The National Weather Service is calling for a Winter Storm Watch Tuesday, local meteorologist rich Townsend comments:
(Rich Townsend 1-28-19)
Townsend said that he believes that the storm will have up to 6 inches of snow accumulation Tuesday.
A Delaware County Grand Jury handed down Sealed Indictments last Thursday after a narcotics trafficking investigation in the Delhi area. Sheriff’s Investigators and Deputies arrested 61 year-old Herbert Jones and 47 year-old Nicole Byron of Delhi Friday, for Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, for allegedly selling Heroin in the Village of Delhi in December. Byron was located and arrested in the City of Albany, & was returned to Delaware County. Jones was arraigned in Delaware County Court on Friday and was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility without bail pending continuation of his arraignment. Byron was arraigned in Delaware County Court this morning and was also remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility to be held without bail pending continuation of the arraignment.
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The Child Victims Act is expected to pass today in the legislature, and a 3-way agreement was reached on this legislation last week. Governor Cuomo has been a vocal advocate for the Child Victims Act for years, and he even quoted Pope Francis in his State of the State address recently to call for the passage of these bills by the legislature:
(Cuomo 1-28-19)
The Child Victim’s act will be signed into law by Governor Cuomo shortly after its expected passage in Albany.
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Local sales tax collections continued to climb in 2018, According to a report released today by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Collections across the state of $17.5 billion grew by $872 million, or 5.3%, every region in the state has experienced an increased annual growth rate in sales tax collections in each of the last 3 years, with the exception of the Finger Lakes. The Southern Tier saw the highest year-over-year increase at 6.8%, the strongest for the region since 2011.
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A new report shows that the use of E-Cigarettes by New York State youth has sky-rocketed in the last few years by 160% over 4 years. Linda Wegner of Advancing Tobacco Free Communities of Delaware Otsego & Schoharie Counties said that there is a lot of work to be done to correct this issue:
(Linda Wegner 1-28-19)
Wegner said that the problem has been compounded by big tobacco companies such as Marlboro, buying up E-cigarette companies & using flavorings & marketing to entice youth into nicotine based products, state & federal officials are just starting to consider legislative action to stop these trends.
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce announced that their next “1sty Friday Eat & Greet” event will be held at the Bellayre ski resort in Highmount om February 1st at 8:30 AM. The last day to register for the event through the Chamber office in Delhi is tomorrow at http://delawarecounty.org
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State Senator Fred Akshar released his latest in a series of online surveys. Akshar is asking his constituents to weigh in on the Governor’s proposal to legalize recreational marijuana. Key provisions of the proposal include Establishing separate licensing programs for marijuana growers, distributors and retailers, with a ban on growers also opening retail shops; Imposing a 20 percent state tax and 2 percent local tax on the sale of the drug from wholesalers to retailers, plus a per-gram tax on growers; Allowing counties and large cities to ban marijuana sales within their boundaries & Banning marijuana sales to anyone under the age of 21. The survey can be found at Akshar.NYSenate.Gov.
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Hundreds of county delegates from across the state will gather Today through Wednesday for the New York State Association of Counties Legislative Conference at the Desmond Hotel in Albany. Attendees will participate in bipartisan standing committee meetings, training workshops, policy discussions, keynote addresses, and business meetings. More information is available at nysac.org.
The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force Police arrested 26 year old Bethany Kasson & 38 year old Anthony Thompson of Binghamton following a drug bust at 116 Park Avenue Friday. Police seized 25 grams of Fentanyl plus Cocaine, $7,800 cash from suspected drug sales, Marijuana, & Drug Packaging Materials, Kasson & Thompson face 6 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, 1 count of Criminal Possession of Marijuana, and 4 counts of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, they were being held pending court action.
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Bainbridge United, previously known as Reunite Bainbridge, will meet at 7:00 PM tonight at the back of Bob’s Diner. They will continue preparing a mission statement, other topics are welcomed, the public is invited to attend & participate.
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The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive today from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Sidney Federal Credit Union, at 42 Union Street. To make an appointment, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS, All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients.
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The Delaware County Fair Board annual dinner was held Saturday at the Walton Fire house. The Fair Board announced that 10 $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to current high school seniors or students already in college, through State Association of Agricultural Fairs & the New York’s State Showpeople’s Association, more information is available by emailing delcofair@gmail.com, applications are available at nysfairs.org & must be returned by April 12th. ————————————————–