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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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