P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 2-28-23

Delaware County District Attorney’s office announced that 36 year old Thomas Wright, Jr., 31 year old Antonio Escobar-Boria and 28 year old Alexa Tefft, all of Sidney were indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury last week on an 8 Count indictment. Wright is charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance for allegedly possessing methamphetamine with the intent to sell, at 62 East Main Street in the Village of Sidney on September 14th 2022. All 3 defendants were accused of Reckless Endangerment and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, for allegedly permitting a 2-year-old child to be in close proximity to the drugs located at 62 East Main Street.

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The Village of Sidney is continuing with their Water Improvement project, Village Mayor Andy Matviak said that the installation of Water Meters will begin shortly:

(Andy Matviak 2-28-23)

Matviak said that currently crews are working on running new lines under the Susquehanna River into the village to bring water from a new water source into the village, as the village is looking to remove the long standing Manganese problem out of the water supply.

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Therapeutic and support services available through New York’s Early Intervention Program for infants and toddlers with disabilities, has been ineffective as many young children did not receive services or faced delays in care. The Audit found that 51% did not receive all types of the therapeutic services to which they were entitled, About 28% did not receive authorized services within 30 days. and 3% did not receive any of their authorized therapeutic services.

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Broome County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 31 year old Michael Kimball for Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle, plus many other charges, following a stolen vehicle pursuit in the Town of Dickinson Sunday. Deputies joined a pursuit of an SUV initiated by Binghamton Police, Kimball failed to stop and led police on a pursuit on Chenango Street, Kimball collided with a pickup truck that was blocking the road, which was placed there by Robert Parks of Binghamton, who was the owner of the stolen SUV. After the collision, Parks got into a scuffle with Kimball through the driver’s side window, Kimball reversed, dragging Parks along the pavement and colliding a second time with the Park’s truck, Kimball fled again, Deputies took him into custody a short time later. Kimball was issued 3 appearance tickets and 19 traffic tickets before being transported to Binghamton Police to face separate charges, he faces action in the Town of Dickinson Court at a later date.

A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 2-28-23

Hancock Fire Department responded early Monday morning to 57 East Main Street for a structure fire, occupants escaped, but 2 firefighters received minor injuries & were treated at the scene. Hancock received mutual aid from Deposit, East Branch Fire, and Northern Wayne Fire departments. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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The Red Cross has 3 Blood drives today, one in Sidney from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Sidney Elks Lodge, at 104 River Street, one in Gilbertsville from 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m at the GMU Central School, & one in Laurens at the Fire Department from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., appointments can be made at RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.

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