62-year-old Almond Upton of Florida was sentenced to life in prison without of parole for deliberately running down State Trooper Christopher Skinner on I-81 in 2014. Upton was sentenced today in Broome County Court by Judge Joseph Cawley, following the 1st degree murder conviction for deliberately crossing several lanes to strike Trooper Skinner while he was conducting an unrelated routine traffic stop, at an excessive speed.
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Crowds gathered at the Eichler residence on Country Club Road in Oneonta this morning to witness a 94-foot Norwegian Spruce tree being removed; it will become the 2nd tallest Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree ever. The tree was removed this morning; it will be transported to New York City, where the set up will begin Saturday. The tree will be lit up as part of a nationwide broadcast on November 30th.
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Coldwell Banker/Timberland Properties have teamed up with Community Bank, Neighbors Insurance & State Farm Insurance in Sidney, to give away Green Light Bulbs to honor military veterans on Friday for Veterans Day. Steve Rose of Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties of Sidney explains:
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Rose told WCDO News this afternoon that he had acquired additional bulbs, as the first 300 were gone in about 2 days, More information about the program is available at Green Light a Vet.com, the bulbs will be handed out while they last at the Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties Community Bank building at their Union Street Sidney location, and at the State Farm/Neighbors Insurance office at State Route 7 Riverside Sidney.
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The 6th annual Binghamton Regional Train Show, sponsored by Village train & Hobby of Windsor, will be held Saturday at the Binghamton American legion Hall. Jeff Olin of Village Train & Hobby explains:
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Olin said that signs would be located around Binghamton with directions to the 177 Robinson Street location; the show will run from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Saturday.
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The Houndstooth Bakery & Boutique will be hosting their annual Fundraiser where people can bring their pets in for Photographs with Santa or other Holiday related backdrops. Cassandra Vance of the Houndstooth explains:
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The event will be held Saturday at the Hound’s-tooth on Main Street in Sidney from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, more information is available at 563-2275.
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The State DEC announced that Veterans Day would be a designated annual free fishing day in New York State. No license is required to fish in any of the state’s 7,500 lakes and ponds or 70,000 miles of rivers and streams. A listing of free fishing events is available at the DEC’s website.
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The Oneonta city planning commission meeting scheduled for November 16th has been cancelled. The next regular meeting will be held on December 21st in the Common Council chambers at Oneonta City Hall at 7:00 PM.
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A rally in support of the Sioux at Standing Rock of North Dakota is being held this afternoon in the Muller Plaza in Oneonta from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. The Sioux are at odds with a plan to have the Dakota Access Pipeline run through land that they consider sacred. More information is available at the “Stand with Standing Rock” Facebook page.
Job seekers and students are invited to attend the Second Annual College & Community Job Fair today in Norwich, Steve Craig of Commerce Chenango explains:
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The event is presented by Commerce Chenango and Morrisville State College, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PMat Morrisville’s Norwich Campus at 20 Conkey Avenue in Norwich.
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Delaware County Public Health, SUNY Delhi and A.O. Fox and O’Connor Hospitals will be hosting an event on campus at the Okun Theatre in Farrell Hall at SUNY Delhi today at 12:30 pm, entitled “Painting SUNY Delhi Yellow Day”. the event is designed to help prevent the spread of the Human Papillomavirus. Nicole Blanchard of DCPH explains:
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The event features cervical cancer survivor Christine Baze, who raises awareness regarding the HPV virus, through her “Yellow Umbrella” organization.
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