Delaware County Sheriff’s Department investigators have filed more charges against 29 year old Lacey Benson of Fish’s Eddy, for 2 counts of Promoting Prison Contraband. Benson was being booked into the Delaware County Jail on Separate Charges, when she was found to possess a hypodermic syringe with the needle attached, hidden inside her body, later that same day she was found to be in possession of 2 more hypodermic syringes with needles attached, inside the Delaware County Jail. Benson was arraigned & was sent back to the Delaware County jail without bail.
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State Police arrested 26 year old Thomas Harris of Unadilla for DWI, Reckless Driving and Harassment Sunday, after a trooper monitoring State Highway 357 observed
Harris driving at about 100 miles an hour. Harris was stopped; his B.A.C was measured at .20%. Harris is also accused of making numerous threats of physical violence
toward troopers and their family members. He was arraigned in the town of Sidney Court and remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000
property bond.
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Norwich Fire Department responded Monday night at about 10:30 PM, to a Trailer Fire on River Street. Investigators believe that the cause of the fire was from a tree that
took down a power line, the trailer was a complete loss. No injuries have been reported.
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New York sent an estimated $24.1 billion more in tax payments to Washington than it got back in federal spending in federal fiscal year 2017, getting back 90 cents for every dollar, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. In 2017, New York was one of just 11 states that sent more to Washington than it  received. Only New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut fared worse while New Mexico fared the best. While New York received 10 cents less per dollar of taxes, most states received more than they paid.
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Assemblyman Cliff Crouch encourages new farmers to apply for the state’s New Farmers Grant Program. Empire State Development and the state Department of
Agriculture recently announced $1 million in new funding is now available to promote agricultural growth and support people who are entering or newly entered farming
with individual grants worth up to $50,000. For the past 5 years, the program has awarded nearly 90 farms with grants totaling $3.27 million.
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Governor Cuomo today announced $5 million in state funding is available to support the recruitment and retention of Certified Recovery Peer Advocates and nurse
practitioners to assist New Yorkers suffering from addiction. The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services will award up to 170 grants to
certified outpatient and opioid treatment providers to help secure approximately 120 nurse practitioner and 50 Certified Peer Recovery Advocate positions across the
state.  Applications will be accepted through November 7th. Interested parties can review the Request for Applications at oasas.ny.gov.
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SUNY Broome celebrated the grand opening of a $12.7 million advanced manufacturing building yesterday. The Advanced Manufacturing Center was built on the site of
the old mechanical building, the new facility houses classrooms and high-tech labs for welding, soldering, fermentation and food processing; the building is already in
use this fall semester.
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Otsego County Conservation Association is formally launching the first annual Heat Smart Otsego Campaign Tonight at 6:30 pm, at Foothills Performing Arts Center. The event will feature guest speaker, Jay Egg. The founder of EggGeothermal, Egg will discuss the basics of geothermal, and examine how far geothermal can go towards a renewable energy future. The Heat Smart Otsego Kickoff Event is free, more information 435-1364 or occainfo.org.
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Delaware County Public Health will hold a Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic For dogs, cats and ferrets today from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Delhi Fire Hall, more information is available at 832-5200 or delawarecountypublichealth.com
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Governor Cuomo announced the Syracuse Mets are committing to sign a lease extension to call Syracuse home for at least 25 years. New York State is committing $12.5 million to Onondaga County’s major renovation project at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse, in preparation for the arrival of the Mets’ minor league franchise in 2019. The Governor also announced the team has been renamed and will now be known as the “Syracuse Mets.”
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