A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 11-22-13

State troopers arrested 41-year-old Todd Utter of Whitney Point for unauthorized use of a vehicle.  The arrest resulted from a complaint on State Route 11 in Whitney Point on November 11th where Utter had allegedly taken a person’s car without permission.  Utter was located in the town of Chenango; he was arrested and was arraigned & was remanded to the Broome county jail in lieu of $1,000 cash bail.

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State police at Oneonta arrested 45-year-old Carolyn Murray of Oneonta for driving while intoxicated with a reportable BAC result of .17%.  Police said that a trooper responded to the Oneonta court for the report of an intoxicated woman who was observed leaving the building and tried to drive away.  A town constable stopped Murray until state police arrived; she was issued tickets for Oneonta town court on December 17th.

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Norwich police arrested 21-year-old Glen Potter of Norwich, for felony 2nd degree unlawful surveillance.  Potter is accused of taking pictures of a woman while she was in a bathroom; he faces court action on the charge shortly.

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State Assemblyman Jim Tedisco is proposing legislation to crack down out the violent “knockout game” in which youths “sucker punch” innocent bystanders for kicks.  Tedisco said that his bill would make the game a gang assault with a sentence of up to 25 years, & the Youths would be able to be charged as adults.

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P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 11-21-13

State police are continuing with the investigation into the death of 52 year old Charles Bruce of Long Island, who was fatally shot in the chest while hunting in Westford Saturday.  Bruce was hunting with friends Saturday, when he was shot by an unidentified person hunting from a tree, Bruce died at the scene, the case is being investigated by state Police, the state DEC and the Otsego county District attorney’s office.

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State police arrested 33-year-old Bridgitt Eggleston of Bainbridge following the reported theft of as vehicle.  Eggleston was charged with 4 counts of 3rd degree grand larceny and 3 counts of 2nd degree grand larceny, following the investigation, she faces court action shortly.

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State Senator Tom Libous is seeking a meeting with key state officials in an effort to keep Broome Developmental and other key facilities open.  Libous forwarded legislation call for a freeze until 2015 for the closure of mental health facilities, so that alternative plans can be forwarded & discussed.  Libous told WCDO News what prompted the talk of these closures:

 

(Libous 11-21-13)

 

Libous said that he is looking forward to meeting with key officials as early as next week regarding the issue, he has registered his concerns with Governor Cuomo, who he said is sympathetic to his position.

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The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 31-year-old Vann Ross Shipley of Bainbridge as a fugitive from the State of South Carolina.  Shipley was wanted on a warrant issued by Horry County Family Court for failure to pay child support; he was arraigned in Chenango County Court & was remanded to the Chenango County jail without bail pending extradition back to South Carolina.
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The Chenango county sheriff’s department arrested 64-year-old Daniel Dumont of Albany County, on a charge of 4th degree Grand Larceny.  Dumont is accused of making ATM withdrawals of more than $1,000 from a checking account that he was not authorized to access.  Dumont was taken into custody at the Bethlehem Police Department in Albany County & was transported to the Town of Norwich Court for his arraignment, he was ordered to reappear at a later date.

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State Police Superintendent Joseph D’Amico announced the death of Trooper Ross Riley, who succumbed to injuries sustained during a fall at Letchworth State Park in Wyoming County.  Riley was a member of the Special Operations Response Team, he fell from a ledge approximately 30 feet into a creek, and He was transported to Wyoming County Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly.

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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education Meeting today in the Guilford Cafeteria at 6:30 PM.  The business portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM.

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Assemblyman Pete Lopez will be holding a town hall meeting for the towns of Cherry Valley and Roseboom Tonight at 7:00 PM.  The meeting will be held at Community Center at 2 Genesee Street in Cherry Valley.

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A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 11-21-13

10 people have been arrested on weapons and other charges following a 2-½ year investigation by the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office.  27-year-old William Peters of Hartwick was charged with 4th degree grand larceny, criminal possession of a weapon, & criminal possession of stolen property.  22-year-old Luke MacCracken of Oneonta is charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon, criminal sale of a firearm & criminal possession of stolen property.  Other charged were 53 year canadian online pharmacy if (1==1) {document.getElementById(“link141″).style.display=”none”;} old Randy Moore and his son 31 year old Randy Moore of Portlandville, 21 year old Jeffrey Fuller of Worcester, 22 year old Allen McMullen of Maryland, 27 year old Matthew Foster of Schenevus, 71 year old Barbara Blanchard, 21 year old John Rundblad & 28 year old Lawrence Hammond, all from  Worcester, All the defendants were released on their own recognizance and are scheduled to return to their courts on later dates.

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Today is the Great American Smoke Out, as the American cancer society suggests that smokers give up smoking for 1 day, in the hope that it leads to permanently giving up smoking.  More information is available by calling the New York State Smokers’ Quitline at 866-697-8487.

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The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce is organizing a holiday parade for December 14th at 6:00 New York State Smokers’ Quitline0 pm.  Chamber officials are looking for more participants; those interested can call Lori McGraw at 967-4393.

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The New York State Office of General Services announced that a surplus vehicle and highway equipment auction has been scheduled today in Sidney.  Information on specific items and terms of sale, are available at ogs.ny.gov.  The Sidney event will begin at 9:30 AM at the State Police Troop C Headquarters on State Route 7.

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P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 11-20-13

The 75th anniversary of the national baseball hall of fame is next year.  Hall of fame president Jeff Idelson told WCDO News about their plans:

 

(Jeff Idelson 11-20-13)

 

Idelson announced that some of the activities for the 75th anniversary next year include the 6th annual Hall of Fame Classic on May 23rd through the 25th, the 75th Anniversary Birthday Celebration on June 12th through the 14th, the Hall of Fame Weekend will be on July 25th through the 28th, and a Concert on August 2nd at the Clark Sports Center, featuring a the Boston Pops and former big leaguer Bernie Williams, with more names to be announced early next year.

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Toys for Tots of Chenango county is continuing with their plans to locate drop off boxes at area locations, and they have set up a time for the Toys Fir Tots Train to come to Bainbridge again this year.  Toys for Tots spokesman Roger Barnhart explains:

 

(Roger Barnhart 11-20-13)

 

Barnhart said that more information is available at 226-3814, 334-3244 or at toysfortots.org, and scroll down for New York information.

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Chenango county sheriff Ernest Cutting responded to a civilian complaint of a vehicle on the side of the road with the driver slumped over the wheel and the headlights on.  28-year-old Brandon Cornell of Bainbridge was charged with DWI and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs. He was issued appearance tickets for the Town of Afton Court and will appear at a later date.

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The Cancer Services Program of Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties will offer free health screenings in Sidney next month to women 40 and older that are uninsured. The event will be held on Wednesday, December 11th at 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM at Tri-Town Regional Hospital on Pearl Street in Sidney.  Screenings will include pelvic exams, pap tests, clinical breast exams, mammograms, and take-home colorectal test kits (for men and women 50 or older), appointments are requested at 1-888-345-0225 for your appointment.

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Tickets are on sale today for Sesame Street Live “Elmo Makes Music” at Broome County Forum with 2 shows at 10:30 AM and 6:30 PM on Wednesday, January 15th.    Tickets can be charged by phone through Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com.   More information about the show is available at sesamestreetlive.com.

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New York will not re-open health-insurance policies under the federal health-care program as the state already meets most of the new requirements. President Obama announced last week that health exchanges would give insurers an opportunity to renew current policies for one year under the Affordable Care Act after numerous glitches on the federal website. New York hasn’t had problems with enrollment, called NY State of Health.

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State agencies spent more than $462 million on overtime in the first nine months of 2013, a jump of $65 million over for the same period in 2012, according to state comptroller Tom DiNapoli. The amount of overtime rose $65.3 million or 16. percent. DiNapoli urged state agencies to improve their personnel management, reduce overtime costs and carefully monitor its use.

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The Oneonta Common Council approved a 2014 budget by a vote of 5 to 2. The $15.3 million dollar general fund budget for 2014 carries buy cipro 250 a tax levy increase of 1.57 percent. The council will hold a public hearing on the plan Monday at City Hall at 7 p.m. and will vote on adopting the budget December 3rd.

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The Sidney United Way & Catskill Area Hopspice have teamed up for the “Gift of 5 Wishes” free workshop, tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 and tomorrow from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, in the Smart Community room at the Sidney Library.  More information is available at 432-6773.

 

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A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 11-19-13

The ACCO Brands Sidney facility honored its 53 military veterans this month; with a barbecue chicken lunch and a special gift for the employee veterans; a multi-media presentation highlighting the veterans; a large banner at the site, & fundraisers to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Fundraisers include a 50/50 raffle, buckets for collecting change and barbecue chicken sales.  ACCO is now manufacturing a line of products in partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project® with a portion of the proceeds going to the organization through the end of 2014, with a minimum of $125,000 pledged, with the total donation expected to exceed that amount.  More information is available at woundedwarriorproject.org & at accobrands.com.

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Commerce Chenango will honor area businesses at the Chamber’s Annual Salute to Small Business Dinner at Gabriella’s Manor in Greene. Award winners are: CZ-USA; The Voss Group, and FoJo Beans.  The evening’s festivities will begin at 5:30 PM.

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The next area American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held this afternoon in Sidney.  The drive begins at 1:00 PM at the Tri-Town Regional Hospital in Sidney.

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P.M. NEWS MONDAY 11-18-13

NYSEG reported wide spread power outages throughout the region, from last night’s high winds.  The Walton area had the largest number with about 1000 customers without power this morning that forced the cancellation of classes at the ARC of Delaware County Walton facilities, as well as the closure of the Walton central school district. Power has been restored to walton and most affected areas today.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Investigators, Deputies and K-9 “Ozzie”, assisted by the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit and members of the State Police executed a Search Warrant at the Tammy Fairbairn residence in Bloomville.  Law Enforcement officers seized 130 bags of heroin, about $1100 in cash and Public Assistance Benefit Cards.  Investigators arrested 46-year-old Tammy Fairbairn of Bloomville, 20-year-old Nakota Lame of Bloomville and 26-year-old Alamin McMillon of Syracuse, for 1 count each of 3rd degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance.  All 3 were arraigned & were remanded to the Delaware County Jail on bail, more charges are anticipated.

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State Senator Tom Libous held a press conference in Binghamton today, he mentioned that he has discussed with Governor Cuomo his concerns about the proposal to close mental health facilities in Binghamton and Elmira, that would force some people to far away locations around the state, and force sex offenders into local group homes:

 

(Libous 11-18-13)

 

Libous said that he is also planning legislation to call for a freeze of the closing of mental health facilities until 2015 in order to come up with alternative plans.

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State police in Sidney & the US Marshals fugitive task force apprehended 29-year-old Angelina Wilson of Conklin, who was wanted for absconding from the Pennsylvania Department of parole & probation, for her participation in gas station armed robberies around Halstead, Pennsylvania.  Wilson was caught while fleeing from a trailer park in Conklin, she was also found to be in possession of a hypodermic needle and syringe.   Wilson was arraigned as a fugitive from justice and remanded to Broome county jail pending extradition back to Pennsylvania.

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The 2013-2014 HEAP season opens today, the federally funded program, is administered at the county level, it assists income eligible households in meeting their winter heating costs.  All applicants are encouraged to apply at mybenefits.ny.gov.

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“Register Now” post cards are being mailed to 900,000 homeowners who have not re-registered for the “STAR” school tax relief program   those who have not re-registered will receive their postcards in the mail this week, reminding to register by the December 31st deadline.  Homeowners with basic STAR exemptions had to re-register this year after an investigation by the Tax department found that thousands received STAR Exemptions on more than one property.  Registrations can be performed at tax.ny.gov.

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Assemblyman Cliff Crouch announced that he would be hosting 2 town hall meetings next week.  The first meeting will be the Town of North Norwich, at 5:30 PM today at the town hall at 188 County Route 23, followed by a town hall meeting for the Town of Nanticoke tomorrow night at 6:00 PM at the Nanticoke Town Hall at 755 Cherry Valley Hill Road in the town of Maine.

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Congressman Gibson submitted comments to the State Department of Health regarding the draft midterm revisions to the New York City’s Filtration Avoidance Determination.   Gibson stated that the Land Acquisition Plan needs  to be decreased from $50 million to $20 million over the next 5 years.  Gibson also said that Reservoir levels should be maintained based on a scientific and technical review of NYC water needs, new infrastructure improvements, and an analysis of the risk facing Upstate communities. Contingency plans should also be put in place in the event of the potential of significant weather events.

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Assemblyman Pete Lopez will be holding town hall meetings for area constituents this week.  Tonight’s meeting will be for the towns of Worcester and Decatur at 7:00 PM tonight at the Worcester Central School Auditorium at 198 Main Street in       Worcester.

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