30 year old Dustin Freeman of Morris was sentenced in\nChenango County Court was sentenced to 18 years in prison, following a guilty\nplea for 1st degree rape & criminal sale of a controlled substance.  Freeman pleaded guilty to raping a New Berlin\nwoman in her home in December and for selling cocaine.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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25 year old Cody Franciscovich has been indicted in Tioga\nCounty Court on 2 counts of 2nd-degree murder in connection with the killing of\nhis 8-month-old baby Ruby, who was found on June 9th by State Police in a pond\nbehind St. Patrick’s Cemetery in the Town of Tioga.  Franciscovich was originally charged with\n1st-degree murder charge, that charge was downgraded in the indictment.   Franciscovich remains held in the Tioga\nCounty jail without bail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chenango County Sheriff’s Department arrested 29 year old\nSamantha Smith & 38 year old Vincent Guglielmo of Plymouth, following an\ninvestigation into the assault of a 4 year old girl & a 5 year old\nBoy.  Smith & Guglielmo were charged\nwith 2nd & 3rd degree Assault, Endangering the Welfare of a Child &\nUnlawful Imprisonment,  both were\nremanded to the Chenango County Jail on large cash bail pending future court\naction, the investigation is continuing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Governor Cuomo signed 6 Bills\nyesterday to help ensure first responders and public sector officers and employees\nwho developed a qualifying health condition as a result of their response to\n9\/11 rescue, recovery and clean-up efforts at World Trade Center sites receive\nthe pension and health benefits they deserve. \nThe Governor posthumously awarded the Public Service Medal to Det. Luis\nAlvarez, an NYPD Detective and 9\/11 First Responder who fought to make the 9\/11\nVictim Compensation Fund permanent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Otsego County Democrats will hold their Annual Dinner\n& Silent Auction on Saturday September 21st.  The Keynote Speaker will be state Comptroller\nTom DiNapoli.  The event will start at\n5:00 PM at the Hunt Union Ballroom at the State University Campus in Oneonta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NBT Bank committed half a million dollars to UHS Chenango\nMemorial Hospital\u2019s capital campaign, which will support the construction of a\nnew Emergency Room and Walk-In Center at the Norwich hospital, as well as\nstrategic investments in Diagnostic Imaging and infrastructure to support the\ngrowth of future services.   The pledge\nis the largest corporate commitment to the Norwich hospital\u2019s capital campaign\nto date.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce will host a Mural\nDedication & Chamber Open House on Monday, September 23rd @ 5:00 pm, at the\nmural on the Tepco Building at Front Street & State Route 206, followed by\nthe Chamber Open House at the Wilsey Building. \nThe artists will be recognized and the mural will be dedicated, Chamber\nPresident John Payne will host the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Music & Merchants event will be held this Saturday\nat General Clinton Park, with several musical acts & many vendors,\norganizer Melissa Matthews explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Melissa Matthews 9-13-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsors are still being accepted at 242-8473, or right up\nto the start of the event at 11:00 Saturday at General Clinton Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Commerce Chenango is hosting an Open House this Afternoon at\ntheir Downtown Norwich offices at 15 South Broad Street.  The event will run until 6:00 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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