Governor Cuomo and all 31 members of the Senate Democratic Conference called on Senate Republicans to return to Albany to vote to codify Roe vs. Wade into State law. Senate Democrats pledged to provide 31 votes and only need one Republican to vote to codify Roe v. Wade into State law. Governor Cuomo said that the 50-year old abortion law could be overturned by the Supreme Court, following the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Cuomo said that only 1 Republican vote in the State Senate will ensure that no matter what happens at the federal level, the protections offered by Roe v. Wade would still be secure in New York.
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Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman, a leading expert on human aggression & violent crime, will address area school officials & law enforcement officials at the Sherburne Earlville High School this Friday. Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood told WCDO news about this presentation:

(Sheriff Todd Hood 7-16-18)

The discussion will be held from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, more information is available by email Naylor.c.j74@gmail.com.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded Friday to a report of a 1-car motor vehicle accident on Richardson Hill Road in the Town of Masonville. Deputies found the driver, 20 year old Holden Smith of Sidney Center lying on the shoulder of the roadway with an apparent broken leg. Smith’s car was found over the embankment at that location and was found to have impacted a tree head on. Further investigation revealed that Smith was driving to Sidney Center from the Ithaca area at the time of the accident, and that Smith had consumed prescription medications prior to the accident. Smith was later transported to Wilson Hospital for treatment of the injuries sustained from the collision.
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The Sidney Chamber of Commerce announced that this year’s “Arts & Music Festival”, originally scheduled for Saturday July 21st, has been cancelled. Sidney Chamber President Jamie Cole told WCDO News that they expect to bring the Arts & Music Festival back in 2019.
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State Senator Jim Seward and Assemblyman Bill Magee will be in Chenango County, TODAY at Gilligan’s Ice Cream in Sherburne. Seward and Magee will mark the signing of a new state law allowing for the sale of ice cream made with beer and hard cider.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 34 year old Patricia Ware of Sharon Springs for Petty Larceny; she is accused of taking various items from a home that she is a caretaker for in the Town of Franklin. Ware was arraigned at the Town of Hamden Court & was remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $3000 cash bail or $6000 bond. She was scheduled to appear before the Town of Franklin Court at a later date.
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State Police arrested 24 year old James Joyce of Colesville for Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle & Reckless Endangerment, plus more than a dozen traffic tickets after he attempted to elude troopers while on an ATV. A trooper on State Route 7 in Unadilla observed Joyce on an ATV as he passed an ambulance with its emergency lights activated and over a double solid yellow line. Joyce fled from the trooper, nearly striking a pedestrian. The pursuit was terminated In Bainbridge when Joyce drove onto railroad tracks & he tipped over. Joyce was arraigned in the town of Bainbridge Court and remanded to the Chenango County Jail on $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 bond, pending court action on July 24, 2018.
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State Police arrested 33 year old Ashlie Keesler of Downsville for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with Child Under 15 or Under as Passenger, & Refusal to Submit to a Breath Test. A trooper on patrol observed Keesler and two children walking on State Highway 30 in Colchester, an investigation revealed that Keesler had been involved in an accident and her vehicle went over an embankment. Keesler and the children were transported to Delaware Valley Hospital. Keesler was arrested and released on appearance tickets returnable to the Colchester Town Court on August 7th.
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The Oneonta Common Council will hold a Special meeting today at 6:00 PM at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to establish budget guidelines for 2019.
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