Chenango County News

The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County applauded staff members and volunteers, and took a few moments to reflect on another successful year during its annual meeting held on Tuesday at the organization's 99 N. Broad St. home.

Clubs and organizations have had a long history in Chenango County, and the outreach they provide often falls by the wayside or is simply forgotten.

ALBANY A dead woman's cat Kissie Meouw will live in the lap of luxury but the woman's only remaining descendants won't get a penny after a recent high court decision.

The Chenango County Historical Society held its open house this past weekend. Pictured above is Norwich Mayor Joe Maiurano, Museum Director Meghan Molloy, Dale Storms, Mary Weidman, and John Antonowicz.

Despite being turned away from federal funding for the second consecutive year, area food pantries were recently given reason to breath a small sigh of relief.

A caretaker in Chenango County has been accused of stealing from the disabled person she was hired to care for.

With a new fundraising campaign season in full swing, the Chenango County United Way faces what could possibly be its worst campaign in over two decades and coordinators are reaching out to the community to help turn things around.

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.