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County takes ownership, hopes to remove long vacant fish market building
NORWICH – Chenango County forgave about $4,500 owed in back taxes, interest and penalties for the former fish market building and a small parcel located on county Road 32 in o... read more...
Courthouse renovations underway
NORWICH – Lady Justice and the Chenango County Courthouse cupola and dome were up close and personal during a slide presentation delivered to the Board of Supervisors on Monda... read more...
Flanagan Research Center receives more county funds
NORWICH – As anticipated, more county funds were approved for the James S. Flanagan History Research Center on 43 Rexford St. in Norwich. On Monday, Chenango County superviso... read more...
Some Southern Chenango municipalities have yet to weigh in on drilling
NORWICH - Three of the 11 townships where the subsurface Marcellus Shale formation is deep enough to safely drill in Chenango County have yet to signal whether or not they are... read more...
Oxford board decides to rely on local land use regs, DEC’s drilling rules
OXFORD – The Oxford Town Board considered a moratorium on high-volume hydraulic fracturing Wednesday night, but following comments from about 30 individuals who were evenly sp... read more...
Oxford anticipates crowd for drilling discussion tonight
OXFORD – In anticipation of a large turnout, Oxford officials have moved tonight’s town board meeting at 7:30 p.m. to the Oxford Academy high school auditorium. Supervisor L... read more...
Larsen elected IDA Chairman
NORWICH – The County of Chenango Industrial Development Agency announced that Eric Larsen has been elected chairman of the board. Larsen is a graduate of Hartwick College and... read more...
German weighs in on gas drilling issue
GERMAN – The Town of German is asking the state’s environmental regulators to require companies to use food grade fluids in hydraulic fracturing processes should shale gas wel... read more...
Garden clubs: Calling all flowers, designers to Floral Hall at the fair
NORWICH - It’s been a hot, dry summer. Gardeners have had a difficult time keeping their flowers watered and sadly, some have been forced to stop. But hopefully with the heavy... read more...
More tobacco-free action needed, say advocates
NORWICH – Tobacco-free advocates are encouraging Chenango County to play a larger role in curbing what the state health department says is a high rate of smoking here. Bannin... read more...
Eye on Justice
Chenango County Buildings and Grounds Director Julie Gates enjoyed the fun part of her job Monday atop a massive crane over West Side Park in downtown Norwich. Operator and co... read more...
Flanagan Research Center requests more county funding
NORWICH – More county funding is on the way to cover cost overruns at the James S. Flanagan History Research Center on 43 Rexford St. in Norwich. Representatives from the Che... read more...
Perkins studio dancers ‘on’ at nationals
NORWICH – Perkins School of the Arts dancers were ‘on’ in Orlando this month. A large group of 40 PSA dancers won awards in every category at the Can Dance competition, the Ca... read more...
Smyrna appoints new supervisor
SMYRNA – The Smyrna Town Board swiftly and unanimously appointed local businessman Michael Khoury, a Republican, to fill the position of supervisor after the unexpected depart... read more...
Comptroller: Ex-Coventry supervisor made unauthorized transactions
COVENTRY – Coventry taxpayers have “little assurance” that town money was used for legitimate reasons when former Supervisor John Phelan was in office, according to a July 20 ... read more...
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