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Sherburne’s St. Paddy’s Day parade celebrates 10th anniversary

by Melissa deCordova on March 2nd

SHERBURNE – Representatives from about 50 organizations will march in Sherburne’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, including three bagpipe ..

You can’t cap everything, according to county DSS Commissioner

by Melissa deCordova on March 2nd

NORWICH – Governor Cuomo’s 2011-2012 executive budget proposal to cap the state’s share of Medicaid, take-over the administration of the ..

S-E project behind schedule

by Melissa deCordova on March 1st

SHERBURNE – The main entrance to the Sherburne-Earlville High School building is more than “a bit behind” schedule, as administrators ..

Panelists pan economic boon from gas drilling

by Melissa deCordova on February 28th

NORWICH – The tone teetered back and forth between anti and pro drilling sentiments Thursday night at an informational forum ..

Guilford Center resident lights tap water on fire for fun; no natural gas drilling within miles

by Melissa deCordova on February 24th

GUILFORD – Guilford Center resident Robert Sandell keeps a blow torch near his sink and regularly ignites the methane-induced water ..

Norse backs off on giving homeowners free gas from their own wells; supplies propane instead

by Melissa deCordova on February 23rd

NORWICH – A side-benefit once touted by natural gas companies as an enticement to leasing your mineral rights to them ..

Office moves still on the agenda

by Melissa deCordova on February 22nd

NORWICH – After more than a decade of cramped office conditions, could 2011 be the year that Chenango County’s district ..

State targets county’s wealthiest families to exempt them from STAR

by Melissa deCordova on February 21st

NORWICH – Chenango County’s assessors were given extra work last month to abide by a new state law that revoked ..

Boon or Bust Part VII: Regulations, taxation differ in New York and Pa., but economic benefits prevail from developing n

by Melissa deCordova on February 17th

Editor’s Note: This is the last in a seven-part series on natural gas drilling gleaned from a staff outing to ..

County board concerned about property tax collections

by Melissa deCordova on February 16th

NORWICH – Assessment errors found on properties under bankruptcy protection prompted a discussion about property tax collections at Monday’s meeting ..

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