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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...
Morrisville plan would increase enrollment, cut county costs
NORWICH – A plan to boost enrollment at Morrisville State College’s campus at the Eaton Center and thereby reduce a bill approaching $1 million for student tuitions to o... read more...
Coventry, Greene also open to drilling business
COVENTRY – Coventry and Greene joined a growing list of townships in Chenango County that say they are open for natural gas development. At a meeting Friday night, members of... read more...
Afton tips hat to DEC’s gas drilling expertise
AFTON - The Afton Town Board adopted a resolution last night supporting New York’s ability to develop its natural gas resources in a safe, responsible and competitive manner. ... read more...
Bainbridge sets pro-drilling stance in motion
BAINBRIDGE – The Town of Bainbridge got the ball rolling on Tuesday night by becoming the first town in Chenango County to officially endorse the New York State Department of ... read more...
Poll says county’s residents evenly split on fracking
AFTON – An independent poll commissioned by the Chenango-Delaware-Otsego Gas Drilling Opposition Group shows Chenango County evenly split on whether they support or oppose nat... read more...
Cuomo gives towns upper hand in fracking decision
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo personally gave municipalities the upper hand in determining whether to permit natural gas companies from developing shale well sites within their j... read more...
Drilling ban proposal on Oxford Town Board agenda
OXFORD – A moratorium on gas drilling will appear on the agenda at the Oxford Town Board meeting Wednesday night at 7:30. Irving Wesley Hall, a former American History prof... read more...
Smyrna Supervisor Bays resigns
SMYRNA – Supervisor James Bays, D-Smyrna, tendered his resignation Monday to the Chenango Board of Supervisors after accepting the position of first deputy commissioner of the... read more...
Mental Health Dept. issues annual report
By Julia Simcoe Sun Staff Intern NORWICH – Health care reform initiatives meant changes within Chenango County’s Mental Health department last year, according to an an... read more...
County board to take stance on ‘forest focus’ designation
NORWICH – Chenango County lawmakers could take a stance today against a state act that would exempt a majority of the land in the county from gas-drilling on behalf of birds a... read more...
Officials say county isn’t oasis for welfare
NORWICH – Is Chenango County an oasis for welfare recipients? The perception is out there. It’s been the undercurrent of opinion for a long time that the Land of the Bu... read more...
Labor relations expenses add up for county
NORWICH – This year’s budget for labor relations is overdrawn as a result of the now 2 1/2 year-long contract dispute with the unions representing Chenango County’s law enforc... read more...
Indicators continue to show local economy improving
NORWICH – The local economy shows signs that it’s still improving. An annual report of the amount of unpaid town and county taxes shows more people are paying their taxes for... read more...
Towns advised to make the call on gas drilling
NORWICH – An advisory committee on natural gas has for the second time refused to push forward a landowner group’s request that Chenango County endorse the New York State Depa... read more...
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