WEST WINFIELD Family in Deadly Accident

DEERFIELD - One teen was killed and another is in critical condition after the car they were riding in collided with an SUV Wednesday on Route 8, state police said.

David P. Trevvett, 48, of West Winfield, was traveling north on Route 8 near the village of Poland border when he lost control of his black sedan and slid into the southbound lane, colliding with a white SUV driven by Jeffrey F. Conte, 53, of Poland, troopers said.

Hannah G. Trevvett, 19, who was a passenger in the front seat, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. David Trevvett was taken to the St. Elizabeth campus of the Mohawk Valley Health System in Utica with internal injuries and was listed in stable condition, troopers said.

A rear-seat passenger, Noah C. Trevvett, 16, also was taken to St. Elizabeth with chest trauma and is listed in critical condition, police said.

Conte was not injured in the accident, which remains under investigation.

Hannah Trevvett was a 2015 graduate of Mount Markham High School, according to O-D archives.

WATERVILLE Man Arrested - Child Abuse

WATERVILLE, NY - A Waterville, Oneida county man has been charged with sexually abusing an 11-year-old child, police said today. Eric Ward Curtis, 44, of Waterville has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse, a felony. Oneida County sheriff's deputies said the abuse occurred in November at Curtis' Waterville home.   See POST STANDARD article: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/oneida_county_man_charged_with_sexually_abusing_11-year-old.html#incart_river_home 

Waterville schools praised for fingerprinting, background checking employees

MAKES YOU WONDER IF  BROOKFIELD CENTRAL CONDUCTS THESE BACKGROUND CHECKS????

WATERVILLE, N.Y. – State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is praising Waterville Central School District for taking the required safety precautions before hiring its employees.

Districts are required by state education law to fingerprint and conduct criminal background checks on any employees that will be providing services that involve direct contact with students.

The school board also properly adopted a policy outlining the district’s requirements for fingerprint-supported background checks, DiNapoli said.

- See more at: http://www.wktv.com/news/Waterville_schools_praised_for_fingerprinting_background_checking_employees.html#sthash.wk3rvU4V.dpuf

Madison County Clerk warns of possible deed scam

Madison County Clerk warns of possible deed scam

By The Dispatch Staff, newsroom@oneidadispatch.com, @OneidaDispatch on Twitter
POSTED: 12/14/16, 11:53 AM EST |

 Madison County Clerk Denise Roe is warning residents of a potential scam that asks residents to grossly overpay for property deeds. Roe says Madison County residents are again receiving “recorded deed notices” from a company stating that you need to have a copy of your deed and then offer the resident the document for $83.

Most deeds are available for less than $5 at the county clerk’s office. Certified copies are usually $10 or less according to a press release "... this is a case of outrageous pricing markup.” The scam also offers that residents will receive assessment information as part of the $83 package. Assessments, according to the release, are available via local assessor’s offices.
To contact the Madison County Clerk’s Office by mail at: 138 N Court St, PO Box 668, Wampsville, NY 13163.

To call, dial 315-366-2261, or visit online at https://www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/county-clerk/madison-county-clerk

Article at:  http://www.oneidadispatch.com/general-news/20161214/madison-county-clerk-warns-of-possible-deed-scam

NANO Update - WKTV Coverage

NANO Update...this is from the WKTV website that also has a replay of the press conference:

http://www.wktv.com/breaking/Austrian_firm_ams_AG_backs_out_of_chip_fab_at_SUNY_Poly.html

The Austrian firm ams AG, which had pledged to invest $2 billion into a computer chip fab at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, has backed out of the plans, according to a Swiss publication.

An English translation of the publication states:

“AMS is moving from plans to build a chip factory in the U.S. state of New York. This is the result of an internal communication in which "finance and business" took a look.

According to the "Management News" of the Executive Board to employees of the Austrian Chamber Maker, after delays on the part of the U.S. state regarding subsidies and construction, 'we will inform our negotiating partners that we are not pursuing the Fab-C project.'

Fab C, that is the internal name of the planned plant in New York; Fab B is to be strengthened on the main site of AMS near Graz."

The company had signed off on plans to build the chip fab plant back in July 2015 and it was expected to create around 1,000 jobs. Groundbreaking at the intended chip fab site in Marcy occurred in April 2016.

Mohawk Valley EDGE officials say there will be a Marcy Nanocenter Press Conference at 3 p.m. with local elected officials, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, Senator Joseph Griffo, Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri, Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo and Mohawk Valley EDGE.

The press conference will stream live on NBC and at WKTV.com/live.

- See more at: http://www.wktv.com/breaking/Austrian_firm_ams_AG_backs_out_of_chip_fab_at_SUNY_Poly.html#sthash.yPGmXjcL.dpuf

Investor Backs out of NANOCENTER

MAJOR BLOW TO CENTRAL NY ECONOMY!

MARCY - AMS is backing out of plans to build a $2 billion computer chip fabrication facility at the Marcy Nanocenter, a longtime-partnership with SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Empire State Development, which took over oversight of the project after Alain Kaloyeros, the college's former president and CEO, was accused by state and federal authorities of bid-rigging related to his involvement in large economic development projects across the state, confirmed the news in a statement Friday.  A press conference was scheduled for 3pm today....more problems with COR and Kaloyeros.  Here is a link to the OD article.

http://www.uticaod.com/news/20161216/ams-pulling-out-of-marcy-nano

BCS wants $3.6 MILLION ...MORE MONEY DOWN A RAT HOLE

Article in Waterville Times...now Jim Plows and the "Gang" want $3.6 million more to "Fix the School".... already wasted enough of the tax payers money...never did take action to catch the vandals even though EVERYONE KNOWS WHO THEY ARE......typical Brookfield School "nepotism"....$250,000 + in damage, but the Friends & Family Plan at BCS protected them...how much is Jimmy earning this year? .... this is a TOTAL WASTE OF TAX PAYER MONEY...they put all the early money into the "FRILLS" .  Just say "NO MORE BS for BCS!

DEC approves SALT SHED GRANT $456,000

BROOKFIELD - Receives $456,000 DEC Grant toward the SALT SHED...check out the Post Standard article at this link and scroll down through the projects...Madison County also received several grants.

UPDATE....here is the FULL list of Grants awarded....scroll down to PAGE 48 for Brookfield/Madison County Awards.

https://www.scribd.com/document/333667276/2016-REDC-Central-New-York-Awards#from_embed

UPDATE #2:  DEC supports water quality improvements through the Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Statewide Grant Program. The WQIP program is a competitive, reimbursement grant program that uses New York State Environmental Protection Funds for projects that reduce polluted runoff, improve water quality and restore habitat in New York's waterbodies.

Town of Brookfield Town of Brookfield Salt Storage Facility The Town of Brookfield will construct a salt/sand storage facility at the Town of Brookfield Highway Department. The project will eliminate salt runoff to groundwater and Beaver Creek Madison Nonpoint Source Abatement and Control $456,375.00

http://www.syracuse.com/business-news/index.ssf/2016/12/see_list_of_central_new_york_projects_getting_62_million_from_state.html#incart_river_home

Incubator Kitchen Use in Madison County

For those of you who always wanted to go "commercial" with their products...from the CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION December 2016 Calendar.
Incubator Kitchen Use in Madison County

Did you know that Nelson Farms offers the use of their FDA Regulated Kitchen facility through a Shared Use Agreement. The Shared Use Facility at Nelson Farms is a commercial facility made available to local users on a contract or time-share basis. The facility will give users access to production-scale food processing equipment in an inspected environment. The term shared use implies that MOST of the core activities conducted at the facility are performed by the clients/farmers. Nelson Farms will provide one trained personnel to setup, assist with production, and supervise the cleanup procedure following the production. Productions will not be scheduled until all items are in order (ingredients, containers, labels, etc.)

Clients who use Nelson Farms as a Shared Use Facility will order and send to Nelson Farms OR bring with them their own ingredients for their production. It is the responsibility of the client to ensure that the delivered items are suitable for production activities. A variety of containers can be purchased from Nelson Farms at our cost plus a six percent handling fee. (see list of containers provided by NF). Nelson Farms will provide storage for ingredients &/or product for FREE one week prior to production and 48 hours following production. Long term storage is limited to space provided—additional space may be available for a weekly fee. Storage fees will be assessed for periods outside the listed parameters. Nelson Farms is not responsible for stored products/ingredients.

Use of the NF Shared Use Facility will require proof of product liability insurance. All clients will need to have a 20C license issued by New York State Department of Ag & Markets identifying Nelson Farms as their production facility. Nelson Farms requires that the applicant complete a Food Safety certification training which is offered online through the Nelson Farms website at www.nelsonfarms.org. We understand that each product is unique and therefore will schedule a client visitation/tour prior to approval of production. To schedule this consultation please contact Margie at 315-655-8831, Ext. 5.