State Police from Oneonta arrested 18 year old Brian Colon of the Bronx and 18 year old Nicole Nunez of Manhattan for Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument. The arrests occurred after an off duty Trooper called and reported that he had possibly received counterfeit ten dollar bills from a man during a sale on Craigslist. The investigation determined that the off duty Trooper was selling four tire rims on Craigslist and agreed to meet Colon in Oneonta to complete the transaction, Police accuse Colon of paying the Trooper with 70 counterfeit ten dollar bills, and that Nunez had also knowingly possessed several counterfeit ten dollar bills. Colon and Nunez were both arraigned in the Town of Oneonta Court and remanded to the Otsego County Jail in lieu of a $750 cash bail.
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Governor Cuomo announced that the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has commended the State’s program that trains law enforcement officers to administer naloxone, to reverse heroin and opioid overdoses. 1,400 police officers from 54 counties have attended the State’s training, and emergency responders have used the naloxone to save the lives of 38 New Yorkers who had overdosed. Governor Cuomo also announced a new public awareness and education campaign featuring a website, combatheroin.ny.gov.
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The Greater Afton Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Four Chamber’s event at Vincent’s Restaurant on Main Street in Afton tonight starting at 6:00 PM. members of Sidney, Unadilla, Bainbridge and Afton Chambers are invited to attend.
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The state Gaming Commission approved New York entering into a new multi-state lottery game, called Monopoly Millionaires’ Club, the first drawing will be Friday October 24th. Tickets are $5 each; the prize pool starts at $15 million and grows up to $25 million if there is no winner. The game is projected to bring in more than $34 million annually for the state
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Candidates for the state’s 121st Assembly District will debate the tonight at the League of Women Voters of candidate forum at 7 p.m. at Morris Hall at the State University of New York at Oneonta. Incumbent assemblyman Bill Magee will debate his Republican opponent John Salka, who is currently serving his fourth term as Brookfield Town Supervisor. Magee is completing his 12th term in office. The public is invited
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A newly created database of New Yorkers deemed too mentally unstable to carry firearms has grown to 34,500 names. The database is the result of the Safe Act. Gun control supporters argue a wide net is appropriate, given the potentially dire consequences. Under the law, the reports prepared by doctors, psychologists, nurses and social workers are first sent to county officials. If they agree with the assessments, the officials then input the names into the state database. The information is retained for five years. If the authorities find a person in the database has a gun permit they are required to revoke the license and seize any guns. The people in the database are barred from obtaining a permit until their names are purged
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has awarded $197 million to New York State, to help finance improvements to water projects to protect public health and the environment. The money will be used to upgrade sewage plants and drinking water systems throughout the state. This funding, which is awarded annually, is in addition to the $340 million NY recently received for Hurricane Sandy resiliency projects
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The State Police Bureau of investigation and State Police Computer Crimes Unit arrested 20 year old William Miller of Pittsfield for promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child. Miller was arraigned in town of Morris court and sent to the Otsego County jail on $5,000 bail. He will re-appear in town of Pittsfield court November 3rd
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Governor Cuomo chose not re-appoint Republican judge Victoria Graffeo to the state’s highest court, picking instead a Democratic judge from the Albany area. The pick of Leslie Stein, means Democrats will have four of the seven seats on the Court of Appeals, for the first tim in modern history. It’s the third Democratic woman picked for the court since Cuomo took office in 2011. If re-elected Nov 4th, Cuomo would be able to appoint the four other seats, allowing him to reshape the entire court. Court of appeas judges serve for 14 years, but must retire at age 70. The appointments require state Senate confirmation
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The Afton area chamber of commere will host its annual four chamber cocktail party tonight at Vincent’s Restaurant in Afton. There will be an hour of hors d’oeuvres and refreshments at 6pm with the meeting at 7pm. All members of the Sidney, Unadilla, Bainbridge and Afton chambers are invited
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The town of Masonville will hold a budget workshop this evening. The workshop will be held at the Masonville Town Hall beginning at 7:30 PM, town residents are encouraged to attend.
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