Governor Cuomo signed legislation to combat unfair and illegal ticket purchasing and reselling practices. The bill creates new penalties for individuals who use computer software known as “ticket bots” to manipulate systems designed to limit the number of tickets to an event that a person can buy. The unfairly purchased tickets typically end up resold on ticket marketplace websites for substantially higher prices. The new legislation expands the definition of ticket purchasing software to include the wide variety of systems used to quickly amass tickets before the general public can access them.
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The Unadilla Rotary Club in conjunction with the Unadilla Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual Christmas event this Saturday. Unadilla Rotary Spokesperson Kirsty Roefs explains:

(Kirsty Roefs 11-29-16)

A donation of canned food is requested for the Unadilla Area Food bank at Saturday’s events.
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The New York Farm Bureau announced their disappointment today in Governor Cuomo’s veto of a bill that would have established a food donation tax credit up to $5,000 annually per farmer. The bill would have helped offset the cost of labor, packaging and transportation to get the food to regional food banks. It has passed the legislature the last 2 years; in 2015 the governor vetoed the bill after lawmakers did not include money in the budget to cover the cost of the n order to implement the tax credits. New York’s farmers donated approximately 13 million pounds of food to regional food banks through the Harvest for All program in 2015.
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Officials with the Federal Highway Administration and the New York state Department of Transportation will meet next month to discuss the removal of more than 500 “I Love NY” signs from the state’s roadways. The FHA has threatened to cut nearly $1 billion in federal funding to the state if the signs aren’t removed. State officials argue that the signs help promote tourism and provide valuable information about New York’s attractions. FHA officials say the signs don’t conform to federal standards and are dangerous because they contain too much information that drivers can become distracted.
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Firefighters from Laurens, Mount Vision & West Laurens responded to a fully involved shed fire last night that was in close proximity to a town of Laurens residence. The fire was reported at 989 County Highway 11 at about 11:30 PM, Fire fighters managed to keep the fire away from the residence, no injuries were reported, the was believed to be electrical.
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State auto repair shops that conduct inspections must now measure window tint before approving vehicles for operation, according to a new state law signed by Governor Cuomo this week. The law requires that vehicle windows let in at least 70 percent of light into the vehicle. The bill was one of over 130 bills submitted to the Governor earlier this month; he vetoed 72 and passed 62.
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Hancock Police & State Police responded to the McDonald’s on West Main Street in Hancock Friday for a subject with a knife stabbing at the floor, Officers were able to disarm the subject who was hallucinating after taking several illegal drugs. 40 year old BRADEN ROSE of Horseheads, was taken to Delaware Valley Hospital and was treated & released, he was then charged with multiple counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and 1 count of Criminal Possession of a Hypodermic Instrument, he was arraigned and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $25,000, The approximate street value of the drugs seized is approximately $10,000.
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Governor Cuomo today announced the Taste New York initiative has surpassed the goal of doubling gross sales of participating businesses in 2016. Total gross sales of New York products from Taste NY stores, concessions and events have jumped from approximately $4.5 million in 2015 to more than $10.5 million to date in 2016. More information about Taste New York is available at taste.ny.gov; or at the Taste New York sites at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
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The next meeting of the Oneonta Downtown Revitalization Initiative will be today from 1:00 to 3:30 PM at the Foothills Performing Arts Center. Oneonta received millions of dollars for downtown revitalization projects through the regional development councils, Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig told WCDO News about today’s meeting:

(Herzig 11-29-16)

All meetings are open to the public and there is a period for public comment on the agenda near the end of each meeting.
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Non Profit organizations will come together today, to hold a “Statewide Day Of Giving” . Residents are encouraged to give to the non-profit organizations of their choice today online, as part of the nationwide “Giving Tuesday”. More information is available at nygivesday.org.
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