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The Unadilla Chamber of Commerce will have a regular meeting on Today, at 8:15 am at Green's Long River Inn, Rte 357, and Unadilla.

The Cancer Services Program of Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties will offer free health screenings to women 40 and older who are uninsured today in Unadilla. The Bassett Cancer Institute’s mobile screening coach will be available today from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Great American in Unadilla; appointments can be made toll-free at 1-888-345-0225.

State Police in Sidney arrested 52-year-old Shayne Edwards of Unadilla for DWI with a BAC result of .17% and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana following an accident on State Route 7 extension to I- 88 in the town of Unadilla. Edwards was issued uniform traffic tickets and an Appearance Ticket to own of Unadilla January 19th

Walton police arrested 33 year old Lloyd Hunt of Unadilla and 30 year old Jeremy Stafford of Walton, in connection with the armed robbery of a Walton tobacco shop last week. Hunt & Stafford were charged with 1st degree robbery and 3rd degree criminal possession of a weapon, plus petty larceny, both were arraigned, Hunt was sent to jail on $50,000 bail and Stafford was jailed on $30,000 bail, for the armed robbery on November 28th at the Smoker's Choice shop, the investigation into the robbery is continuing.

State Police arrested 29-year-old Benjamin Ryan of Oxford for Felony DWI, & Criminal Possession of a Weapon. The arrest resulted from a vehicle stop for failing to stop at a stop sign on State Route 7 in Unadilla, the investigation determined that Ryan was driving while intoxicated, a check of his criminal history showed that he had a prior conviction for DWI and a prior felony conviction. During an inventory of the vehicle, Ryan was accused of unlawfully possessing a bolt-action rifle. Ryan was arraigned at the Town of Unadilla Court and remanded to the Otsego County Jail without bail.

The Unadilla chamber of commerce will meet this morning at 8:15 AM. The meeting will be held at Green's Long River Inn at 54 route 357, chamber members & directors are encouraged to attend.

Due to Veteran's Day falling on this past Tuesday November 11th, the monthly meeting of the Unadilla Town board will be held tonight at 630 at the Unadilla Town Hall, state highway 7 in Unadilla. The public is invited to attend.

2 local blood drives will be held today, as the American Red Cross encourages people to give blood as all types are needed to maintain a stable supply. You can donate blood from 8:30am to 2:30 pm at the Bainbridge Guilford High School and from 1:00 to 6:00 pm at Saint Matthews Episcopal Church in Unadilla, appointments can be made at 1-800-RED-CROSS

2 local blood drives will be held on Monday. The American Red Cross encourages people to give blood as all types are needed to maintain a stable suppy. You can donate blood Monday from 8:30am to 2:30pm at the Bainbridge Guilford High School and Monday from 1-6pm at St Matthews Episcopal Church in Unadilla. Make an appointment at 1-800-RED-CROSS

The Unadilla head start parent group is hosting a zumbathon, silent auction, and bake sale, Saturday starting at 10 am. The event will be held at the Unadilla teen center @ 16 Watson street. All proceeds will benefit the head start students and a local family who had their home destroyed by a fire.

6 Sidney area residents were arrested on drug trafficking charges Friday evening by members of the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Sidney Village Police Department and State Police, following a 5 month investigation, and the execution of a search warrant Friday. Arrested were 43 year old Gabriel Bonacci, on 2 counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, for Heroin, 27 year old Rene Hurlburt of Unadilla, for Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance for Cocaine. Also arrested was 64 year old Donna Bonacci of Sidney for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to sell for the intended sale of cocaine, heroin, prescription drugs & marihuana. Police also charged 53 year old Belinda Davis of Sidney on 3 counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance for allegedly selling Oxycodone, 32 year old Randal Babcock of Sidney for Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance for allegedly selling Xanax & 34 year old Chad Walters of Mount Upton for Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance. All werearraigned & were remanded to the Delaware County Jail without bail, additional arrests & drug charges are pending.

Unadilla Chamber of Commerce will have their next regular meeting at Unadilla Fire Station this morning at 8:00 AM. Unadilla Mayor Dave Welch will give update on Bishop Lot. Chamber members are encouraged to attend.

The Greater Afton Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Four Chamber's event at Vincent's Restaurant on Main Street in Afton tonight starting at 6:00 PM. members of Sidney, Unadilla, Bainbridge and Afton Chambers are invited to attend.

The Afton area chamber of commere will host its annual four chamber cocktail party tonight at Vincent's Restaurant in Afton. There will be an hour of hors d'oeuvres and refreshments at 6pm with the meeting at 7pm. All members of the Sidney, Unadilla, Bainbridge and Afton chambers are invited

Afton will be hosting the Four Chamber Mixer at Vincent's Restaurant on Main Street in Afton on Monday starting at 6:00 PM, with the meeting to follow at 7:00. The meeting is a FREE event for members of Sidney, Unadilla, Bainbridge and Afton Chambers, An R.S.V.P to each chamber's secretary is requested by today.

The village of Unadilla planning board will meet tonight at 6pm at the Community House library on Main Street in Unadilla.

New York State Assemblyman Cliff Crouch is among the inaugural class for the Unatego Hall of Distinction, which will be inducted during Homecoming activities tonight. Crouch graduated from Unadilla High School in 1963 & has served in the state Assembly since 1995. Crouch was selected for the inaugural class, along with Irmabelle Sheldon, Richard Licht and Perry Secor, who will be inducted posthumously. The induction of the first class will be during halftime of Unatego’s Homecoming football game tonight.

State Police arrested 37 year old Brian Johns of Sidney & 43 year old Jason Rude of Unadilla for Trespassing. The arrest occurred after a complaint from a residence on Sanly Road in Franklin, , where both men were accused of walking near the residence while wearing dark clothing and possessing binoculars at night. Johns and Rude were arraigned in town of Sidney Court and were remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $1,000 cash bail. An order of protection was issued against both men.

State Police at Sidney arrested 23 year old Wesley Crawn & 26 year old Heather Wrench of Sidney, on charges of 1st degree Forgery 1st, & 4th degree conspiracy, following an investigation into counterfeit bills being passed in the Sidney area. Wrench and Crawn were arraigned on the charges and remanded to the Delaware County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail. The investigation also lead to the arrest of 20 year old Natasha Finch of Unadilla, for 3 counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, 4th degree Conspiracy & 3 counts of Petit Larceny. Finch was arraigned and remanded to the Otsego County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail. The investigation is ongoing, additional arrests are pending, anyone with information is encouraged to contact the New York State Police at 561-7400.

The Unadilla Rotary Club is hold an Autumn Fest in Unadilla this Saturday. Rotarian Zoë Vandermeulen explains:

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The event is open to the pubic at the Unadilla Community field Saturday.

The Unadilla rotary club is hold an Autumn Fest in Unadilla this Saturday. Rotarian Zoë Vandermeulen explains:

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The event runs form 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Unadilla Community field Saturday.

The Unadilla Chamber of Commerce will meet on today at 8:00 am at The Unadilla Fire Station on Clifton Street. All directors and members are urged to attend

Otsego County held its 17h annual Hazardous Waste Collection Day this past weekend. On Friday morning, a satellite event was held in Unadilla at the Town Highway garage, where 110 cars dropped off hazardous materials from 116 households. The main event was held on Saturday at the Meadows Office Complex, with 362 cars dropping off hazardous materials from 378 households. Volunteers diverted latex paint from the waste stream, it will be re-mixed by Golden Artist Colors & distributed at a later time.

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WILL HOLD A 'COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE' AT ST. MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN UNADILLA UNTIL 6:00 PM TONIGHT IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE CHURCH, AND IS SPONSORED BY THE UNADILLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FUTURE BLOOD DRIVES AT 1-800 RED CROSS OR VISIT REDCROSSBLOOD.ORG.

Several local fire companies responded to the fire at the Hillcrest roller Rink on West Main Street in Sidney last night. Fire fighters from Sidney, Wells Bridge, Deposit, Mount Upton, Walton, Trout Creek, Oneonta, Unadilla, Masonville, Franklin & Bainbridge responded to the fire, which was called out at about 11:30 PM. Sidney Fire Chief Greg peck told WCDO News that the cause of the fire is undetermined:

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Peck said the Hillcrest fire fell on the same date as the Whitaker’s fire in Sidney in 2007.

Several area fire companies responded to a fire at the Hillcrest Roller Rink on West Main Street in Sidney overnight. Firefighters from Sidney, Wells Bridge, Deposit, Mount Upton, Walton, Trout Creek, Oneonta, Unadilla, Masonville, Franklin and Bainbridge responded to the fire, which was reported at around 11:40. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The town of Unadilla Highway Department announced that Valley View Road would be closed today from 7:30 to 4:30. Crews are replacing a culvert near the intersection with Otsego County Route 1.

State Troopers arrested 42-year-old Michael Lynch of Unadilla for Aggravated DWI with a BAC result of .19%. The arrest occurred after a vehicle stop for failing to keep right on County Route 23 in Sidney, Lynch was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Sidney Court on August 28th.

State Police reported that 4 people were injured in an accident on State Route 7 in the town of Unadilla on Sunday.  The accident occurred at around 2:45 Sunday afternoon, between a car and motorcycle occurred in a driveway near the juncture of Sheep Pen Road and Sanly Road, Police said that 21 year old Benjamin Newman of Bainbridge; & 68 year old Richard Lewis of Birmingham, Alabama collided, 4 people suffered a variety of injuries.

Chenango county Sheriff’s Deputies and New Berlin Police arrested Michael Gincerowski of Binghamton for Felony DWI, Refusal to submit to a breath test, Open container in a motor vehicle and leaving the scene for a property damage accident following an investigation where Gincerowski allegedly struck a vehicle at the Unadilla Race Track in the Town of Columbus and left the scene. New Berlin Police located the vehicle on State Hwy 8 in the Town of New Berlin and determined Gincerowski was operating a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition, he was arraigned in the Town of New Berlin court and remanded to the Chenango County Jail pending future court action.

State Troopers arrested 31 year old Jeremiah Craver of Guilford for Driving While Intoxicated with a BAC result of .14%. The arrest resulted from a vehicle stop for failing to keep right on County Route 3 in Unadilla, Troopers accuse Craver of driving while intoxicated, he was was issued tickets returnable in the Town of Unadilla Court on August 11th.

The Afton, Bainbridge, Sidney, and Unadilla Chamber of Commerce Members will participate in a 4 Chamber Mixer & Meeting today at 5:30 pm, at the Sundown Golf & Country Club 178 Haypath Lane, Guilford. Chambers will give brief reports on planned projects for the year.

State Police arrested 19-year-old Damian Schlabsz of Unadilla for unlawful imprisonment & 2nd degree menacing, for allegedly attacking a woman with a knife near Bainbridge July 6th.  Schlabsz was taken to the Chenango County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Afton, Bainbridge, Sidney, and Unadilla Chamber of Commerce Members will hold a 4-Chamber Mixer & Meeting on Monday July 21st starting with a Social hours at 5:30pm.  The event will be held at the Sundown Golf & Country Club at 178 Haypath Lane, Guilford.  Reservations are required by today to either of the chambers involved

American Red Cross Blood Mobile will be held today at St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 254 Main Street, Unadilla from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  Call 1-800-Red Cross or visit redcrossblood.org to schedule appointment.  Walk-ins welcome. Sponsored by the Unadilla Chamber of Commerce.

Town of Unadilla crews announced that Butternut Road at the intersection with Leizear Hill Road will be closed today.  Crews will be working on a culvert; the work is expected to be completed this afternoon by 4:00 PM.