Monthly Archives: June 2012

Stop-DWI Holiday Crackdown

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June 28, 2012

The Fourth of July celebration falls in the middle of the week this year, and Stop DWI advocates and Law Enforcement Agencies are getting an early start on a special effort to crackdown on drunk driving. Starting tomorrow, June 29th and running through next Thursday, July 5th, the Stop-DWI campaign will see boosted patrols...
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Anti-Bullying Bill Takes Effect Soon

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June 28, 2012

A bill signed into law two years ago should help ease problems with bullying once school begins again in September. The “Dignity for All Students Act” was signed by then New York Governor David Patterson in 2010. The law aims to make public schools “no tolerance” zones for harassment and bullying. The new legislation...
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Robbers Grab Cigarettes From Store

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June 28, 2012

A convenience store in Little Meadows, PA was the victim of an overnight robbery during closing hours. The intention was apparently to satisfy a nicotine craving. Pennsylvania State Police say two men forced open a door at the Dandy Mart on Pennsylvania Avenue in the early morning hours on Tuesday. Missing after they left...
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Three Former Cornell Students Acquitted in Hazing Death

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June 28, 2012

A Tompkins County Court judge has acquitted three former Cornell students in a hazing death but the fraternity has been found guilty on several charges. Ben Mann, Max Haskin, and Edward Williams were found not guilty in the hazing death of 19-year old George Desdunes last year. The three were fraternity pledges at Sigma...
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Cab Driver Robbed at Gunpoint in Endicott

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June 28, 2012

Endicott police are looking for a man in the reported armed robbery of a cab driver early Wednesday morning. They say a Courtesy Cab Company driver was dispatched shortly after midnight for a fare in Binghamton wishing to travel to Endicott. At 12:36 a.m., the driver was in the 10 block of Cleveland Ave.,...
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Drug Fatalities Skyrocket in Bradford County

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June 28, 2012

An unusually large number of drug-related fatalities in Bradford County, PA, has the county coroner concerned. Thomas Carman has sent out a news release about the deaths, which he said are “sky-rocketing.” Carman reported a total of 17 drug deaths this year, noting that about 10 of them were due to mixing prescription drugs....
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Seneca County Man Dies in Single Car Crash

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June 28, 2012

A Seneca County man died last week after deciding not to seek immediate medical treatment for a head injury resulting from a car crash. 58-year old Thomas Burns Sr. of Lodi died Friday at Strong Memorial Hospital. Seneca County Sheriff’s Deputies said Burns was involved in an accident last Thursday night. He drove off...
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Tioga Opportunities Receives Donation from ‘Women in Business’ Event

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June 28, 2012

A Tioga County non-profit has been given some extra help for flood relief. Tioga Opportunities was presented $1,000 from the Women in Business event. The gift is from ticket sales from the conference. The conference was originally scheduled to be held in Owego in November but was postponed because of the flood. The conference...
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