State Police arrested 17 year old Tatiana Febo of Downsville in connection with the October 10th murder of 53 year old Kenneth Robinson in his Worcester home.  Febo was charged with 1st Degree Robbery, 5 others including the victim’s son 15 year old Dylan Robinson have been arrested, Kenneth Robinson was fatally shot, his house was set on fire.  Police believe that Febo was the driver of the vehicle that brought the suspects to Worcester; she was released to the custody of her parents pending court action in Otsego County Court on October 28th.  The investigation is continuing.

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Delaware County Social Services Commissioner Dana Scuderi-Hunter testified in her defense yesterday at a hearing in Delhi, she has been suspended from her position since July.  Scuderi-Hunter has been criticized for the change in the departments policies regarding foster children, the hearing is scheduled to resume Friday morning in Delhi.

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The Tioga County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident Sunday where a tractor-trailer crashed into a passenger vehicle driven by 38 year old Darlene Allen of Sayre Pennsylvania on State Route 17 eastbound, after Allen’s vehicle struck a deer and slowed down. The tractor-trailer was operated by 66-year-old Volodymyr Frolyak of Ontario, Canada, 7 year old Zachary Allen died shortly after the collision, and 11 year old Trinity Allen was taken to Packer Hospital and was then airlifted to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, where she is in critical condition. 5 year old Nathan Slater was taken to Packer Hospital and was treated & released. Darlene Allen was taken to Packer Hospital and is in critical condition. The investigation is continuing.

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Adoption fees at the Susquehanna SPCA will be waived this Saturday, with a donation of cat, dog or kitten food.  The “Howl’oween Pet Adoption Event” will be held from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday at the shelter on state Highway 28, in Cooperstown.  Officials said that all of the animals will be up to date on all vaccinations for Saturday’s event.  More information is available at sqspca.org or on their Facebook page.

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The Catholic Charities Mentoring program is hosting a mentor mixer on Friday November 8th at the American Legion in Sidney, Program Spokesperson Kayla Johnson explains:

(Kayla Johnson 10-23-19)

This event is free & open to the public, more information is available at 604-4071.

Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Hochul will address attendees of the 4th Annual State Police Campus Sexual Assault Seminar at the State Police Academy in Albany.  The 3-day seminar will have more than 300 attendees, participants will hear from experts presenting on a number of topics including the investigation of sexual assault cases, victim trauma and forensic interviewing, stalking and reducing gender bias.

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Governor Cuomo signed legislation increasing special accidental death benefits for spouses and children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. Specifically, the new law increases cost of living benefits by 3 percent for the deceased’s spouse or the deceased’s children under the age of 18 or, if a student, under the age of 23. This legislation goes into effect immediately.

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The 4 candidates for the Norwich City Mayor’s Office will meet for a public debate tonight at 6:00 PM at the Norwich YMCA.  The candidates are incumbent Christine Carnrike, Shawn Sastri, Jill Osterhout-Kraft, and former mayor Joseph Maiurano.  Following the debate, the candidates will participate in a Meet & Greet with voters.