WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 10-19-17

Oneonta City Police arrested 28-year-old Andrew Tenace of Oneonta for allegedly selling heroin last month. Tenace turned himself in to police Tuesday Afternoon, he was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, & criminal sale of a controlled substance. Tenace was observed by undercover officers making a sale downtown on September 8th, he was arraigned in Oneonta Town Court & was sent to Otsego County jail on $10,000 cash bail.
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Hartwick College announced a partnership with the Peace Corps, establishing New York State’s first college-level program, to prepare interested students for careers or volunteer service abroad. New York has 449 residents currently serving overseas, making it the Peace Corps’ 2nd highest volunteer-producing state. 5 Hartwick alumni are currently in the Peace Corps, serving in various countries in Africa. 110 Hartwick alumni have served since the Peace Corps since it began in 1961. More information on the Hartwick Peace Corps Program is available at 431-4414.
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This year’s Delaware County Clean Sweep will be held Friday & Saturday, for those looking to get rid of various household chemicals properly. Event coordinator Sue McIntyre of Delaware County Solid Waste explains:

(Sue McIntyre 10-19-17)

Farms & Businesses will drop off their unwanted chemicals tomorrow; Households will drop their waste off on Saturday.
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Audits of municipal water systems estimate local governments are losing millions of dollars in revenue due to water loss, inaccurate meters or improper billing, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. 161 local government and 7 public authority water systems were audited from January 2012 through May 2017, with 22 with water loss issues and estimated repairs that could yield as much as $2.2 million in savings. Several local governments had insufficient revenues to operate their water systems, many due to incorrect billing. A review of 16 municipalities with revenue or billing deficiencies revealed that corrective action could increase revenues by more than $400,000.
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The Village of Sidney Board of Trustees announced that they would have an informational  meeting Monday at 10:00 AM in the Civic Center Board Room regarding the ongoing Main Street Revitalization Project, The 3rd meeting of the series will be held on Monday November 6th at 10:00 AM at the Civic Center.

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The Guilford Town Board will hold their next meeting this evening. The board will meet at 7:00 PM at the town Hall; they are scheduled to review the 2018 tentative budget proposal.


Sidney Emergency squad responded to the report of a small plane crash into the Acco Parking Lot in Sidney Wednesday Afternoon. Sidney Fire Chief Sean Sands explains:

(Sean Sands 10-19-17)

Chief Sands said that the investigation has been turned over to the FAA for the cause of the crash; the names of the 2 occupants were not released.
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State Police arrested 20 year old Tyler Gano of Davenport for Menacing a Police Officer. The arrest was made following the execution of an arrest warrant on an unrelated charge at a residence on County Highway 10 in the Town of Davenport. Gano is accused of displaying a knife towards troopers; he was arraigned and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $10,000.00 bail.
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