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The Sidney Police Department reports that on Saturday officers became aware of multiple incidents of graffiti vandalism affecting both Village property and private property within the Village of Sidney. The graffiti consisted of derogatory phrases directed at President Donald Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Officers apprehended 3 individuals, arrested were 19 year old Mara Van Kingsley of Sidney, 21 year old Harley Riglioni of Unadilla, & 20 year old Saaniah Small of Afton, for 1 count each of Criminal Mischief, Making Graffiti, Conspiracy & Possession of Graffiti Instruments, All 3 defendants were processed by the Sidney Police Department and transported to the Delaware County Court for arraignment, the investigation remains ongoing, and additional charges may be filed as further information becomes available.

P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 3-27-25

Otsego County Sheriff's Office arrested 53 year old Donald Lane Jr. of Milford, for 3rd & 4th Degree Grand Larceny, following an investigation into the complaint of in the Town of Milford where a motor vehicle had been unlawfully taken from the victim’s residence. Lane was processed, and was being held in the Otsego County Jail on unrelated charges.

Governor Hochul updated New Yorkers on the “You’re Hired” campaign to hire federal workers that have been fired by the Trump Administration. In 3 weeks, state agencies have received over 1,300 applications, hired 28 former federal workers and interviewed over 100 individuals, over 250 individuals have signed up to attend a career webinar or receive career resources by completing the survey on ny.gov/wewantyou. Since the launch of the campaign, the State’s Jobs website has been viewed over 4 million times.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on VA employees and vets to contact her office with concerns they may be having regarding the Trump administration demanding they return to in person work, cutting staff, and making it more difficult for mental health professionals to administer confidential help to vets.

(Gillibrand 3-37-25)

Lawsuits have put a temporary hold on many of the VA firings, Gillibrand is calling on President Trump to reevaluate return to office policies and ensure that veterans’ needs are being met fully.

New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 other attorneys general are suing the Trump administration for cutting nearly half of the Department of Education’s staff and shifting its responsibilities to other agencies. The lawsuit claims that the administration ignored the law to fire government workers, so states couldn’t administer grants, manage student aid, or enforce civil rights laws. The lawsuit argues that President Donald Trump’s team over-reached when laying off over 1,000 federal workers on March 11th & improperly moved student loans under the Small Business Administration and special education under Health and Human Services on March 21.

P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 1-29-25

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand commented today on President Trump’s order to freeze virtually all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government for Law enforcement, fire departments, SNAP, HEAP, infrastructure projects, disaster relief and emergency preparedness programs, Veterans programs, child care centers and public schools that rely on federal funding to keep their doors open:

(Gillibrand 1-29-25)

President Donald Trump's budget office rescinded the order freezing spending on federal grants today, shortly after Senator Gillibrand and others went public with their oppositon to the act, as well as a number of legal challenges being filed across the country

A Senate confirmation hearing will take place Thursday for North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the ambassador to the United Nations. Her hearing is scheduled for 10:30 am. Thursday, If she is confirmed, a special election will be held for her seat in 21st District Congressional seat.

The Democratic incumbent President Joe Biden leads the Republican predecessor Donald Trump 47%-39% among registered voters in New York State, according to a recent Siena College poll. New York State Voters have not favored a Republican for President since Ronald Reagan in 1984.

Court has adjourned on Thursday in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, with the trial scheduled to resume Monday for the start of the defense's case. The court will be closed Friday in observation of Veterans Day. Donald Trump Jr. will return to the witness stand to testify as the defense's first witness on Monday, if the judge does not rule in favor of Trump's motion for a directed verdict to end the case early.

Former President Donald Trump is set to testify today at his New York civil fraud trial, and threatens to cost him control of properties such as Trump Tower. His testimony in the trial of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit follows that of his eldest sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr., who testified last week. His eldest daughter, Ivanka, is set to testify on Wednesday.

A fundraiser for the Sidney Veteran's Memorial Park will be held the next 2 weekend at East Main Lanes in Sidney, Park President Doug Barnard told WCDO News that sponsors are needed & teams can still sign up to participate:

(Doug Barnard 10-31-23)

More information is available at the Sidney Veterans Memorial Park Facebook page or at their website at svmpa.org.

Ivanka Trump is now scheduled to testify on Wednesday, November 8, to conclude the New York Attorney General Letitia James case against Donald Trump. Donald Trump Jr. is set to begin his testimony on Wednesday, and Eric Trump will testify after Donald Jr.

The Raymond Corporation of Greene will hold their 9th annual Manufacturing Day Event starting this this Friday October 6th. Raymond Vice President of Operations Tony Topencik explains:

(Tony Topencik 10-2-23)

Topencik said that this will be the 4th year in a row that it will be a virtual event, running through October 27th for those teachers who have students interested in a career at Raymond.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 10-2-23

State Police has activated the New York State AMBER ALERT and is investigating a child abduction that occurred near Moreau Lake State Park in Gansevoort, NY at about 6:45 PM Saturday. 9 year old Charlotte Sena is a White female, with long, blonde hair. She is approximately 4 feet 6 inches tall, with green eyes, and weighs about 90 pounds. Charlotte was last seen wearing an orange tie-dye Pokemon shirt, dark blue pants, black crocs, gray bike helmet. Anyone with any information is asked to call the New York State Police at (518) 457-6811 or dial 911.

Former President Donald Trump is expected to attend the opening of his civil fraud trial in New York today, Opening statements are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in the case brought last September by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused Trump, his sons and his family business of inflating Trump's net worth by more than $2 billion by overvaluing his real estate portfolio.

State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested 48 year old Stacie Congdon of Windsor for 2n Degree Grand Larceny. An investigation revealed that while working at Punch Out Parkinson’s Inc. as Treasurer and President, Congdon stole over $50,000 from the nonprofit’s checking and savings accounts. Congdon was arrested was transported to the Broome County Central Arraignment and Processing.

The 1st public meeting regarding the Norwich Downtown Revitalization Initiative was held virtually Wednesday evening. There is an Open Call for New Proposals for project within the DRI boundary to submit for consideration by the Local Planning Committee, Commerce Chenango President & CEO Kerri Green told WCDO News the timeline for projects:

(Kerri Green 2-18-22)

Green said that a Project Proposal Form can be found on the website: norwichdri.com. The Open Call for Proposals Informational Session will be held virtually on February 24th at 6:00 PM.

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies announced the 4th annual Meet the Rumble Ponies Dinner will return on Wednesday, April 6 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Binghamton. Tickets for this year's dinner will go on sale Monday at 9:00 AM; Fans can also start purchasing game tickets at 9:00 AM on February 21st online at www.BINGRP.com. More information is available at 607-722-3866.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 2-18-22

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the State Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump must all appear for sworn testimony, and Donald Trump must produce additional documents in compliance with subpoenas from the Office of the Attorney General. The judge ordered the Trumps to appear for testimony within 21 days, and ordered Donald Trump to produce additional documentation within 14 days.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print for details about fees and expiration dates, and to spend the gift cards in a timely fashion. If gift cards expire, the money would get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. New Yorkers should visit osc.state.ny.us to see if they are owed money from unused Gift cards or for other reasons. The state currently has 16 Billion Dollars in unclaimed funds.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 1-8-21

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding President Donald Trump be removed from office immediately following a violent protest in Washington D.C. Wednesday.

(Schumer 1-8-21)

5 people were killed, many were injured & there were over 50 arrests after rioters supporting President Trump breached the US Capitol building to defy the election results as members of congress validated the electoral votes Wednesday.

State
Senator Fred Akshar and Assemblyman Cliff Crouch are not happy with a mailing
sent out by Republican Assembly Candidate Nick Libous, Assemblyman Crouch
comments:

(Cliff
Crouch 3-23-20)

Assemblyman
Crouch announced that he would not seek re-election after 25 years in the State
Assembly, leading to a number of candidates coming forward to replace him,
& he promptly endorsed former Norwich police chief, Fireman & Military
combat veteran Joe Angelino for his Assembly Seat.

President
Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for New York due to the
coronavirus outbreak.  The FEMA announced
federal disaster assistance is available to New York to supplement coronavirus
recovery efforts.  The move makes federal
crisis counseling funds available to affected individuals in all areas of the
state.

A new poll released by the Siena
Research Institute found that New Yorkers support impeaching and removing
President Donald Trump by a 55-38% margin, the poll also shows that Dividing
New York into 2 states is opposed by 66% and supported by only 25%.  The Poll also shows that Governor Cuomo has a
49-47% favorability rating; his job performance rating is 41% favorable, with
57% unfavorable.

State Attorney General Letitia James announced that New York
is joining 15 other states in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s
national emergency declaration.  the
lawsuit claims that the President is threatening public safety with his move to
divert funding from military construction and other programs to pay for a
U.S.-Mexico border wall.  The lawsuit
alleges that the President is manufacturing a crisis and that his declaration
is an “unconstitutional and unlawful.”

Governor Cuomo today announced that he will propose legislation to further decouple New York State's tax code from the federal code if President Trump moves forward with a plan for a $100 billion capital gains tax cut for the rich. The Governor also called on Congress to immediately block any attempt by President Trump to unilaterally cut taxes for the nation's wealthiest 1% in violation of the Constitution. Governor Cuomo and Attorney General Underwood also filed a lawsuit to protect New York and its taxpayers from Washington's drastic curtailment of the state and local tax deduction, which argues that the new SALT cap was enacted to target New York and similarly situated states & that it interferes with states' rights to make their own fiscal decisions.

President Trump is scheduled to visit Fort Drum in Watertown on Monday, and is also expected to make a campaign stop in the Utica area for incumbent Congresswoman Claudia Tenney of the 22 District. Trump is expected to sign a $716 Billion dollar defense bill at Fort drum before the Tenney Campaign stop. Tenney faces a battle in November against Democratic Anthony Brinidisi.

President Donald Trump is engaging in a Twitter feud with Democratic New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, after the Senator called on Trump to step down due to numerous accounts of sexual harassment by several women against Trump over the last 4 decades. The President called Gillibrand disloyal, for allegedly asking Trump for Campaign Contributions a few years ago before Trump's alliance with the Republican Party.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman released a statement today following EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s announcement that the Trump Administration will repeal the Clean Power Plan. Schneiderman said that the Trump Administration is putting energy industry special interests ahead of New Yorkers’ and all Americans’ safety, health, and the environment. In November 2015, a coalition of 25 states, cities and counties, led by New York Attorney General Schneiderman, intervened in defense of the Clean Power Plan against legal challenge in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher encouraged members of the House Agriculture Committee to work closely with farmers to improve the 2018 Federal Farm Bill. Fisher highlighted the need for a revamped safety net for New York's dairy farmers and improved protection for the important specialty crops grown in New York. Fisher's presentation was part of a special listening session held at SUNY Cobleskill, New York Farm Bureau's goals for the 2018 Farm Bill include no further cuts in spending, following more than $20 billion in cuts in the previosu 2014 Farm Bill.

The latest Siena College poll has President Trump's favorability rating was at 28%, which is 1% lower than last month. Trumps’ job performance rating is even lower, at only 23%. In the same poll, Governor Cuomo had a 57% favorable rating, with 48% giving him a positive job performance rating.

Lawmakers from both major parties were not pleased with President Trump's statements to the Wall Street Journal this week. Trump was quoted as saying that Upstate New York residents should just leave, and head to states where there are not enough people for existing manufacturing jobs, like Wisconsin. Local Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, who normally supports Trump, released a statement, saying that she hoped Trump’s comments were taken out of context, that Upstate has a rich history of manufacturing, and policies must be implemented to revive the region. Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, who is challenging Tenney for the 22nd district seat next year, said President Trump should be doing what he promised and help create American jobs here at home."

A new Siena College poll has Governor Cuomo at his highest favorability ratings in 2 years. Today's Poll has 60% of respondents viewing Cuomo favorably, compared to 34% who have an unfavorable view. Today's poll also has President Donald Trump with 68% unfavorable and only 29% favorable.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today filed a motion to join a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump's immigration Executive Order. Schneiderman insisted that not only is the order unconstitutional, but it does harm to the states economy. New York is home to over 4.4 million foreign-born residents, about 22.5% of the state's population, many of whom operate businesses or who are Doctors, Lawyers, Educators or students.

President-elect Donald Trump met with Governor Cuomo, today at Trump Tower in New York City. Cuomo discussed the meeting with reporters:

(Cuomo 1-18-17)

Cuomo's said that his plans to upgrade and rebuild bridges, train stations and airports in New York City and around the state, will require federal assistance.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said that he wants Donald Trump to include "real spending" and not just tax breaks in his plan to overhaul America's transportation infrastructure. Schumer said that he's shared his view with the Republican president-elect; he said that actual investment of federal dollars is necessary if the nation is to repair and rebuild its infrastructure. Schumer says Democrats must stay true to their principles, but they shouldn't oppose something "just because the name Trump is on it." Trump vowed to repair and replace aging bridges, tunnels, airports and rail lines as part of a campaign to re-invigorate the nation's transportation networks.

38-year-old Justin Barkley told a judge in Tompkins County Court that believed that he was shooting President Elect Donald Trump, at the Ithaca Wal-Mart parking lot on December 8th, and not UPS Driver William Schumacher. The judge has ordered Barkley to undergo a mental evaluation, to determine if Barkley is competent to stand trial. Barkley was taken into police custody after fleeing the scene, shooting at Police & engaging law enforcement in a standoff.

New York's 29 members of the Electoral College have cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton today, who won the state's popular vote, despite losing the presidential race to Republican Donald Trump in the expected final Electoral College tabulations, which will be completed today. The electors gathered today in the state Capitol's Senate chambers.

The Electoral College for the State of New York will convene in the Senate Chamber of the State Capitol in Albany on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 12:00 pm. Electors will officially cast their ballots for President and Vice President of the United States.

Local businesses and individuals will be recognized by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce for their achievements and contributions to life in Delaware County. Awards will be presented at the Chamber's Annual Award Gala on Friday, May 6, at Centennial Lounge at SUNY Delhi. Sportsfield Specialties of Delhi has been selected as the Chamber's Business of the Year. This year's New Business of the Year Award will go to Gravity Ciders of Sidney and their popular line of Awestruck Ciders. The Chamber will also recognize Dr. Candace Vancko, who is retiring as president of SUNY Delhi. Congressman Chris Gibson will be the featured speaker at the event, Tickets are $30 and reservations may be made by calling the Chamber at 746-2281.

Today is primary day in New York State. Republicans are choosing between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz & John Kasich, Democrats are choosing between Bernie Sanders & Hillary Clinton. Polls are open from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.

According to a new Siena College poll, 67% of New Yorkers predict that Donald Trump will not be elected President. Only 7% thought it was "very likely" that the Republican presidential hopeful would win the White House. Among the Republicans questioned, 51% predicted that Trump's would fail to get to the White House.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump and The Trump Entrepreneur Institute, formerly named Trump University LLC, and Michael Sexton, former president of Trump University for engaging in persisten fraudulent, illegal and deceptive conduct in connection with the operation of Trump University. Between 2005 and 2011, More than five thousand people across the country paid Donald Trump around 40 million dollars as Trump University operated as an unlicensed educational institute that promised to teach Donald Trump’s real estate investing techniques to consumers nationwide but instead misled consumers into paying for a series of expensive courses that did not deliver on their promises.