Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond announced the arrest of 7 people on a variety of drug charges Thursday afternoon after the execution of a search warrant at 37 Union Street in Sidney. Deputies & Investigators dismantled a large scale Methamphetamine trafficking operation, they arrested William McLean, Nikita Kingsbury, Trevor Light and an unidentified 17 year male from Sidney, plus Jeffrey Robinson of Norwich, and Kevin Mosher & Gina Overbey, who had no known address. Sheriff Dumond comments:
(Sheriff Craig Dumond 9-6-19)
Sheriff Dumond said that the arrests followed a month long investigation; all were charged with 2nd degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance they were arraigned in Delhi Court & were remanded to the Delaware County Jail without bail pending future court action, additional charges are anticipated & the investigation is ongoing. Sidney Village Police assisted at the scene.
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State Police are investigating a crash in the town of Franklin that left 2 teenagers in serious condition. Troopers were dispatched Thursday afternoon at about 4:30 PM to Walley Road in the town of Franklin; they located a Chevy pick-up truck with a 17-year-old male driver and 14-year-old male passenger crashed into a tree. The investigation revealed that speed was a contributing factor when the unidentified 17-year-old lost control of the vehicle around a curve on Wally Road, spun off the roadway and into a tree. Both occupants were transported by LifeNet to Albany Medical Center. The accident remains under investigation.
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State police are investigating a sewage spill that Thursday afternoon at about 2:30 PM on County Route 10 near Elk Creek Road in the town of Meredith. The unidentified Driver of the septic tanker was taken to Fox Hospital for evaluation, the driver rolled the septic tanker, which spilled about 2,000 gallons of sewage, & struck a utility Pole, temporarily knocking out phone & electric service in the east Meredith area. The septic tanker belonged to JB’s Line Cleaning and Plumbing Service, the cause of the accident is under investigation.
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State Police responded to an early morning crash at approximately 4:40 AM today on State Highway 12 near Phetteplace Road in the town of Norwich. The investigation revealed that a 42-year-old male from Chittenango operating a delivery truck crossed over the yellow lines & struck a tractor trailer head-on, the tractor trailer burst into flames on contact. The driver of the tractor trailer was a 45-year-old male from Lisle. Troopers reported that the delivery van driver was transported to Wilson Memorial and later moved to Upstate Medical in Syracuse, sustaining non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured. State route 12 was closed for about 7 hours for the investigation & clean up; the roadway was re-opened shortly before noon. More information will be released as it is made available. The accident remains under investigation.
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The Sidney Central School District announced a change in how school tax bills are collected. Officials said that NBT Bank will no longer be collecting Sidney school taxes, mailed checks should go to the Sidney Central School District, Attention Tax Collector, 95 West Main Street Sidney 13838. Walk-in hours are available at the Sidney Central School District & a drop box available, more information is available at 561-7700.
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Governor Cuomo today announced that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding 14 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. In the Southern Tier, the First Presbyterian Church of Deposit, Built in 1880, has been recommended by the Governor.
Chenango County Officials announced that State Route 12 between Halfway House Road in the town of Norwich & State Route 220 is closed, due to a 2 vehicle head on crash between a Van & A Tractor Trailer. The road will be closed for several hours for the cleanup & investigation; motorists are advised to use Chenango County Route 32 as a detour.
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The Delaware County Democratic Committee announced that Congressman Antonio Delgado, State Senator Jen Metzger and local candidates will attend their Annual Community Barbecue on Sunday, September 8th from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at the Hamden Town Pavilion. Tickets can be purchased at dcnydems.org.
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The 25th annual Colorscape Chenango is this weekend in Downtown Norwich, spokesperson Celeste Friend explains:
(Celeste Friend 9-6-19)
The entire list of activities is listed at colorscape.org.
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The Greene Rod & Gun Club announced that they will hold a Law Enforcement Appreciation day, on Sunday September 8th. The event will be held at the Greene Rod & Gun Club on Foster Hill Road in Greene, More information is available at 669-4556.
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The House of Consignment will hold their annual Tampon Drive Saturday, with free admission to the Unadilla Drive In with a Tampon donation, House of Consignment owner & drive organizer Kirsty Roefs explains:
(Kirsty Roefs 9-5-19)
This year is the 5th Tampon drive helping out women in need.
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The Final concert of the Afton Sunday Summer Concert will be held this Sunday. The show will feature the Afton Community Theater performing selections from their next production “Matilda” at 6:00 PM at Foster Park, the show is free & Open to the public.
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