A Volunteer meeting for those who have signed up, or who want to sign up for the Memorial Day Weekend visit to Oneonta of the Mobile Veterans wall, will be held next week, march 8th in Oneonta. Organizer Gene Schmidt comments:

(Gene Schmidt 3-2-17)

The meeting will be held at the Salvation Army Gym at 25 River Street in Oneonta starting at 7:00 PM, more information is available at 610-4030.
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Over the next 2 months, the State Liquor Authority Beverage Control Investigators, working with underage minor decoys, will conduct statewide sweeps at more than 500 locations holding liquor licenses, including bars, restaurants, liquor stores and grocery stores. State investigators from the Department of Motor Vehicles will join State Liqour Authority during some of these enforcement operations; in addition to conducting their own fake ID enforcement sweeps at locations across New York. The combined enforcement effort begins today and runs through April.
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The City Of Oneonta Fire Department is conducting a community risk assessment, Residents in the city of Oneonta & town of Oneonta served by the fire department t are encouraged to complete the survey & submit it. Copies of the survey can be found at the city of Oneonta website under the “Announcements” tab, on the fire department Facebook page or at surveymonkey.com.
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State Police arrested 36-year-old Danielle Fuger of Roscoe for the felony Grand Larceny. Troopers were advised of a theft in December in the Town of Colchester, the investigation determined that while being allowed to stay at this home for a week, Fuger allegedly stole about $1,200 cash from the owner and then left. Fuger was located in the Sullivan County Jail where she was being held on an unrelated charge, she was arraigned in the Town of Colchester Court and was then sent back to the Sullivan County Jail.
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Outdoor enthusiasts and activists from across New York have gathered in Albany this week to urge state lawmakers to back plans for a 750-mile trail system. The proposal would include a plan to complete and connect two greenway trails crisscrossing the state from Manhattan to Canada and from Albany to Buffalo, resulting in a 750-mile paved biking and hiking route that could be marketed as a national tourist destination. The plan could cost $53 million, and would need to be approved by the Legislature.
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Governor Cuomo today announced the kick-off of New York State Women’s Suffrage 100th Anniversary Commemoration Commission, which will be responsible for a series of statewide programs that celebrate women’s suffrage in New York State. The 14-member commission will work to promote the anniversary of women’s suffrage between 2017, marking 100 years from when women won the right to vote in New York State and 2020; a century after the 19th Amendment was ratified. New York State is home to the first-ever Women’s Rights Convention, held in Seneca Falls, in 1848 and 69 years later, women in New York State won the right to vote.

Lawmakers held a press conference Wednesday to repeal the SAFE Act in the upstate counties, but leave it intact in New York City’s 5 boroughs. State Senator Jim Seward co-sponsors the bill:

(Seward 3-2-17)

The legislation would reverse elements of the SAFE Act including gun licensing recertification requirements, storage mandates, firearm seizures and registries, and information collected on gun owners. The bill was introduced in January.
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State Police arrested 41 year old Kent Wheeler of Windsor, for 3rd degree Assault, they arrested girlfriend 35 year old Karissa Tennant for Criminal Mischief, after troopers responded to a February 22nd report of a road rage on Place Road in the Town of Windsor. Troopers reported that just after a road rage incident with another motorist, Wheeler allegedly punched the other motorist in the face several times causing an injury, while Tennant had kicked the other vehicle, causing over $250 worth of damage. The victim was treated at a local hospital for a laceration and released. Wheeler and Tennant were issued tickets returnable to the Town of Windsor Court on March 7th.
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Chenango Farm Bureau will host hold a seminar tonight with Tim Russell, who is a Young Forest Specialist. Tonight’s seminar will run from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM at Morrisville College Norwich Campus, in Norwich. More information is available at 226-1195.
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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education Meeting on Tonight in the Guilford Elementary School Cafeteria at 6:30 PM. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM.
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