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When committee system works, board meetings are short

NORWICH – The committee system is alive in well within Chenango County. As a result of the sequential, and oftentimes ..


Several departments request new county hires

CHENANGO COUNTY – Bigger government or less government? County supervisors will play tight rope with that question throughout the fall ..


Host of activities abound during Colorscape weekend

NORWICH – This weekend’s 12th Annual Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival could be the most chock-a-block full two-day event yet. From ..


Another setback in NYRI's power line battle?

NORWICH – A small, but nonetheless positive chip in the game for opponents of New York Regional Interconnect’s power line ..


Chamber: Functioning railroad crucial to business development

NORWICH – Business development leaders met with an account representative of the New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad Wednesday ..


Early childhood detection efforts under fire again

NORWICH – Even though it wasn’t on the agenda, a program that would identify school-aged youths in the county who ..


Residents worry Canasawacta Creek will flood again

NORWICH – Three times will do it for at least one Canasawacta Creek front resident. If the remnants of Hurricane ..


Nursing shortage hits Health Dept. hard

NORWICH – Chenango County’s lower than average pay rate for registered nurses coupled with a nationwide shortage is making it ..


Supervisors scrutinize three big budgets

NORWICH – Town supervisors reviewed three of the county’s largest budgets, Mental Hygiene, Social Services and Public Health, during a ..


Drug store shuffle: Rite Aid to choose which store to close

NORWICH – Eckerd Pharmacy drug stores in Norwich and Greene are among the 356 in New York that will be ..


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