Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 47-year-old Rafael Macken of Walton following a 1-car accident on County Highway 14 in the Town of Franklin. Macken was charged with Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, 2nd & 3rd Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Marihuana and Failure to Keep Right. Deputies recovered a loaded .22 caliber handgun, a silencer, a switchblade and metal knuckle knives, a number of controlled substances and marihuana, Macken was arraigned in the Town of Franklin Court and was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility on $15,000 cash bail or $25,000 bail bond.
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THE STATE ASSEMBLY PASSED A MINUMIM WAGE ACT AGAIN THIS YEAR calling for a minimum wage of $9 an hour. Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver comments:
(Silver 3-6-13)
The bill has passed the assembly many times over the years but has always failed to gain sufficient support in the senate.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 27-year-old Lewis Ostrander of Hancock, as a Fugitive from Justice Warrant from Honesdale Pennsylvania on a Forgery charge. Ostrander was arraigned in the Town of Delhi Court and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail to await extradition back to Pennsylvania.
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The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 22-year-old Stephanie Worthington of Delhi for 3rd degree Grand Larceny. Worthington was arraigned in the Town of Delhi Court and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $5,000 cash bail. Felony hearing is scheduled for March 11th.
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