(Cliff Crouch 6-11-18)

The Legislative session is expected to end late next week.
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Magic City Productions will be bringing Ringo Starr & his All Star Band to Binghamton, Stu Green of Magic City explains:

(Stu Green 6-11-18)

The 2018 All Starr Band includes Colin Hay of “Men At Work”, Steve Lukather of “Toto”, Gregg Rolie of “Journey” & “Santana” and Graham Gouldman of “10cc”.
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Referencing the recent suicides of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer commented that federal funding of suicide prevention needs to be increased after years of stagnant growth. Schumer said that the 3 most successful suicide prevention programs are The Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention, The Suicide Prevention Lifeline & The GLS Suicide Prevention Resource Center; he said those 3 programs have received $50 million annually combined since 2013 without any increase.
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The 2018 Chenango County Dairy Day celebration will be this Saturday, June 16 at the Chenango County Fairgrounds. The day will begin at 10:30AM with a parade in the City of Norwich leading to the Fairgrounds, beginning at the CWS parking lot and proceeding down Maydole Street to the Fair grounds.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 34 year old Jessica Palmatier of Margaretville for 1 count of endangering the welfare of a child & unlawful possession of marijuana. Deputies allege that Palmatier neglected the appropriate care of a 3 year old child she was responsible for while engaging in smoking marijuana. Palmatier was issued appearance tickets and is scheduled to reappear at the Town of Middletown court at a later date to answer these charges.
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The State DEC reports that the number of Toxic Algae Blooms in the state has doubled in the last few weeks. the state recorded blooms in 19 bodies of water from central New York to downstate, only 10 were recorded on the Memorial Day weekend. The state is working on algae-reduction plans for a dozen lakes; some provide drinking water for neighboring communities.
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The murder and arson trial of Ernest Franklin has been adjourned until November in Chenango County Court.  Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday in the murder and arson trial of Ernest Franklin.  Franklin and his wife, Heather were indicted on charges of 2nd-degree murder, arson and tampering with physical evidence in the death of their 16 year old son Jeffrey at their town of Guilford home in March of 2017. The Franklins will face separate trials.

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Dr. James O’Brien of UHS Cardiology Norwich will discuss Women & Heart disease tonight at Bohemian Moon, 103 W. Main Street in Norwich, as part of their Women’s Health Series, The event will begin at 6:00 PM. more information on the series is available at 337-4183.
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THE DEPOSIT HANCOCK BASEBALL TEAM CAPPED OFF A GREAT SEASON WITH A 9-3 WIN OVER FORT PLAIN TO WIN THE CLASS-D STATE TITLE AT SUNY BINGHAMTON. IT’S THE FIRST STATE TITLE FOR THE COMBINED PROGRAM. THE DEPOSIT SOFTBALL TEAM LOST A HEARTBREAKING 4-3 CONTEST TO FORT ANN IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE JACKS HAD WON 3 STRAIGHT TITLES BUT JUST CAME UP SHORT THIS SEASON. ON THE TRACK THE BEST LOCAL FINISHER AT THE STATE MEET WAS DELHI SENIOR LOGAN BRUCE, SHE WON THE DIVISION 2 PENTATHLON COMPETITION TO BRING HOME HER 2ND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, she helped Delaware Academy WIN a TITLE IN BASKETBALL EARLIER THIS YEAR. FOR A FULL RECAP OF THE WEEKEND YOU CAN VISIT WCDO SPORTS DOT COM
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The recent general Clinton canoe regatta could have been a lot more difficult for paddlers this year, if it were not for the efforts of area fire departments who responded to help out after high swift waters created problems.  Regatta Chairman John Harmon comments:

(John Harmon 6-7-13)

Harmon said that the area fire departments are expecting to participate on a permanent basis with future general Clinton canoe regattas.

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Chenango county sheriff’s department Detectives arrested 56-year-old Robert Baker of Plymouth for 2 counts of endangering the Welfare of a Child.  A complaint was forwarded to the department from the New York State Child Abuse Hot Line, where Baker was accused of exposing himself to the children.  He was arraigned in the Town of Plymouth Court and remanded to the Chenango county jail $2500 cash bail.  The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are pending following the examination of evidence seized.

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State Police arrested 26-year-old Tavish Braman of Greene for DWI, Reckless Driving, Reckless Endangerment, Criminal Mischief and multiple violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. The arrest resulted from of an aggressive driving incident on I-81 in Marathon.  Braman was arraigned in the Town of Willet Court and remanded to the Cortland County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail pending court action on June 19^th.

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Assemblyman Cliff Crouch will be hosting a roundtable Education Summit on Thursday, June 27^th at 6:00 pm at the Chenango Valley High School. The roundtable will feature a discussion with Chenango Valley School District Interim Superintendent David Gill, New York State Regent James Tallon, Southern Tier area teachers and parents on Annual Professional Performance Reviews, Common Core, state testing, and unfunded mandates.

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Governor Cuomo announced a call for projects to be funded by the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to assist local governments and non-profit organizations to rebuild damaged communities across the state. Over $500 million is expected to be available for the program for those communities that were in the disaster areas from Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Lee or Superstorm Sandy.  More information is available at dhses.ny.gov or at 855-NYS-SANDY.

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The Afton Crimson Knights Girl’s Softball team made it to the state finals on Saturday, but fell short of winning the state championship.  Afton lost to Fort Ann 5-2, who finished the season at a perfect 25-0, Afton finished at 22-2.

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