Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver faces arraignment on bribery charges today, in federal court. Silver was arrested in January by the FBI on corruption charges for collecting nearly $4 million from law firms for political favors. Silver resigned as speaker after his arrest, he retains the assembly seat he has held for nearly 40 years.
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Residents of the Harpursville central school district will vote today on 2 propositions. The first proposition is for 15 million dollars, for various improvements to buildings around the district, the 2nd proposition is for using $499,000 from the capital reserve fund to help pay for the upgrades. Voting is from 2:00 to 8:00 PM in the Olmstead elementary school.
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Commerce Chenango will have their next business after hours event today, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The event will be held at RAPID REPRODUCTION at 4511 State Highway 12 in Oxford.