State Police will join local law enforcement agencies across\nthe state in an effort to crack down on impaired driving during Super Bowl\nweekend. The STOP-DWI campaign will include underage drinking enforcement;\ndrivers can expect a number of sobriety checkpoints and DWI patrols. Law\nenforcement will also be looking for motorists who are using their phones and\nother electronic devices while behind the wheel. Drivers should also remember\nto “move over” for stopped emergency and hazard vehicles stopped on\nthe side of the road when they travel New York roadways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The 2018 hunting seasons in New York tallied the lowest\nnumber of recorded hunting-related shooting incidents according to the State\nDEC. The number of incidents tied the\n2016 mark of 13, as the safest on record; The DEC documented 5 tree stand\nincidents and 0 fatalities in 2018, down from 12 tree stand incidents the\nprevious year. More information is\navailable at the DEC\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The New York State Department of Health reported that\nInfluenza activity levels were categorized as geographically widespread for the\n6th straight week, last week. There were\n5,227 laboratory-confirmed influenza reports; a 38% increase over the previous\nweek, the number of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza was\n786, a 12% increase over last week. \nThere were no influenza-associated pediatric deaths reported this week.\nThere has been one influenza-associated pediatric death reported this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Over 600 county delegates from across the state gathered\nthis week for the New York State Association of Counties’ Legislative\nConference in Albany. County leaders are\nclosely watching and preparing for voting reforms, adult-use marijuana legalization,\nbail reform, property tax cap permanency, cashless bail, community college\nfunding, and the budget impacts of state-mandated programs. Delegates passed a series of 38 policy\nresolutions in 12 issue areas. These resolutions will become the basis for the\nAssociation’s advocacy efforts; they can be viewed at nysac.org\/resolutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce has collaborated\nwith industry expert Jeff Bump of Grow Hemp New York, LLC for an informational\nseminar about growing hemp on February 8th. \nThe Meeting will be held at the Delaware County Business Center, 5 1\/2\nMain Street, Delhi on February 8 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon. Registration is required at 746-2281 or by\nemail: info@delawarecounty.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Sidney Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2019 Citizen of the Year & Business of the Year Awards.\u00a0 More information can be obtained by calling the Sidney Chamber office at 561-2642,\u00a0\u00a0 The Deadline to submit the Nomination Forms is March 15, and the award recipient will be honored at the Annual Chamber of Commerce Dinner to be held on June 7, 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Otsego County Chamber Of Commerce Energy Infrastructure and\nEconomy Summit will be held today from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the OTESAGA HOTEL\nin COOPERSTOWN. The event will explore energy, climate change, and the region\u2019s\neconomy with area industry leaders and policy makers from across New York\nState. More information is available at 432-4500,\nExtension 104.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Substance Abuse in the Workplace forum will be held\ntoday by Chenango Health Network, Commerce Chenango and UHS Chenango Memorial\nHospital. The event will be held at the\nCanasawacta Country Club in Norwich, Breakfast will begin at 7:45 AM, and the\npresentation will follow at 8:30. Dawn\nLanouette of Hinman, Howard & Kattel, LLP is the event\u2019s featured speaker,\na panel discussion, moderated by Commerce Chenango President & CEO Steve\nCraig, with follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held today on the\nSUNY Oneonta campus. The drive will be\nheld from 12:00 Noon until 5:00 PM Appointments can be made with the American\nRed Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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