Madison County News

Central New York's population is on a stable path after halting decades of steep declines, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates due to be released today.

There is a sacred Native American proverb that says "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave." These are words that are particularly poignant as we joined with Gov.

When the sweeping settlement was announced last week by New York and the Oneida Indian Nation, officials gave just the bare outlines.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Oneida Indian Nation leader Ray Halbritter, with John Becker, chairman of the Madison County Board of Supervisors, left, and Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente in Albany last week.

Local leaders praised and criticized the deal announced today that would block any new casinos in Central New York in exchange for the Oneida Indian Nation's Turning Stone Casino and Resort giving about $50 million a year to the state.

For the first time, the Oneida Indian Nation has agreed to share its wealth with its longtime adversary, the state of New York.

Gunshots rang out 20 years ago tonight - ending the lives of great-grandparents Jessie and Carl Stabb while they watched television in their Wampsville home.

State officials say a former prison camp in central New York has drawn a winning bid of $241,000 at auction from a Westchester County-based business that did not immediately disclose its plans.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today said he would like to settle the decades-long Oneida Indian Nation land claim and open Upstate casinos at the same time.

Consolidated Precision Products Corp. is cutting jobs at its foundry in this Madison County community just four months after acquiring the high-tech facility.

Eight days ago, five kittens were found inside a tied up plastic bag along a rural road in the town of Sullivan.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is accepting bids from homeowners to cut firewood on state forests in Chenango and Madison counties.

The board of directors of New York's economic development arm approved $2.5 million in grants for a planned food processing and distribution hub in Madison County Friday.

A plea bargain has been reached in the case of the former police chief in the Village of Chittenango, who stood accused of faking time sheeting and bilking taxpayers out of thousands.

A central New York village police chief has agreed to pay $15,000 restitution after admitting he cheated on time sheets while also working for the sheriff's department and at his funeral business.

INLAND TROUT STREAMS : Stocked streams at this point include: Cayuga County: North Brook, Owasco Inlet, Salmon Creek and Fall Creek; Cortland County: Otselic River; Madison County: Upper Lelands Pond, Stonemill Brook, Beaver Creek, Canastota Creek, Limestone Creek, Payne Brook, Chittenango Creek, Canaseraga Creek, Chenango River, Cowaselon Creek, ... (more)

The Village of Chittenango now has a new Police Chief. On Tuesday, the Chittenango Village Board approved a contract hiring Fred Corey as the village's new Chief of Police.