{"id":284,"date":"2012-12-13T13:44:52","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T18:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wcdoonline.com\/localnews\/?p=284"},"modified":"2012-12-13T14:00:12","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T19:00:12","slug":"p-m-news-thursday-12-13-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wcdoonline.com\/localnews\/p-m-news-thursday-12-13-12\/","title":{"rendered":"P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 12-13-12"},"content":{"rendered":"

State Troopers in Oneonta arrested\u00a025-year-old Cory Merchant<\/strong> of Sidney for 3rd<\/sup> degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation and on an active Bench Warrant issued by the Town of Amsterdam Court for Failure to Pay Fine.\u00a0 The arrest resulted from a vehicle and traffic stop on State Route 23 in Davenport, Merchant was issued uniform traffic tickets returnable to the Town of Davenport Court for January 8th<\/sup>, he was then turned over to State police in Cobleskill to be transported to the Town of Amsterdam Court for arraignment on the Bench Warrant.<\/p>\n

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Governor Cuomo signed legislation to make the unlicensed practice of law a class E felony. Cuomo said that for most professions licensed by the State, unlicensed practice constitutes a class E felony but under current law, unlicensed practice of law constitutes a misdemeanor. The new law takes effect November 1, 2013.<\/p>\n

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The state Education Department released the list of 16 \u201cpersistently dangerous schools\u201d & the Sidney middle school made the list again, the education department stated in their report that stated that schools are placed on the list when there are persistent reports of violent and disruptive incidents. Other upstate schools on the list were in Peekskill, Caroline, Berkshire, Greenburgh; South Seneca and Andover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya will appear twice on NBC news programming today, he appeared on the \u201cToday\u201d show this morning, and will appear on \u201cRock Center\u201d this evening.\u00a0 Ulukaya started Chobani in Edmeston after buying a shut down factory in 2005, he credits his employees & the dairy farmers of the region for their success:<\/p>\n

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Ulukaya said that the company\u2019s employment has grown by large numbers in the last few years, a new factory is opening in Idaho shortly to help service West Coast demands, and they opened a retail store in New York City earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A New Quinnipiac Poll released Wednesday asked New York registered voters on the controversial natural gas drilling issue.\u00a0 44% are in favor of drilling because of economic benefits and 42 percent opposed it due to environmental concerns.\u00a0 Voters favored a tax on gas drilling companies by a 54% to 32% margin, and believe 78% believe that drilling will create jobs while only 15% believe that it would not create jobs. \u00a050% of those polled also said that Hydro-fracking will damage the environment, 17% believe that hydrofracking would not damage the environment.<\/p>\n

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Former New York state comptroller Alan Hevesi has been released from prison after serving 20 months for officials misconduct.\u00a0 Hevesi was convicted for his leading role in a \u201cPay to Play\u201d scheme while overseeing the state\u2019s pension fund.\u00a0 Hevesi had served at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County and was released after he was granted parole in court in November.\u00a0 Hevesi was originally sentenced to from 1 to 4 years in prison for his guilty plea in 2010.<\/p>\n

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24-year-old Jaclyn Wesley \u00a0of Binghamton was indicted by a Broome County grand jury \u00a0on charges of vehicular manslaughter.\u00a0 Wesley was arrested after she drove her SUV into the Chenango River from \u00a0I-88 in the town of Fenton on may 20th<\/sup> 2011, passengers Robert Moorehead, \u00a0Robert Marshall, and Carri Michalski were all killed in the crash.\u00a0 Wesley was originally charged with 3 counts of first-degree vehicular manslaughter and 7 other charges, including DWI.<\/p>\n

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Governor Cuomo announced $1 million in federal funding to enhance the competitiveness of New York’s agricultural products. The funding will support the research, development and promotion of specialty crops including fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops, and includes $200,000 to help support the growth of the state’s wine, beer, and spirits industry.<\/p>\n

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