The Chenango County Fair begins Tuesday & runs through Sunday in Norwich at the County Fairgrounds, Spokesperson Mary Weidman explains:
(Mary Weidman 8-6-18)
This year’s edition is the 171st Chenango County Fair, the full fair schedule is available at chenangocountyfair.homestead.com.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a one car, roll-over, accident in the Town of Hamden Friday afternoon that resulted in 18 year old Lilliana Bevilacqua of Franklin, sustaining minor injuries. Bevilacqua was driving on Covert Hollow Road when she lost control on a curve due to excessive speed, her car entered a ditch, struck a tree and overturned several times. Bevilacqua exited her vehicle, she was transported to O’Connor Hospital in Delhi for treatment of an arm injury. Deputies issued Bevilacqua traffic summonses for speed not reasonable and imprudent, failure to keep right, and making an unsafe lane change and directed her to appear in the Hamden Town Court on a later date to answer those charges.
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State Senator Jim Seward announced that community libraries throughout the 51st senatorial district have been awarded a total of nearly $655,000 in public library construction grant funds. Locally, libraries in South New Berlin, Andes, Edmeston, Worcester & Hartwick will receive funds.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 30 year old Jennifer Giacalone and 29 year old Christopher Mills of Deposit, on sealed Grand Jury Indictment Warrants issued by the Delaware County Court. Giacalone and Mills were indicted by a Delaware County Grand Jury for allegedly filing false written instruments and collecting public assistance benefits which they were not lawfully entitled to. Giacalone has been charged with 9 counts of offering a false instrument for filing & 1 count of welfare fraud, Mills has been charged with 1 count of offering a false instrument for filing & 1 count of welfare fraud, they were remanded to the Delaware County Jail pending further court action.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 47 year old Timothy Smith of Walton for 1 count of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Unregistered Motor Vehicle, and Unlicensed Operator, following a traffic stop. Deputies discovered that Smith’s Driver’s License had been suspended, he was released on an appearance ticket and scheduled to appear before the Town of Walton Court at a later date.
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The Binghamton Devils announced today that the club will play a preseason series against the Utica Comets next month. The Comets will host Binghamton on Friday, September 28th at the Adirondack Bank Center at 7:00 PM, the following night, Saturday, September 29th the 2 teams will play at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena at 7:05 pm. The Devils will host the Toronto Marlies in the home opener, Saturday, October 6th at 7:05 PM. More information is available at binghamtondevils.com or by calling the Devils front office at 722-7367.
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The Unatego School Board will meet tonight at 7:00 PM to award the winning bid out of 3 existing bids to take over the former Otego Elementary school building. Unatego Superintednet Dave Richards said that 2+4 Management pulled their proposal:
(Dave Richards 8-6-18)
The 3 exisitng proposals include Kildonan School, with plans for a school for Dyslexic children, LPP Management with plans for senior housing & Offices, and AgZeit with plans for indoor agriculture.
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The Broome County Sheriff’s Office responded Wednesday to a fatal crash in Windsor. 57-year-old Stephen Rynearson was driving a van on Route 79 when he failed to negotiate a curve, lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree. Rynearson was not wearing a seat belt and alcohol was a contributing factor. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The Oneonta Parks & Recreation committee wwill hold their next regular meeting this evening. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM at the Common Council Chambers at City Hall, and is open to the public.
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