23-year-old Kevin Perry appearing Oneonta Town Court yesterday, & his case will be held over for a Grand Jury. Perry has been charged with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & criminal possession of a weapon, in connection with the fatal shooting of his parents in the family home in the town of Laurens on December 12th. Perry remains held in the Otsego County jail without bail, Grand jury action is expected next Month.
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Governor Cuomo unveiled another proposal that will be part of his 2018 State of the State, which is the plan to combat high local property taxes. The Governor proposes making the state’s countywide-shared services panels permanent. The panels have led counties to further consolidate services in order to cut costs at the county levels, so far, 34 counties submitted nearly 400 projects with more than $200 million in savings. Governor Cuomo proposed that County Governments pool employee health plans into combined healthcare groupings, to increase the buying power which should lead to lower costs, save local tax dollars, and not affect employee’s plans.
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A free Christmas dinner will be offered in Sidney on Christmas day at the Fire House on River Street, organizer gene Schmidt explains:

(Gene Schmidt 12-19-17)

Schmidt said that those wanting to volunteer for the set up on Saturday or serving on Christmas, can contact him by email to KrautGene@yahoo.com this week.
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The State DEC announced that the New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act has driven the collection and recycling of more than 520 million pounds; or 260,000 tons of electronic waste from 2011 to 2016. The announcement was highlighted in DEC’s second Electronic Waste Recycling Report, which documents e-waste recycling from 2013 to 2015. The e-waste reports are available on DEC’s website dec.ny.gov/chemical.
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State Police announced that State Trooper Joseph Gallagher was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle while assisting a disabled motorist at the on-ramp of a Long Island Highway on Monday. Trooper Gallagher is assigned to Troop L in Brentwood in Nassau County, and he has been a member of the State Police since 2014. Trooper Gallagher was taken to an area hospital & underwent emergency surgery, he was lsited in Critical condition.
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A Broome County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a vehicle for several NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law violations on Friday on State Route 79 in the Town of Fenton. 28 year old Deanna Olmstead of Windsor was arrested for felony DWI, Aggravated DWI, Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle driving without an interlock device and several other charges. Olmstead was arraigned in the Town of Fenton Court and remanded to the Broome County Sheriffs Jail pending additional court action.
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Governor Cuomo announced the launch of the Paid Family Leave policy, which will be starting January 1st. Those eligible for Paid Family Leave include: Parents during the first 12 months following the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child; Caretakers for a sick spouse, domestic partner, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, grandparent or grandchild; Employees with a spouse, child, domestic partner or parent who has been notified of an order of active military service abroad. More information is available at ny.gov/PaidFamilyLeave.
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The Oneonta Common Council will hold their next regular meeting tonight. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall.