21-year-old Pate Balde of the Bronx was arrested in the Town of Davenport Tuesday morning and charged with possessing narcotic drugs with intent to sell following a collaborative investigation by the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, Oneonta City Police Department and State Police. Balde was arrested at the Rock Inn Motel on State Highway 23, Oneonta, and charged with 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance & Unlawful Possession a Marihuana. A search of the motel room, led to the seizure of 65 bags of heroin, 17 individual “wraps” of crack cocaine, powder cocaine, a small quantity of marihuana and more than $1000 cash. Balde was arraigned & he was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility in lieu of $150,000 cash bail pending further court proceedings.
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Oneonta Fire Department responded to a fire on Monday at 130 Chestnut Street shortly after 2:00 AM. The fire displaced 4 people, all escaped the blaze, but 2 occupants suffered smoke inhalation. The investigation into the cause of the fire is continuing.
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State Police arrested 41-year-old Gary Crosby of Chenango Forks, for 1 count 1st degree Assault, for allegedly stabbing of a 15-year-old male early Tuesday morning in the town of Union. Crosby was arraigned and was remanded to the Broome County Jail without bail.
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The 11th Annual Mustang rally will be held at the Matthews Ford Dealership in Norwich Saturday night. Mathew’s spokesperson Kathy Breno explains:
(Kathy Breno 7-6-16)
Breno said that the event was scheduled to follow the day’s activities with the Gus Macker Basketball Tournament, food & entertainment will be available at the event starting at 6:00 PM Saturday.
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Volunteer “GusBusters” are still needed for the annual Gus Macker 3 on 3-basketball tournament in Norwich This Saturday & Sunday. Organizer Tom Revoir explains:
(Tom Revoir 7-6-16)
Revoir said that those interested in volunteering could stop at the Norwich YMCA or call him there at 336-9622, extension 29.
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Governor Cuomo today announced that the New York State Education Department has approved a bachelor’s degree program in Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cyber security at the University at Albany, for the start of the 2016-2017 academic year. The College is the very first stand-alone college dedicated to the topics of emergency preparedness, homeland security and cyber security.
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State Police arrested 23-year-old Jamie Schreiber of Otego, for DWI, following an accident on State Route 7 in the Town of Unadilla. Schreiber’s BAC was .14%; he was processed & is scheduled to appear in the Town of Unadilla Court on July 18th.
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The Village of Bainbridge will hold a special meeting tonight at the village clerk’s office at 6:30 PM. The Purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the 2 permits for buildings & grounds.
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The Don Clayton Memorial Concert series will begin tonight at Keith Clark Park in Sidney. Tonight at 6:30 PM. the Sidney Community Band will perform.
The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office investigated a single motorcycle fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred Sunday afternoon on County Road 10A, in the Town of Preston. 38-year-old Steven Carpenter of Guilford, lost control and slid into a guide rail. The passenger on the motorcycle was 30-year-old Katelynn Coville of Guilford, Both died at the scene. The Cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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The Delaware County DPW will be closing County Route 4 in the Town of Sidney to through traffic today, starting at 7:00 AM, for the replacement of a culvert. The Closure will be from just south of the village of Sidney Limit, to just north of State Route 8. The road is expected to be re-opened at 4:00 PM.
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Governor Cuomo announced the availability of $200 million in enhanced assistance for local governments over the next two years to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts statewide. This funding, provided through the Governor’s BRIDGE NY initiative, is being administered by the New York State Department of Transportation as part of its $21.1 billion five-year Capital Plan. Applications for BRIDGE NY funding will be accepted through September 9th at dot.ny.gov/bridgeny.
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