State Police at Binghamton investigated a report of shots fired on Glenwood Road in the Town of Dickinson. During this investigation Glenwood Road was closed to the public between Adams Street and Prospect Street for several hours this morning, the investigation is ongoing.
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Chenango County Sheriff’s Deputies, their K9 unit & members of State Parole conducted a “knock and talk” investigation Wednesday at 518 Cummings Road in the Town of Greene. Officers received information of methamphetamine being produced at the residence, they discovered liquid methamphetamine, & several ingredients and laboratory equipment used to manufacture the drug. 47-year-old Glenn O’Connor was arrested for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Manufacturing Methamphetamine and Possessing the Precursors to Methamphetamine & for violating Parole. O’Connor was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility. State Police and Village of Greene Police Department assisted with the investigation.
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Governor Cuomo, US Senators Charles Schumer & Kristen Gillibrand and members of the New York Congressional Delegation today announced more than $60 million in federal grants to support counterterrorism and emergency preparedness activities in counties across New York State. The funding, provided by the Department of Homeland Security through its State Homeland Security Program and Emergency Management Performance Grant, will assist counties in strengthening emergency response efforts. New York State receives more SHSP funding from DHS than any other state in the nation. Chenango, Delaware & Otsego Counties will each get about $130,000 in funding.
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Democratic Broome County Legislator Kim Myers has announced that she will be running for the 22nd District Congressional seat currently held by Congressman Richard Hanna. Myers will join Republicans Claudia Tenney and George Phillips as candidates for the seat; Congressman Hanna recently announced that he would not seek re-election.
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A Town of Norwich resident was arrested by the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office for 1 Count of Welfare Fraud & Offering a False Instrument for filing. 30-year-old Jessica Branagan of Norwich is accused of receiving public assistance and failing to report additional income she was receiving. Branagan received a total of $36,228.50 in assistance from April 2010 through July 2015.
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Yes Leaders from BG & Afton schools are teaming up with other organizations for a Heroin Awareness Night next Wednesday at the Bainbridge High School. Afton Yes Spokesperson Ronal Noone explains:
(Ronal Noone 3-3-16)
The event begins at 5:30 with a Pizza Dinner, followed by the presentation at 6:00 PM at the Bainbridge-Guilford High School, pre-registration is requested at www.YesSafeChoices.org by Friday Afternoon.
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The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce will hold their Annual Celebration of Business Today. The Chambers will be Honoring New York Central Mutual Insurance as the NBT Bank Distinguished Business of The Year, Former Fox Hospital President John Remillard as the Eugene Bettiol Jr. Distinguished Citizen, and the Oneonta YMCA-Quality of Life Award. The event will be held tonight at the Hunt Union Ballroom at SUNY Oneonta starting at 5:45.
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State Senator Jim Seward will welcome the New York State Commissioner of Education MaryEllen Elia to the Laurens Central School today, for a tour of the district. The commissioner will interact with students, teachers, and administrators during her visit starting this morning at 9:00 AM.
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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education Meeting today. The meeting will be held in the Guilford School Cafeteria starting at 6:00 PM.