The State Division of Veteran’s Affairs office re-opened in Sidney at a new location. State assemblyman Cliff Crouch worked with state Senator Jim Seward to have a Sidney officer re-opened, after the previous office closed at the Civic Center, when it was sold to a private developer:

(Cliff Crouch 2-1-18)

The office is located in the New Town Of Sidney offices at the site of the former Mirabito/ Mang building at 44 Grand Street.
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State Police arrested 22-year-old Asif Khan from Triangle, Virginia for Unlawful Possession of Marihuana & Speeding, & 25-year-old Quais Sidiqi of Dumfries, Virginia for Criminal Possession of a Weapon. The arrests followed a traffic stop where Khan was observed speeding at 93 miles per hour on I-81, in Broome County, Troopers detected marijuana odors from inside the vehicle, a subsequent search also found that Sidiqi unlawfully possessed a handgun, that was unloaded. Khan was issued tickets for town of Barker Court on February 27th; Sidiqi was arraigned at the Broome County Central Processing and was remanded to the Broome County Jail with no bail set, pending court action on February 27th.
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NY State of Health today announced that more than 4.3 million New Yorkers have enrolled in health coverage. The 2018 Open Enrollment Period finished with nearly 1 million people combined enrolled in a Qualified Health Plan and the Essential Plan, an increase of 84,000 since the end of open enrollment in 2017. More than 1.36 million people enrolled in a non-Medicaid program through the Marketplace and, 2,965,863 people enrolled in Medicaid through the Marketplace.
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Voters in the Charlotte Valley School district are voting on 2 propositions today to upgrade the schools heating system, fix a roof & building an applied sciences lab. Voting will be held from 12:00 Noon until 8:00 PM at the Charlotte Valley School District.
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The Chenango Arts Council announced that the Realtime Dixieland Jazz band will perform at the Martin W. Kappel Theater in Norwich on Saturday February 10th at 7:00 PM. Mark Sands of the Realtime Dixieland band comments:

(Mark Sands 2-1-18)

Tickets are available at chenangoarts.org, or by calling 336-ARTS.
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State Police, Chenango County Sheriff’s deputies, A Police K9 unit & the Sidney Fire Department boat has been summoned to General Clinton Park in Bainbridge at about 2:30 this afternoon. Police were in pursuit of a man with long red hair who walked across the Susquehanna River from the park towards Chenango County Route 39.
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Governor Cuomo announced the 38th annual Empire State Winter Games will kick off Today, and will run until Sunday in Lake Placid. More than 2,500 participants will compete in 17 different sports during the 3-day festival.
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State Police arrested 48 year old Jeanne Anderson of Maryland for Driving While Intoxicated with a B.A.C. result of .15%, and other traffic violations. Anderson was observed speeding at 86 miles an hour on I-88 in the town of Oneonta. Anderson was issued tickets returnable to the town of Oneonta Court on February 6th.
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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School Board of Education will hold their next Meeting today in the District Conference Room at 6:30 PM. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM with a PUBLIC HEARING on the Smart Schools Investment Plan.