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Otsego county sheriffs Deputies arrested 29-year-old Brandon Empie of Milford for allegedly threatening to kill Otsego county judge John Lambert  & burn his house down.  The sheriff’s department Criminal Investigation Division investigated and consulted with the district attorney's office, Empie was arrested Tuesday on charges of making a terrorist threat, he was arraigned in Town of Milford court & he was remanded to the Otsego county Jail on $10,000 bail.

The Sidney Central Schools announced the start of their after school enrichment program on October 22nd.  The model for this program is similar to the model used for the summer camps.  Programs such as Robotics, Math & Music, Guitar Lessons, Zumba, and many others, for students in grades 1through 8.  The programs will run in 5-week increments and change each session, hours are from 2:55 to 4:10 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  More information is available at the Sidney Elementary School  at 561-7701.

Springbrook will host a career fair on Wednesday, August 21st from 3:00 to 7:00 pm at their Oneonta offices at 5588 State Route 7.   Attendees are encouraged to apply online at springbrookny.org prior to interviewing at the career fair, according to Recruitment Specialist Nate Furman:

(Nate Furman 8-12-13)

Furman said that the new positions would include the new Sidney Facility that has just opened, as well as the Oxford facility opening in September, and the existing Oneonta, Milford  & Norwich facilities.

The Sidney central school district Athletic department has scheduled a parent-athlete meeting for Tuesday at 6:00 pm in the Sidney High School Auditorium.   Sidney Athletic Director Chris Haynes explains:

(Chris Haynes 8-12-13)

Haynes said that the program would be about 90 minutes; the program comes prior to the start of the JV and Varsity sports next week on August 19th.

School district budget votes will be held tomorrow throughout the state, with many of the districts also voting on school board seats.  Most of the area school district are proposing budgets that come in at or under the state’s 2% tax cap. Locally, Afton, Charlotte Valley, Edmeston, Franklin, Laurens, Milford, Norwich, Oxford Unadilla Valley, Unatego & Walton are asking residents to pass budgets with total spending  more than 2% above last year.

Police in Delhi & Walton are investigating alleged threats to the Delhi & Walton school districts Friday there was no actual incidents based on the Internet posted threats, both schools remained on lockdown, and police presence was beefed up at dismissal times. Franklin also went on lockdown for a short period at dismissal time, to insure the students’ safety, even though they were not mentioned specifically in the Internet threats.  The investigations are continuing.

The Women’s Fund, of the Community Foundation for South Central New York, is accepting grant proposals for amounts of $1,000 to $4,000 from qualified organizations in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Tioga counties. Funding is available for projects or programs to improve the well being of women and/or girls throughout their lives.   The Deadline is Wednesday, July 10th by 4:00 PM, in Foundation offices; application guidelines are available at donorswhocare.org.  More information is available at 772-6773.

The Skateboard Committee sponsored by the Sidney Youth Advocate program will be hosting a free ziti dinner next Thursday April 18th at the Sidney high school cafeteria.  Committee spokesperson Ronnie Haag explains:

(Ronnie Haag 4-12-13)

Plans call for skateboard ramps to be set up in Keith Clark Park in Sidney near the volleyball courts.  More information is available at 563-2456.

Guilford Historical Society Social Presents “Chenango County Railroading” with John Taibi, tomorrow at 12:00 noon, at the Guilford Methodist Church   Taibi is the author of 10 books dealing with railroading subjects in Central New York, as well as over 110 short stories of similar subjects.   The event was rescheduled from last month due to inclement weather.

The 8th Annual Earth Festival will be held tomorrow at the Milford Central School, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the gymnasium. More information is available at 286-3349.

State Senator Jim Seward of Milford was 1 of the 18 state senators who opposed the states new gun control measure in Albany Monday:

(Seward 1-16-13)

The bill tightened up penalties for those who use guns while committee crimes, called for mental health professionals to report patients who may be dangerous & profess violent tendencies, the bill passed following the massacre at Sandy Creek Elementary school in neighboring Connecticut.

Voters in the Sidney central school district approved of both propositions yesterday.  Proposition one , which called for auditorium & athletic field  renovations and new boilers,  passed by a 539 to 321 vote, proposition 2 dealt with a capital reserve fund, it passed by a 581 to 272 vote.