The Sidney Alumni weekend begins with activities on Friday morning. Organizer Bryan Innes explains:
(Bryan Innes 7-13-17)
The weekend will continue with a pancake breakfast Saturday morning, Soccer & Field Hockey games at Alumni Field Saturday afternoon, a Social at the Elks lodge Saturday night, and a memorials service & luncheon Sunday.
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The state appeals court on Thursday overturned the former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s 2015 corruption conviction for pocketing $4 million in kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers. Silver was sentenced to 12 years in prison last year, he appealed after the Supreme Court narrowed the definition of “official act” for the purposes of proving corruption cases. Silver was convicted on 2 counts each of mail fraud, wire fraud, extortion and 1 count of monetary transactions involving crime proceeds.
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13 people were rescued from a ravine after floodwaters trapped hikers, swimmers and picnickers along the Canajoharie Creek last night. Rescuers from State Police, local Fire Agencies, responded, and there were no injuries reported. Rescuers had to use various equipment and ropes to pull some of the people up a 120-foot-high cliff in the gorge; the operation took about 8 hours to complete.
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Another Democrat has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2018 election for the 22nd Congressional District seat. Heath Phillips of Cincinnatus, made the announcement to challenge fellow Democrat Anthony Brindisi of Utica, for the seat occupied by Republican Claudia Tenney, who was only elected to the seat last November.
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State Police are looking for 16-year-old Khailee Stoughton of Laurens; she was last seen leaving her home on June 19th. She is described as a Black Female; 5′ 4″ tall and medium build. She has long brown hair and brown eyes. She has been traveling between Albany and the Laurens/Morris/Oneonta areas, anyone with information is asked to call State Police at 432-3211.
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Governor Cuomo signed legislation and announced new actions to support the emerging industrial hemp industry and boost the agricultural economy in New York State. This legislation solidifies the status of industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity under New York Agriculture and Markets Law and creates an industrial hemp-working group to advise the State on research and policies concerning the crop. The Governor announced up to $10 million in grant funding would be available through 2 initiatives to advance industrial hemp research and economic development opportunities.
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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education Meeting today in the Guilford Cafeteria. The annual Re-Organization Agenda meeting will start at 6:30 PM.
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The Unadilla Summer Concert series officials announced that, due to heavy rain in the forecast, tonight’s concert has been moved indoors. The Concert will be held indoors at the Unadilla Community Center at 246 Main Street, starting at 6:30 PM.
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