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Broome County Judge Joseph Cawley this morning found 25-year-old Jaclyn Wesley of Binghamton guilty of vehicular manslaughter.\u00a0 Wesley was accused of driving with a blood-alcohol content of .13 percent when her SUV left I- 88 in the Town of Fenton on May 20th<\/sup> 2011, and plunged into the Chenango River. Her passengers, 25 year old Rob Moorehead of Port Crane, and Binghamton residents 45-year-old Rob Marshall and 39 year old Carri Michalski were killed in the crash. Sentencing will be at a later date.<\/p>\n

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Governor Cuomo aims to reduce distracted driving by unveiling special “Texting Zones” along the New York State Thruway and State Highways.\u00a0 The new zones will give motorists a pull-off area to park and use their mobile devices, in many cases, Existing rest stops and parking areas will serve as Texting Zones, and signage will be placed along the highway to inform drivers where the Zones are located.\u00a0 New Texting locally will be located on I-81 in Whitney Point, New York route 17 at East Branch & Roscoe, & I-88 at Unadilla & East Worcester<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Catholic Charities Of Chenango County will host \u201cBands, Brew & Barbecue\u201d at the Chenango county fairgrounds in Norwich this Saturday.\u00a0 Executive Director Robin Beckwith explains:<\/p>\n

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(Robin Beckwith 9-24-13)<\/p>\n

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Several area bands will perform throughout the day, many micro breweries in the region will feature their products, and many area food services companies will being in their barbecue items, money raised helps out the \u201cRoots & Wings\u201d program.<\/p>\n

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Democrat Sean Eldridge has announced that he is running for Congress in the 19th district in 2014.\u00a0 Eldridge plans to challenge congressman Chris Gibson, who was elected to a 2nd<\/sup> term in congress last November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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State Police at Norwich arrested 24-year-old Patrice Ray of Plymouth for DWI and other vehicle and traffic law violations following an accident investigation in which Ray struck a parked and unoccupied vehicle on State Route 12 in Oxford.\u00a0 She will appear in town of Oxford court September 30th<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The state DEC has a new online registration system for hunter and trapper education programs that are required before getting a license. The agency says the new system will make it easier for people to find a nearby course and sign up. The classes are free and taught by volunteers.\u00a0 Information on hunting and trapping education classes can be found on the DEC website at dec.ny.gov<\/p>\n

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September of Prostate Cancer awareness month, statistics show that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.\u00a0 State Senator Tom Libous has been battling the disease for a couple of years, he said that his experience with cancer led to the partnership with Lourdes and UHS to create I Turned Pro, a Proactive program on Prostate Cancer. Details are available at ITurnedPro.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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FEMA has approved Otsego County\u2019s Hazard Mitigation Action Plan 5-year update.\u00a0 The next step in the process is the adoption by resolution of the plan by all 35 municipalities and the Otsego County Government for it to be officially in-place.\u00a0 County officials said that having a FEMA-approved Hazard Mitigation plan allows the County, municipalities, and identified stakeholders to be eligible for annual, and disaster declaration funding rounds. More information is available at the County Planning Department website available located at otsegocounty.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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