The US Department of Justice announced the arrests of 37-year-old Joshua Carey of Stamford and 27-year-old Ariel Machia of Middleburgh for sexual exploitation of a 1-year-old, whom they used to produce child pornography. Both appeared in court last Friday & were detained pending further proceedings. The case is being investigated by the FBI and its Child Exploitation Task Force, with the assistance of the Schoharie County Sheriff’s Office, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and State Police.
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Retired State Trooper Robert Fernandez announced his intention to run for Otsego County Sheriff this year. Fernandez seeks to unseat current sheriff Rich Devlin, first in the Republican Primary later this year, prior to the November election.
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Sidney Central School District Seniors are participating in the Dollars for Scholars Fundraising by putting together mailings this weekend, Program spokesperson Tracy Young explains:
(Tracy Young 2-27-18)
The mailing should be arriving in local mailboxes next week in the Sidney School district area.
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The Delaware County Industrial Development Agency announced plans to purchase a former Inn on State Route 28 in Andes for $320,000. Plans call for the building to become an Ag-Business Incubator, the first of its kind in Delaware County.
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Members of The New York State Sheriffs Association will visit the state capitol next Tuesday, to lobby lawmakers for funding to put at least 1-armed School Resource Officer in every single school in the state. The association is urging lawmakers to allocate money to protect students, following the latest school shooting in Florida, and multiple threats of possible violence to local school districts after that tragedy.
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The Village of Sidney will hold a public meeting today regarding the “Green Plain” plan. Sidney Mayor Andy Matviak comments:
(Andy Matviak 2-27-18)
The meeting will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the Sidney Civic Center.
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The Bainbridge Guilford Central School District will hold a special forum Tonight, regarding the safety of the students, BG Superintendent Tim Ryan explains:
(Tim Ryan 2-27-18)
The Forum will begin at 6:30 PM at the BG Junior Senior High School Auditorium; more information is available at 967-6321 or at bgcsd.org.
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State Police arrested 37 year old Sandra Brownell of Binghamton, for Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, & Unlawful Possession of Marihuana, and other traffic violations, after a traffic stop in the town of Chenango. A search found that Brownell unlawfully possessed marijuana, concentrated marijuana wax & a billy club inside her vehicle. Brownell was issued tickets that are returnable to the town of Chenango Court Wednesday.
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