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Preston painter exhibits works inspired by 9/11
PRESTON – Local painter Stephen Flanagan has dedicated his professional life to digging for treasure. For the last three and a half years, cooling towers, elevator motors and ... read more...
Oxford library project gets underway
OXFORD – Interior construction of a new, young adult reading room at the Oxford Memorial Library has begun and fundraisers hope to go to bid on the second phase of the capital... read more...
County to use Tobacco Settlement Funds to defray defense costs
NORWICH – County officials will most likely turn to Tobacco Settlement Funds in order to afford its share of legal defense costs in the fight against New York Regional Interco... read more...
Social Services preparing to move portions into old jail
NORWICH – Despite the lack of a working furnace and a decomposing facade, the 103-year old county jail on West Park Place in Norwich will be back in business this fall when tw... read more...
Chenango jail starts farming in prisoners
NORWICH – Despite recent predictions that Chenango County wouldn’t be able to farm in prisoners at the new Public Safety Facility until early fall, 33 of them have already arr... read more...
State program comes under scrutiny
NORWICH – A state-funded program that would target mentally ill children and youths for services at the county’s mental hygiene clinic came under intense scrutiny Thursday. T... read more...
Phoenix Danse Project presents "Premiere"
NORWICH – Learning difficult choreography and interpretation is often a tedious, time-consuming endeavor for dancers. But somehow, local dance instructor Amber Perkins makes i... read more...
County decides against paying off jail bond early
CHENANGO COUNTY – After weighing several unknown factors that could strain the county’s budget in the near future, members of the Chenango County Finance Committee decided ear... read more...
County considers extending building fee waiver
NORWICH – A temporary waiver of building inspection fees that followed on the heels of last month’s floods could be extended. Members of the Chenango County Public Health Dep... read more...
Phoenix Danse Theatre presents "Premier"
NORWICH – Award-winning, cutting-edge dance choreography courtesy of the Phoenix Project Danse Theatre will be on display at 7:30 p.m. July 28 at the Martin W. Kappel Theater,... read more...
Flood, training cause overtime spike at Sheriff's Dept.
NORWICH – The timing of this year’s record-breaking floods couldn’t have been worse for the Chenango County Sheriff’s Department. Coupled with retention problems and the lar... read more...
County won't wait to make use of old jail
NORWICH – The county won’t wait for cost estimates to renovate the 103-year old jail on West Park Place before putting the available space to use. Upon the recommendation of... read more...
Schumer advocates better Internet access
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With New York lagging behind most states, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced last week his support of legislation that would provide tax breaks and f... read more...
Chamber helps organize anti-NYRI grassroots efforts
NORWICH – Ten grassroots power line opposition groups met over the weekend at the Chenango County Chamber of Commerce to align points of unity and form a steering committee. ... read more...
Bricks & Mortar Report: Repairing flood damage
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Bricks & Mortar Report will provide updates every Monday on major construction projects in Chenango County. ‘06 Flood Disaster infrastructure repair: • ... read more...
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