31 year old Brett Poyer of Port Crane was sentenced to 9 years in jail, in Broome County Court, following guilty pleas for a variety of drug charges. Poyer was arrested in January by the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task force after they raided Poyer’s residence & seized 2 pounds of Crystal Methamphetamines.
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Governor Cuomo announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted his request for a Physical Disaster Declaration for businesses and households in several Counties, including Broome, Chenango & Delaware Counties that were affected by severe storms and flash flooding on August 13th through the 15th. The assessment confirmed that there was major damage to 20 homes and 7 businesses in Broome County totaling $717,000, and minor damage to 205 homes and 14 businesses totaling $1,228,000. The SBA low-interest loans can help affected residents and businesses make timely repairs & remove debris. Applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955, Loan applications can be downloaded at www.sba.gov/disaster.
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Fire Fighters from Otego, Wells Bridge, Franklin & West Oneonta responded last night to the report of a structure fire on County Road 7 in Otego. All of the occupants escaped without injury, fire investigators are trying to determine what started the fire.
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Delaware County Sheriff Deputies arrested 40-year-old Jennifer Weaver of Oneonta and charged her with one count of falsifying business records, criminal possession of a firearm & criminal contempt. Weaver is accused of disobeying a provision of an Order of Protection issued by the Court directing her to surrender any and all firearms and subsequently filing a false statement indicating that she did not own or possess any firearms. Deputies later seized a handgun that Weaver is accused of unlawfully possessing and failing to surrender in compliance with the Order of Protection. Weaver was arraigned in the Town of Davenport Court and was released on her own recognizance pending further action in the Town of Davenport Court.
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State Police at Troop C in Sidney announced that an elderly woman Otsego County woman, who had been reported missing, was found safe Wednesday afternoon. 89-year-old Belle Lord of the town of Otsego had left in a Toyota convertible with North Carolina plates, she was found in good condition and was returned to her family.
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Norwich Police arrested 18 year old Mikiela Geaslen of Norwich for allegedly selling Methamphetamines & Crack Cocaine. Geaslen was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal sale of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence, she faces court action on the charges shortly.
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State Senator Fred Akshar announced 12 funding grants to support local volunteer fire departments and emergency services squads totaling $155,000. The grants will go toward a variety of projects depending on the needs of each department. Locally, the Borden Hose Company will receive $10,000; Greene Fire Department will get $15,000; the Norwich Fire Department Emergency Squad will get $10,000.
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The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce announced their annual small business and Entrepreneurial spirit award recipients. Directive, of Oneonta, is the recipient of the Key Bank, 19th Annual Small Business of the Year Award; The Otsego ReUse Center is the recipient of the Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield Breakthrough Business of the Year. The award winners will be honored at the Chamber’s Small Business Banquet at The Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown, beginning at 5:45 PM today.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 26 year old Vernon Kalin of Middletown on 1 count each of DWI, Driving with a BAC of 0.18% or Higher plus other violations following an accident in the Town of Colchester. Kalin was arraigned at the Town of Colchester Court where he was released upon his own recognizance, and scheduled to re-appear at a later date.
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Governor Cuomo announced that $40 million will be made available in November to support solar projects that integrate energy storage, accelerating progress toward New York’s energy storage target of 1,500-megawatts by 2025. The NY-Sun program funding will accelerate the deployment of at least 50 megawatts of energy storage paired with solar projects.
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