The Deadline for those who want to register a team for the upcoming Gus Macker Basketball Tournament has been extended, organizer Tom Revoir explains:

(Tom Revoir 6-20-17)

The Gus Macker Tournament will have about 400 teams competing on the weekend of July 8th & 9th, online registration is available at macker.com/local/norwich-ny.
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Sidney Village Police arrested 22-year-old Christopher Schoonmaker of Sidney, following an investigation into illegal drug sales in Sidney. Schoonmaker was charged with criminal sale of marijuana, he was remanded to the Delaware county jail on $4,000 cash bail pending future court action.
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A new office for Sidney & Tri Town Area Veterans may be opening shortly, according to Assemblyman Cliff crouch:

(Crouch 6-20-17)

The Veterans Affairs office that was formerly located at the SIdney Civic Center has been closed, since the building was sold to 2+4 developers, and they started converting the 2nd & 3rd Floors to senior housing.
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Sidney Village police arrested 32 year old Jason Katalinas of Unadilla for felony DWI, driving with a BAC over .08, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and operating a motor vehicle without a court ordered interlock device. Katalinas faces court action shortly.
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CDO Workforce will hold a program about College Degrees & Career Opportunities available from SUNY Delhi, on Friday, June 30th at 1:00 pm. The session will be held at the CDO Workforce Center at the Sidney Civic Center. Misty Fields, who is the Assistant Director of Admissions at SUNY Delhi will be available to provide information about the application process, financial aid and training & career programs with SUNY Delhi and other SUNY Colleges. For reservations or more information, interested residents can call 832-5776.
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Town of Unadilla Officials announced that they are paving Kilkenny Road today, from Sheep Pen Road to County road 3, the road is closed to through traffic during the project. Tomorrow, crews will be paving Iduma Road, starting at 7:30 AM, the road will also be closed to throught traffic during the paving process.
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Commerce Chenango will hold their next Business After Hours event tonight in Oxford. The event will be held at Faber’s Home & Kitchens & Countryside Stove & Chimney at 116 Warn Pond Road on Oxford from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
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The Delhi Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 123 Main Street in the Village of Delhi at the O’Neill’s Shire Pub, Monday Morning. Bloomville, Bovina and Walton Fire Departments were requested as mutual aid. The fire was deemed under control by 9:00 am. The investigation revealed that the fire was accidental in nature and started in the kitchen of the Pub from spontaneous combustion of cleaning towels that were recently laundered. Two upstairs residents were not home, Their dog and 2 cats were rescued by firefighters, no firefighter injuries were reported. The building remains structurally sound however there was heavy smoke and heat damage to the kitchen and bar area. The upstairs apartments suffered smoke damage and some water damage.
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Chenango County Sheriff’s Department responded Sunday evening at 7:12 PM, to a 2 car crash on State Route 12 in the Town of Norwich. A vehicle operated by 37 year old Amber Ryan of Norwich NY, made a left turn into the path of a vehicle operated by 61 year old Randolph Smith of Earlville. Ryan was transported to UHS Wilson Hospital with minor injuries, her front seat passenger 26 year old Nicholas Ohl was transported to Wilson Hospital with serious injuries. Randolph Smith was transported to UHS Chenango Memorial with minor injuries; Robin Smith, a front seat passenger in Randolph Smith’s vehicle was also transported to UHS Wilson with minor injuries. Two rear passengers in Smith vehicle were uninjured. State Route 12 was closed for approximately 3 hours due to the investigation. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is calling in the Drug Enforcement Agency to commit to providing New York State with 1 of 4 special heroin enforcement groups being delivered to states suffering from heroin abuse. Schumer said the recent numbers of heroin busts, overdoses and heavy local drug enforcement costs demand more federal resources as soon as possible. New York’s heroin overdose death rate increased by 30 percent in 2015.
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Campus sexual assault was the topic of a daylong training session Monday by State Police. More than 120 campus administrators, victim advocates and others attended the session at the State University of New York at Geneseo. Topics included domestic violence, stalking and how to preserve digital evidence. The training was presented by the State Police Campus Sexual Assault Victims Unit.
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The New York Legislature will end the 2017 session on Wednesday, with a number of items up for discussion. Lawmakers still have to deal with bills on protecting the environment, cracking down on the heroin epidemic, alcohol in movie theaters and ending the statute of limitations for victims of sex offenders to sue their attackers are still on the table.
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Governor Cuomo today announced that the Great New York State Fair will host a professionally judged beer competition to further promote New York’s growing craft beverage industry. The New York State Craft Beer Competition will award medals to the best beers in 20 categories, and the highest scoring beer in all categories will be awarded the Governor’s Excelsior Cup. The New York State Craft Beer Competition is open to any craft brewer located in New York State. A complete list of rules, categories and entry instructions can be found at www.nyscraftbeer.com.