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NORWICH - About 40 voters turned out last night at the Eaton Center to meet the seven candidates vying for five positions on the Norwich City School District’s Board of Educat... read more...
Will DSS break even this year?
NORWICH – For the past few years, the Chenango County Department of Social Services has kept taxpayers from digging deeper into their pockets by handing over surplus revenues ... read more...
Lawmakers and landowners take notice as natural gas companies ramp up exploration and drilling in Chenango County
NORWICH – If the geologists are correct about what’s in the ground here, it’s time to start keeping up with the Joneses - or at least talking to them. That’s the message fro... read more...
Lawmakers propose creating special gas committee
NORWICH – Lawmakers have proposed creating a special government committee that would serve as a clearing house of information about natural gas exploration activity in the cou... read more...
May proclaimed older Americans month locally
NORWICH – Local government leaders recognized Chenango County’s 10,000 senior citizens on Monday - as well as two specific volunteers - by proclaiming May “Older Americans Mon... read more...
Bricks & Mortar Report
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Bricks & Mortar Report provides updates on major construction projects in Chenango County. Chenango County Fire Department Tower Project: • Microwave di... read more...
New principal at Holy Family
NORWICH – Eugene Chilion, a retired Unadilla Valley school district administrator and teacher, has been named principal of Holy Family School in Norwich, effective July 1. Ho... read more...
Mother’s Day signals time to get the garden in
Though the unseasonably mild weather this spring has made planting tempting, the rule for this region’s green thumbers has been to wait until after Mother’s Day to put in the ... read more...
Halfway bridge may be done ahead of schedule
NORWICH – Roadwork this week along state Rt. 12 near the county Rt. 32B bridge building project further frustrated motorists already inconvenienced by traveling nearly 10 mile... read more...
Plymouth man advises neighbors to beware of natural gas offers
PLYMOUTH – Although Sean T. Campbell of Plymouth admits that he “may not be the smartest guy in the tool shed,” he said he has learned enough about the market for natural gas ... read more...
Office project pricetag slashed
NORWICH – A sub-committee has successfully slashed about $445,000 from the county’s West Park Place office building project, bringing its total price tag back within the previ... read more...
County invests $15K in Cook Park
GREENE – Cook Park could get some care and attention, finally. Government leaders are considering investing $15,000 in the 116-acre, county-owned seasonal camping park located... read more...
No recommendations for county consolidations in state’s report on local government efficiencies
NORWICH – There wasn’t any specific mention of Chenango County’s efforts at consolidating government processes or streamlining services in a state report released this week, ... read more...
Land owners start pooling for gas rights
NORWICH – Many natural gas wells are already in production in the northern Chenango County towns of Smyrna and Plymouth and the first well in Preston was drilled last week nea... read more...
Natural gas exploration continues in full force
SMYRNA – A natural gas exploration and development company conducted more seismic testing along county Routes 14 and 22 and Quaker Hill Road in the Town of Smyrna last weekend... read more...
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