Bail for 18 year old Cody Coleman of Smithville was set at $600,000 cash or $1 million bond earlier this week in Chenango County Court. Coleman was charged with 2nd degree murder, criminal use of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon for the May 3rd death of his 16-year-old girlfriend, Amelia Wakefield of Oxford. Coleman is being held at the Chenango County Correctional Facility pending future court action.
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The Delaware County Historical Association is accepting nominations for its annual Awards of Merit. Individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to the preservation and presentation of local history, traditions and culture will be presented with awards at the Association’s Annual Meeting on Sunday, November 3rd. More information is available at 746-3849, by E-mail: dcha@delhi.net or online at dcha-ny.org
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Tomorrow is the last day to register online for this Saturday’s Bainbridge Glow Run at General Clinton Park, benefitting the charitable event’s founder Heather Bucalos of Sidney, who is facing cancer treatments for the 2nd time in 5 years. Bucalos comments:
(Heather Bucalos 9-11-19)
The event starts at 5:00 PM Saturday at General Clinton Park; Bucalos started the event in 2015 as she was wrapping up her own Chemotherapy.
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Hartwick College will honor a pair of local benefactors during their True Blue Weekend on September 21st. The late Clyde and Mildred Wright will be honored with the naming of Hartwick’s new turf athletic field. Wright Stadium is home to the College’s men’s football, women’s field hockey, and men’s and women’s lacrosse programs, as well as intramural sports. Starting on the 21st, all men’s sporting events played at the stadium will take place on “The Clyde;” all women’s sporting events will play on “The Millie.” More information is available at 431-4432 or joness3@hartwick.edu.
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The Chenango Arts Council announced that their Fall Workshops begin on Saturday September 14th through October 19, where Rod Sutton will teach Photography to students of all levels of experience. An Advanced Drawing workshop will also be held from September 23 until October 14, the workshops are made possible in part by the State Council on the Arts. More information is available at 336-ARTS or chenangoart.org.
The American Red Cross will hold blood drives today, September 11th, which is Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance. In The Southern Tier, a blood drive will be held from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM at Binghamton University, in Chenango County, in New Berlin from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM At Golden Artist Colors, at 188 Bell Road.
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Governor Cuomo announced the Department of Financial Services is taking action against the opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacy benefit managers to secure $2 billion for New York consumers who have shouldered the cost of the ongoing opioid epidemic in the form of higher insurance premiums.
(Cuomo 9-11-19)
Governor Cuomo said that the Department of Financial Services Will Hold Hearings across the State to Shed Light on Issue
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At 8:30 a.m., Governor Cuomo will attend the September 11 Commemoration Ceremony. Following the ceremony, Governor Cuomo will join more than 700 motorcycle riders participating in the 9/11 Memorial Motorcycle Ride at a lunch and ceremony in New York City. Groups of riders will travel from Albany, Ulster and Nassau Counties before converging in New York City. Following the lunch, Governor Cuomo and the other riders will depart on motorcycles for a ceremonial ride down the West Side Highway to the World Trade Center site.
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The 3rd annual Sidney Warriors 5K Walk/Run will be held at 2:00 PM on October 13. The race is a fundraiser, with 60% going to the Ronald McDonald House, and 20% each going to the Sidney Joshua House, and the Sidney Food Bank. Music, awards, and refreshments will follow the races. Registration is $15; those wishing to pre-register can do so at bit.ly/2lHLnG8.
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