The State Department of Taxation and Finance encourages\ntaxpayers to prepare for income tax filing season electronically this\nyear. Taxpayers are encouraged to\nE-file for free, File early, go paperless, use direct deposit & Check your\nrefund online. More information is available at tax.ny.gov. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Village of New Berlin has scheduled a seminar of January\n25th at 10:00 AM, regarding an issue with particles in the water. The meeting will be held in the New Berlin\nVillage Hall & engineers from Delaware Engineering will answer questions\nfrom citizens, regarding the water issue and the safety of the water supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The City of Oneonta along with NYSEG contractor will be\nremoving trees on Dietz Street beginning 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday\nJanuary 15, 2019. Dietz Street will be\nclosed to traffic from Walnut Street to Center Street during the duration of\nwork, with work taking place immediately at 64 Dietz Street. Work is expected to take the duration of the\nday. Anyone with questions can call the\nCity Engineering Department at 607-432-6465.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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34 year old Thomas Jadlowski of Sherman New York was\nsentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison, for the accidental shooting of his\nneighbor Rosemary Billquist, who was out walking her dogs on Thanksgiving\nMorning 2017. Jadlowski mistook his\nneighbor for a deer & shot her, he Testified that he heard Billquist cry\nout and ran to assist her & called 911 for help. Billquist was taken to an area hospital where\nshe was pronounced dead, Jadlowski pleaded guilty to criminally negligent\nhomicide in Chautauqua County Court; he was sentenced there this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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U.S Senator Chuck Schumer announced this morning in\nBinghamton that Canopy Growth Corporation is will be locating a processing\ncenter in Broome County shortly. Schumer\nsaid that the center will create up to 400 jobs. The new Federal Farm Bill legalizes the\ngrowth of industrial hemp across the country; growing hemp was already legal in\nNew York State since 2015. Hemp can be\nused to manufacture a wide variety of products including building materials,\nrope, supplements, food, beverages, and beauty products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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While Governor Cuomo once again shot down stories that he\nmight run from President in 2020, speculation has shifted to a possible run\nfrom President by US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Before becoming a US Senator, Gillibrand\nrepresented much of the WCDO listening area in the House of Representatives\nafter winning the election in 2006 over Republican incumbent John Sweeney, she\nlater became a US Senator after Hillary Clinton was chosen as Secretary of\nState by then President Obama. \nGillibrand told reporters last month that she would start considering a\nrun after the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Police in Pennsylvania & New\nYork are trying to locate a York County Pennsylvania Teenager, who ran away\nfrom home earlier today. 17-year-old\nStephen Fiorenza is 5’7″ and 240 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes, he\nleft behind a note telling his family he was heading to the Adirondack\nMountains in New York State to go camping, he has no camping experience. Fiorenza is believed to be driving a silver 2004\nVolvo S60 with Pennsylvania License Plates FDP-9603.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Governor Cuomo announced a proposal to raise the minimum\nsales age for tobacco and electronic cigarette products from 18 to 21 will be\nincluded in the 2019 executive budget tomorrow. The proposal calls for an end to the sale of\ntobacco and e-cigarette products in pharmacies and clarifies the State Health\nDepartment’s authority to ban the sale of certain flavored e-cigarette liquids,\namong other measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo announced a bottle bill expansion and a\nplastic bag ban will be included in the 2019 Executive Budget. The Governor is advancing legislation to\nexpand New York’s Bottle Bill to make most non-alcoholic drink containers\neligible for 5 cent redemption. Additionally, Governor Cuomo will advance\nlegislation to ban all single-use plastic bags.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The State Department of Taxation and Finance encourages taxpayers to prepare for income tax filing season electronically this year. Taxpayers are encouraged to E-file for free, File early, go paperless, use direct deposit & Check your refund online. More information … Continue reading