Melissa Crispell of Oxford & Jeremy Coates of Norwich faced court action Thursday, in connection with the beating death of 58-year-old David Green in his oxford home at 221 Charles Kelley Road, on either September 24th or 25th. Both are facing murder charges for Green’s death at & are being held in the Chenango County Jail pending future court action.
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Oneonta Police arrested 22-year-old Raul Diaz & 25-year-old Ricky Morban, both of New York City for Criminal possession of a controlled substance. Oneonta Police observed a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle reported by State Police, as almost striking a Highway Department worker in another jurisdiction. Oneonta police stopped the vehicle and discovered 37 bags of heroin, Xanax & $2370. Diaz & Morban were being held in the City of Oneonta Police Department until arraignment in the City of Oneonta Court.
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Retiring congressman Richard Hanna of the 22nd district has not announced his endorsement to replace him in congress, but he did tell reporters that he would not endorse his fellow Republican Claudia Tenney. Hanna & Tenney had a contentious race for the Republican nomination prior to the 2014 re-election of Hanna; Tenney is campaigning for the congressional seat against Democrat Kim Myers and independent candidate Martin Babinec.
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State police announced that a man who passed a stopped Chenango Forks School bus, has turned him self in Late Thursday night. 15-year-old Alex Menard was exiting the bus at about 6:30 last night, when she was almost struck by a black SUV driving on the shoulder of State route 369. The case has been turned over to the Broome County District attorney’s office, the name of the driver & the charges he faces have not yet been announced.
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Oneonta City residents are being urged to boil their water to a rolling boil for about 1 minute before using. City officials reported that at 10:45 this morning, as water main broke near Crestmont Terrace, which leads to decreased water pressure, which also leads to water not being treated against harmful microbes. The boil water order is in effect for at least 48 hours for Oneonta Water users.
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The Chobani-Chamber Walk-Run will be held in the Pharsalia Woods tomorrow. Commerce Chenango President Steve Craig comments:

(Steve Craig 10-7-16)

Registration for the race is available today from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Commerce Chenango offices in Norwich or on Race Day from 8:00 to 9:30 AM; the races begin at 10:00 a.m.
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It’s the final weekend of racing for the season at I-88 Speedway in Afton. Spokesperson Denise page told WCDO News about Saturday’s races

(Denise Page Saturday)

Details are available at I88speedway.com.
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New York State of Health announced that some insurers will be offering health and dental plans to individuals and small business owners in 2017. Open enrollment for New Yorkers looking for health coverage through Qualified Health Plans begins on November 1st and runs through January 31st, 2017. The number of uninsured New Yorkers has declined by nearly 850,000. The rate of uninsured declined from 10 percent to 5 percent between 2013 and September 2015.
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There are 2 American Red Cross Blood Drives today. In Oneonta, a blood drive will run from 12:00 Noon until 6:00 PM at the Elm Park Methodist Church at 401 Chestnut Street & in Norwich from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM at the Broad Street Methodist Church at 74 North Broad Street. Appointments can be made by downloading the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS. All blood types are needed.