State Police will partner with local law enforcement agencies statewide to crack down on impaired and reckless driving during Super Bowl weekend. The STOP-DWI campaign will include underage drinking enforcement, along with increased patrols and sobriety checkpoints to deter identify, and arrest impaired drivers. The enforcement initiative runs from Saturday through Monday. During the 2019 Super Bowl campaign, State Police arrested 139 people for impaired driving and issued 7,891 tickets.
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CDO Workforce announced that they will hold a JOB FAIR on Thursday February 20th at the Sidney American Legion, 22 Union Street, Sidney, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Businesses attending will include Amphenol, GE Aviation/Unison, Broome Developmental, Springbrook, Mirabito, NBT, K-Tooling, Universal Forest Products, Raymond Corporation, Joshua House, more information is available at 832-5776.
A fundraiser is being held in Sidney by Binghamton based Half Light Theater Company, to raise funds for Operation Merry Christmas, Dorene Ireland from Operation Merry Christmas explains:
(Dorene Ireland 1-31-20)
The Alice in Wonderland Tea Party event will be held Saturday February 15th at 11:30 am at the Sacred Heart Church, tickets are available at online at TeawithAlice.bpt.me or by phone at 607-201-5850.
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A.O. Fox Hospital is partnering with the New York State Dental Association at FoxCare Dental Associates @ 1 FoxCare Drive in Oneonta tomorrow for a free day of dental services to children 18 and under and pregnant mothers. Appointments can be made at 441-4945; Patients may receive exams and cleanings, plus fillings, sealant treatment, and routine extractions as necessary.
33 year old Gabriel Truitt of Oneonta has been found guilty for 1st-degree arson, 1st-degree and 2nd-degree murder, in Otsego County Court Thursday. Truitt was accused of setting fire to a house on 5 Walling Avenue in Oneonta in December 2018, former Oneonta firefighter John Heller died trying to get his family out of the burning building.
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State and local health departments and healthcare partners are remaining vigilant and have a high state of readiness to protect New Yorkers from novel coronavirus. Officials advise New Yorkers of the ongoing risk for seasonal flu and take recommended precautions to prevent both, the State Department of Health has sent samples from 11 individuals to the CDC for testing for the coronavirus, with 7 found to be negative and 4 more still pending. There are no confirmed cases in New York State.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 34-Year-Old Jimmy Canfield of Scotia on an Arrest Warrant issued by the Town of Sidney Court for Aggravated Harassment. It is alleged that Canfield communicated via electronic means a threat to cause physical harm, or unlawful harm to the property of another, he was arraigned in the Town of Sidney Court and released on his own recognizance & is scheduled to re-appear in the Town of Sidney Court at a later date.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a disabled vehicle on NYC Road 9 in the Town of Andes. A license check of the operator 46 year old Adam Gilbert of Flemington, NJ indicated a total of 7 revocations in the State of New York. Gilbert was issued a ticket for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation & is scheduled to appear in the Town of Andes Court at a later date.
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