Chenango County News

The director of the Stop DWI program, Kathryn J. Clemens, sat down to discuss the drug and drinking problems in Chenango County and the different ways the program attempts to combat them.

On this morning's weather map, a strong cold front or the leading edge to colder air stretches along the East Coast from Maine southwest through to the Louisiana Gulf Coast.

It's funny what it takes to capture someone's attention. I have driven down Broad Street in Norwich countless times and might notice a house only after it's been freshly painted .

As cold winter weather only looks to continue in Chenango County, finding activities to keep everyone entertained indoors can be a daunting and elusive task.

According to a study published by the United States Department of Agriculture, food insecurity in the United States has reached epidemic levels.

County officials are calling it a sign of the times. Fatal events that have occurred in public places all over the state and nationwide have lead local policy makers to question the safety of the Chenango County Office Building.

Chenango County Court Judge Frank B. Revoir, Jr. held a risk assessment hearing and an arraignment at Chenango County Court on Dec. 2. An attempted rapist was given a level of risk before being released next year and a man accused of three drug charges was arraigned.

Five people are charged with felony burglary after they allegedly broke into the Milford Academy in the village of New Berlin and stole $3,300 worth of items, the Chenango County Sheriff's Office said.

Four days after Toys for Tots of Chenango County lost hundreds of items to a fire that ripped through The Storage Center, LLC in the Town of Norwich, Toys for Tots organizers are reaching out to the community to replenish the toy stock in time for the holidays.

The Chenango County grand jury handed up a number of criminal indictments Wednesday Nov. 20 and Thursday Nov. 21. At a grand jury proceeding, the Chenango County District Attorney's presents evidence against those they desire to prosecute.

Wondering down the winding country roads of Chenango County, the farmland still stretches for miles dotted only by an occasional crossroads town or an occasional historic marker.

Judge Frank B. Revoir, Jr. presided over Chenango County Court on Nov. 22. A repeat female offender avoided prison, despite her lack of cooperation with Chenango County criminal justice system.

Emergency crews withstood heavy smoke and locked steel doors on multiple storage units to extinguish the flames.

Recently, an online petition has circulated on the popular national website change.org that calls for a change of venue and release of Town of New Berlin resident Ganesh R. Ramsaran.

Chenango County legislators favored adoption of the 2014 county budget on Tuesday, calling for a slight tax increase and $2.8 million from reserves to satisfy financial precepts.

On Nov. 22, the Chenango County American Legion hosted a joint visitation by the Legion's top state level officials - Department of New York State Commander Kenneth Governor, State Auxiliary President Barbara Corker, and State Sons of the American Legion Detachment Commander John P. Chang.

With the Chenango County United Way's annual fundraising campaign well underway - and sights set on a higher monetary goal this year than ever before - the organization is reaching out to the community for help during the toughest weeks of the three-month long campaign.

Police say they may have found the body of 45-year-old Daniel Reimers, a New Berlin resident who was reported missing earlier this month.

The body of a man was found Friday, submerged on the eastern shore of the Unadilla River in the Town of Butternuts, New York State Police said.

Hundreds of runners and walkers are expected to lace up and pound the pavement on Sunday as the 32nd annual Turkey Trot 5K road race takes off through the streets of Norwich.