11 people were displaced following a fire at 16 Carlton Street in Binghamton early this morning. The fire was confined to a 3rd floor apartment buy Binghamton Firefighters, no injuries were reported. The American Red Cross assisted those who were displaced by the blaze.
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52 Year old James Muller of Fly Creek has been arrested by the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department, for failing to notify authorities of an address change, Muller is a registered sex offender. State law gives a registered sex offender 10 days to report a change of address; Muller will answer to the charge in town of Middlefield Court at a later date.
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The Tri Town Relay For Life will have their 2019 kick off events” Carnival For A Cure” on March 6th at the Sidney Elks Lodge on River Street. RSVP’s are requested by February 27th at 267-0014. The event will run from 5:30 to 7:30 PM on March 6th.
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The AO Fox Hospital tri Town Campus will hold an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday February 18th from 1:30 to 6:30 PM. Appointments can be made with the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, at redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS. All blood types are needed.
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The Binghamton Devils announced that they have partnered with USA Hockey & the Southern Tier Hockey Association to host a “Try Hockey Free Day” on February 23rd at the Broome County Arena. Parents can register their children for one of 2 time slots on the 23rd, by calling the devils office at 722-7367, more information is also available at binghamtondevils.com
Governor Cuomo launched a nationwide campaign to fight for tax fairness following Tuesday’s meeting with President Trump on the impact of the elimination of full state and local tax deductibility, which took from 12 Democratic states to give to Republican states:
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Governor Cuomo and State Comptroller DiNapoli said that an update on State revenues from the Division of the Budget observed a decline by $2.3 billion in estimated payments of Personal Income Tax receipts in December and January, which was attributed to the federal tax legislation change which eliminated state and local tax deductibility.
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State Senator Fred Akshar released the results of his latest online survey regarding the proposal to legalize recreational marijuana. Within the 52nd Senate District, 48% of respondents support the proposal, 46% oppose it and 5% are undecided. Outside of the 52nd Senate District, respondents supported the measure 75% to 23% with 2% undecided. Supporters said the legalization would increase tax revenues for the state, could reduce incarceration rates, Opponents cited potential dangers of more marijuana users driving under the influence, that marijuana is a gateway drug to harder drugs like heroin, along with negative affects to public health and safety.
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce is advocating for the restoration of proposed cuts to Aid and Incentives for Municipal Funding in the Governor’s budget proposal on behalf of Delaware County villages, towns and businesses. The Chamber has provided a draft resolution, created by elected officials in Masonville, to local municipalities for adoption, asking Governor Cuomo to stop slashing the funding, which would cut aid to Delaware County towns and villages by $339,000 in the 2019-20 tax year.
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