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Chenango County Town Bans Hydrofracking

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A Chenango County village has voted to ban hydrofracking. The Village of Oxford's Board of Trustees approved the first hydrofracking ban on record in Chenango County on Wednesday. The zoning ordinance was passed in a four to one vote that bans gas exploration, extraction,... Read More.

Tioga Chamber Dinner Tonight at Tioga Downs

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Tonight will mark the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce's annual Dinner and Community Awards. The ceremony will take place at 5:30 tonight, and for the first time ever, will be held at Tioga Downs. This is one of the Chamber's biggest events of the... Read More.

Owego Village Board Approves New CSEA Contract

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The Owego Village Board this week approved a new contract with the CSEA--the union representing workers in the Public Works Department and Sewage Waste Treatment plant. The Board has been negotiating a new contract with the union over the past several months. The last contract... Read More.

Funding Needed to Avert River Gage Shut Down

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The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is asking Senators and Congressmen from New York to procure the money needed to avert a shut-down of 18 stream gauges and 16 rain gauges in the Southern Tier. The gauges are set to be shut down March 1st... Read More.

DEC Fracking Recommendations Due in Three Weeks

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New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation has a little over three weeks to come up with its final recommendation on fracking to extract natural gas, and now the department's Commissioner is indicating the agency may miss that deadline. If it does, the DEC... Read More.

Area Gas Prices Climb

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Gas prices have shot up over the past week, and may continue to rise. Triple A says the national average is up to $3.51 per gallon, an increase of 17 cents in one week. Drivers in Binghamton are paying about $3.86 a gallon, up... Read More.

Congressman Reed Voices Support for Hydrofracking

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Congressman Tom Reed made an appearance at a town hall meeting in Apalachin this weekend and voiced his support for hydrofracking. On Saturday, Reed joined many local residents at the meeting, where people were not shy to voice their concerns about fracking directly to the... Read More.

Lockheed Martin Celebrates Helicopter Milestone

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Three defense equipment milestones came together at Lockheed Martin Thursday and the celebration also included the first visit to the facility from 23rd District Congressman Tom Reed. Lockheed delivered its 150th MH-60R Multimission Helicopter--or Seahawk--to the U.S. Navy; the company also delivered it's first... Read More.

Kirby Park Set to Re-Open

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The Village of Nichols will soon be able to enjoy Kirby Park--for the first time since the September 2011 flood. This week the Village Board discussed the re-opening of the park and the return of the Nichols-Tioga Little League for the start of baseball... Read More.

New Job Training Opportunities Available

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Broome County officials are encouraging the public to take advantage of new job training opportunities available in the area. The Broome/Tioga Workforce center recently received a $112,000 grant through the Federal Disability Employment Initiative, to fund employment training programs for the injured and disabled.... Read More.

Flood Warnings Remain In Effect for Vestal & Waverly/Sayre

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Flood Warnings remain in effect today, extended now through Saturday. There's a Wind Advisory still in effect as well, until 7 o'clock tonight. The Flood Warnings are for the Susquehanna River in Vestal and in Waverly/Sayre. In Vestal, meteorologists are predicting 19 feet of water with... Read More.
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