Oxford News

A New York State Division of Veteran's Affairs representative, addressing the Chenango County Board of Supervisors last month, said the state's staffing levels are 'down to the bone.' Hours at the Veteran's Affairs Office in Oxford were recently scaled back from three to one day a week.

Since returning to this area last year, I've done some reflecting on what it means to be part of a community.

The Chenango Land Trust members held their annual meeting at the Oxford Methodist Church, Oct.

Sunday, Oct. 25 was a beautiful day for the Oxford Lions Halloween Costume Parade held indoors at the Oxford Fire Station.

A 22-year-old Oxford man and 18-year-old Kirkwood resident are facing felony burglary charges in connection with incidents on four separate dates, the Chenango County Sheriff's Office said early Tuesday.

Abby Voce, an Oxford girl who attends Holy Family School in Norwich, used her birthday party to collect food for cats and dogs.

Sabrina Agarwal travels the world studying ancient skeletons for clues to preventing osteoporosis, often bringing samples back to study in the Skeletal Biology Lab in the Department of Anthropology.

Every year hundreds of bands make the trek to the CMJ Music Marathon , which began on Tuesday, in hopes of, if not quite making it big, nudging a few inches closer to bigness by winning a few new fans, preferably influential ones.

Summary: This is the fifth installment of "The Point." The show airs on WHRW FM 90.5 Binghamton on Tuesdays from 10 AM - 1 PM.

Earl Callahan, Chenango Land Trust President will present members of the Chenango Greenway Committee with the 2009 Land Steward Award.

MIDSTATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 4:15 p.m. unless noted Afton at Windsor Delhi at Hancock Oxford at Walton Owego at Greene, 6 p.m. Maine-Endwell at Vestal, 7 p.m. SOUTHERN TIER ATHLETIC CONF.

Pictured is the all-tournament team from the Oxford Blackhawks Field Hockey Tournament won by Greene on Saturday night.

Three Chenango County men were charged with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a felony, after deputies allegedly found them with four garbage bags full of recently harvested marijuana, according to the Chenango County Sheriff's Office.

The Otego Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Harris House. The guest speaker will be author David Butler, and he will speak on his book "Railroaded in Cooperstown." Refreshments will be served, and the event is open to the public.

The Oxford Rod & Gun Club will hold its fourth annual Sportsmen's Weekend from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

Friends of the Oneonta Theatre recently helped put new letters on the marquee as part of the renovation of the theater, which, through community support and state funding, is going to be made into an "art house," according to FOTOT Board President Patrice Macaluso.

It is hard to believe that the national debate over health care reform has become so nasty.

WALTON _ The Walton Cruisers Car Club is holding its fourth annual Cruisin' For a Cause Benefit Poker Run Sunday to raise funds for a Bainbridge boy who is battling a painful intestinal condition.

Late afternoon thunderstorms Monday have exacerbated damage caused by flash flooding Sunday, particularly in the Towns of Oxford and Greene, according to the county's emergency management office.

MORRIS _ Brittany Fairchild took her twin ewes to the Otsego County Fair in Morris, and they walked out with championship ribbons in the horned Dorset division.