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County not ready to give up on Cook Park yet

NORWICH – Just as funding for state parks got tossed up while juggling this year’s budget, county legislators are wondering ..


County lawmakers pare back sheriff's overtime request

NORWICH – Instead of a far greater amount originally requested, Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting was approved to transfer $91,000 ..


Crowd of nearly 300 at Wednesday’s EPA hearing mostly opposed to hydraulic fracturing

BINGHAMTON – New Berlin isn’t the only place where pro-drilling advocates’ yard signs are being defamed. Lorraine Perez of Conklin, ..


Supervisors frustrated by another delay in towers project

NORWICH – Tempers flared Monday when members the Chenango County Board of Supervisors learned that a long-awaited E-911 radio transmission ..


Snag at Otselic polls to be resolved this morning

NORWICH – All but one election district reported results last night after the polls closed in the primaries. Elections officials ..


Gas companies, DEC demand county’s soil, water oversight

NORWICH – The director of Chenango County Soil and Water Conservation staked out a claim with members of the Finance ..


Longtime Sherburne supervisor Harry Conley mourned

NORWICH – The Chenango County Board of Supervisors planned to attend the funeral services of one of their own in ..


Supervisors take a crack at social services budget

NORWICH – Chenango County supervisors took a first crack at cutting back on next year’s estimated budget for social services ..


Colorscape’s Literary Arts, poetry slam persevere for a ninth year

NORWICH – It was questionable whether or not Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival would continue to offer literary arts activities after ..


Sheriff needs more money for overtime

NORWICH – Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting is requesting permission to transfer another $90,000 from the part-time line item in ..


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