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County board debates filling position in Sheriff’s Office, benefit costs

NORWICH – A motion to refill the Emergency 911 chief dispatcher’s vacancy in the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office dominated the ..


Sherburne-Earlville faces huge budget hurdles

SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville Central Schools stand to lose the most state aid of the nine school districts in Chenango County ..


DEC chief: New York won’t wait for EPA’s ruling on hydraulic fracturing

ALBANY – It looks like New York State will have all the regulations in place this summer to begin drilling ..


County wooing gas-related prospects, promoting job training

NORWICH – For the past two years, local economic planners and educators have been making forward-thinking preparations for developing Chenango ..


Court rules against NYRI congestion study, corridor designation

NORWICH – An electrical power line project that would have placed 115-foot steel towers about every 750 feet through six ..


Extension director says landfill already accepts radioactive materials

NORWICH – Radiation is already in the Pharsalia Landfill despite a local law intended to exclude it, says Cornell Cooperative ..


St. Patrick’s parade celebrates 10th anniversary

SHERBURNE – It’s time to pull out and brush off the green again this year. Organizers of Sherburne’s St. Patrick’s ..


Drama club’s play explores humane treatment of homeless

NORWICH – Members of the Norwich High School Drama Club explored misperceptions about homelessness in an original one act play ..


Rules governing appointments, committee procedures questioned

NORWICH – Chenango County lawmakers charged with overseeing safety and rules procedures have requested legal opinions on two matters pertaining ..


County’s records, some dating back to 1920, now available online

NORWICH – Chenango County Clerk Mary C. Weidman has announced the completion of a project that digitized historical indexes and ..


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