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WCDO News — Thursday 11-21-19 3 matching stories
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Conferences were held around the state today by sheriff’s District Attorney,
lawmakers & victim’s advocacy groups, against the state’s new bail reform
measures that go into effect January 1st, which were passed as part of the
state Budget.  Delaware County Sheriff
Craig Dumond called a press conference in Delhi today about that bail reform
bill, which will allow people arrested on a variety of non-violent & even
violent charges, to be released after arrest & arraignment on only an
appearance ticket.  Delaware County
District Attorney John Hubbard said that crime victim’s will have fewer rights
now than the criminals:

(John
Hubbard 11-21-19)

Sheriff
Dumond said that he was concerned that those who are arrested on drug charges
will not get the help they need to get clean, under this law:

(Sheriff
Dumond 11-21-19)

WCDO
News asked State Senator Fred Akshar if he thought that Governor Cuomo was
using this bill as a political negotiation ploy get something else passed:

(Fred
Akshar 11-21-19)

Jeff
Bishop, from State Senator Jim Seward’s office told WCDO News that Senator
Seward is proposing several bills to give discretion back to judges to make
bail decisions that are being removed with this new law.
The
Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship is co-hosting a free
workshop and resource expo for agriculture and food and beverage businesses to
meet and network with potential sources of funding for their operations. The
workshop will include panel presentations covering both traditional funding
sources and newer, alternative models. The event will be held at SUNY
Cobleskill’s Bouck Hall Ballroom on December 3rd from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.  Registration or more information is available
at cadefarms.org/events-1

A State
Police patrol vehicle was stuck by a tractor trailer Tuesday night in Tioga
County.  The trooper had just issued a
traffic ticket to a vehicle on State Route 17 in the town of Nichols & was
inside his marked patrol vehicle when a tractor trailer struck him from behind,
shearing off most of the driver’s side of the patrol car.  The tractor trailer did not stop & Troopers
and officers from Owego Police Department and Tioga County Sheriff’s Deputies
located and stopped the vehicle in Owego.
35-year-old Darvi Moreland of Florida was charged with DWI and several
vehicle and traffic tickets, he was arraigned in the town of Owego court and
remanded to the Tioga County Jail.   The
trooper was transported to Lourdes Hospital, treated and released.
The
Tri-Town Coalition on Substance Abuse Prevention will feature Dr. Samantha
Cole, a local Licensed Clinical Social Worker, as their guest speaker this
evening.  Her research reveals what's
happening with mental health and substance abuse issues in Delaware County.  Assemblyman Cliff Crouch is also expected to
attend the meeting, at the Sidney Public Library Community Room starting at
6:00 PM.
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WCDO News — Thursday 8-8-19 5 matching stories
The Chenango County Fair continues at the Fairgrounds in
Norwich, spokesperson Mary Weidman comments:

(Mary Weidman 8-8-19)

The Chenango County Fair runs through Sunday in Norwich.
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 33 year old
Tyler Swart of Stamford on an Arrest Warrant for Grand Larceny, following an
investigation into a stolen purse in the Town of Stamford in January.   Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies also
charged Swart with Tampering with Physical Evidence and Petty Larceny, from a
report of a stolen TV in the Town of Stamford in September of 2018.  Swart was arraigned & was remanded to the
Delaware County Correctional Faculty without bail pending future court action.
Delaware County District Attorney John Hubbard announced
that a woman, who illegally received over $137,000 in benefits, has returned
that money to the Department of Social Services.  49 year old Sheryl Arduini failed to report
her family's entire income & received SNAP, Heap & other benefits that
she was not entitled too.  Hubbard said
that investigations led to 39 disqualifications which led to the return of over
$507,000 in benefits being returned to the county in the last year and a half.
Assemblyman Cliff Crouch announced today that the 4
libraries in the 122nd Assembly District have received funding through the
State Library and State Department of Education for various construction
projects and improvements. The funding derives from a $34 million capital fund
set aside for public library construction and broadband internet projects that
was secured in last year's State Budget.
The 4 libraries awarded funding includes Guernsey Memorial Library in
Norwich, Mary Wilcox Memorial Library in Whitney Point, Sidney Memorial Public
Library& the Ogden Free Library in Walton.
State Attorney General Letitia
James Announced that the City of Oneonta is 1 of 4 recipients of a $200,000 grant,
to deal with abandoned or "zombie properties"   Oneonta has about 100 zombie properties
currently.

Governor Cuomo signed Brianna's Law Tuesday, to combat the
more than 200 boating accidents a year statewide.  The bill is named for 11-year-old Brianna Lieneck
of Long Island, who was killed in a boating accident in 2005.  Brianna's Law will require all operators of
power boats more than 10 years old to take an 8-hour course on boater safety.
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