Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies & Delaware County Probation Officers arrested 33-year-old Randal Babcock of Sidney for a Violation of Probation & Criminally Possessing a Hypodermic Instrument. Officers found 3 hypodermic syringes in the residence; Babcock was arraigned in the Village of Sidney Court & was remanded to the Delaware County Jail without bail. Babcock was on probation from a previous DWI Conviction, he was also arrested by Deputies last October after he was charged by a Delaware County Grand Jury with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, Babcock was released from the Delaware County jail on $7,500 cash bail on October 20th and was awaiting trial on that charge.
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State Police at Sidney arrested former Afton Resident 26-year-old Kody Proffitt of Palm Coast, Florida for 3rd degree Burglary. The arrest followed an incident early Thursday morning in the Town of Afton, when Proffitt allegedly forced his way into a residence on Cathy Lane. Proffitt was arraigned in the Town of Afton Court and remanded to the Chenango County Jail in lieu of $75,000 cash bail pending court action in the Town of Afton Court at a later date.
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Federal Prosecutors have added more charges against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Thursday, claiming that he illegally did favors for an investor; the indictment said Silver did not pay a fee to the adviser for access to the high-yield private instruments and did not disclose to the adviser the source of the funds. Silver has been free on bail since his arrest earlier this year, on charges that he exploited his power in Albany to collect $4 million in kickbacks, he resigned as Speaker but still hold his seat in the assembly representing his lower Manhattan district.
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State Police at Deposit arrested 24-year-old Dylan Borne of Johnson City, for 2nd degree Burglary & Criminal Sexual Act. The arrest occurred after Troopers responded to a complaint in the Town of Windsor where Borne allegedly entered a residence without permission & committed a criminal sexual act. Borne was arraigned in the Town of Windsor Court and remanded to the Broome County Jail without bail.
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The 2nd annual Youth for Christ 5K joker run will be held this weekend in Unadilla. Spokesperson Dorothy Davidson explained how the race was named as the “Joker” run:

(Dorothy Davidson 4-21-15)

Registration is from 8:30 to 10:00 AM Saturday at the Unadilla Elementary School, the race begins at 10:30, and goes from the school to the Youth For Christ Center at 16 Watson Street in Unadilla.
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The Unadilla Chamber of Commerce has chosen Green’s Long River Inn as the business of the Year, and Mike Knowlton as the “Good Neighbor” award winner. The Unadilla chamber dinner will be held on Sunday at the Unadilla Untied Methodist Church.
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The Sidney Dollars for Scholars Scholarship application process closes at midnight on Sunday, Sidney Dollars for Scholars has money to award, applications are available online at the Scholarship America website at: scholarshipamerica.org.
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