NORWICH – With just over two weeks to go until the mid-term elections, several campaign trails converged on the St. Bart’s Spaghetti Supper fundraiser Thursday night, making sure of one final push in Chenango County.

Those awaiting a hefty plate of homemade pasta and meatballs out in front of the Festa Parish Center were met with an impromptu receiving line of candidates – some familiar and some new – hoping to gain or retain seats at all levels of government.

Retiring 24th District U.S. Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (R-New Hartford) said he’s currently on a farewell tour through the district he represented for 24 years, and this is most likely his last stop in Norwich. “I’m not going to get out the rocking chair, but I am retiring,” he said, adding that he’s not looking too far ahead until the end of the year.