U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer met with Sidney Officials Saturday at the civic center, to discuss the Sidney flood plain project:<\/p>\n
(Schumer 12-22-14)<\/p>\n
The plans to buy out & relocate resident from the flood prone River Street area over to the Plankenhorn road are continuing, the town & village board are working to annex that area into the village limits, the cost of the project is about 22 million dollars.
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\nThe Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Rafael Figueroa of the town of Roxbury with 3 counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, following the unsealing of a grand jury indictment Thursday. Figueroa is accused of selling cocaine in Margaretville, he was held in the Delaware County Correctional Facility on $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bail bond. Figueroa has a prior felony drug conviction, & could face up to 12 years imprisonment for each of these drug sales.
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\nState Senator Tom Libous is calling on the New York State Gaming Facility Location Board, and the Governor to reconsider the Southern Tier’s 2 applications for the fourth authorized casino license, at a press conference Friday in Binghamton:<\/p>\n
(Libous 12-22-14)<\/p>\n
Libous said that the chosen Tyre site is closer to Canada than it is to Binghamton, he said that the original casino siting legislation allows up to 2 licenses in each region.
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\nDelaware County Deputies arrested 30-year-old Christopher Davis of Franklin for Criminal Obstruction of Breathing, following an investigation into a domestic dispute in the town of Franklin. Davis was arraigned & was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional facility on $1,500 cash bail, he will appear in the Town of Franklin Court at a later date.
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\nLong time Bainbridge businessman & General Clinton Canoe Regatta organizer Ed Hromada passed away last Thursday following a lengthy battle with cancer, he was 71. Hromada was the owner of Ed\u2019s shoe store in Bainbridge, he was also a former President of the Bainbridge Chamber Of Commerce, a 3 time General Clinton Regatta Chairman & was involved with the Afton Inner Church Council Food Pantry & the Bainbridge Soup Kitchen, a service celebrating his life was held Sunday at the Afton United Methodist Church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer met with Sidney Officials Saturday at the civic center, to discuss the Sidney flood plain project: (Schumer 12-22-14) The plans to buy out & relocate resident from the flood prone River Street area over to the … Continue reading