Governor Cuomo’s Top Aide Joseph Percoco was convicted on 3 counts today involving “Play to Pay” scams, but was acquitted on 3 other similar charges in a Manhattan courtroom. Percoco could face up to 50 years in jail when he is Sentenced in June.
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Former Delaware County Sheriff’s deputy Ted Tiska of Masonville was sentenced on Monday in Delaware County Court to 5 years in state prison for assaulting his wife with a meat cleaver in 2016. Tiska pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree assault in a plea bargain deal, He will also serve a term of 1½ years probation after his release.
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State Police arrested 22 year old Kody Kemp of Friendsville Pennsylvania for Criminal Possession of a Weapon & Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance & 30 year old Scott Maxey of Montrose Pennsylvania for Criminal Possession of a Weapon, after Troopers observed their vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Colesville Road in the town of Kirkwood. Troopers located a loaded gun in the vehicle and drug paraphernalia. Both were remanded to the Broome County Jail pending future court action.
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Otsego County has received more than $842,000 in grants for improvements to emergency and public safety communications infrastructure and equipment. The $684,650 award will be used to complete 3 tower sites needed to complete the emergency services telecommunications project, the 2nd grant totaling over $157,000 will add a dispatcher position, and an alarm systems at tower sites.
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Commerce Chenango will be offering a Notary Public class on March 20th in the Commerce Chenango Community Room, 15 South Broad Street, Norwich, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This session is open to the public, Pre-payment and pre-registration is required; more information is available at 334-1429 or chenangony.org.
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Local grassroots organization “Chenango Links” is presenting “Unfractured” at the Martin W. Kappel Theater in Norwich next month, it’s a documentary about the fight against Hydraulic fracturing in New York State, and how one woman’s efforts help persuade New York to ban the practice. Ken Fogarty of Chenango Links explains:
(Ken Fogarty 3-13-18)
“Unfractured” will be shown in Norwich on April 19th at 7:00 PM, more information is available at chenangolinks.com or unfractured.com.
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The State Department of Labor today released preliminary unemployment rates for January. The State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.7% in January, Locally, Chenango County had 7.1% unemployment, Delaware County 7.3% & Otsego County had 6.6% unemployment.
State Police at Sidney arrested 32 year old Dasheem Street of Utica, for Criminal Possession of Marijuana, after Street was observed traveling at a high rate of speed on State Highway 8 in the town of Guilford. Street was arraigned and released on his own recognizance. He is scheduled to re-appear in the town of Guilford Court on March 13, 2018.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a 17 year old youth of Hamden, New York on charges of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana. The youth was also cited for no headlamps. This arrest stemmed from a traffic stop on Stockton Avenue in the Village of Walton. Deputies were assisted by the Village of Walton Police Department. The youth is scheduled to appear in the Village of Walton Court at a later date to answer the charges.
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