US Senator & Republican candidate Ted Cruz of Texas will be making a campaign stop in Binghamton Friday. Cruz will campaign at the Forum Theatre at 11:15 AM, Tickets for the event are required, they at available through newyork.tedcruz.org.
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Former President Bill Clinton is expected to be in Binghamton on Saturday, to campaign on behalf of his wife Hillary Clinton. No time or location has yet been announced.
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The sentencing of disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been postponed until May 3rd in a Manhattan federal courtroom. Silver was found guilty by a federal jury in November on corruption charges, Last week, Silver’s defense lawyers asked Judge Valerie Caproni to move sentencing to May 3rd & to set a date to hear arguments related to revealing secret documents at Silver’s sentencing.
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Chenango Health Network’s Every Woman Counts in Chenango County Campaign is hosting a Breast Cancer Awareness Craft Fair with over 15 vendors. This event will be held at the River Club in Afton April 24th from 11:00 to 4:00 PM. The Lourdes “Mission in Motion” mobile mammography van will be on site providing mammograms for insured and uninsured women. No appointments necessary. Appointments are requested at 798-5723.
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The Binghamton Mets are holding a “Name The Team” Contest. Those interested in renaming the team can submit their suggestion at BMETS.com to enter their name.
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Smithville Flats will play host to Filmmaker & author of the original ‘Night of the Living Dead, John Russo, who will be promoting his upcoming movie ‘My Uncle John Is A Zombie!’ in Chenango county this weekend. Russo Told WCDO News about the new movie that is due out later this year:

(John Russo 4-14-16)

Russo, along with several area performers will appear at the Book Peddler in Smithville Flats Sunday beginning at 11:00 AM.
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Assemblyman Cliff Crouch And the Assembly Task Force on the Developmentally Disabled will hold a meeting today at SUNY Broome Decker Health Sciences Center Room 201, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Crouch comments about the meeting:

(Crouch 4-14-16)

Crouch said that the state has been closing homes for the developmental disabled and putting them into smaller group home facilities, which may be detrimental to those who were previously cared for at Broome Developmental & other larger scale facilities with many more amenities, friends & staff available.
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Governor Cuomo announced the submission of 210 vetoes, eliminating pages of unnecessary language from the 2016-17 Enacted Budget. The vetoes include 18 reappropriations for items that had previously been fully paid out. 132 appropriations already received adequate funding within State agency operations, and 15 were duplicative, 27 reappropriations have been vetoed previously and therefore cannot be reappropriated, & 14 appropriations were unconstitutional.
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Town of Bainbridge officials announced that Kelly Road between routes 7 & 8 is closed today. Crews will be replacing a culvert; the road is expected to be opened to traffic later today or tomorrow following completion of the project.