State Police arrested 59-year-old Carl Pritchard of Exeter for overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance and failure to provide appropriate shelter for dogs left outside.  K. Pritchard was arrested after Troopers responded to a complaint from a UPS driver who observed a dog whose left leg appeared to be missing, The Susquehanna SPCA responded and a veterinarian was contacted, who believed that Zoe had chewed off her own leg after they observed bone fragments in her stomach, she also had previous untreated injuries and scarred ear tips.  Zoe was transported to Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine for further care.  Pritchard surrender Zoe due to his inability to pay for any vet bills, he is due to appear in the town of Exeter court on December 4th. 

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2 unidentified people were arrested Monday night at Binghamton University, following protests of republican Economist Arthur Laffer, who was scheduled to give a speech on campus after being invited to speak by College Republicans.  Laffer was not able to deliver his speech; the protest came 2 days after an outside protest on the campus following a separate event, also by College Republicans.    State Senator Fred Akshar announced that he has cancelled his planned visit tonight to Binghamton University’s campus; he extended an invitation to the leaders of the Binghamton University College Progressives, College Democrats and the College Republicans to meet to discuss the incidents.

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The State Division of Consumer Protection is alerting New Yorkers affected by the Equifax data breach that deadlines are fast approaching related to the recent settlement.  In 2017 Equifax had succumbed to the largest breach in history, exposing the records of over 8.4 million New Yorkers, a settlement was announced by the Federal Trade Commission to settle all consumer claims related to the security breach.  More information is available at eligibility.equifaxbreachsettlement.com.

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The Unadilla Chamber of Commerce announced that their Santa Saturday & Holiday Magic Parade will be held on Saturday November 30th this year.  Those who would like to participate in the Parade need to submit their entry forms to the Chamber by November 22nd, to Linda Bickos at 1004 State Highway 7 Suite c in Unadilla.

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Binghamton Rumble Ponies owner John Hughes today held a press conference regarding the potential for Major League Baseball of shutting down about 1/4 of the minor league teams in the country, including the Rumble Ponies.  Hughes said that NYSEG Stadium is greatly improved & fully compliant with existing standards:

(John Hughes 11-19-19)

Hughes said that another factor in closing down teams is the proximity of the team to the Major League Franchise; obviously Binghamton is within 200 miles of Citi Field in Queens.  So far no decisions have been made, no meetings have been held regarding this proposal & the 2020 season will be played as scheduled.

State Police arrested 2 Pennsylvania residents following a drug bust in Chenango County that seized thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs.  28 year old Jordan Melendez and 24 year old Kimberly Rivas were arrested Thursday following the execution of search warrants at multiple locations in Chenango County.  Police seized 1.5 pounds of Crystal Meth, pure Fentanyl, 20 pounds of marihuana, 4 handguns, 16 illegally possessed long guns Scales, Packaging materials & $3,350.00 in cash. Melendez & Rivas were charged with Criminal possession of a controlled substance & were arraigned in the Town of Norwich Court and remanded to Chenango County Jail with no bail. The case remains under investigation, additional charges are possible.

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Sunday night, the Deposit Fire Department and Eastern Broome Emergency Services were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident where the vehicle involved had gone into a creek in the Town of Sanford. The sole occupant of the vehicle was able to get out of the vehicle and water prior to our arrival. The occupant sustained injuries as a result of the accident and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

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Oneonta police seized 140 fake or altered IDs at a raid at the Sip & Sail bar on Friday night.  140 tickets were issued; The Sip & Sail faces possible action from the State Liquor Authority

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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce announced their “Community Heroes Awards” are George Bergleitner, of Delaware County Real Estate of Stamford,   Eric Wedemeyer, founding broker of Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties, & Patty Wood of the Walton Town Council.  A reception will be held tonight from 5:30 – 7 p.m., at the Delaware County Historical Association at 46549 State Highway 10, Delhi, more information is available at delawarecounty.org or at 746-2281.

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Tonight UHS Women’s Health talk will focus on Varicose Veins, with a discussion by Dr. Mark Brennan, a specialist at UHS General Surgery in Norwich.  The talk will be held at Bohemian Moon, at 103 East Main Street in Norwich, beginning at 6:00 p.m. with Dr. Brennan’s presentation at 7:00 PM,  more information on the series or to reserve a seat, call 337-4283

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