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Superior’s cutbacks place a heavier burden on Chenango’s volunteer ambulance teams
NORWICH – Local fire and EMS officials confirmed Tuesday that Superior Ambulance Service announced it will be cutting two-thirds of its operation in Chenango County, calling t... read more...
NYRI takes part in PSC hearings
NORWICH – Parties involved in the New York Regional Interconnect power line case met Tuesday with representatives from the Albany-based company in front of a judge with the Ne... read more...
Fire departments consider consolidation efforts
CHENANGO COUNTY – Unsure if it’s even feasible at this point, four local fire departments are at least considering the possibility of joining forces to form what has been init... read more...
Union contract settled at OSG
NORTH NORWICH – A strike at OSG Norwich Pharmaceuticals was avoided Saturday, as solidarity and pressure got the 219 union workers in the company a contract the majority of th... read more...
Agricultural businesses feel farmers’ pain
While their relationships with the farm are diverse, agricultural businesses say they’ve also felt the grip of the low milk prices and high energy costs that are currently squ... read more...
Outdoor wood boilers: Economical alternative or neighborhood scourge?
CHENANGO COUNTY – Rising fuel prices have caused people to question the necessity of America’s dependence on foreign oil, considering the technology and resources that many co... read more...
The big payback
Before James Brown was famous, do you think he wished that maybe one day he’d be referred to as the Godfather of Soul – or that loved ones would fight over his money after he ... read more...
CASAs say experience is invaluable
NORWICH – After five months on the job, a special group of volunteers with the county’s Dispute Resolution Center say their new roles in the community have paid them an invalu... read more...
Save-a-Lot cornerstone of South Plaza resurgence
NORWICH – Complete with a new look, the owners of the Save-a-Lot grocery store in Norwich say the identity and image of their business is still ultimately defined by two thing... read more...
'Snow' isn't a four-letter word for everyone
PRESTON – During a normal winter, the owners of Preston Snowmobile say that trucks and trailers are usually lined up bumper-to-bumper along the road outside their shop in Pres... read more...
The best, but least known jobs of 2006
According to the Department of Labor, people are getting employed in the land of the Bullthistle, and from this spectator’s vantage point – they’re taking care of business, an... read more...
Chenango's unemployment on par with state's low
NORWICH – In what analysts are saying could be a six-year low for the New York state unemployment rate in 2006, Department of Labor data shows that during the second half of t... read more...
'Friends' exhibit still resonates
NORWICH – Almost everything has a price, including a formal education. But in losing their lives in November 2000, after unknowingly climbing into a vehicle manned by a drunk ... read more...
Southtown farmer claims there's a flaw in the milk pricing system
SOUTH NEW BERLIN – Currently in New York state, the cost for dairy farmers to produce milk is nearly double the amount they are receiving for the product. According to South N... read more...
Winter loses its obvious sting
Welcome to my first column (I’m going to make it obvious – that I’m making it obvious – that this is my maiden voyage into the weekly editorial unknown). Now touting the incon... read more...
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