According to the Evening Sun, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is pulling back plans to reroute traffic on a 27-mile detour while road crews replace a bridge in the hamlet of South New Berlin. A recent letter to Chenango County officials from NYSDOT affirms that a temporary one-lane bridge with pedestrian accommodations … Read more
Sheriff Ernest Cutting Jr. reports that the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest following a lengthy investigation into the burglary of two Chenango County Gas Stations in late October of 2022. The Sheriff’s Office Detectives Division made the arrest following the October 21st, and October 27, 2022, complaints filed by the businesses. The complaints … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, the City of Norwich is in line for more than $1.25 million in federal funding that would help the city make needed upgrades to its sewage system. Funds were included in a federal House appropriations bill which earmarks more than $27 million for community development projects in New York’s 19th … Read more
The City of Oneonta will be repairing a manhole on Main St between Chestnut St and Market St on Tuesday, August 15th. Work will begin around 7am and conclude by 5pm.
According to the Evening Sun, a woman faced multiple charges after allegedly showing up at a residence located along State Highway 220 in the Town of Smithville and firing numerous shots with a long rifle on August 8. An individual mowing their lawn at the residence heard the shots and recognized the woman holding the … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, facing staff burnout and low retention rates, the Norwich Police Department is appealing to the city’s common council to create a new position for the department that the police chief says would help ease the burden on his officers. Police Chief Reuben Roach said, “Losing officers, especially this day in … Read more
According to the cobleskilltimesjournal.com, the Village of Cobleskill has a new police chief, a 25-year veteran of the State Police. Chief James McCrum’s first day here was Tuesday. Mayor Becky Stanton-Terk and trustees voted unanimously to hire Chief McCrum at ameeting Tuesday morning. https://www.cobleskilltimesjournal.com/article.asp?id=106460
According to the Evening Sun, the Chenango County Fair will be in town until Sunday, August 13 for its 176th year. In the entertainment tent on Friday, Joe Lombardi performs at 1 p.m. Followed by Luke Poole at 4:30 p.m. and karaoke at 5 p.m. The New York State Hot Farm Tractor pull begins at … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, after seeing a slump in April and May, sales tax collections in Chenango County finished higher than expected by the end of the second quarter. Chenango’s sales tax revenues mirror a statewide trend in which local sales tax collections were up 3 percent in the second quarter, according to a … Read more
According the Evening Sun, the free Thursday Summer Concert Series show starts at 7 p.m. August 10 in East Park on Broad and Main streets with a fun, two steppin’,bluesy musical style performance by Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas. https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2023-08-09/38768/Thursday-Summer-Concert-Series-readies-for-some-Bluesy-Zydeco