Governor Cuomo today announced that State Police arrested 739 individuals for driving while intoxicated during the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over national crackdown on impaired driving. The campaign ran 18 days from Friday, August 19th to Labor Day. State Police reported that of the 739 DWI arrests over the enforcement period, 219 occurred during the Labor Day weekend. For the entire 18-day campaign, Troopers issued 43,704 total tickets, including 17,555 for speeding, 1,413 for distracted driving, 2,306 for child restraint and seatbelt violations, and 531 for failing to “move over.” Troopers also investigated 3,243 crashes, where 1,006 people were injured, and 11 people were killed.
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State Police arrested 24-year-old Anthony Clancey of Vestal, for criminal possession of a weapon & menacing, following the report of an apparent Road Rage incident in Johnson City. The investigation determined that during a dispute with another vehicle, Clancey left his vehicle and threatened to kill the other person while he was holding a hunting knife. Clancey was issued tickets returnable to Village of Johnson City court on September 14th.
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Bags filled with school supplies were donated by The Kids In Need Foundation to every elementary student at Greenlawn Elementary in Bainbridge today. Greenlawn Principle Jennifer Henderson comments:

(Jennifer Henderson 9-8-16)

Robin Halaquist from Acco Brands In Sidney, along with a team of employees, helped hand out the backpacks filled with School supplies to the Greenlawn Students this afternoon:

(Robin Halaquist 9-8-16)

The Greenlawn Elementary school has 310 students from grade 2 through 6 who received bags today, that were filled with pencils, pens, glue sticks, paper and other school supplies.
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Governor Cuomo announced that the state enacted payroll card protections for low-wage workers, preventing thousands of workers statewide from losing hundreds of dollars a year accessing their wages. The new regulations will require payroll card companies to provide access to at least one ATM that does not charge fees, near where employees live or work, to prevent card issuers from receiving kickbacks or financial remuneration for delivering wages with the payroll card. An estimated 13,000 businesses in New York State pay approximately 200,000 workers through debit cards that feature hidden fees for accessing cash or checking balances.
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The Suicide Prevention Network of Delaware County is sponsoring a free educational forum, “Let’s Talk-Mental Health Awareness” on Thursday, September 15th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Roxbury Central School. Suicide is the 12th leading cause of death overall in New York State, with an average of 1 person committing suicide every five hours. In Delaware County the age-adjusted suicide rate is 9.5 per 100,000 people, which is above the NY State average of 8.07 per 100,000. More information on the event or about the Suicide Prevention Network of Delaware County is available at 832-5200.
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Governor Cuomo signed legislation to modernize New York’s 80-year-old Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, which included provisions prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages at on-premises establishments before noon on Sunday. The legislation allows alcohol to be sold earlier on Sundays, adds provisions to broaden retail sales by producers, and reduces fees for wineries, distilleries, breweries and cideries statewide.
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A special Red Cross blood drive will be held today from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Binghamton, on Hawley Street. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks. Each year tens of millions of Americans and people around the world observe the anniversary of 9/11 by performing good deeds that help people and communities in need.
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