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Sidney Police Ask for Help Locating Robbery Suspect
The Village of Sidney Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect on a robbery that occurred Friday. According to police, at approximately 1:38 P.M. police were alerted to an armed robbery at the Smiley's Convenience Store at 17 West Main Street. Police say the suspect...
Sidney Woman Gets Prison Time for Selling Drugs
A Sidney woman has been sentenced to half a dozen years in state prison after she sold drugs in Sidney. According to the Delaware County District Attorney, Mary E. Cutting sold fentanyl to a state police officer in January 2023. A few days after that sale, she sold fentanyl and meth to state police.
Large Animal Abuse Case in New Berlin
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. -- The smell near 107 Clark Ln. was unbearable on Friday, as was the sight, for the first law enforcement officers on the scene around 7 a.m. after the SPCA got an anonymous call. "We have a farm that has been neglected for a number of years....
ACHIEVE Opens New Location in Norwich
ACHIEVE opened its new Norwich location this morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. ACHIEVE took over the former location of the CWS Packaging warehouse at 27 Griffin Street. They broke ground on the $5 million project last spring. The building offers core rooms, a sensory room, adult socialization space, administrative spaces, a nurse's station, culinary space, cafe and a multipurpose events center.
Sidney Man Sentenced to State Prison on Drug Charge
A Sidney man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to possessing and intending to sell meth in Sidney last fall. According to the Delaware County District Attorney, Justin T. Baker was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison and 1 year of post-release supervision. Baker admitted to possessing meth and intending to sell it in Sidney in September 2023. He was previously convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th degree.
West Edmeston Man Facing Animal Abuse Charges
WEST EDMESTON, N.Y. -- A man from West Edmeston is facing animal abuse charges for allegedly starving his dog. The dog's name is Lexi, and she is in the care of the Susquehanna SPCA in Cooperstown. Lexi is emaciated, according to officials at the shelter. The Otsego County Sheriff's Office...
Traffic Alert Starting Monday in Oneonta
Starting Monday, the City of Oneonta will resume the Market Street corridor reconstruction and streetscape enhancements. Starting Monday, the City of Oneonta will resume the Market Street corridor reconstruction and streetscape enhancements.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Tenley Roberson
NEW YORK CITY – The next four years are mapped out for Cherokee Nation citizen Tenley Roberson as she completes her journey at Columbia University. In her last semester, Roberson served in an internship at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, received a fully-funded fellowship to the University of Oxford, and was accepted to Stanford University Law School.
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