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NYRI issue gets congressional attention
NORWICH – Aside from deterring New York Regional Interconnect Inc., legislation introduced Monday in Washington also looks to propel the power line project from a regional iss... read more...
Feds announce NYRI bill
NORWICH – Federal legislators say they’re introducing a bill in Washington on Monday that they’re hoping can stop the $1.6 billion New York Regional Interconnection Inc. power... read more...
City accepts emergency contracts, not without heavy debate
NORWICH – Members of the Common Council heavily debated the city’s obligation as an emergency services provider Thursday, amidst what Mayor Joseph Maiurano is calling a county... read more...
NYRI to fight eminent domain change
NORWICH – New York Regional Interconnect Inc. announced Thursday that it will contest a new eminent domain law in federal court that curbs the company’s power to take private ... read more...
Taken to school
Occasionally when people knowingly blow a bunch of money, they can get away with it by calling it a long-term “investment.” When they knowingly do something stupid for an exte... read more...
NYRI still a state issue - for now
NORWICH – New York Regional Interconnect Inc.’s power line proposal is still a New York state issue – for the time being. Under the direction of the state’s Public Service Co... read more...
Opponents urge: Don't give up the fight against NYRI
CHENANGO COUNTY – The New York Regional Interconnect power line is very much alive and – depending on who you ask – well. According to the local opposition leaders, it’s impor... read more...
Catholic churches plan still under consideration
CHENANGO COUNTY – Reconfiguration and consolidation proposals from throughout the Diocese of Syracuse are still under review, diocese officials say – with no specific date set... read more...
EPA: Cleaner wood-burning furnaces coming soon
CHENANGO COUNTY – A voluntary agreement between manufacturers and the federal government could make outdoor wood-burning furnaces up to 70 percent cleaner, officials with U.S.... read more...
Turning up the heat at a meet & greet
NORWICH – From student loans to the Iraq War, 24th District Congressman Mike Arcuri addressed a range of issues Saturday – receiving both cheers and jeers from a packed house ... read more...
And justice for all ... Chenango County's public defenders give voice to the downtrodden
NORWICH – Admitting the task is often thankless, Chenango County’s public defenders say doing their job isn’t as hard as most people might think – in spite of how most people ... read more...
Hair today ... St. Baldrick's fundraiser returns in March
NORWICH – Norwich will again be one of the nearly 1,000 locations worldwide hosting the hugely successful St. Baldrick’s fundraiser – where participants raise money to shave t... read more...
Not too late to get a flu shot
CHENANGO COUNTY – It’s not too late to get a flu shot, says the Chenango County Department of Public Health. The department will set up free and open flu vaccine clinics for... read more...
Superior cites economy as reason for cutback
NORWICH – Tuesday morning, Superior Ambulance announced it would be significantly downsizing its Norwich operation due to the current business climate – a move that local fire... read more...
Life on the edge
"A man has got to know his limitations,” my mentor “Dirty” Harry once said. It seems like every time I forget mine, I just get embarrassed into remembering them again – a leni... read more...
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