State Police arrested 19-year-old Elizabeth Grace of Palm Beach, Florida for 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance & Unlawful Possession of Marihuana and Possessing a Controlled Substance in a Non-Original Container. The arrest followed a traffic stop for speeding, at about 110 mph, on I-88 in the Town of Maryland. Grace is accused of unlawfully possessing Amphetamine pills, Adderall pills, Ritalin pills, marihuana cigarettes and other drug related items, she was arraigned and was remanded to the Otsego County Jail on bail pending future court action.
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Governor Cuomo today announced advance ticket sales for the 2015 Great New York State Fair will begin July 13 at 9 a.m. with expanded online savings for advance admission, midway and bargain book items. For the first time, online purchases will be available throughout all 12 days of the Fair and fairgoers will be able to use an electronic ticket on their smartphone for easy entry. Tickets will be available online and in hundreds of stores across New York. 5 products will be sold online at www.etix.com, the State Fair runs from August 27th to September 7th this year.
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Governor Cuomo today announced the total economic impact of New York State’s tourism industry in 2014 reached an all-time high of $100.1 billion. The governor’s office said that the Direct impact was $62.4 billion; Indirect impact was at $18.5 billion, which is the secondary benefit to suppliers of goods and services, like food wholesalers that provide goods to a New York restaurant. The Impact to local economy is tabulated at $19.2 billion, which includes the incomes of those who directly or indirectly work for businesses that earn money from tourism. Tourism ranks 2nd to agriculture as the state’s top industries.
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The State Environmental Facilities Corporation & the State Department of Health announced that $50 million in water infrastructure grants is now available for local governments for critical water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades. This year, $30 million will be available for wastewater infrastructure projects and $20 million will be available for drinking water projects, Applications for both are available and due by September 4th at efc.ny.gov/NYSwatergrants
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47 Baseball Hall of Famers are expected to return to Cooperstown for this year’s annual induction ceremony weekend, July 24th through the 27th. 2015 inductees Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez and John Smoltz, will be enshrined on Sunday, July 26th with the Induction Ceremony beginning at 1:30 PM.
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Pitchers Luis Cessa and Paul Sewald along with infielder Josh Rodriguez and outfielder Brandon Nimmo will represent the Binghamton Mets at the 2015 Eastern League All-Star Classic in Portland Maine on Wednesday, July 15th. It’s the 3rd straight season the B-Mets will send at least 4 players to the annual event. Nimmo is a former 1st round draft pick by the New York Mets, this will be his 3rd straight All-Star game selection.
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