P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-6-23
The Great New York State Fair drew over 932,000 people this year, an increase from last year’s 878,000. The full recap of this year’s fair is available at nysfair.ny.gov.
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Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar announced a further expansion of visitation hours at the Broome County Sheriff’s Correctional Facility effective immediately. Sheriff Akshar expanded visiting hours to 30 hours per week earlier this year, the latest increase brings the visitation time to 47 hours each week. The visitation expansion coincides with increased staffing levels at the Broome County Sheriff’s Correctional Facility after a successful hiring campaign for new and transferring Corrections Officers. The hours are explained at the Broome County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce will recognize several businesses and groups for their service to the county’s business community at its 2023 Business Awards celebration on October 18 at Bluestone Restaurant in Delhi. Delaware County Chamber President Ray Pucci said that 2 businesses have been chosen as the “Business of the Year:”
(Ray Pucci 9-6-23)
Pucci said that the 2023 Community Connector Award will go to the Delaware County Industrial Development Agency, there will be 8 new businesses that will be recognized as the Chamber’s Rising Stars, the Awards celebration will be held on Wednesday, October 18, coinciding with National Chamber of Commerce Day, at Bluestone Restaurant at 85 Scotch Mountain Road in Delhi. Tickets for the dinner event are $50 per person. Reservations are required and may be made under the Events column at DelawareCounty.org.
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The State Comptroller Office continues its initiative to help New Yorkers access their unclaimed funds. With $1.5 million in lost money returned every day, the Comptroller’s Office holds over 49 million unclaimed funds accounts valued at $18.4 billion as of August. Staff members from OSC will be attending community events throughout the state to provide information and assistance on unclaimed funds, more information is available at ouf.osc.state.ny.us.
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A free virtual job fair will be held on Tuesday, September 26th from 11:00am to 1:00pm, for all businesses and job seekers in the following counties: Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego, more information is available at working-solutions.org.”
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Broome County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for Justine Luckie on an outstanding warrant for criminal possession of a Controlled Substance, Luckie is described a white female, 5’8″ tall about 135 pounds with brown hair & brown eyes, Anyone with information is asked to contact the Broome County Sheriff’s Office at gobroomecounty.com/sheriff/warrants or by calling the Broome County Sheriff’s Office tip line at (607) 778-1196 or Warrants Division at (607) 778-2923 or (607) 778-2933. Thank you.
A.M. NEWS Wednesday 9-6-23
19th District Congressman Marc Molinaro will host a Senior Resource Fair today from 11:00am to 2:00 pm in Binghamton. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with representatives from the Broome County Office For Aging, Broome County Health Department, Broome County Sheriff’s Office, Southern Tier Independence Center, Visions Federal Credit Union, among others. The session will be held at the American Legion Post 1645 at 177 Robinson Street in Binghamton.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s arrested 75 year old Alan Donner of Roscoe for Criminal Mischief. On August 26th, Deputies responded to a Criminal Mischief Complaint in the Town of Colchester, Donner had intentionally damaged another person’s vehicle following a verbal altercation while at the Mobil Gas Station in Downsville, Donner was released on appearance tickets returnable to the Town of Colchester Court at a later date to answer the charges.
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The next meeting of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce will be this morning. The meeting begins at 8:00 AM at the Sidney Golf & Country Club.
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