Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 44 year old Jennifer Carr of Worchester and 18 year old Tanner Carr of Worchester for failure to provide proper sustenance for their animals. Bother are accused of failing to feed their horse for approximately 1 week. Tanner Car was charged with 1 count of Failure to Provide Proper Sustenance, in violation of the Agriculture and Markets Law. Jennifer Carr was charged with 4 counts of Failure to Provide Proper Sustenance, Both will appear in Franklin Town Court on January 8, 2015 at 6:00 PM to answer the charges.
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Governor Cuomo announced legislation prohibiting the sale of liquid nicotine to minors and requiring childproof containers to protect against accidental poisoning. Liquid nicotine is a composite of nicotine and other chemicals, Concentrated liquid nicotine is highly toxic, it may cause tremors, vomiting, seizures, and potentially, death in children. The Center For Disease Control Report the number of calls to poison control centers involving liquid nicotine rose from 1 per month in September 2010 to 215 per month in February 2014, half of those invovled children under 5.
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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County has received a USDA farmer market promotion program grant to open a local food outlet & online ordering in Delhi. The store would be located at the E-Center on Main Street & is scheduled to open on March 1st. The Delaware Bounty will feature food products made in Delaware County; those who are interested in becoming vendors can call 865-6531 or email vsd22@cornell.edu to get a Vendors Application Packet. More information is available at ccedelaware.org.
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6 months after proposing a teacher evaluation bill, Governor Cuomo vetoed that bill claiming that it did not fix the issues with the teacher evaluation system. The veto came after the state Education Department released the latest round of evaluation scores, where 95% of teachers rated “effective” or “highly effective” in the latest school year. Cuomo promised to propose “comprehensive reforms” to the teacher evaluation system next year.