Governor Cuomo today awarded more than $4 million to develop ten 24/7 Open Access Centers to deliver immediate engagement, assessment and referral service options to those seeking treatment for substance abuse. The primary goal is to ensure that anyone in need of substance use disorder services has immediate access to addiction treatment services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Locally, the tri-county region will be served by The Neighborhood Center, which received $450,000.
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The Chenango County District Attorney’s Office reported that Kevin Roof of Binghamton pleaded guilty to a January 2017 burglary on Algerine Street in Afton. Roof will be sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison, plus 5 years of post-release supervision. Roof pleaded guilty to the burglary, in which he was shot during the incident, he was taken to Wilson Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. James Fletcher of Greene was also arrested in connection to the incident, he pleaded guilty last year to attempted burglary and will be sentenced to 3 years in prison with 5 years of post-release supervision.
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31-year-old Brett Poyer of Port Crane has been indicted by the Broome County grand jury, for allegedly manufacturing Methamphetamines last month. Last Friday, a Grand Jury charged Poyer with 2nd & 3rd degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and 3 counts of criminally using drug paraphernalia. Poyer will be arraigned on the Grand Jury charges shortly in Broome County Court; 30-year-old Jodi Bickos of Port Crane was arrested with Poyer, her case is pending.
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Cornell Cooperative Extension working with Cornell has been asked to host a Farmers’ Market Community Meeting at our Hamden office on Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 9:30-11:30 am. The goal of this meeting is to create and/or strengthen relationships among individuals and groups that support farmers’ markets in Delaware County. RSVP’s are requested at vsd22@cornell.edu by February 23rd.
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The legendary Broadway Musical “A CHORUS LINE” opens tonight & continues tomorrow night at the Forum in Binghamton. Tina Niles of NAC Entertainment comments:
(Tina Niles 2-13-18)
Tickets are still available and can be purchased at BroadwayInBinghamton.com or by calling Ticketmaster 1-800-745-3000 or visit the Arena Box Office.
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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office audited the Walton Fire Department. The audit found that the Treasurer did not maintain complete accounting records of disbursements, receipts or cash balances, Bank accounts were not reconciled and were not reported to the membership. The Comptroller’s office recommends that the Treasurer should make sure that all transactions are entered into the accounting records, that they should Prepare and review bank reconciliations and monthly financial reports, & they should Audit and approve bills prior to payment and document the approval in the meeting minutes or supporting documentation.
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The Broome County Clerk’s Office is warning area residents about an email that appears to be coming from the clerk’s office, regarding the payment of an overdue bill. The email is a fake, the office said that they do not send emails regarding past due bills.
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State Police have released an update regarding Friday’s early morning fire that claimed the lives of 2 small children. Police responded to the structure fire at 498 Dehning Road, in the town of Davenport, 3 year old Kiley Sullivan & 1 year old Cody Sullivan died during the fire, and their father 44 year old Carmen Sullivan was taken to Upstate Medical in Syracuse for burn juries. State Fire Investigators are assisting with the investigation and a cause has not been determined yet. This investigation is continuing.
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The Broome County Sheriff’s Office received a tip that a subject wanted on multiple warrants was staying at a motel in the Town of Dickinson. Deputies attempted to make contact, when the suspect apparently left through a window & observed 27 year old Daniel Santacroce driving out of the parking lot at a high rate of speed. He was taken into custody in Binghamton. Santacroce was found to be in unlawful possession of prescription pills, he did not possess a valid driver’s license as his driving privileges were suspended. Santacroce was wanted on Arrest Warrants from Johnson City & Vestal; he was arraigned and was remanded to the Broome County Jail on $10,000 cash bail.
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Governor Cuomo today announced he is advancing a 30-day budget amendment to encourage pharmacies to enroll in the State Vaccines for Children Program, which provides vaccines to children and individuals regardless of their ability to pay. The legislation would codify the executive order temporarily allowing pharmacists to administer flu vaccines to children ages 2 to 18. The legislation would permanently suspend the section of state education law that limits the authority of pharmacists to administer immunizing agents to anyone under age 18.
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