The Chenango County Sheriff\u2019s Office arrested 32 year old\nMatthew Jones of Greene following a Burglary investigation. Officers received a complaint early Monday\nMorning that an individual was breaking into 45 Genesee Street in Greene; Jones\nis accused of placing a ladder up to a window, breaking the window, and\nentering the building. Deputies &\nVillage of Greene Police responded, they located Jones leaving the area on\nfoot, after a brief pursuit, Jones was taken into custody, and a defaced gun\ndropped near the scene was confiscated. \nA search warrant was conducted on Jones\u2019 residence, Officers seized a\n2nd defaced handgun, methamphetamines, marihuana, & items reported stolen\nfrom other local burglaries. Jones was\ncharged with 2nd & 3rd degree Burglary, criminal possession of stolen\nproperty, plus weapons & drug charges, he was arraigned and remanded to the\nChenango County Jail on $10,000 cash bail, more arrests are expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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According to the State Department of Health reported cases\nof the flu were up another 23% from the week before. Statewide, more than 43,000 flu cases have\nbeen confirmed this season, which covers the previous 19 weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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State Attorney General Letitia James announced that New York\nis joining 15 other states in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump\u2019s\nnational emergency declaration. the\nlawsuit claims that the President is threatening public safety with his move to\ndivert funding from military construction and other programs to pay for a\nU.S.-Mexico border wall. The lawsuit\nalleges that the President is manufacturing a crisis and that his declaration\nis an \u201cunconstitutional and unlawful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Delaware County Board of Elections reminds voters that\nGovernor Cuomo has signed into law that the state & local primary will be\nheld on the 4th Tuesday in June. This\nchanges the dates for circulating and filing designating party petitions for\ncounty, town and committee offices. \nFebruary 26th is the first day to circulate a designating petition for\nthe elected town and party committee offices that are up for election in\n2019. More information is available\nthrough the Delaware County Board of Elections at 832-5321 or through town\nparty chairpersons, to get a petition if you wish to run for a town office or\nparty committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Binghamton Rumble Ponies announced that individual\ntickets for home games at NYSEG stadium are now available. Tickets can be purchased at BingRP.com, home\ngames start on April 11th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Chronic Wasting Disease has been\ndetected in wild deer, elk or moose in 24 states, including New York State,\naccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is warning hunters to avoid handling &\nthey advise people not to handle or eat meat from deer and elk that seem sick\nor have been found dead. New York\u2019s\ncases were found in the North Country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Governor Cuomo announced legislation expanding assistance\navailable for victims of hate crimes and certain other crimes associated with\ndomestic violence who were not physically injured during the crime, is now\neffective. The new law allows these\nindividuals to apply for reimbursement of shelter costs and crime scene cleanup\nexpenses from the New York State Office of Victim Services, previously, victims\nwho were not physically injured during the crime were only eligible for certain\nOVS benefits if the charges included criminal obstruction of breathing or blood\ncirculation; certain menacing, harassment, aggravated harassment, criminal\ncontempt and stalking offenses; and hate crimes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Congressman Antonio Delgado will hold a town hall meeting on\nTuesday at 5:30 at the Delaware Academy high school auditorium in Delhi.\nDelgado\u2019s town hall will begin at 5:30 PM in Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Congressman Anthony Brindisi invites constituents to an open\nhouse at his Utica & Binghamton offices. The Utica Office Open House will\nbe Tuesday, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm at 430 Court Street, Suite 102, the Binghamton\nOffice Open House will be held Saturday, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM at 49 Court\nStreet, Suite 210 Binghamton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Board of Trustees of the Village of Unadilla tonight at\n6:30 p.m. at the Unadilla Fire Station on Clifton Street, The board is\nconsidering the adoption of Local Law No. 1 for 2019, to Amend chapter 47 of\nthe Code entitled \u201cAnimals\u201d to allow chickens in the Village. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo today announced that $15 million in\nadditional funding is available to help eligible New Yorkers heat their homes\nfollowing a spate of severe weather over the past month. Starting Today, households\nin danger of running out of heating fuel or having their utility service shut\noff may apply for a second emergency benefit through the Home Energy Assistance\nProgram. In addition, Governor Cuomo announced the extension of the application\nperiod for both regular and emergency HEAP benefits until April 26. More information is available at otda.ny.gov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Chenango County Sheriff\u2019s Office arrested 32 year old Matthew Jones of Greene following a Burglary investigation. Officers received a complaint early Monday Morning that an individual was breaking into 45 Genesee Street in Greene; Jones is accused of placing … Continue reading