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The Bailout Blues, revisited

Does anyone else have that feeling of deja vu? Wasn’t it only a couple of months ago that we were ..


Chamber honors local small business leaders

NORWICH – Commerce Chenango honored six local businesses for their contributions to the community at its 2008 Annual Salute to ..


Coventry considers granting gas pipeline easement

COVENTRY – The Town of Coventry is considering an offer to grant an easement for the construction of a gas ..


Panhandle holds fundraiser for school marching band

OXFORD – A local band is performing to raise money for the high school band program that helped start the ..


Coventry approves 2009 town and fire budgets; tax rate to decrease

COVENTRY – Coventry’s town and fire budgets were approved last week at a meeting of the town board. Despite small ..


What would Oxford do if bridge capacity was lowered?

OXFORD – What will Oxford’s fire department, schools and highway departments do if they can no longer safely use the ..


Governor’s proposed cuts have local school districts reeling

CHENANGO COUNTY – Chenango County’s school districts could face a reduction of more than $3.3 million in state aid for ..


Oxford Juniors get approval to have prom “off campus”

OXFORD – What do you get when you decorate a high school gym with voluminous amounts of gossamer and tulle? ..


Public perception

We live in a world where access to information is almost instantaneous. We can find events reported on the Internet ..


Punching the Clock: Days of Our Lanes

When I was in high school, Rock-n-Bowl at Plaza Lanes was the place to be on Friday and Saturday nights. ..


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