Fahrudin Omerovic of Utica was sentenced to 12 years in prison plus 4 years of post-release Supervision, after being convicted of in Oneida County Court for making a terroristic threat on the Utica College campus in March of 2018. Omerovic admitted to making the threats, which forced many to clear the campus for 2 days to investigate the threat & find the party responsible.
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Governor Cuomo announced that the State DEC released proposed regulations to improve air quality and protect public health with new, stringent requirements on peak-use power plants. The proposal will establish lower thresholds for emissions of nitrogen oxides, which contribute to harmful levels of ozone, or smog, on hot summer days. Dozens of simple cycle and regenerative combustion turbines at power plants are still in limited use across the state, & they emit Nitrogen Oxides at levels that are 30 times more than newer turbine emissions.
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Assemblyman Cliff Crouch joined his Republican Minority colleagues at a press conference in Albany to announce their budget priorities for 2019-20:
(Crouch 2-28-19)
The Legislature has until April 1st to pass the budget plan on time for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
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2 State lawmakers are considering a proposal to legalize prostitution in New York State. 2 New York City State Senators, Julia Salazar & Jessica Ramos forwarded the proposal this week, only a few counties in the state of Nevada have legalized Prostitution, none of t5he 50 states as a whole, have legal prostitution, the proposal is not expected to make it the Governor’s desk this year.
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Emergency crews responded to the report of a 2 vehicle crash on state route 166 in the town of Middlefield this morning. 1 unidentified person was injured in the crash, State DOT officials remind residents to try to steer clear of snow plows doing their jobs during the winter weather.
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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County announced the availability of programs to make homes more energy efficient through the Weatherization Assistance Program and Empower NY, which can provide over $10,000 of energy improvements for income eligible households. These programs cover such improvements as: Insulation and air sealing; replacement of inefficient heating equipment; installation of high-efficiency lighting; replacement of refrigerators and inefficient appliances. More information is available at 865-6531 or by email to jmd30@cornell.edu.
The Oneonta Comprehensive Steering Committee meeting will be held this evening at Oneonta City Hall. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM in the Common Council Chambers; it was moved from Wednesday night to tonight due to the wintry weather.
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The Commerce Chenango Economic Outlook Breakfast will be held this morning at the Canasawacta Country Club, on County Road 44 in Norwich, 13815. Registration begins at 7:30; the presentation begins at 8:15, Featuring NBT Bank keynote speaker, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Kenneth Entenmann.
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The Tri Town Coalition on Substance Abuse Prevention meeting will be held this evening in Sidney. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM at the Sidney High School Library; the Guest Speaker will be Megan Walradth of the Central Region Prevention Resource Center.
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