Curtis Cuttino & Michael McVicker of York Pennsylvania\nwere indicted Friday by a Tioga County grand jury on a variety of felony charges,\nin connection with the fatal shooting of Brian Argro in his Apalachin Home May\n9th. Cuttino has been indicted for 1st\n& 2nd degree murder, 1st-degree burglary, 2nd-degree kidnapping and\nCriminal possession of a weapon; \nMcVicker was indicted for 2nd degree murder, 1st-degree burglary,\n2nd-degree kidnapping and criminal possession of a weapon. Both men are being held without bail pending\nadditional court action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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School Budget Votes will be held state wide tomorrow. Locally, Sidney & Schenevus school\ndistrict budget decreased their spending from last year, most have had slight\nto mild increases, local districts are close to 2% Property Tax Cap. Capital Projects will be voted on by voters\nin Sidney, Unatego & Afton tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Afton Central School District is asking for approval\ntomorrow on a capital project, Superintendent Tim McNamara comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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McNamara said that state aid & the capital reserve fund\nwill cover the cost of the project, meaning that there will be no additional\nburden on tax payers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
30 year old Christopher Bonno has been charged with 4th\ndegree arson, 3rd degree Burglary & resisting arrest following the report\nof a barn fire at 3973 State Highway 23 in the town of Plymouth at about 8:00\nPM Saturday night. Smoldering hay was\nextinguished, no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic\nPreservation is hiring more than 1,000 new and returning lifeguards for the\nsummer season at its swimming beaches and pools. New York State Park lifeguards must meet\ncertain eligibility criteria, which includes successfully completing the\nqualifying procedure, before being hired. For a complete schedule of qualifying\ndates, more information about hiring requirements, and an application, go to parks.ny.gov\/employment\/lifeguards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Starting this Week, the\nSuit-Kote Corporation & Chenango County DPW will be working on County Road\n32 between State Route 320 in the Town of Norwich and State Route 12 in the\nTown of North Norwich. It is anticipated this procedure shall take about 1 week\nto complete, depending on weather conditions. \nThe traveling public is asked to find alternate routes; more information\nis available at 337-1710.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Woodstock 50 appears to be on again, as organizers announced\nthat the Oppenheimer & Co. investment corporation has signed on as a\nfinancial advisor to complete the financing for the concert. The statement adds that preparations will\ncontinue as planned. Woodstock 50 is scheduled to take place August 16th to the\n1th 8 in Watkins Glen, ticket sales will be announced shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo announced that $21.3 million has been awarded\nto 6 affordable housing developments in the Southern Tier that will create or\npreserve 249 affordable homes. The funds were made available through New York\nState Homes & Community Renewal’s 2018 Unified Funding Application; Awards\ninclude $4.3 million for Endicott Square, in the Village of Endicott, creating\n61 apartments in a mixed income development that repurposes a former school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Raymond Corporation hosted more than 150 high school\nstudents at its headquarters in Greene, on Friday, for the company’s inaugural\nEngineering Day. Students from 9 schools\nacross the Southern Tier learned about career opportunities within engineering\nand associated disciplines, through 12 interactive exhibits, including 3D\nprinting, & the award-winning Raymond Virtual Reality Simulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, the Walton Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware County Industrial Development Agency will present a 1 hour session on Walton’s designation as an “Opportunity Zone” by New York State.\u00a0 The designation allows for incentivized business development in Walton, on Thursday, June 6 at Molto Espresso, 151 Delaware Street, Walton from 11 a.m. to 12:00 noon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sidney Village Police arrested\n52 year old Alvin Mills of Sidney for sexual abuse & Endangering the Welfare\nof a Minor, following a recent investigation by Sidney Police & State Police. Mills was remanded to the Delaware County\njail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond pending future court action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Curtis Cuttino & Michael McVicker of York Pennsylvania were indicted Friday by a Tioga County grand jury on a variety of felony charges, in connection with the fatal shooting of Brian Argro in his Apalachin Home May 9th. Cuttino has … Continue reading