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Over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, State troopers conducted an underage drinker identification detail. Troopers checked a total of 16 convenience stores in Broome County, all 16 businesses and sales clerks were found in compliance and no arrests were made.
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The Bronx Wanderers will be performing at the Chenango Arts Council Martin W. Kappel Theater tonight in Norwich. Chenango Arts spokesperson Victoria Kappel comments:
(Victoria Kappel)
Tickets are still available for tonight’s concert at chenangoarts.org, more information is available at 336-ARTS.
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The Guernsey Library in Norwich will hold their Annual Open House tonight, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. The Open House is open to all community members, more information is available at 334-4034.
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Free 5-gallon pails of remixed exterior latex paint are now available to non-profit agencies and Otsego County residents. The pain is available on a first come first serve basis, it was collected as part of the county’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day in September, it was re-mixed and packaged for distribution through the generosity of Golden Artist Colors of New Berlin. More information is available by calling the Otsego County Planning Department at 547-4225.
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State police at Oneonta arrested 21-year-old Travis Cole & 27-year-old Heather Cole of Oneonta for unlawful possession of marihuana. The arrests occurred after a vehicle stop for loud exhaust on Orchard Street in Oneonta, a search of the vehicle and occupants found them to possess marihuana. Both were issued tickets returnable to the Oneonta town court on December 10th.
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A free electronic recycling event will be held at the Sidney library tomorrow from 9:30 to 3:30. Residents can drop off their old electronics for recycling at the back entrance to the Smart community room.
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The Chenango memorial hospital auxiliary will host ”Breakfast with Santa” tomorrow from 8:00 to 10:00 AM in the hospital cafeteria. The event includes a full breakfast buffet and pictures with Santa, courtesy of NBT Bank; tickets are $5.00 at the door.
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The Bainbridge Guilford teachers association will hold its 3rd annual holiday craft fair tomorrow from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, at the Greenlawn Elementary School in Bainbridge. The event is free to the public; proceeds will benefit the BG Student council “Angel Fund” which provides holiday baskets & turkeys to local families in need.
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The Sidney American legion auxiliary will host their annual craft & bake sale tomorrow from 9:00 to 4:00, with vendors selling jewelry, books, signs, quilts, afghans, painted glass, embroidered towels and scarves. Lunch will be served between 10:00 & 2:00 PM.
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The Butternut Valley Alliance will hold its 5th annual holiday open house on Sunday from 4:00 to 6:30 PM at the Empire House at 32 Marion Avenue in Gilbertsville. Dinner reservations are required and should be made by contacting the Empire House at 783-2895 or theempirehouse@yahoo.com. More information on the Butternut Valley Alliance is available at the sites.google.com/site/butternutvalleyalliance.
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(Ginny Ireland 12-3-13)
Some of the local businesses participating with trees include Acco Brands, Amphenol, NBT, Rainbow’s end, Trackside dining in Sidney, Village Variety in Unadilla and the Sidney library. More information about ”Operation Merry Christmas” is available at 563-8119 or 967-8119.
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The Sidney Chamber of Commerce will have their annual Jolly Holly days parade this Friday night, followed by other activities leading up to Christmas. Chamber spokesperson Kerri Green explains:
(Kerri Green 12-3-13)
The children’s holiday party will be held on Saturday December 14th at the Sidney library, registration is requested by calling the chamber office at 561-2642 or 267-8541.
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The Bronx Wanderers will be performing at the Chenango Arts Council Martin W. Kappel Theater this Friday night in Norwich. Chenango Arts spokesperson Victoria Kappel comments:
(Victoria Kappel)
Tickets are still available for Friday night’s concert at chenangoarts.org or by calling 336 ARTS.
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The Sidney Central School District Freshman Class is having a toy drive to help replace the Toys For Tots toys lost in the storage facility fire in Norwich last Friday. School officials said that the freshman class decided to do the toy drive, as many remember that Roger Barnhart, the Toys for Tots coordinator, donated toys to kids who lost toys in the flooding. Toys can be dropped off at the Sidney High School offices by Monday, December 9th.
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Assemblyman Cliff Crouch is hosting 3 town hall meetings this week in Kirkwood, Windsor and Triangle. Crouch told WCDO News about the town hall meeting and why he tries to schedule as many as he can each fall:
(Cliff Crouch 12-3-13)
The first meeting will be Today at 5:00 PM at the Kirkwood Town Hall, the 2nd meeting will be on Wednesday, at 6:00 PM at the Windsor Town Hall, and the 3rd will be on Thursday at 6:00 PM at the Triangle Town Hall on Liberty Street in Whitney Point.
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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is proposing cutting the excise tax on small breweries, to help them grow their businesses, hire new employees and revitalize communities. Schumer’s legislation would cut the excise tax on small breweries in half, from $7 to $3.50 per barrel for the first 60,000 barrels they brew per year.
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The Supreme Court refused to consider throwing out New York State’s taxes on Internet purchases on websites like Amazon.com. The high court refused to hear appeals from Amazon.com LLC and Overstock.com, in their fight against a state law that forces them to remit sales tax the same way in-state businesses do. Amazon has been collecting sales tax in New York as it fights the state over a 2008 law that was the first to consider local affiliates enough of an in-state presence to require sales tax collection
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