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OFC programs target first-time home buyers

NORWICH –Chenango County lawmakers agreed to apply for federal grants designed to help financially struggling individuals purchase their first homes ..


County backs tourism projects

NORWICH – A government committee agreed to fund projects designed to boost tourism and improve the economy in Chenango County. The ..


Grouse Ridge hosts field dog trials

PRESTON – The first field trial of Grouse Ridge Kennels’ 2011 season took off last week under mostly sunny skies. ..


Tempers flare over Afton road law

AFTON – Twenty-five year veteran Supervisor Robert Briggs of Afton thought twice about running for office again in ‘09, but ..


Aerobatics show returns to Airport Day June 11

NORTH NORWICH – After a 10-year hiatus, Chenango County will sponsor an aerobatics team and other in-flight demonstrations as part ..


No city pool this summer

NORWICH – No dipping in Kurt Beyer Pool to escape summer’s heat this year as work to replace an exhausted, ..


Supervisors vote to refill dispatcher's position

NORWICH – It came down to a matter of paying for public safety, but only after a lengthy executive session, ..


Protesters target gas landowners meeting

NEW BERLIN – An otherwise civil gathering of about 600 members of the Central New York Landowners Coalition at Unadilla ..


County committee calls OFC programs “critical”

NORWICH – President Barack Obama’s proposal to cut funding for community action groups across the nation hit home this week ..


S-E school board adopts tentative budget

SHERBURNE – The Sherburne-Earlville school board adopted a tentative 2011-2012 budget Monday that calls for an average tax levy increase ..


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