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New York Farm Bureau members along with the Feeding America Food Banks have donated almost 8.4 million pounds of food this year.  Farm Bureau also handed over a nearly $1,000 cash donation from nine County Farm Bureaus within the Food Bank of Central New York’s 11 county area. The announcement was made at the first day of the Farm Bureau’s 2013 State Annual Meeting in Syracuse yesterday.

Family Planning of South Central New York will sponsor Free HIV & Free Emergency Contraception days today in Walton & tomorrow at their Sidney location.  The event coincides with “World Aids Day”; more information is available 723-5130 extension 232.

The Otsego county Chamber of Commerce will host the Holiday Open House at NBT Bank today.  The Holiday Open House will run from 5:00p.m. To 7:00 p.m. at the 1 Wall Street Oneonta location, more information is available at 432-4500 extension 207.

The Otsego county department of health will hold a free rabies vaccination clinic today in Cooperstown.  The event will be held at the SPCA facility in Cooperstown between 4:00 & 6:00 PM.  More information is available at 547-4230.

The State Labor Department today released unemployment rates for May. The state's unemployment rate was 7.6% in May, locally Chenango County’s rate dropped ½% to 6.9%, Delaware County’s rate dropped 4/10’s to 7.9% and Otsego County’s rate dropped ½% to 6.9% in May.

The 2013 farm aid concerts will come to the Saratoga performing arts center later this year. The show will be on Saturday September 21, featuring John Mellencamp, Willie nelson, Neil young, Dave Matthews and many other, tickets will go on sale on Friday.

Delaware County’s solid waste composting facility has been operating for 7 years now, and the product from the facility is sold daily for a number of reasons.  Solid waste management coordinator Sue McIntyre explains:

(Sue McIntyre 6-26-13)

McIntyre said that information will also be released shortly about this fall’s “Clean Sweep” days.

The Chenango County Sheriff's Office arrested a Pennsylvania resident on an active Family Court Warrant.  27-year-old Alfredo Gonzalez of Browndale, Pennsylvania was wanted on a warrant issued by the Chenango County Family Court for failure to pay child support; he was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional facility on $1,000 purge or to serve a 60 day sentence.

The chenango county sheriff’s department arrested 29-year-old Wendy Hackett of Norwich on an active bench warrant issued by Chenango county family court.  Hackett was remanded to the Chenango county jail to begin a 60-day sentence.

The Chenango county farm bureau is hosting agriculture day at the silo restaurant in Greene today.  This is the 40th anniversary of "Ag-Day", this years theme is “Generations nourishing generations” featured speakers will discuss the importance & production of the food supply, the value of agriculture to the economy and career opportunities in farming & in related fields.