Chobani and several Chenango County businesses announced that they will provide funds for a new firehouse and community center in New Berlin.  The Chobani Foundation statement said that the 7,000 square-foot firehouse will include 6 garage bays, offices and separate rooms for gear; meetings, training and storage, and the 2,400 square-foot community center will contain a kitchen area and large gathering space for local residents to host a variety of events. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year.

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Bassett Hospital officials announced that their recent Drug Take-Back campaign yielded 225 pounds of unwanted, expired and unused prescription medicines that were dropped off at 3 locations.  The successful Drug Take-Back program was designed to encourage people to clean out their medicine cabinets, to keep them out of the waste stream & out of the wrong hands, Drop-off points were set up near the Pharmacy Departments at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, O’Connor Hospital in Delhi, and FoxCare Pharmacy in Oneonta.

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Friday night May 24th will be packed with activities to start this year’s General Clinton Canoe Regatta, chairman John Harmon comments:

(John Harmon 5-7-19)

Friday Night’s activities are free & open to the public & there is no charge for parking.

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Governor Cuomo announced that more than 2 dozen drop-off locations from Long Island to Buffalo are accepting work out tattered flags starting Today through May 22nd.  New Yorkers are urged to bring their old flags to the locations so that they can be retired “properly with respect and honor.”  The state Office of General Services will collect the flags, they will be taken to the State Fair outside Syracuse, where they’ll be disposed in a bonfire during the May 26 Memorial Watchfire organized by a local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America.

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The names of 63 law enforcement officers are being added today to the New York State Memorial honoring fallen officers.  The names were unveiled during Today’s annual ceremony at the State of New York Police Officers’ Memorial in the Empire State Plaza in downtown Albany. It’s the largest single group of names to be added to the granite memorial since it was dedicated in 1989.  The names are divided into 3 categories: line of duty deaths in 2018, a death that occurred decades ago, and ground zero-related illness deaths.

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Scams regarding the Social Security System are continuing, & those who have received such a call are advised to contact the Social Security Fraud Hotline.  The telephone number is 1-800-269-0271, it is available from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and a fax line is available at 410-597-0118

Binghamton Police are investigating the beating of a 50 year old woman & her 76 year old Father, by a group of teenaged girls Saturday night on Oak Street.  The man has been hospitalized for multiple injuries after getting thrown to the ground,  The investigation is ongoing, Anyone with information is urged to contact the Binghamton Police Detective Division at 607-772-7080 and or the Detective Juvenile Unit at 607-772-7088.

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Delaware County Public Health will hold their next Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic For dogs, cats and ferrets today from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Town Clerk Building at 3 Elm Street, Deposit.  More information is available at 832-5200 or delawarecountypublichealth.com

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The Oneonta Common Council will hold their next meeting this evening at City Hall.  The Meeting will begin at 7:00 PM in the 2nd floor council chambers; it is open to the public.

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