Jury selection is complete & the murder trial of Ernest Franklin\nis underway today in Chenango County Court. Franklin & his wife Heather are\naccused of murdering the special needs son Jeffrey in the family home &\nthen setting the house on fire, mimicking the plot of a movie that the Franklin\u2019s\nwatched called “Manchester By the Sea\u201d Heather Franklin’s trial will be\nheld in Chenango county court later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has analyzed the $175.1 billion\n2019-20 Executive Budget plan, which advances several measures to reduce the\nfinancial risks posed to New York by unpredictable tax revenues and federal\nfunding. State tax collections for January were $2.3 billion below the Division\nof Budget\u2019s initial projections; they reduced estimates of tax receipts for the\ncurrent and next fiscal years by $5.7 billion since release of the November\nupdate of the Financial Plan. DiNapoli\u2019s\nreport also finds that Out-year budget gaps projected for the 3 years starting\nwith 2020-21 budget average $4.8 billion annually; projected school aid would\ntotal $27.7 billion, an increase of $956 million, the report is available at\nosc.state.ny.us\/reports\/budget\/2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Tri Town Relay for life event will be held in June at\nGeneral Clinton Park in Bainbridge, prior to that, the kick off “Carnival\nFor A Cure” will be held on March 6th at the Sidney Elks Lodge on River\nStreet from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, spokesperson Gretta Henchey explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Gretta Henchey 2-27-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More information about the March 6th event is available at\n267-0014. The Relay for Life event will\nbe held in June 7th from 6:00 to 11:00 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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19 year old Christopher Youngs of the Town of Maryland was\narrested Monday after leading Oneonta Police officers in a chase that resulted\nin the injury of one of the officers. \nYoungs was charged with 2nd-degree assault of a police officer,\nresisting arrest, and unlawful possession of marijuana, after police were\nattempting to locate Youngs on outstanding Bench Warrants, at 31 Fairview\nStreet. Youngs jumped out a 2nd-story\nwindow and he led officers in a pursuit down a hillside. Youngs was arraigned Tuesday in the Oneonta\nCity Court and was being held on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond at the Otsego\nCounty Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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3 men were arraigned in federal court Wednesday on charges\nconnected to the bank robbery at the M&T Bank branch in North Greenbush\nTuesday morning. Christopher Cohn and\nUlysses Walls were both charged with bank robbery offenses. A third man,\nQuardel Valentine, was charged with conspiracy. 1 bank teller was grazed by a\nbullet in the arm, as the 3 assailants fired their weapons upon leaving the\nM&T bank, descriptions of the getaway car led police to a nearby motel\nwhere the 3 were arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cornell Cooperative Extension will host a Farmers\u2019 Market\nCommunity Meeting at their Hamden office on Wednesday, March 13th, from\n9:30-11:30 am. The goal of this meeting\nis to create and\/or strengthen relationships among individuals and groups that\nsupport farmers\u2019 markets in Delaware County. \nMore information is available at 865-6531 or ccedelaware.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jury selection is complete & the murder trial of Ernest Franklin is underway today in Chenango County Court. Franklin & his wife Heather are accused of murdering the special needs son Jeffrey in the family home & then setting the … Continue reading