State\ncomptroller Tom DiNapoli office says it had blocked more than 12,000 bogus\nrefunds worth 43.7 million as of the start of the week. Many of the incorrect returns misrepresented income\nor listed too many dependents. Dinapoli says\neach year his staff uncovers more inventive tax schemes, forcing them to use\nsophisticated data-driven methods to expose them. Tax day this year is Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Measles\ncontinues to spread in New York State with cases occurring in New York City,\nWestchester County, Orange County, Sullivan County, and Rockland County.\nOutbreaks are also occurring in the states of New Jersey, California,\nWashington, and Michigan and several foreign countries. There have been no\ncases of measles in Delaware County to date. \nFor additional information you can check the CDC\u2019s website for\nup-to-date outbreak information cdc.gov\/measles\/cases-outbreaks.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The City of\nNorwich Spring Cleanup of yard debris will be coming soon. City officials stated that clear bags must\nbe used; Brush must be tied with string; branches and no longer than 6′ or\n3″ inches in diameter. Debris must be placed between the sidewalk and the\ncurb. Pickup occurs in May, exact dates will be released shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Community\nevents for the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals\nbegin tomorrow with a volunteer appreciation event from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon\nat the shelter on State route 28 in Cooperstown. Volunteers and fosters are\ninvited to stop by for coffee, donuts in observance of National Volunteer\nAppreciation Week. More information\nabout the Shelter & their activities are available at 547-9371.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Chenango\nArts Council hosted the 2019 Chenango Area Student Art Show, Lucy Funke and\nChenango Music Scholarship awards ceremony last Friday. The Lucy Funke\nScholarship was awarded to Riley Webster of Sherburne Earlville & Andrea\nDempsey of the Oxford Academy, the Chenango Music Scholarship goes to Matthew\nRyan of the Sherburne Earlville district, The Chenango Area Student Show\nwinners in a variety of categories were Riley Webster of Sherburne Earlville,\nGuin Warren of Norwich, Ashley Spooner of Afton, Samantha Emerson of Oxford,\nShanee Baker Bush of Oxford & Madisyn Stowell of Sherburne Earlville. All eligible pieces will be entered in\nCongressman Anthony Brindisi\u2019s Congressional Art Show in Utica; the winning\nentry will have a chance to be displayed in Washington for a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Delaware\nCounty Department of Public Works will be closing County Route 44 in the Town\nof Sidney to through traffic on Monday at 7:00 am for bridge repairs. The road\nwill be closed at Bridge 44-1 which is located 0.25 miles north of the\nintersection with State Route 357. It is\nexpected that the road will be remain closed until Friday, April 19th. The\ndetour will be Covered Bridge Road to State Route 357. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Copes Corners Park Spring Fest committee for the Town of\nButternuts is soliciting craft, artist, product, and general vendors for its\n5th annual Spring Fest on May 4th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The cost for a 12-foot by 12-foot space is\n$20. An application for vendor space is\naccessible from the \u201cforms and documents\u201d tab at copescornerspark.org.\nQuestions may be directed to Lynne Ohl at 783-2518 or ohlle93@yahoo.com. Completed\napplications must be mailed by April 22, with the accompanying vendor fee, to\nTown of Butternuts, P.O. Box 318, Gilbertsville, NY 13776.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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State Attorney General Letitia James will host a round-table discussion regarding the opioid epidemic in Binghamton this afternoon.\u00a0 James has invited local Elected Officials, Treatment Providers, Addiction Experts & Impacted Individuals.\u00a0 The discussion will begin at 2:30 pm at the Office of the Attorney General at the State Office Building at 44 Hawley Street in the 18th Floor Community Room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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As New York\nState Leaders consider making the recreational use of Marijuana legal across\nthe state, the New York Sheriff’s Association, and other law enforcement\nagencies are against that idea. Delaware\nCounty Sheriff Craig Dumond commented on what happened in Colorado after they\nbecame the first state to legalize recreational marijuana:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A study by\nthe American Journal of Psychiatry showed that people who use marijuana are 3\ntimes more likely to use opioids; another study showed an increase in Psychosis\nand schizophrenia among daily users, and states with recreational marijuana saw\na jump in murders & Aggravated Assaults attributed to its use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The 14th\nannual Otsego County Conservation Association Earth Festival will take place on\ntomorrow from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Milford Central School. The Earth Festival will be featuring\nexhibits, workshops, vendors, food and entertainment. More information is available at\noccainfo.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The General\nClinton Canoe Regatta officials announced that they will have their 12th Annual\nDan Elwood Memorial 5k Run and the Tracy Richmond 1 Mile Walk for Hospice on\nSaturday, May 25th, at 9:00 AM at General Clinton Park, in Bainbridge. There is a \n$20 pre-registration fee, which will be accepted until Saturday, May\n18th, after that, entrants may register the day of the race\nbeginning at 8:00 AM for a fee of $25. T-shirts will be given to first 100\nentrants. Pre-registration forms may be sent to: Dan Elwood Memorial Race c\/o\nJohn Harmon, 3617 State Hwy 206, Bainbridge, NY 13733.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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