Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that exempts\nbreastfeeding mothers from jury duty. According to the governor’s office,\nmothers may postpone jury duty service for up to two years. Mothers must submit a note from a physician\nwith a postponement application to postpone jury duty. The law takes into\neffect immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The State Department of Labor today released preliminary\nlocal area unemployment rates for September 2019. The State\u2019s seasonally adjusted\nunemployment rate decreased from 4.0% to 3.9% in September 2019. Locally Chenango County had 3.7%\nunemployment, Delaware County had 3.9% & Otsego County had 3.6%\nunemployment in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Raymond Corporation\u2019s founder George Raymond Sr. was\nannounced as an inductee into the 2019 Supply Chain Hall of Fame at their\nrecent EDGE Conference in Anaheim, California. \nGeorge Raymond Sr. established the company in 1922 when he purchased a\nfoundry in Greene, 17 years later; George Raymond Sr. was granted patents for\nthe double-faced wooden pallet and the hydraulic hand pallet truck\nrevolutionizing the material handling industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Contract Talks are underway for 65 Registered Nurses at\nChenango Memorial Hospital, represented by 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers\nEast. The current collective bargaining\nagreement, negotiated in 2016, is set to expire on October 31st. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Catholic Charities Mentoring program is\nhosting a mentor mixer on Friday November 8th at the American Legion in Sidney.\nThis event is open to the public and is for anyone who might be interested in\nlearning more about mentoring. More\ninformation is available at 604-4071 Ext. 102.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10 area Fire Departments responded to a blaze at 687\nState Highway 205 in the town of Oneonta, just north of the intersection with\nState Route 23. The fire was reported at\nabout 7:15 PM, 2 people were injured & were taken to Fox Hospital in\nOneonta. The cause of the fire is under\ninvestigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Broome County District Attorney\u2019s Office announced\nthat 26 year old Tyler DeCamp of Deposit was sentenced to 10 years in prison\nand 5 years parole in Broome County Court Friday, on 2 counts of 1st-degree\nassault, tampering with physical evidence and resisting arrest, for HIS ROLE IN\nTHE Johnson City McDonalds stabbings. 2\nvictims suffered multiple stab wounds each in the attack, 22 year old Dane\nEdwards was already sentenced to 4 years in prison plus 2 1\/2 parole for his\nrole in the incident, and 3 others are awaiting trial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Governor Cuomo signed legislation requiring pharmacies to\ninform patients of Class I drug recalls made by the FDA within 7 days. Class 1\nDrugs have a high probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or\ndeath, the severity of health risks is higher for elderly patients and those\ntaking long-term medications. This law takes effect immediately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The State Department of Health announced new services for\ne-cigarette users seeking help to stop vaping, through the State\u2019s Smokers\u2019\nQuitline. The Department added the\nservice to address the growing need to help users of e-cigarettes break their\ndependence on vaping, the Quitline is available at 1-866-NY-QUITS <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Breast cancer survivors will share their stories at the\nnext Women\u2019s Health talk this evening at Bohemian Moon in Norwich as part of\nthe UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital\u2019s 2019 Women\u2019s Health Series. The discussion will begin at 6:00 PM, with\nthe presentation and discussion to start at 7:00 PM, featuring local survivors\n& Physician Assistant Alyssa MacIntosh of UHS Women\u2019s Health Center in\nNorwich. More information or\nreservations are available at 337-4239.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Delaware County Sheriff\u2019s Deputies arrested 28-year-old\nMiguel Sotelo of Fort Plain On October 7th, on charges of Aggravated Unlicensed\nOperation of a motor vehicle, Unlicensed Operation and Failure to Keep Right\nfollowing the investigation of a Property damage accident in the Town of Meredith.\nSotelo was arraigned at the Town of Meredith Court and released on his own\nrecognizance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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