According the Evening Sun, the fire in Smyrna involves a family home on River Road that was using a wood stove to cook when smoke began filling the home and billowing from the roof. Neighbors called 911. Smyrna Fire Chief Norman Wynn said the first local volunteer on the scene arrived in their own vehicle … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, the Sherburne Village Board says it’s nearing impossible to maintain their round-the-clock ambulance service, citing a number of local, state and federal barriers that are proving detrimental to rural EMS. https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2023-08-25/38831/Sherburne-ambulance-faces-uncertainty-amid-pattern-of-challenges-for-rural-EMS
According to the Evening Sun, the Village of New Berlin board is exploring options for a replacement ambulance that would allow it to continue EMS services, but board members say they’re being put in a tight spot that could be detrimental to the village budget. The village’s ambulance, a 2007 model, has been out of … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, work on the City of Norwich water mains is behind schedule and running into a timeline set by the NY State Department of Transportation (DOT), whose work crews are also paving the downtown streets. The City of Norwich Common Council convened an emergency meeting Tuesday night to discuss the water … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, earlier this month NBT Bank announced the recipients of this year’s NBT Student Associate Scholarships. Student Associates Tristan Terry, Parker Walsh and John Spence, all of Norwich, have each earned a $1,500 scholarship. Scholarships are awarded annually to students who have demonstrated excellence for more than one year in the … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, in an effort to attract more visitors to the county-owned Cook Park in Greene, county administrators are re-examining a proposal to upgrade the park’s bathhouses despite contractors’ estimates that far exceed their budget. County officials talked through the next steps for the project at a meeting of the Ag, Buildings … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, the Oxford Fire Department will be among five departments in the southern tier to receive a financial boost as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) latest round of firefighter safety grants. Federal officials announced Monday that Oxford will get $95,238 in federal dollars through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, the City of Norwich’s new surface water filter treatment plant has operated for drinking water purposes for just a single month since its completion in 2018. Public officials said the city must wait for the plant’s permit to be modified in order to filter drinking water, but they also worry … Read more
This is an update to the ongoing River St and Ann St Reconstruction and Water Main Replacement project. On Tuesday, August 22nd beginning at approximately 10:00 am the contractor will be connecting the water main from Mitchell St to the new water main on River St. Residents on Mitchell St, Huntington Ave, and River St … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, a New York judge blocked the state’s retail marijuana licensing program on Friday, dealing a blow to the fledgling marketplace after a group of veterans sued over rules that allowed people with drug convictions to open the first dispensaries. New York Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant blocked the state from … Read more