The Broome County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a missing teenager from Port Crane.  15 year old Rebecca Sabrina Cortez left her parent’s home in Port Crane last night; she is described 5′, 6″ tall weighing between 115-120 pounds and has dark hair with highlights in it.  She was last seen wearing light brown pajama pants and a dark blue sweat shirt.  Anyone with information should contact the Broome County Sheriff’s office at 778-1911, option 1 or the Broome County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 778-1196.

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Delaware County Public Health announced that a raccoon in the Town of Bovina has tested positive for rabies. The rabid raccoon exposed 1 dog that was not up to date on its rabies vaccinations; Public Health is working with the dog owner and Town of Bovina officials to implement six-month quarantine on the dog. The Remaining 2019 rabies clinics in Delaware County are listed at delawarecountypublichealth.com.

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Governor Cuomo today announced $187 million in funding to support 25 statewide projects that will protect and transform New York State’s health care system. This funding from the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program will improve patient care through the development of high-quality medical facilities and programs serving the inpatient, primary care, mental health, substance use disorder and long-term care needs of communities throughout the State.  The Southern Tier will get 11.5 Million Dollars.

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Now that the Woodstock 50 festival has been completely cancelled, fans who want to commemorate the original festival can still see a series of concerts at the original Woodstock 1969 site, over the August 16th through 18th Weekend.  Bethel Woods will have the Ringo Starr All Star band August 16th, Santana & the Doobie Brothers on Saturday August 17th, & John Fogerty on August 18th, Santana & John Fogerty played at the original festival in 1969.  More information is available at bethelwoodscenter.org.

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Local law enforcement officers will take to the rooftops of several Dunkin’ restaurants Friday Morning for the annual “Cops on Top” event in order to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics New York. Locally, Law enforcement agencies are participating Friday morning at the Dunkin Donuts at 117 State Route 7 in Sidney.

Governor Cuomo signed legislation authorizing firefighters and other emergency medical responders to remove animals in unattended motor vehicles under conditions that endanger their health or well-being. This legislation will help reduce wait times when calls are made to 911 that a pet is in danger, especially in areas and at times when law enforcement or animal control availability is limited. The bill goes into effect immediately.

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19th District Congressman Antonio Delgado will be holding a town hall meeting today at Awestruck Ciders at 8 Winkler Road in Sidney.  The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 PM.

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State Police continue to search for 32-year-old Brandon Williams of Endwell, who has not been heard from since March 5th. Williams was last seen in the area of State Highway 38B and State Route 26 in Maine.  Williams is described as 6’2″, 220 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.   Anyone with information can contact State Police at 775-1241. 

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The Sidney Village Planning Board’s regularly scheduled meeting for Today at 6:00 PM has been cancelled.  The next meeting will be held Thursday September 5, 2019 at 7:00 pm.

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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education Meeting today in the District Conference Room at the Jr-Sr High School at 6:30 PM. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 PM.

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