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From Norwich to the Big Easy
While our current Evening Sun reporters are working to bring you our Progress Chenango 2009 special sections this week, I’ve asked five of my favorite ES alumni to fill in as ... read more...
Norwich Family Bluegrass Festival kicks off today
NORWICH – Music is as important off-stage as it is on at the Norwich Family Bluegrass Festival. For some, the chance to pick into the wee hours of the morning at a new-found ... read more...
500-plus to attend Lobsterfest Sunday
NORWICH – More than 500 people from around the region are expected to attend the Chenango County Republican Committee’s annual Lobsterfest fundraiser Sunday, organizers say. ... read more...
A kernel of truth
How did whoever invented the word Colonel get people to believe that it sounds like Kernel? It was either a colossal mistake that no one bothered to fix or, as I presume, it ... read more...
Norwich Bluegrass Festival adds a fourth day
NORWICH – Organizers of the Norwich Family Bluegrass Festival added a fourth day to this year’s event, hoping more audience members and local musicians will take advantage. “... read more...
What was life like in early Oxford?
OXFORD – Want to know what life was like 200 years ago in the Village of Oxford? When Uri Tracy was the “President” of Oxford, and Theodore Burr, the “Father of American Bridg... read more...
NBT summer concert series features old-time rock and roll band
NORWICH – After a successful opening night in Oxford, the NBT Bank Summer Concert Series is coming back to downtown Norwich Thursday with old-timing rock and rollers Big Sandy... read more...
Oxford pool to open Wednesday
OXFORD – The Oxford Municipal swimming pool will open for public use at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, officials confirmed this morning. Normally open by the last week in June, the poo... read more...
What's in store for Rt. 12?
GREENE – Rising costs and inflation are making it difficult now to complete major highway projects that were promised five years ago, state transportation officials say, when ... read more...
Oxford pool awaits inspection, could open in next few days
OXFORD – The Oxford municipal swimming pool, closed the last three weeks to finish unexpected repairs, could open in the next several days for the first time this summer, offi... read more...
What's in a name?
The only thing more resilient, fierce and workman-like than longtime Lakers’ center Vlade Divac was his facial hair. So what team name exemplifies the grit and determination... read more...
I miss my VCR re-winder
Do people still abuse copy machines? Taking liberties with that “privilege” was always a big deal in the office building where my mom worked when I was a kid. I’d stop there... read more...
Punching the Clock: And the award goes to ...
Trophies are symbols of achievement; lasting reminders of a job well done. Whether it’s a 3rd place Little League award or a corporate plaque recognizing international succes... read more...
Above and beyond: Greene property manager awarded for kindness
GREENE – Don Schaffer lives by Stephen Grellet’s passage. He has it hanging on his wall. He also has another sign he made himself. It simply reads: “Because Nice Matters.” Th... read more...
Cuomo urges feds to deny NYRI request
NORWICH – State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is urging the federal government to dismiss New York Regional Interconnect’s request for guaranteed profits, according to a lette... read more...
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