Norwich News

An advisory committee on natural gas development in Chenango County took no action Tuesday on a request to officially endorse the findings of New York's updated permitting rules and to discourage municipal moratoriums on drilling from superceding them.

Norse Energy Corp., which at one point had big plans to expand operations in Western New York, is instead the process of transferring operations to Houston.

The Leadership Chenango Class of 2012 is set to graduate on June 7. The graduation ceremony and dinner will be held at the Northeast Classic Car Museum in Norwich.

Dr. Robert O'Keefe is retiring and closing down his veterinary practice after 45 years of caring for local pets and livestock.

Police Chief Joseph Angelino was the featured speaker at Monday's MemorialDay observances in West Side Park in downtown Norwich.

Back in February, when I first started writing this column for The Evening Sun, I stopped in to see Mike Mayhood at Mayhood's Sporting Goods.

The Norwich American Legion Post 189 will unveil its new flag set-up on Memorial Day following the parade and West Park ceremony.

Up and coming Syracuse rockers Silent Fury are returning to town and guitarist-lead vocalist Mick Fury says he and his bandmates are excited for another opportunity to bring their personal brand of hard-hitting rock-n-roll back to Norwich, kicking-off things off at 9:30 p.m. Friday on the Blarney Stone Pub stage.

Staff and volunteers for the Chenango County Department of Public Health will stroll the streets of Norwich and different villages throughout the county this summer during the department's first-ever Lead Walk Project, a door-to-door campaign to educate residents on the hazards of lead poisoning.

Bertha Angle Marquardt, 75, passed peacefully on Sunday, April 1, 2012, with her devoted daughter by her side.

Mary Ann E. Zagaria, PharmD, MS, CGP Senior Care Consultant Pharmacist and President of MZ Associates, Inc., Norwich, New York www.mzassociatesinc.com Recipient of the Excellence in Geriatric Pharmacy Practice Award from the Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy.

The prisoner population across New York is decreasing, a reflection of reality in Chenango County as Sheriff Ernest Cutting begins to scrutinize his budget.

Noah Revoir, a Norwich graduate, has truly begun to make a name for himself in the art world of New York City.

The event started and finished at the American Legion Post in Norwich, with stops at the Oxford Veterans' Home, a privately owned Vietnam Memorial in DeRuyter and numerous legion posts in Chenango and Otsego counties.

Norwich High School crowned its 2012 Prom Court Saturday night. From left are 3rd runners-up Colby Griffin and Casey Marson, 1st runners-up Brad Chawgo and Tambria Schroeder; King John Antonowicz and Queen Victoria Trask; 2nd runners-up Kyle Edwards and Molly Moore; and 4th runners-up Andrew Layman and Katarina DeTomi.

A pair of individuals indicted on felony charges pleaded guilty in county court Friday, while an already convicted and incarcerated sex offender pleaded not guilty to a sex crime charge.

The Northeast Classic Car Museum in Norwich unveils the 'Crystal Collection' on Saturday in celebration of the establishment's 15th anniversary.

Flowers and vegetable plants will decorate the pavilion in East Park today as Hospice, a not-for-profit agency committed to improving the quality of life for county residents with a life limiting illness, hosts its annual plant sale fundraiser.

Members of the City Parks Commission, along with Mayor Joseph Maiurano, gathered in Weiler Park Monday evening for their annual tour and to recognize local artists Julian Button and Robert Wightman for their work in designing the City of Norwich signs.

Chenango County lawmakers are seeking an appraisal of the former Morrisville State College building on 16 S. Broad St.