Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Investigators arrested 45-year-old Gabriel Bonacci of Sidney on new felony drug charges, following an investigation after a March 24th arrest by Parole Officers on a parole violation warrant. This morning Sheriff’s Investigators charged Bonacci with 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance & 2 counts of Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, following the execution of a search warrant at Bonacci’s Sidney property Monday, Investigators seized narcotics, including morphine tablets. Bonacci was arraigned in the Town of Sidney Court & was sent back to the Delaware County Jail on $250,000 cash bail.
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State Police are looking for 78-year-old Franklin Carney of Norwich, who was reported missing Thursday. Police said that Carney suffers from dementia, and may be in need of medical attention, he was last see at 1:00 PM Thursday on Aldrich Road in Norwich. Carney is described as a white male, 6 feet 1 inch tall, 172 pounds, with gray hair and gray eyes, he drives a black 2006 Ford Ranger with the New York license plates CHB-2325, he was wearing a black Carhart jacket, blue jeans, white shoes and a baseball cap, he was with his Australian cattle dog. Anybody with information should call State police at 334- 3296 or 911.
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The Village of Greene Police Department arrested Jesse Ehlers of the Town of Greene following an investigation into a theft of property valued around $45,000 in the Village of Greene recently. Ehlers was charged with 3 counts each of Burglary & Grand Larceny, he was arraigned in the Village of Greene court and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $15,000 bail.
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State Troopers arrested 48-year-old John St. John of Mt. Upton for DWI with a B.A.C. result of .15% and other traffic violations. The arrest was made following a traffic stop for speeding at 78mph, when the speed limit is 55mph, while on State Route 7 in the Town of Bainbridge. An investigation determined that St John was driving while intoxicated. He was issued tickets returnable to the Bainbridge Town Court on April 17, 2017.
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Broome County District Attorney Steve Cornwell announced that 17 people have already died in the first 3 months of this year from drug overdoses. Statistics showed that the average age was 35; 11 were male; 6 were female; & 14 of the 17 deaths were attributed to heroin or opioids.
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The 2017 trout and salmon fishing season begin tomorrow, April 1. Anglers can visit DEC’s website to view this spring’s planned trout stockings in 314 lakes and ponds and 2,850 miles of streams across New York State. Anyone 16 years of age and older that wants to fish in New York must have a State fishing license. Anglers can purchase and print a license for immediate use on their home computer at www.dec.ny.gov/permits. Anglers can also purchase a license by phone by calling 1-866-933-2257, or from the numerous license-issuing agents across the state.
Ernest & Heather Franklin of Guilford will be arraigned in Chenango County Court on Friday, they were indicted by a Chenango County Grand jury last week on charges of 2nd degree murder, arson & tampering with physical evidence. The couple is accused of murdering their 16-year-old son Jeffrey & setting fire to the family residence to cover up the murder on march 1st. Both are being held in the Chenango county jail pending Friday’s court action
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Governor Cuomo announced a Request for Proposals for the availability of up to $4.7 million in annual funding for statewide problem gambling outreach, education and treatment services. The RFP includes the development and oversight of seven Problem Gambling Resource Centers across the state. The initiative will be funded in part through a $500 annual license fee charged to casinos operating in New York State, for each gambling table and slot machine at their facilities. Responses are due June 8th.
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Governor Cuomo endorsed the “Empire State Equity Act,” federal legislation that would deliver property tax relief to New Yorkers by increasing federal funding for New York’s Medicaid program. New York is a “donor state” that contributes as much as $30 billion more to the federal budget in taxes than it receives back in services. This bill will help level the playing field and provide New York with an additional $2.3 billion in Medicaid funds, which the state will use to eliminate the local share of Medicaid for any county that agrees to lower local property taxes by an equal amount, thereby passing 100 percent of their savings to their taxpayers.
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CDO Workforce & SUNY Delhi will team up for a session today, regarding application & available courses of study at the college. The session will begin at 1:00 PM at the SIdney Civic Center in the CDOWorkforce offices, reservations are requested at 561-7550, but walk-ins are welcome.
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