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IDA close to approving PILOT deal for Smyrna solar project

SMYRNA – The Chenango County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) is inching closer to a finalized tax abatement deal that would ..


City approves quarter of totaled $16 million wastewater treatment plant upgrades

NORWICH – The Norwich Common Council has approved a measure to bond $4 million for repairs to its wastewater treatment ..


Town of German under microscope of State Comptroller’s Office

GERMAN – The Town of German has agreed to corrective actions from the State Comptroller's Office that stem from a ..


County bed tax revenue surpasses expectations

CHENANGO COUNTY – Three years after imposing an added tax on hotel rooms across Chenango County, local officials are seeing ..


Added 1 percent sales tax for Chenango awaits governor’s signature

CHENANGO COUNTY – A measure to extend an additional 1 percent sales tax in Chenango County has passed both houses ..


Area Agency on Aging readies to open new Norwich location

NORWICH – With a new location and flared potential to improve services for seniors in the Norwich area, the Chenango ..


Oxford Fire Department gears up for bicentennial celebration

OXFORD – The Oxford Fire Department will commemorate its bicentennial this weekend, marking two centuries of service to the local ..


County planning department solicits solar company to keep energy local

NORWICH – Chenango County planners are fishing for the interest of a regionally based solar company that may well create ..


Chenango Traffic Safety Board spotlight youth poster contest winners

NORWICH – Award winners of the 2023 Chenango County Traffic Safety Board youth poster contest were lauded by members of ..


Dog attack hospitalizes one

NEW BERLIN – A 56-year-old male was rushed to Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown on Monday evening with severe dog ..


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