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Outdoor wood boilers: Economical alternative or neighborhood scourge?

CHENANGO COUNTY – Rising fuel prices have caused people to question the necessity of America’s dependence on foreign oil, considering ..


The big payback

Before James Brown was famous, do you think he wished that maybe one day he’d be referred to as the ..


CASAs say experience is invaluable

NORWICH – After five months on the job, a special group of volunteers with the county’s Dispute Resolution Center say ..


Save-a-Lot cornerstone of South Plaza resurgence

NORWICH – Complete with a new look, the owners of the Save-a-Lot grocery store in Norwich say the identity and ..


'Snow' isn't a four-letter word for everyone

PRESTON – During a normal winter, the owners of Preston Snowmobile say that trucks and trailers are usually lined up ..


The best, but least known jobs of 2006

According to the Department of Labor, people are getting employed in the land of the Bullthistle, and from this spectator’s ..


Chenango's unemployment on par with state's low

NORWICH – In what analysts are saying could be a six-year low for the New York state unemployment rate in ..


'Friends' exhibit still resonates

NORWICH – Almost everything has a price, including a formal education. But in losing their lives in November 2000, after ..


Southtown farmer claims there's a flaw in the milk pricing system

SOUTH NEW BERLIN – Currently in New York state, the cost for dairy farmers to produce milk is nearly double ..


Winter loses its obvious sting

Welcome to my first column (I’m going to make it obvious – that I’m making it obvious – that this ..


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