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P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 4-7-15

wcdonews — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:02:46 +0000

Governor Andrew Cuomo may be looking at running for a 3rd term as governor. The New York Board of Elections records show Cuomo’s campaign committee has changed its name to “Andrew Cuomo 2018.” Cuomo was re-elected in November to a 2nd term.
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State Police announced that they are looking for Gary Naselsky on charges of 3rd degree Grand Larceny. Naselsky allegedly stole $4,500 by depositing bad checks to the Sidney Federal Credit Union in Oneonta; the Town of Oneonta Court issued a warrant in May 2014. Anyone with information should contact the State Police at 432-4844 or email Crimetip@troopers.ny.gov.
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The Cuomo Administration announced that a new law protecting consumers from getting hit with surprise, out-of-network medical bills are in effect. The law holds consumers harmless from any surprise or emergency out-of-network medical bills they receive from providers, and requires enhanced consumer disclosures to protect patients from getting hit with surprise medical bills in the first place. The new law also requires enhanced consumer disclosures from insurers, doctors and hospitals, allowing consumers to more easily know which providers are out-of-network, how much those providers expect to charge, and how much the insurer expects to cover.
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The Oneonta Common Council will hold their next meeting this evening at City Hall. The meeting will get underway at 7:00 PM on the common council chambers on the 2nd floor.
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Chenango County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Town of North Norwich resident for 3 counts of endangering the welfare of a child and 1 count of criminal mischief Sunday. 40-year-old Preston Newberry was charged following a domestic dispute, which allegedly occurred in front of 3 children. Newberry was taken into custody without incident, arraigned and released to appear in the Town of North Norwich Court at a later date.

P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 9-2-14

wcdonews — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:57:40 +0000

The B-Mets Playoff fate has been decided, following yesterday’s loss to Richmond to end the regular Eastern League Season. B-Mets spokesman Jim Weed explains:

(Jim Weed 9-2-14)

The B-Mets will be playing Round 1 Playoff Games at home Wednesday and Thursday, against the Portland Sea Dogs. Tickets are available at BMETS.com, at the NYSEG Stadium box office or at 723-METS.

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State police are reminding motorists to support the AAA’s annual “School’s Open; Drive Carefully” for the safety of children traveling to and from school. The Annual campaign alerts motorists to the special risks to school age children from motor vehicle crashes, which is the leading cause of death for children from 5 to 14 years old. The campaign runs through October 15. Motorists will receive an additional reminder each time they see one of the “School’s Open” bumper stickers on State Police vehicles, other state vehicles, & school buses.

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The New York State Fair in Syracuse ended its 2014 run with attendance that topped last year by 113,990 visitors. The fair broke a record Saturday for the most people to ever go through the turnstile in one day, then, broke it again yesterday with a new high of 122,870. Overall attendance for the fair this year was just over 965,000 people.

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A new state Board of Elections enforcement began its work today. The new compliance office will probe potential election law and campaign finance violations; the unit will begin with 3 investigators, 3 lawyers and 2 support staff. For the past several years, the Board of Elections has had no investigators on staff to enforce election law. The unit was part of several ethics reforms the Legislature agreed to in March in exchange for Cuomo’s decision to shut down his anti-corruption commission.

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New York’s Upstate Niagara Cooperative of Buffalo was awarded a contract to provide Greek yogurt to public schools across 3 states. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said that Upstate Niagara would provide 142,700 pounds of Greek yogurt to New York, Arizona and Tennessee, as part of the U.S. D.A. School Lunch Program Pilot, through the end of the school year in June 2015. The USDA will then consider bids for the following school year.

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Local officials urge residents to think safety for National Preparedness Month in September. Staying informed about developments and making kits with supplies are some of the steps families can take to minimize problems whenever a natural disaster hits the area. National Preparedness Month is sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order to educate people to prepare for and respond to emergencies of all types and sizes. More information can be found at ready.gov

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The Sidney Village Board of Trustees will be holding an emergency board meeting with limited agenda items in the Sidney Civic Center boardroom. The meeting gets underway at 7:00 PM. The board will acknowledge receipt of bids not meeting FAA specifications & Authorize rebidding of the acquisition of Snow Removal Utility Tractor with attachments.

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P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 12-19-13

wcdonews — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:54:39 +0000

State Police Superintendent Joseph D’Amico announced that Service arrangements for Trooper David Cunniff have been set for today and tomorrow. Calling hours will be today from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at the Grace Fellowship Church in Watervliet, the Funeral Service will be tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM, also at the Grace Fellowship Church in Watervliet. Trooper Cunniff died from injuries sustained while conducting a traffic stop on the Thruway Monday night in Amsterdam.

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State troopers of Sidney, Oneonta and Richfield Springs conducted an Underage Drinker Initiative detail, checking 8 convenient stores in Otsego County, the City of Oneonta, and in the towns of Oneonta, Otsego, Hartwick and Otego. All 8 stores were in full compliance with all State laws, they were Hess Express, Main Street in the City of Oneonta, all Mirabito Quickways, in the Towns of Hartwick, Oneonta & West Oneonta, the Pit Stop in Cooperstown, Taylor’s Mini Mart in the Town of Laurens, & Sunoco in the Town of Otego.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 28-year-old Amber Armstrong of Walton for 2^nd degree Harassment & on an arrest warrant from the Walton Village Court for 2^nd degree Coercion. The charges stem from an incident with a male acquaintance in the Town of Walton. Armstrong will appear in Walton Town Court at a later date.

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced his office completed an audit of the Village of Deposit. The audit found that the village board did not effectively oversee and monitor their financial operations. The board did not have accurate information for their financial decisions and did not adopt reasonable budgets for the general, water and sewer funds. The report also said that the board cannot be sure that only authorized disbursements were made, that all moneys received were properly deposited, or that all transactions were properly recorded and reported.

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New York State’s unemployment rate decreased from 7.7% to 7.4% in November, the lowest level since January 2009, according to the preliminary figures released today by the State Department of Labor. the state’s economy added 4,300 private sector jobs, to a record high of almost 7.5 million.

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Governor Cuomo signed a law to increase state oversight of special education programs for preschoolers with disabilities. The law authorizes the state comptroller to audit all of the independently run programs at least once in the next 5 years. It establishes new reporting requirements for committees that place children in programs and for providers. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says fraud in the $1.3 billion program has cost taxpayers millions of dollars while depriving children of needed help.

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It took just a fraction of New York voters to approve private casinos in the state. About 14.3 percent of the state’s 11 million registered voters cast a ballot in favor of the Nov. 5 casino referendum, according to the state Board of Elections. Nearly 1.19 million New Yorkers voted against it, or about 10.8 percent of the total electorate. More than 512,000 ballots left the casino section blank or void. The casino referendum, which allows the state to permit up to seven private casinos, was the first of six proposals on the back of all the ballots and received the most total votes

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The American Red Cross of the Southern Tier will host a Babysitters Training Class for youth ages 11 to 15 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM this Saturday, at the Red Cross office at 620 East Main Street in Endicott. The cost of the class is $75, which includes a certificate from the American Red Cross, handbook and CD ROM. Space is limited and advanced registration is required at 1-800-733-2767, or at redcross.org.

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