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Sherburne-Earlville kids raise relief aid for Haiti

SHERBURNE – The idea began with a bake sale initiated by Sherburne-Earlville Elementary School fourth-grader Madeleine Mood and later turned ..


New Berlin supervisor blasts county board for inaction on compulsory integration order

NORWICH – An uncharacteristically lengthy discussion of natural gas issues capped February’s meeting of the Chenango County Board of Supervisors ..


Sherburne to sell water for drilling

SHERBURNE – The Village of Sherburne plans to sell up to 100,000 gallons of water per day to Norse Energy, ..


Municipalities referred to county planning dept. for jurisdiction rights over natural gas drilling

NORWICH – With the prospect of continued natural gas drilling at a handful of well sites in Chenango County this ..


Kelly named St. Patrick’s Day parade grand marshal

SHERBURNE – Local businessman and community supporter Shawn Kelly will lead the green as grand marshal of the St. Patrick’s ..


New Community Services Director named

NORWICH – Lawmakers wasted no time filling the director’s position for the Chenango County Community Services Department with the appointment ..


Statewide conference of county officials convenes this week

ALBANY – Chenango County won’t be represented at a New York State Association of Counties’ meeting of nearly 1,000 county ..


When it comes to water purity, NYC seems to want it both ways

NORWICH – New York City wants to have it both ways. They want their drinking water from upstate watersheds, but ..


Spryn asked to stay on during department’s transition

NORWICH – Two employee departures in the county’s mental health department have resulted in lawmakers asking one to stay on ..


Chenango’s sales tax collections ticked higher in fourth quarter

NORWICH – After three quarters of decline, Chenango County’s fourth quarter 2009 receipts were up 1.83 percent over the same ..


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