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Sample ballots online

NORWICH – Sample ballots for the Nov. 8, 2011 general election can be previewed on the Chenango County Board of ..


DMV plan to eliminate vision tests in limbo

NORWICH – Dropping vision tests for drivers renewing their licenses may not have been such a good idea after all. The ..


Equalization rates remain flat; only handful of towns at 100 percent

NORWICH – The New York State Board of Real Property Services has released annual equalization rates for Chenango County’s municipalities. Except ..


Hearings set on proposed rules for shale gas drillers

ALBANY – The Forum Theater in Binghamton will host one of four public hearings scheduled throughout the state in November ..


County agrees to accept Broome landfill waste

NORWICH – Chenango County lawmakers adopted an amendment to county law that would permit storm debris from Broome County to ..


Afton names town hall for Supervisor Briggs

AFTON – The Town of Afton on Saturday named the current, and hopefully future, town hall after their 24-year veteran ..


Flood-disaster relief for farms offered at meeting tomorrow

MOUNT UPTON – Farmers who have experienced flood-related losses to their farm businesses or homes are encouraged to attend an ..


Local 'Hay for Texas' relief efforts continue

NORWICH – Even though September’s record-breaking storms and subsequent floods took out a great deal of Chenango County’s crops, local ..


NYSEG supports Agro Farma’s expansion needs

NORWICH – The New York State Public Service Commission voted to allow New York State Electric & Gas Corporation to ..


Natural gas firm sues NY town over drilling ban

ITHACA – A Denver-based natural-gas company has sued the town of Dryden in central New York in an effort to ..


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