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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.