P.M. NEWS MONDAY 4-6-15

It’s Day 6 of the new state fiscal year, and area lawmakers have had a chance to look over the specific details of the new state budget. Area Assemblyman Cliff Crouch told WCDO News that area school districts received more funding and less of a negative effect from the Gap Elimination Adjustment:

(Crouch 4-6-15)

Crouch said that by next years budget, the Gap Elimination Adjustment should be completely wiped off the books, it devastated upstate schools over the previous 5 years.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Daniel Quakenbush of Meredith Friday following a domestic incident. Deputies charged Quackenbush with Aggravated Harassment, and Criminal Mischief, he was arraigned in the Town of Meredith Court and remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $3000 cash bail or $6000 Bond pending future court action.
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Governor Cuomo today encouraged New Yorkers to help fight obesity during this year’s 20th anniversary of National Public Health Week, which begins today. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the nation, has also reached epidemic levels in New York State. the state Department of Health will be providing health tips through social media under the hash tag #GetFitNYS, more information is available at health.ny.gov. In New York State, 25.4% of adults are obese and another 35.9% are overweight, 32% of the states school aged children are also obese or overweight.
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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a SPECIAL Board of Education Meeting tonight in the District Conference Room at 6:30 PM. The board will move into executive session until 7:00 PM. The 2015-16 Spending plan will be discussed.
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The national tour of ANYTHING GOES, the new Broadway revival of Cole Porter’s musical, will stop in Binghamton on April 26 for 2 shows. Tickets are on sale now at The Arena Box Office, Ticketmaster and online at BroadwayinBinghamton.com. the shows are scheduled for 3:00 & 7:30 PM at the Forum Theater in Binghamton.
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