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Michael Buck of Middlefield was arraigned in Otsego county court on charges of 2nd degree murder, 1st degree assault, criminal use of a firearm and criminal weapons possession.  A grand jury indicted Buck earlier this week, in connection with the murder of his father Joseph Buck on September 22nd in the town of Middlefield.  Buck was returned to the Otsego county jail on $500,000 cash bail or $1 million dollars bond pending additional court action.

The Amphenol building project Sidney is rapidly progressing at the new site next to K-Mart on Delaware avenue.  Project Manager Tom Czernicki comments:

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Czernicki said that office staff is scheduled to move into the new facility in April of next year, manufacturing will be moved over in increments, with the final pieces moved by December of 2014.

Governor Cuomo was presented with the final report of the New York State Tax Reform and Fairness Commission, which, outlines options to modernize the current tax system.   The report suggests modernizing the sales tax while funding low- and middle-income tax relief, modifies the estate tax, reforms the state’s corporate and bank franchise taxes & reviews best practices to make the system more equitable for local governments, businesses and homeowners.   Governor Cuomo will consider the Tax Relief Commission’s recommendations for including in the next state budget.

Upstate New York homeowners would avoid increases in their flood insurance premiums under legislation introduced in Congress, according to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. Under the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, premium increases in National Flood Insurance Program policies would be delayed until the FEMA completes an affordability study.  The legislation would apply retroactively to homeowners who recently purchased a home in a flood zone. The rate hikes for those homeowners took effect October 1st. Many homeowners in New York and New Jersey are facing higher online canadian pharmacy (http://www.jessicashops.com/canadian-pharmacy-cipro/) flood insurance rates as a result of Super storm Sandy and tropical storms Lee.