31 year old Johnnah DeGraw of Deposit pleaded guilty today in Broome County Court to 1^st degree criminal possession of a controlled substance for possessing nearly 2½ pounds of heroin, plus Fentanyl & Meth, which was seized during a drug trafficking bust last year.  DeGraw and 37 year old Marlon Graham were arrested November 30^th after a raid on Wheeler Street in Deposit by the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force.  DeGraw faces sentencing on March 29^th.   Graham pleaded guilty in Broome County Court recently to 1^st & 2^nd degree criminal possession of a controlled substance; he faces sentencing at a later date.

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State Police arrested 39 year old James Underhill of Conklin for 3^rd degree Grand Larceny, for allegedly cashing 2 checks totaling over $21,000 that was supposed to be used to repair a vehicle that had been involved in an accident.  The complainant told troopers that the accident occurred almost a year ago and the truck was still at Underhill’s repair shop and not been worked on.    Underhill was located Tuesday & was arrested & arraigned at Broome County Central Arraignment and Processing and was remanded to the Broome County Jail on $1,000 cash bail or $2,000 bond.

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The Delaware County Board of Supervisors have approved of a measure to add a Public Defenders office.  The board passed the measure, as more than 60% of County Residents accused of a crime, cannot afford a lawyer & would qualify to be represented by a Public Defender.  The board will advertise the position shortly in hopes of filling the position by June 1st.

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Delaware County Sheriff Deputy’s arrested 70 year old Donald Fazio of St. Augustine, Florida, for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a motor vehicle, following a traffic stop on State Highway 17 in the Town of Hancock.   Fazio is accused of speeding at 81 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone; he was released on appearance tickets for Hancock Town Court at a later date.

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State Police are once again issuing a warning for drivers to “move over” after a tractor trailer hit a patrol car that was pulled over on the side of the road in Ulster County, and a tractor trailer hit a DOT employee in Tioga County.    New York’s “Move Over” Law requires cars to move over, if they can safely do so, for police, firefighters, ambulance workers, tow-truck drivers, and other personnel as they work at crash scenes. Drivers are similarly required to move when construction and maintenance vehicles are stopped alongside roads.

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17-year-old Harper Stantz has died from her injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Beethoven Street in Binghamton Monday afternoon.  Binghamton Police reported that Stantz and 19-year-old Britney Laserinko were walking on the sidewalk when a Jeep driven by 33 year old Kevin Wilcox of Harpursville hit them.  Wilcox is being held in the Broome County Jail, more charges are pending and grand jury action may be forthcoming.  Laserinko was taken to Wilson Hospital suffering from internal injuries & multiple fractures.

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Early Wednesday morning Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of an over-turned tractor trailer on State Highway 17 in the Town of Hancock.  27 year-old Cody Camp of Barton fell asleep at the wheel and failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway, he struck the guard rails, causing the truck to over-turn and the attached box trailer to rupture, and spilling mixed freight all over the highway.  1 eastbound lane of the highway was closed to traffic for several hours by the State Department of Transportation for the clean-up & police investigation

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Governor Cuomo today announced the launch of a school funding transparency website, which offers the ability to view and download data at the school district level and the school building level.  The site also allows for the individual school’s overall funding allocation, per pupil funding allocation, allocation by funding source, school enrollment and student demographics, The website is openbudget.ny.gov

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Sidney mayoral Candidate Jeffrey Stefanek will hold a Meet & Greet Event today, at American Legion Post #183 on Union Street in Sidney, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.  Stefanek is looking to defeat incumbent Mayor Andy Matviak, who is seeking another term, village elections state wide will be held on Tuesday.