The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the State Health Department today announced the launch of a new campaign to raise awareness of the addiction services available in New York State for women who are pregnant. The campaign reminds women that it is OK to ask for help, and that they should talk to a healthcare professional about the services and medications that can help treat their addiction and support a healthy pregnancy.  More information is available at oasas.ny.gov.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with the New York State DOT conducted a commercial traffic detail last Wednesday on County Highway 16 in the Town of Delhi. A total of 7 commercial vehicle inspections were conducted, 3 vehicles were taken out of service by DOT. A total of 5 tickets were issued to drivers for various equipment and safety violations.  1 driver was issued a citation for violating the posted 4-ton per axle weight limit, and another was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device after the driver drove through the posted checkpoint without stopping.

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The Afton Village Board of Trustees will be holding a special budget meeting workshop today, starting at 6:00 PM.  The Workshop will be held at the Bolster Community Center at 105 Main Street, the main topic will be the water & sewer budgets for the 2019-202 fiscal year.

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The Village of Bainbridge announced that a water main break occurred earlier today at Prospect & Tyler Street, off of Pearl Street to Jericho Hill.  Crews had the break repaired by about 2:30 PM, area residents are advised to let the water run until clear.

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The Copes Corners Park Spring Fest committee is soliciting craft, artist, product, and general vendors for its 5th annual Spring Fest. The event will take place May 4th from 9:00 am TO 5:00 pm.  More information is available at copescornerspark.org or 783-2518; applications must be mailed by April 22nd

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The Chenango Arts Council announced its annual Chenango Area Student Art exhibition on Friday, April 5th at 5:30 pm, with an awards ceremony for 2 scholarships, the council’s Student Art Show, and Artistic Discovery, where 6 entries will be submitted to Congressman Anthony Brindisi’s office for a chance to appear in the 2019 Congressional Art Show in Washington, DC.  The exhibit will run through April 19th at the Council’s Mariea Brown and Raymond Loft Galleries at 27 West Main Street, in Norwich.  Interested students can call the Council at 336-ARTS for more information. 

(Nate Lull 3-18-19)

WCDO Sports Director Nate Lull with the call in the closing seconds as the Cooperstown Boys Basketball team won their 1st state title in program history at the Floyd L. Maines Arena in Binghamton yesterday.  The Hawkeyes Defeated Middle Early College, a Charter School from Buffalo 71-61 in the title game, Cooperstown’s Jack Lambert was named tournament MVP after scoring a combined 76 points in 2 games at the Final 4, John Kennedy was named to the All-Tournament Team for Cooperstown.  The win came 1 day after a triple overtime win over Greenport in the State Semi-Finals.  To listen back to the game, or see pictures of the celebration, go to WCDOSPORTS.COM.

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Village Elections will be held across the state tomorrow, in the Village of Sidney; Mayor Andy Matviak is seeking election for another term:

(Andy Matviak 3-18-19)

Matviak faces a challenge from Jeffrey Stefanek, who told WCDO News why he decided to run:

(Jeffrey Stefanek 3-18-19)

Voters in Sidney will also be deciding on 2 seats on the Village Board, between Sheri Youngs, Ray Baker & Barry McPherson, Voting will be from 12:00 noon until 9:00 pm at the Sidney Civic Center.

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Nearly 30 volunteers shaved their heads at Saturday night’s Norwich St. Baldrick’s Foundation event. The 15th annual event, held at the American Legion in Norwich, raised more than $35,000 as part of St. Baldrick’s mission to fund childhood cancer research. 

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Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville announced that April the Giraffe gave birth Saturday with YouTube audience of more than 300,000 watching.  April gave birth to a healthy male calf at around 12:45 PM; the newborn was on its feet by 1:27 pm.

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