cherry Valley early Monday morning. The Cherry Valley Fire Department quickly extinguished the fire, 86-year-old Frank Menento died during the fire. State Fire Investigators are assisting State Police with the investigation and a cause has not been determined yet.
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Magic City Productions announced that The Price Is Right Live is coming to the Floyd Maines Broome County Arena on April 22nd at 8:00 pm. Tickets will go on sale Friday, February 17th at 10:00am at the Arena box office, Ticketmaster.com or at 800 745 3000.