Guilford News

Nearly $11,000 will be refunded to property owners who were incorrectly taxed by Chenango County, their towns and their school districts in 2011 and 2012.

Guilford residents may have to find another place to swim this summer as the town board attempts to negotiate a new agreement for the swimming area on Guilford Lake.

The night of the 1972 flood, I was one of the ushers at the Billy Graham Crusade at the fairgrounds.

Piping natural gas is all about cutting back the cost of fuel. With today's low price for gas, why wouldn't businesses and school districts want to pay approximately 75 percent less to heat and cool their buildings and to power up machinery? That's the question posed by Corning Natural Gas President and Chief Executive Office Mike German.

Retired Chenango County mental health professional Patrick McElligott said he wanted to speak to New York Senator Thomas Libous, 52nd District, about how hydraulic fracturing for natural gas contaminates water, and began phoning in November to request such a meeting.

Editor's Note: In conjunction with the Chenango County Civil War Commemoration Project Team, The Evening Sun will present a monthly series chronicling items of local interest during the war between the states, compiled and written by a number of local history enthusiasts.

Twice-convicted murderer Peter Wlasiuk returned to the Chenango County Courthouse Friday and Broome County's Judge Martin E. Smith - acting judge in the case against the former Guilford resident - announced a trial date of April 30 following a brief scheduling conference with attorneys.