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State Troopers arrested 23-year-old Katrina Ellis-Seymoure of Walton for driving while impaired by drugs & driving while intoxicated with a child less than 16 years of age in the vehicle.  State police investigated following the report of an erratic driver, they stopped Ellis-Seymoure on County Route 21 in Franklin. Ellis Seymoure is accused of driving while impaired by prescription medication, with her 4-year-old child in the vehicle; she faces court action on December 12th in Franklin town court.

The Chenango county sheriff’s office reports that Stolen items have been recovered following a recent investigation.  The larcenies occurred from vehicles between the evening of November 5th and November 6th in the area of State Highway 41, Collyer Road & Cummings Road in the Town of Smithville. Anyone that had items stolen are asked to contact the department at 337-1932.

Governor Cuomo announced the launch of FuzeHub, a new collaborative resource platform developed to spur the growth of State manufacturers.  FuzeHub aims to connect small and medium sized manufacturing companies to several state technology resources, including the New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, universities, economic development organizations, and other programs to help businesses overcome challenges, encourage innovation and driving economic growth and job creation. Find out more at governor.ny.gov

State police at  Norwich arrested 42 year old Patrick Seeley of Norwich  for criminal obstruction of breathing and 2nd degree harassment.  The arrest resulted following a dispute on Dan Main Hill Road in Norwich,  Seeley was arraigned in the Norwich town court and released on his own recognizance to reappear on November 21st.  The judge issued an order of protection for the victim.

State Assemblyman Cliff Crouch will be hosting another town hall meeting tonight in the Town of Nanticoke.  The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM at the Nanticoke Town Hall at 755 Cherry Valley Hill Road in Maine.

State troopers in Oneonta arrested 22-year-old Kelsey Knutsen of Oneonta for DWI with a BAC result of .16%, twice the legal limit.  The arrest occurred after troopers initiated a vehicle stop on North Street in Oneonta, Knutsen was released with tickets to appear in the Oneonta town court on December 10th.

State Police at Oneonta arrested 33 year old Jonathan Hynes, who was arraigned on charges from a sealed indictment in Delaware County Court, for 2 counts of 1st degree Robbery, 3rd & 4th degree Grand Larceny, Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, 3rd degree Burglary, Criminally Possessing a Hypodermic Instrument & Endangering the Welfare of a Child.  The charges followed the investigation into the October 26th Stamford Country Store & the October 28th robbery Davenport Quickway robberies.  Hynes was remanded to the Otsego County Jail without bail pending further action.  36 year old Jolene Hynes was also charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child, she was arraigned in Stamford Town Court and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $1000 cash bail and $2000 bond, pending court action on November 26th.

Delaware county Deputies arrested 3 people on a Sealed Indictment Warrants issued by the Delaware County Court.   42-year-old Amy Mills of Franklin was charged with 2 counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, for allegedly selling prescription medications, she was arraigned in the Delaware County Court and remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $5,000.00 cash bail or $10,000.00 insured bond.  Also, 39 year old Stephanie Townsend of Sidney was charged with 3 counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance and 45 year old James Townsend of Sidney was charged with 1 count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, they are accused of selling prescription medications, they were both arraigned & were remanded to the Delaware County Jail without bail.   Sidney Village Police Department assisted deputies during the investigation and the subsequent arrests.

The Oneonta town board is expected to act on their annual budget proposal at tonight’s meeting.  The budget totals 1.2 million dollars; with a tax levy increase of 1.2%.  Tonight’s meeting will be held at the Oneonta town hall in west Oneonta starting at 7:30 PM.

State police at Oneonta arrested 23-year-old Annamarie Davoulas of Oneonta for 2nd degree criminal contempt.  The arrest resulted after a vehicle stop for speeding on I-88 in Oneonta; police then discovered that Davoulas had an order of protection issued against her by the front seat passenger.  Davoulas faces action in Oneonta town court on November 19th.

State police at Sidney arrested 34-year-old Bobbie Davies of Butternuts on 2 counts of endangering the welfare of a child and 2 counts of 2nd degree harassment.   The arrest occurred after an incident on Taylor Road in Butternuts, the investigation determined that Davies had kicked and stepped on 2 children during a dispute.  She was arraigned at the Otego town court and remanded to the Otsego jail in lieu of $2,000 cash bail.  An order of protection was issued for the victims.

State police arrested 37 year old Jason Knapp of Franklin for felony aggravated DWI with a child, endangering the welfare of a child, and leaving the scene of an accident after state police investigated a one car accident on State Highway 7 in Otego in which the driver fled the scene with a child.  An investigation determined Knapp was driving while intoxicated with a BAC of .14% and had his child in the car with him when he had the accident.  Knapp was issued tickets for Otego town court November 14th.

The Bainbridge town board will be holding a meeting on the Preliminary town budget.  The meeting begins at 7:30 PM at the Bainbridge Town Hall.

The Platinum Street Ballers will be back in Sidney this year, as part of an annual fundraiser for the Sidney Boys & Girl’s club on Saturday November 9th at the Sidney High School Gym.  Club Director Trish Tyrell comments:

(Trish Tyrell 11-1-13)

Tickets are available at the Boys & Girls club in the Civic Center, the Sidney Great American, VEP, Sidney Flowers & Gifts, & Hometown Pizza in Franklin, the money raised will help the Boys & Girls club continue to operate their programs for area youth.

Operation Gratitude is sending candy & other items to service men & women overseas, Kim MacRabie cialis in canada (http://philadelphiaphitnesspharmacy.com/2013/11/cialis-in-canada/) of Masonville has decided to help get the project running in the tri-county region, after her children decided that they wanted to donate their Halloween Candy this year:

(Kim MacRabie 11-1-13)

MacRabie is placing the collection Box at the Sidney Great American starting today, more information is available at 607-231-3888.

State Troopers at Oneonta arrested 26-year-old Jason Harageones of Unadilla for 2 counts of criminal mischief and 2nd degree harassment. The arrest resulted from a dispute on River Street in Otego; Harageones was issued a ticket returnable to the Otego town court.

The Out of the Woodwork players are presenting the classic play “Our Town” from Thornton Wilder, this weekend at the Bainbridge town hall theater.  The play was almost cancelled until a last minute addition to play an important character, according to cast member Howard Hannum:

(Howard Hannum 11-1-13)

Tickets for Friday & Saturday Night and Sunday matinee performances are available at the box office on the 2nd floor of the Bainbridge Town Hall, with discounted prices for students & seniors.

President Barack Obama will travel through New York and Pennsylvania today and tomorrow on a two-day bus tour to talk about affordable higher education for the middle class. Today the President will deliver remarks at the University at Buffalo, and Henninger High School in Syracuse. Tomorrow on Friday, the President will participate in a town hall event at Binghamton University, and will deliver remarks at an event at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $71 million is now available through New York State Homes & Community Renewal for shovel-ready projects to build affordable housing units across the state. Of the new $5 million allocated for Community Investment Fund awards, 60% percent will be allocated to projects in urban areas of New York State, and the remaining 40% will be allocated to projects in rural areas of the State. Governor Cuomo also announced that FEMA has approved New York’s request for an extension for ongoing Public Assistance outreach in counties affected by the late June/early July flooding this summer. FEMA initially granted the Governor’s request for Public Assistance eligibility for Allegany, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Franklin, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Otsego, and Warren counties on July 12th and later amended the list by adding Broome, Chautauqua, Clinton and Essex counties on July 26th. Public Assistance is for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities.

The race has been set for the Office of Otsego County Treasurer this November. Representatives for Republican Edward Keator Jr., the Treasurer for the Village of Cooperstown, and acting County Treasurer Henry “Russ” Bachman, an independent running with support from the Democratic Party, said the two hopefuls have collected the needed number of signatures to be placed on the November ballot. County Treasurer Dan Crowell will also be on the ballot because he did not announce his plans to leave office at the end of the current year until after it was too late to have his name scrubbed from the ballot. Crowell is currently on active duty with the U.S. Army. Bachman will be listed as the candidate for the Otsego First party, while Keator, who stepped into the race after Crowell signaled he would not seek re-election, is running as the candidate for Common Cents. Meanwhile, three candidates will be seeking two Oneonta town justice seats. Dawn Oliver will run on the independent Citizens for Oneonta line and on the Democratic Party line. Also running will be Sean Farrell, a Republican who previously announced his candidacy, and incumbent Bruce Smith, a Republican who has served four terms. Two Oneonta town justices will be elected in November.

A new hiking trail along the Pepacton Reservoir is set to open next week just outside the village of Andes. The Shavertown trail is 5.2 miles long, with the trailhead located near the kayak/canoe storage area off of County Route 1, six miles south of Andes. The trail will officially open next Friday, August 30th.

State Troopers in Oneonta arrested 37-year-old Nathaniel Young of Franklin for 2nd degree Criminal Mischief and 3rd degree Menacing. The arrest resulted from a dispute on State Route 23 in Oneonta; Young was arraigned in the Town of Oneonta Court and released on $750 cash bail.

Assemblyman Cliff Crouch will be hosting an informational forum Tuesday, June 25th on the NY SAFE Act at the Port Crane Fire Hall.   Crouch, will be joined by Broome County Sheriff David Harder & Broome County Clerk Richard Blythe at the Forum, which will run from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.  More information is available at 518-455-5741.