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The Bainbridge Community Foundation announced that there would be a dedication to honor long time Bainbridge resident David Derr. The foundation will dedicate a bench in Derr’s honor on Saturday at 4:00 PM in General Clinton Park in Bainbridge.

The Sidney Center Improvement Group will be holding a community stream clean up event tomorrow, Group Spokesman Mike Sellitti explains:

(Mike Sellitti 9-30-16)

More information is available at SCIGNY.org or by calling 301-0479.

The BAINBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CONCERT IN THE PARK will be held tonight at 6:30 pm at General Clinton Park. Fetish Lane will be the featured performer, there is No admission.

Governor Cuomo today announced that $39.2 million in economic development funding has been approved for 34 projects that are spurring growth and opportunity across the state. The funding, approved by Empire State Development’s Board of Directors, supports projects that are creating 233 new jobs and retaining 1,589 existing New York State jobs – many of which have already been created or retained. This funding will also leverage $338.6 million in private assets and other public funding to support local businesses and projects that are building a strong foundation for future economic growth and job creation.

The Assembly Minority Task Force on Heroin Addiction & Community Response will hold a regional forum today, aimed at identifying problems and weaknesses in current efforts to combat the rampant heroin epidemic. Local Assemblyman Cliff Crouch & other lawmakers will participate from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the SUNY Broome Decker Health Science Center in Room D201. Representatives from rehabilitation and treatment organizations and facilities, law enforcement and criminal justice, and those with firsthand experience dealing with heroin addiction have been invited to attend and provide feedback.

A candidate’s forum will be held in Sidney tonight at the Smart community room at the Sidney Library, featuring Delaware County Family Court Justice Candidates Gary Rosa & Porter Kirkwood, Organizer Amanda Heaney-Smith comments

(Amanda Heaney Smith 10-20-15)

The event will run from 6:30 to about 8:30 & will also feature the 4 candidates running for 2 seats on the Sidney Town Board.

The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a SPECIAL Board of Education Meeting tonight in the District Conference room at 7:00 PM to discuss the Superintendent Search.

The Bainbridge Girl Scout service unit 365 is having their semi annual community giveaway on November 15th. Drop off times will be Friday November 14th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM or Saturday morning from 8:30 to 9:00 AM. The Community give away will be 9:00 to 12:00 at Greenlawn Elementary School in Bainbridge.

The majority of New Yorkers newly insured through the Affordable Care Act known as "Obamacare" are happy with their coverage, according to a new survey by the State Health Foundation. 92% of New Yorkers who are newly insured are completely or somewhat satisfied, 23% said it was very or somewhat difficult to find a doctor's office or a clinic that would accept them as a new patient. The next open enrollment period begins this Saturday

New York was ranked 49th out of 50 states, for its business tax climate by the Tax Foundation, with only New Jersey ranking worse. The group did praise New York & Governor Cuomo for their corporate tax policies, which included reductions in corporate tax rates and an end to the manufacturing tax.   The tax foundation states that New York still has a long way to go, although recent reforms represent an effort toward a simpler & smarter tax code.

The Bainbridge chamber of commerce will have their “Commitment To Community” dinner on Saturday November 8th, and the cream of The Crop in Bainbridge. The chamber of honor Pine ridge Grocery as the business of the year and Dave Worden as the Citizen of the year. Tickets can be purchased at the Bainbridge branch of NBT, and at Bob’s diner until November 4th.

Assemblyman Cliff Crouch will hold his annual pig roast fundraiser on Sunday from noon to 3pm at General Clinton Park in Bainbridge.   There will also be door prizes.   For information or tickets, call 287-1576.

The Out of the Darkness Community Walk will take place in Neahwa Park in Oneonta tomorrow, to raise money for research and local suicide prevention efforts. It's sponsored by the local chapter in formation of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.   Registration will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. Congressman Chris Gibson will speak at the memorial service at 11:00 AM & will participate in the walk. There will also be an auction, food by donation and a butterfly release at 2:00 PM, more information is available at 435-3112.

State troopers arrested 57-year-old David  Menard  of Bainbridge, for Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child, and Promote a Sexual Performance by a Child.   Menard was arrested after a search warrant was conducted at his residence at the Maple Manor Apartments in the Village of Bainbridge; he was arraigned in the Town of Bainbridge Court and remanded to the Chenango County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail.

The state AARP outlined a proposal to improve assistance for people who take care of their loved ones at home. The AARP’s proposed “CARE Act” is designed to improve how hospitals help  caregivers learn after-care tasks for loved ones and strengthen community resources that help. New York State has added $5 million in funding for caregiver programs in this year’s budget, but more needs to be done, according to the AARP.  New York ranks 48th in supporting family caregivers.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is hosting a series of fund raising walks this month.  Locally, 2 walks are scheduled this Saturday, at Keith Clark Park in Sidney another is scheduled for Otsiningo Park in Binghamton, with check in times at 10:00 AM and the walks beginning at 11:00 AM.  More information is available at 1-800-344-4823.

Community members will honor those who died in the American Civic Association shooting five years ago with a special ceremony Saturday at 1:00 PM.  Those in attendance will remember the 13 victims of the ACA shooting, at the downtown memorial on the corner of Clinton and Front streets in Binghamton. The ACA Memorial includes a central granite column with a glass shaft rising from the center that is illuminated at night.  Symbolizing the tragedy's rippling effect in the community are 13 sculptures of illuminated birds in flight.

The state Education Department, and the inBloom student-data project, are undergoing an involuntary uncoupling. The Education Department is acknowledging that it will end controversial plans, to store identifiable student data in a Web-based cloud, created by inBloom, a nonprofit funded by the Gates Foundation. State lawmakers passed legislation that prohibits the department from giving student information to entities that collect and store data for use in a data dashboard or portal. The state is also required to make sure that student data already uploaded is deleted.

THE BAINBRIDGE TOWN HALL THEATRE WILL PRESENT THE OUT OF THE WOODWORK PLAYERS PRODUCTION OF 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC' TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AT 8:00 PM AND SUNDAY AT 2:00 PM.  ADMISSION FOR ADULTS IS $8 AND CHILDREN $6. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 563-2582.

4 people are running for 2 seats on the Sidney town board this year.  Pete Cordes is the only incumbent running, under the democratic party line, he told WCDO News what he thinks needs to be done:

(Pete Cordes 10-3-13)

Cordes will participate in the town board debate at the Smart Community Room at the Sidney Library starting at 6:00 this evening.  Town Supervisor candidates Gene Pigford & Bill Heath will also debate.

The Greater Afton Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the Free Collaboration dinner to include Bainbridge, Sidney and Unadilla Chamber members on Monday, October 14 at Main Street Grill and Bakery, Afton with dinner at 6:00 pm.  Reservations are being taken at 639-1274, the deadline to register is tomorrow.

Commerce Chenango, The Chenango Foundation, Inc. and the Advisory Committee of Leadership Chenango announced that Robert Wadsworth is the 2013 recipient of the Harry Tecklenburg Leadership Award.  The award will be presented at the Kick-off Dinner for the Leadership Chenango Class of 2014 tonight at the Canasawacta Country Club in Norwich.  Wadsworth served as Chairman and CEO of Preferred Mutual Insurance Company in New Berlin, from 1997 until his retirement in 2008.

New York state lost more personal income from people leaving the state in the 2000s than any other state. The Tax Foundation calculated that New York had a net loss of $45.6 billion in personal income from 2000 to 2010. The foundation tracks moves of people within and between states. States that gained the most income in the last decade are Florida, Arizona and Texas.

The state Senate Finance Committee have scheduled five statewide public hearings on how New York’s tax policies can be changed to reduce the burden on taxpayers and to help businesses create more jobs. Public hearings are scheduled for Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, Mineola and New York City. The Business Council of New York State; National Federation of Independent Business; Unshackle Upstate; the State Economic Development Council; The Tax Foundation and New York Farm Bureau will participate.

The Village of Bainbridge Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing tonight at 6:30 in the Village Clerk’s Office, 33 West Main St., Bainbridge. The purpose of the public hearing will be to receive comments, concerning the submission of an application, to the State Office of Community Renewal, for funding under the federal Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program for 2013. The public is welcome.

The Bainbridge-Guilford School Board will hold a special meeting on Thursday, August 22nd at 6:30pm in the district conference room. They will move into executive session to discuss several personnel items and they may convene in open session to approve the items.

The Women’s Fund, of the Community Foundation for South Central New York, is accepting grant proposals for amounts of $1,000 to $4,000 from qualified organizations in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Tioga counties. Funding is available for projects or programs to improve the well being of women and/or girls throughout their lives.   The Deadline is Wednesday, July 10th by 4:00 PM, in Foundation offices; application guidelines are available at donorswhocare.org.  More information is available at 772-6773.

A local broadband expansion project will receive state funds through the Connect NY Broadband Grant Program.  The Otsego County Wireless Network project will get $558,940 to bring wireless broadband to the county’s 24 towns, 9 villages and the city of Oneonta.  The connection will serve approximately 28,000 households, 4,500 businesses and 300 community anchor institution locations.

The Chenango Memorial Hospital Foundation raised over $132,000 during their recent annual campaign, the fundraising campaign along with planned giving and the annual golf tournament; the Foundation raised a total of $185,360. Last year's gift help renovate the interior of the old Medical Arts Building, Previous efforts helped to modernizing the in-patient and maternity units, purchased equipment for the Operating room and the Heart Center and purchased the vehicle to transport nursing home residents.  More information about the foundation is available at uhs.net.

Members of the Bainbridge-Guilford Board of Education will hold a special meeting on this afternoon.  The meeting will be held in the District Conference room at 5:30 PM to discuss a personnel issue.