Governor Cuomo unveiled a\nproposal to help grow New York’s craft beverage manufacturing industry by\nreforming antiquated prohibition-era laws that will remove barriers to new\ninvestments. The Governor’s proposal will make it easier for movie theaters to\nsell alcoholic beverages; and modernize New York’s Alcoholic Beverage Control\nlaw to help higher education institutions train the next generation of the\ncraft beverage workforce. The bill would also create a post-secondary\ninstitution program license to meet growing workforce demand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The State Health Department\nreported a sharp increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed flu cases and\nhospitalizations statewide. The past\nweek saw another sharp increase in flu cases. Last week, 9,211\nlaboratory-confirmed flu cases were reported to the State Department of Health,\na 74-percent increase in cases from the week prior. This flu season, 22,763\nlaboratory-confirmed cases have been reported to the Department. The number of\nweekly hospitalizations has also increased, with 1,387 New Yorkers hospitalized\nfor lab confirmed influenza, up 119 percent from last week. So far this season\nin New York, 3,592 flu-related hospitalizations and one flu-associated\npediatric death have been reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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State Police arrested an East\nMeredith man twice last month for driving while ability impaired by drugs. On December 8th, troopers arrested 65 year\nold Peter Maguire after they were dispatched to the Mirabito Gas Station in\nBainbridge after employees observed Maguire stumble out of a vehicle and then\nsit at a table and fall asleep. On\nDecember 14th, State Police arrested Maguire again after they were dispatched\nto the report of an unconscious male parked in a gas station parking lot in the\ntown of Davenport, Troopers located Maguire in the driver\u2019s seat with his keys\nin the ignition, he failed sobriety tests, he was arrested & was arraigned\nin the town of Harpersfield court and released on his own recognizance. Maguire will appear in town of Bainbridge\ncourt on January 7th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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State Police arrested 36 year\nold Elizabeth Fabricius of Afton for Aggravated DWI with a BAC of .18%. Fabricius was stopped on Interstate 88 in the\ntown of Sidney when a trooper initiated a traffic stop for vehicle and traffic\nviolations, she was processed then released to a sober third party & faces\ncourt action in the town of Sidney court on January 9th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Otsego County Chamber will be hosting CEO Tim Johnson of\nOtsego Electric Cooperative for Coffee and Connections morning mixer this\nmorning at 8:30 AM. The event will be\nheld at the Otsego Now\/Chamber office 189 Main Street 5th floor Oneonta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Jericho Arts Council is hosting a show with Susquehanna\nString Band tonight at the Town Hall Theater. \nThe Susquehanna String Band show will begin at 7:00 PM, tickets can be\nreserved at 288-3882.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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State Police & local law enforcement agencies are hosting \u201cCoffee with a Cop\u201d on Sunday, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at The Tulip and The Rose Caf\u00e9 at 435 Main Street in Franklin.\u00a0 The public is invited to talk with law enforcement about concerns and ask questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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