The Explosion at a house on state Route 206 in Masonville has been ruled as accidental, it was apparently caused by attempts to ignite a water heater in the basement last night at about 9:25 PM, according to the Delaware County Emergency Services investigation. 3 people were injured, the home at 3949 state Route 206is a total loss. 31 year old Shayne Charles taken to Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, 52 year old Kela Charles & 29 year old Kerry Vaccaro also suffered injuries, Vaccaro was foist taken to Wilson & was transferred to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse.
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A state appeals court has ordered a new trial for 41-year-old Ganesh Ramsaran of New Berlin, who was previously convicted for the murder of his wife Jennifer in 2012. The state Appellate Division’s Third Department cited legal errors such as a failure by the defense to object to the prosecution’s description of DNA evidence and testimony during the trial, and that Ramsaran’s attorney gave a “confusing and inept summation” to jurors at the end of the trial. The case will be sent back to Chenango County Court for a new trial.
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Oneonta Police, along with State Police, & Delaware County Sheriff’s Department, arrested 2 people on drug charges after serving a search warrant at the Budget Inn on State Route 23. Police arrested 24-year-old Dale Rogers of Brooklyn & 26-year-old Rameara Sample of Brooklyn, for Criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. Police Confiscated 30 bags of heroin, 23 bags of crack cocaine, both were held at the Oneonta Police Department lock up pending arraignment in the Town of Oneonta Court.
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The Greater Chenango Cares IRT Event gets underway tomorrow for 10 days at the Norwich High School. Spokesperson Elizabeth Monaco explains:
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Monaco said that walk ins are available for some of the services, but dental & eye care appointments must be made at 337-4320.
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Friday will start the annual Sidney Alumni Weekend, with a host of activities planned. Alumni Association spokesman Greg Davie comments:
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More activities continue through Saturday & Sunday, more information is available at Sidney alumni.org.
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Yolanda Vega will be presenting a prize check worth $5,000,000 to a Harpursville retiree at the Johnson City Wegmans store Friday Morning, where the unidentified winner purchased the ticket. This is the 2nd time a multi-million dollar Lottery ticket was purchased at this particular store. The winner will be identified at a special presentation at Wegman’s Friday Morning.
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The State DEC has unveiled 2 new tools that will help rookie and veteran freshwater anglers improve their skills. DEC has developed a new instructional manual entitled “The I FISH NY Beginners’ Guide to Freshwater Fishing.” The new manual is part of a series of publications DEC has produced recently designed to get more people involved in the sport of fishing in New York State. The I FISH NY Beginners’ Guide to Freshwater Fishing manual can be downloaded at DEC.NY.GOV.
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Meeting Management Associates of Sherburne will be hosting their charity golf tournament tomorrow at the Mountain Top Golf Course in Sherburne. The tournament twill benefit the “Comfort Zone Camp”, which is a children’s therapeutic bereavement camp program. There are a few more spot available; more information is available at 674-2666. More information about the charity itself is available at comfortzonecamp.org.
A house in Masonville exploded last night & fire erupted, injuring at least 2 people. The explosion was reported at 3949 state highway 206, 3 people were inside when the explosion occurred. Fire departments from surrounding communities responded Life Net took 1 injured person to Wilson Hospital in Johnson City; one other person suffered a broken arm. The fire started around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, The cause of the explosion and fire are still under investigation.
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Governor Cuomo announced that the State of New York is on track to reduce the number of new HIV infections to just 750 by the end of 2020 and achieve the first-ever decrease in HIV prevalence. The number of New Yorkers with HIV at detectable levels decreased by approximately 10 percent between 2013 and 2014, and as a result, two-thirds of those with diagnosed HIV now have virus levels that are undetectable. The information comes from the latest data produced by the New York State Department of Health and also shows that the number of new HIV infections has fallen to fewer than 2,500, a record low.
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Binghamton Senators Executive Vice President of Operations, Tom Mitchell, addressed the media Wednesday at the Arena, he squashed rumors that the team was being relocated to Canada, that the team has added several new staff positions in the front office, and the office setting itself will be completely renovated, he said that Discussions are currently taking place with Broome County to extend the lease 6 years through the 2021-22 season.
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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education Meeting today in the Guilford Elementary School Cafeteria at 6:30 PM. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM.