Fireworks over The Fairgrounds returns this Thursday to Norwich, Promoter Terry Potter of Millennia Entertainment explains:

(Terry Potter 7-1-19)

Potter said that tickets purchased today through Wednesday will be $10.00, $12.00 on the day of the event, and children 12 & under are free.

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Ed Curley of Sidney is continuing with his bicycle journey from California to Florida this summer, all the while raising funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation with pledges made at JDRF.org.  Ed told WCDO News last week how he planned to accomplish this:

(Ed Curley 7-1-19)

Ed’s exploits can be followed on his Twitter & Facebook Pages throughout the journey.

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State Police arrested 20 year old Bradley Dixon Jr., of Madison for DWI & Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, after Troopers observed Dixon’s vehicle partially off the roadway on County Route 36 in the town of Guilford, Dixon was sleeping in the driver’s seat, with the car running.   Dixon was issued appearance tickets to the town of Guilford court on Tuesday. 

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The A.O. Fox Hospital Foundation hosted its 20th Annual Golf Classic at the Oneonta Country Club on June 24, bringing 27 donors and 140 golfers to raise funds for a new ultrasound machine in Fox’s department of surgical services; they raised more than $50,000 this year.

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State Police arrested 30 year old Amber Snell of Bainbridge for Aggravated DWI with Child Less than 15 as Passenger plus 4 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child & several other violations.   Snell was observed by a Trooper on County Route 32 in the town of Oxford driving with 4 unrestrained children in the back seat, she was arrested, & the children were turned over to a sober 3rd party.  Snell was arraigned in the town of Oxford court & was released on her own recognizance and will reappear on July 8th.

State Police responded to the Depot Street fishing access at the fork of the Chenango and Tioughnioga Rivers Thursday evening, following the report stated that 3 kayakers were in distress, 2 kayakers were able to get out of the river on their own but one kayaker was unconscious after his kayak overturned.  The kayaker has been identified as 72 year old Dennis Healey of Chenango Forks, CPR was attempted, but Healey was pronounced dead.  The investigation revealed that Healey was kayaking with a group of people, Healey capsized and became entangled in debris, and an autopsy revealed that Healey likely suffered a cardiac medical emergency.

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State Police and local law enforcement agencies will increase patrols to crack down on drunk and drugged driving and other traffic infractions during the 4th of July holiday, through Friday, July 5th.  State Troopers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and target reckless and aggressive driving statewide in an effort to keep New York highways safe during one of the busiest summer holidays for travel.  Last year, the State Police issued nearly 10,500 vehicle and traffic tickets during the 4th of July weekend. Troopers arrested 216 people for DWI and investigated 165 crashes, which resulted in four fatalities and 244 injuries.

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Chenango Sheriff’s department arrested 50 year old Randolph Browning of Virginia for Criminal Sexual Act, Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child, Possessing an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.  Detectives arrested Browning Jr. following a complaint of an older man looking for a room at a local Motel to bring a female victim under the age of 16. Detectives found that Browning had sexual contact with a child less than 16 years old and also possessed child pornography.  Browning is currently being held at the Chenango County Correctional Facility on other charges and is awaiting his court date.

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