The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office responded to an Armed Robbery Friday at the Speedway Gas Station, in the Town of Norwich. The suspect displayed what appeared to be a handgun and demanded money from the store employee. The Sheriff’s Office arrested 36 year old Jeremy Farnsworth of Norwich for 2nd degree Robbery police recovered the stolen cash and the weapon used in the robbery. Farnsworth was arraigned in the Town of Norwich Court and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $25,000 cash bail. He is to reappear in court on November 22. The State Police and City of Norwich Police Department assisted with the investigation.
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More American red cross blood drives will be held in Oneonta today from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM at Hartwick College, & Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Country Club Auto Group, 55 Oneida Street appointments are requested with the red cross App, at recrossblood.org or 1-800 red cross.
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The Oxford and McDonough Communities are invited to the 32nd annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner, served from 12-noon to 1 p.m., on Thursday, at St. Joseph’s Church at 3 Scott Street. For reservations and deliveries to shut-ins call today at 843-9635, 843-9329 or 843-9747. To volunteer in serving and in the kitchen, call 843-6249. Free will donations will be accepted at the NBT Bank in Oxford.
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Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig & City Manager Meg Hungerford will be presenting the annual state of the City Address at the March 1st Common Council Meeting at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the Common Council Chambers at City Hall, more information is available at 432-6450.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced proposed revisions to the state’s solid waste regulations to increase protections for public health, safety, natural resources and the environment. The proposed changes include measures to regulate previously unregulated facilities, activities, and waste streams within the state’s existing solid waste management program. The regulations will also increase oversight of construction and demolition debris and historic fill, reducing the potential threat of these waste streams to water quality and the environment throughout the state.
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The Next General Clinton Canoe Regatta Meeting will be held tonight at the Highway 7 Bar and Grill in Bainbridge. At 6:30 PM, the Race Committee Meeting will begin, at 7:30 PM the Regular meeting will begin.
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