State police responded to an Otsego County 911 report of a car-pedestrian accident on Main Street in Unadilla. 15 year old Edward McKinnely of Unadilla was walking with another person on the westbound shoulder of Main Street when he was struck by an SUV driven by 47 year old Michelle Swift of Unadilla Police said that the accident occurred on a dark roadway near the shoulder at about 5:30 PM Monday, Swift was not intoxicated or impaired by drugs. McKinnely was transported by LifeNet to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse with severe head and body injuries; he succumbed to the injuries earlier today.
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The Next Meeting of the General Clinton Canoe regatta committees will be tonight in Bainbridge. The Meeting will be held at the Highway 7 Bar and Grill at 6:30 PM, the Race Committee Meeting will begin, followed at 7:30 PM by the Regular meeting, where new ideas for 2017 will be discussed. More information is available at 237-6008
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The “Selfies with Elfies For Sarah” fundraiser will be held this Saturday from 5:15 to 8:00 PM at the Bainbridge Town Hall. Sarah Richardson has stage 4 Liver Cancer, & is the mother of a 3-year-old boy. Participants are invited to dress up as elves and take a selfie, with the money raised to assist Sarah with medical costs. There will also be a Christmas raffle basket, a face painter & Bake sale, free activities for the kids, more information is available at Eventbrite.com and search for Selfies with Elfies for Sarah for online presale tickets!
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There is a chance that the state legislature gets called back a special session before the end of the year, & they may try to get a pay raise for themselves. Area Assemblyman Pete Lopez comments:
(Lopez 12-6-16)
Governor Cuomo is expected to lobby for more stringent ethics reforms in exchange for any possible deal on lawmakers pay raises. The state legislature has not had a pay raise in 17 years.
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Governor Cuomo announced the launch of a newly upgraded web-based search tool to help connect residents struggling with addiction to treatment. Visitors to FindAddictionTreatment.ny.gov can find information on available treatment beds, outpatient services and opioid treatment programs anywhere in the state; it includes a search feature with proximity searches on available treatment within 3, 5, 10, 25 and 50 miles of the searcher’s location.
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The Binghamton Rumble Ponies announced that Luis Rojas will serve as the team’s manager for the 2017 season. Rojas managed the Single A Saint Lucie Mets for the previous 2 seasons, he replaces Pedro Lopez, who served for 5 years as Binghamton manager, and he has been promoted & will manage the AAA Las Vegas 51’s in 2017.
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Commerce Chenango Annual Holiday Spectacular Today from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at NBT Bank 52 South Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815
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The Oneonta Common Council will hold their next meeting this evening. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall.
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