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Ex-Earlville mayor pleads guilty
NORWICH – Ex-Earlville Mayor Toni Campbell pleaded guilty Monday to stealing from her former employer and agreed to pay back $133,411. New York State Police arrested 36-year... read more...
Sheriff, Oxford Superintendent urge stranger danger awareness
OXFORD – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office is helping to educate both youths and adults on how to handle “stranger danger” incidents after police recently responded to a re... read more...
Sheriff arrests two for breaking into Earlville store
EARLVILLE – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men for breaking into an Earlville supermarket and stealing a Norwich woman’s purse Tuesday, reporting investiga... read more...
Teen sentenced to max behind closed doors in Guilford
GUILFORD – A teen tried as an adult and convicted by a jury of committing sex crimes against a 12-year-old girl was given the maximum sentence behind closed doors in Guilford ... read more...
Man’s drinking binge leads to prison time
NORWICH – A Norwich man pleaded guilty Monday to stealing two vehicles in about a 24-hour-period. During the second incident, District Attorney Joseph McBride said the defen... read more...
Photography and memory
Just last week I found myself scrolling through the 17,000 or so pictures I’ve taken for the newspaper over the last few years. I was looking for one taken in 2009 when a cowo... read more...
Man turns over stolen handgun and sheriff arrests suspected burglar
SHERBURNE – A burglary suspect was arrested last week after a concerned citizen told police he’d been given a handgun he believed to be stolen. The Chenango County Sheriff’s ... read more...
Norwich Police targeting violators of schools bus safety
NORWICH – The Norwich Police and the Norwich City School District will participate in Operation Safe Stop Wednesday, to promote school bus safety and discourage drivers from v... read more...
Police arrest woman for stealing a purse from a Walmart customer
NORWICH – A 25-year-old Sidney woman was charged with stealing more than $3,000 from a Walmart customer Saturday, a day after the New York State Police released surveillance i... read more...
Chenango invites PA officials to offer emergency natural gas training to responders
NORWICH – Chenango’s Emergency Management Office is inviting officials from Pennsylvania to train firemen on emergencies involving natural gas development. Pennsylvania is a... read more...
New Berlin adopts village budget; no tax increase
NEW BERLIN – The Village of New Berlin unanimously adopted a $789,618 budget last week, with no increase in taxes for the 2011-12 fiscal year. “We’ve pulled a little a bit of... read more...
Drug offender’s relapse in treatment program could mean five years in prison
NORWICH – An Oxford woman who was allowed in a treatment program instead of state prison tested positive for cocaine use and now faces several years behind bars. On Monday, 4... read more...
Demolition continues at new Byrne Dairy site
Demolition of a former real estate office began Thursday morning at the site of a new, 7,000 square foot Byrne Dairy convenience store and gas station, which will be located o... read more...
Evidence hearing for New Berlin man ends in reduced charge
NEW BERLIN – Following an evidence hearing in Chenango County Court Monday, a New Berlin man arrested for felony burglary accepted an offer and pleaded guilty to trespassing, ... read more...
Controlling unstable reactions
You don’t have to be a keen observer of global politics to understand the last month of international events has been one for the history books. A recording-breaking 9.0 Jap... read more...
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