P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 6-4-24
State Police issued 10,949 tickets and arrested 225 people for DWI on Memorial Day weekend. The special enforcement period began on Friday, May 24, 2024, and ran through Monday, May 27th, in the Troop C Area, there were 770 total arrests, 11 for DWI, 192 for speeding & 234 violated the child restraint & seat belts laws.
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31 year old Cachet Fernandez of Unadilla was convicted of Failing to Register as a Sex Offender, on Monday in Delaware County Court, Fernandez appeared in Delaware County Court for a conference on his pending case, after the conference, he pleaded guilty to the indictment. Fernandez relocated from Delaware County to Binghamton, but never changed his address with the State Sex Offender Registry. Judge John Hubbard sentenced Fernandez to a 3-year conditional discharge, if he fails to keep his address current during that 3-year period, or violates any laws, he is subject to being re-sentenced to 1 and 1/3 to 4 years in state prison.
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the ratification of a three-year labor agreement with the Police Benevolent Association of New York State, which includes more than 1,100 members of the New York State Agency Police Services Unit in titles such as Forest Ranger, Environmental Conservation Officer, Park Patrol Officer and University Police Officer. The agreement, which runs until March 31, 2026, won the approval of 97 percent of PBA of New York State members who cast ballots.
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An audit released by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found Medicaid managed care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid. 5 Managed care Organization were paid $916 million in claims for services by in-network providers whose IDs did not match with a Medicaid enrolled provider on the date of service, $832.5 million in claims were for services by providers whose Medicaid application was denied or had been withdrawn because they failed to meet Medicaid standards or the application was missing information. The full report can be found at osc.ny.gov.
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Butternut Valley Alliance will hold its annual “On the Trail of Art” Festival Saturday & Sunday at the Texas Schoolhouse State Forest in New Lisbon. The trail will feature student artists from Edmeston, Gilbertsville-Mount Upton and Morris Central schools, Butternut Valley Alliance Spokesperson Maggie Brenner explains:
(Maggie Brenner 6-4-24)
Brenner said that Admission to the event is free, reservations & more information is available at Butternutvalleyalliance.org.
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SFCU will be hosting their annual Hometown Day Parade in Sidney This Saturday, Spokesperson Anna Banks explains:
(Anna Banks 6-4-24)
The Parade starts at 1:00 PM at the Sidney High School parking lot down West Main to Main Street & on to River Street & it ends at Keith Clark Park.
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A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 6-4-24
20 year old Aidan Demorier of Johnson City, was sentenced to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison for Bail Jumping in Delaware County Court. On April 1, 2022, Demorier failed to appear in court after being released on his own recognizance, On March 21, the Delaware County Grand Jury indicted Demorier, An arrest warrant was issued, and he was taken into custody & he pleaded guilty & was sentenced yesterday.
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Web Presence Seminar for Business owners and non-profit organization leaders will view their digital marketing efforts. The seminar will be conducted by Sean Griffin of Cornerstone Services TODAY, in the meeting room at the Business Center at 5 ½ Main Street in Delhi, starting at 10:00 am.
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