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Smyrna adopts subdivision regs
SMYRNA – The Town of Smyrna adopted subdivision regulations on Oct. 9 after two years of work by members of the town’s planning board. “You can thank Christmas & Associates... read more...
County lawmakers want policy for natural gas exploration along right-of-ways
NORWICH – Seemingly non-stop natural gas exploration along highways in the northern towns of Chenango County have prompted lawmakers to begin developing a policy for seismic t... read more...
County moves ahead with renovation plans for old jail complex
NORWICH – The architects who are designing the exteriors of the former Chenango County sheriff’s office and jail on West Park Place in the city were given an additional direct... read more...
Committee nearly axes budget increase without looking at it
NORWICH – A $600 increase to the Chenango County Council of the Arts budget for next year narrowly missed the chopping block Oct. 12 during a meeting of the county’s Finance C... read more...
Chenango's bridges rated by the state
NORWICH – There are six in-use bridges in Chenango County, or 18 percent, that have been rated deficient by the state’s highway department. They are designated a level 4 out o... read more...
Budgets pass finance review
NORWICH – The Chenango County Finance Committee tackled a number of 2008 budgets at a work session Friday, passing through increases for information technology, the Public Def... read more...
Bricks & Mortar report
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Bricks & Mortar Report provide updates every other Monday on major construction projects in Chenango County. AIM Fitness: • Exercising equipment arrived... read more...
Halfway House Bridge closed
NORWICH – The Halfway House bridge, or Chenango County Rt. 32B, closed to traffic Oct. 12 indefinitely. Department of Public Works Director Randy Gibbon said the bridge was f... read more...
Supervisors commit $20K for railroad future study
NORWICH – Discretionary funds under the direction of Chenango County’s Planning & Economic Development Committee were granted Wednesday for a consultant’s study of the New Yor... read more...
Autism conference planned un Syracuse
NORWICH – An internationally renowned author and special educator is the guest speaker at a conference on autism and Asperger’s Syndrome coming up next weekend in Syracuse. L... read more...
Supervisors OK pay raises
NORWICH – Chenango County’s supervisors on Tuesday promised themselves and the majority of their full-time employees 3 percent raises next year, in addition to $500 for full-t... read more...
County says no to bills from taxpayers
NORWICH – A Guilford blueberry producer has asked the county’s highway department to reimburse him for $800 in labor costs and to replace dead plants he says he lost from too ... read more...
County lawmakers question Morrisville budget share
NORWICH – County government decision makers again scrutinized the proposed 2008 budget for Morrisville State College’s Norwich campus last week. A requested 3 percent increas... read more...
County tables codes budget issue
NORWICH – Putting the county’s code enforcement department onto the general levy isn’t going off as smoothly as previous governmental approvals have indicated. When the deci... read more...
Local produce finds its way into NYC chefs’ cupboards
Imagine gooseberries grown on a farm in Afton appearing in a photo in New York magazine, or Norwich-made cheese and mustard as part of an article in another prominent downstat... read more...
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