Following previous postponements, Jury selection was\nscheduled to begin today in Chenango County Court for the murder trial of\nErnest Franklin of Guilford. Franklin\nand his wife Heather face charges for allegedly murdering their special needs\nson Jeffrey in their Town of Guilford Home and then setting fire to the home to\ncover up the murder in March of 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in downtown\nBinghamton was closed down by authorities today for an investigation. The\nFederal Protective Service, Binghamton police and the Binghamton Fire\nDepartment responded to the federal building at about 12:00 Noon today at 15\nHenry Street, the same agencies\nresponded Friday to the Social Security Office on Court Street after an\nemployee opened an envelope containing a white powdery substance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo Signed the new “Red Flag Bill\u201d into law,\n6 years after signing the New York Safe Act:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cuomo attended a function today in New York City where he\nurged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to try to enact this legislation on a National\nbasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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NYSEG reported that power outages around the state were down\nto about 14,000 this afternoon, following the High winds around the state since\nyesterday afternoon. This Afternoon, 659\nBroome County customers were without power, along with 112 in Chenango County,\n258 in Delaware County & 244 in Otsego County. NYSEG Crews are working to restore power as\nquickly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Local Police Agencies are warning the public about a Social\nSecurity scam where the caller identifies himself as a police officer in an\nattempt to gain person and financial information from the victim, the Police\nDepartment’s name may also appear on your phone as the caller. Police Department will never request\nfinancial information or Social Security numbers over the phone; they also do\nnot request any type of payment to be made over the phone via credit card or\ngift card. The Vestal Police Department was alerted Friday that a scam was perpetrated\nin their name last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo stated that losing the Amazon Warehouse\nproject & the 25,000 jobs along with it, is the greatest tragedy of his\ntenure as governor. Amazon recently\npulled out of the Long Island City Queens Project after several local\npoliticians came out against Amazons Anti-Union history, and they announced\nthat they will stick with their remaining facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo announced this\nmorning that school district that cancel classes due to the high winds today,\nwill not be penalized. School districts\nare allowed a certain number of snow days each year before their state aid is\nsubtracted; today will not be counted as part of that formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NYSEG reports that about 900 customers in Broome, Chenango,\n& Delaware Counties are without power from the high winds in the\nregion. Crews are trying to restore the\npower as quickly as possible. NYSEG\ncustomers should call 1-800-572-1131 to report downed power lines or other\nhazardous situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Binghamton Devils today released a new mobile app for\nfans to stay connected with everything Devils-related on the go. All fans that\ndownload the app will be entered to win 2 tickets to 1 of the remaining home\ngames this season. The new Devils App\nfeatures up to date news on the team, roster, and schedule, including theme\nnights and discounted tickets. Direct links to listen and watch the game on\nyour mobile device will also be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The next Bainbridge United meeting is this evening @ 7:00 pm\nat the back of Bob’s Diner. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following previous postponements, Jury selection was scheduled to begin today in Chenango County Court for the murder trial of Ernest Franklin of Guilford. Franklin and his wife Heather face charges for allegedly murdering their special needs son Jeffrey in their … Continue reading