The kickoff meeting for the steering committee for the Oneonta downtown revitalization will be held on Tuesday September 27th, Oneonta mayor Gary Herzig told WCDO News of the timeline of events leading up to groundbreakings for projects:
(Herzig 9-22-16)
The steering committee meeting will be held on Tuesday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Foothills Performing Arts Center on the 2nd floor. The meeting is open to the public, and public input is being solicited.
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State Senator Fred Akshar will meet with constituents Saturday at 2 locations in Chenango County, for what he calls “Pop Up” Meetings:
(Akshar 9-22-16)
Akshar said that at previous meetings, constituents expressed their concerns about the Opioid crisis, taxes and job creation.
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U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced Today that former top aide to Governor Cuomo; Joseph Percoco and 8 others are facing a wide array of federal corruption and bribery charges. Percoco served as the governor’s executive secretary, he is accused of taking more than $600,000 in bribes from an energy company that needed state approval to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley and an upstate developer that received several state contracts, as well as getting a job at the energy company for his wife. Percoco’s attorney said that the accusations are baseless, and from less than credible sources
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State Police arrested 55-year-old Donald Moshier of Lisle, for operating a motor vehicle while ability impaired by drugs, resisting arrest, menacing, unlawful possession of marihuana and several other traffic offenses. The arrest occurred after a trooper responded to check on a driver slumped over the steering wheel of his car on Smith Hill Road in the Town of Lisle. Moshier was asleep in the driver’s seat partly parked in the roadway. Moshier physically resisted being handcuffed, & is accused of swinging a metal flashlight at the trooper, he was arraigned & was remanded to the Broome County jail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 property bond.
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U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a grant of $35,000 for the City of Norwich. The federal funding was allocated through the USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. The City of Norwich will receive funds to cover additional work related to the removal of contaminated soil, which was delaying the start of the tank construction as part of the upgrades to the Norwich water system. The City of Norwich will now be able to complete their $2 Million plus water infrastructure improvement project in the near future.
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New York Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia is proposing changes to the Common Core learning standards used to guide lessons at every grade level across the state. Elia released the draft revisions to the math and English language arts standards Wednesday and invited public comments through November 4th. Elia reported that 2 committees of parents & teachers recommended changing 60% of the ELA standards and 55% of the math standards.
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On September 6th, a Town of Norwich resident was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Chenango County Deputies arrested 62 year old John Rutan during an investigation of a motor vehicle accident in McDonough. Rutan was located in the Town of Preston, he found to be operating the vehicle in an intoxicated condition, he was had a blood alcohol content 2 ½ times more than the legal limit. Rutan was processed and released on an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Preston Court at a later date.
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The TRI-TOWN COALITION ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE will have a series of meetings this morning at the TRACKSIDE on Main Street in Sidney. The first meeting begins at 11:00 AM, followed by committee meetings at 12:00 Noon & 1:00 PM, the next full meeting of the coalition will be held on September 28th.