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Watkins Glen man arrested after Schuyler County standoff
READING, N.Y. (WETM) — One man was arrested after an all-day standoff with police in Schuyler County on Wednesday that closed down part of a local road for hours. According to a release from the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Dennis Thompson was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, following a standoff with police inside his […]
Geneva man faces charges after dog left in a hot car and dies
GENEVA, N.Y. — A dog owner from Geneva is facing charges after investigators said his dog died after being left in a hot car for four hours. Daniel Bowman, 49, is charged with animal cruelty. Bowman brought his one-year-old Goldendoodle named Pecan with him as he was headed to work in Canandaigua on Aug. 15, planning to take the pet to doggy daycare. The Ontario County Humane Society says that, instead, he forgot the dog in the parked car in Canandaigua and found her unresponsive from heat exposure when he returned during lunchtime.
Marcus Whitman teacher's aide receives Liberty Medal for saving life of choking student
Middlesex, N.Y.— A courageous teacher in the Marcus Whitman Central School District was honored Thursday for her heroic action to save a student's life. Wendy Boyer, a teacher's aide at Middlesex Valley Primary School, was helping in the cafeteria when she was alerted to a child choking. She quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the food.
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