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The NYS Veteran's Home in Oxford has announced that on Friday, June 12th at 11 AM, they will be the proud recipient of a Blue Star Memorial Marker presented by the Sixth District Federated  Garden Clubs of N.Y. State. The memo...

  The three art teachers in the Oxford Academy School District will have their "6th Annual Student Art Show" at 6 PM Friday, June 5th at 6 OTS. There will be an opening reception for the show from 4-6 PM. This year, Katie Thomas of the Primary School, Charity Gipp from the Middle School and Joni Eaton from the High School have put together an eclectic show that they are very proud of.  T

Several activities are planned for Oxford on this Memorial Day, May 25th beginning with a wreath laying ceremony at 8 am at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery on West State Street. Following that at 9 AM, the parade will line up at the Oxford American Legion Post #376 with step off scheduled for 9:30, led by Post #376 Color Guard and Rifle Squad.  As alw...

This Saturday, May 2nd from 5-7 PM, the American Legion Auxiliary of Fort Hill Post #376 will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a special Mexican dinner.  Community members are invited to enjoy a delicious meal, listen to Mexican folk and mariachi music,  and participate in a basket raffle, all while supporting the educational and charitable mission of the A.L. A...

With some good weather finally finding us, here are some events the Norwich Business Improvement District want all of us to remember. Coming up Saturday, May 2nd, it's the Chenango Arts Council Allegro 5K "Run For The Arts." Frid...

"Trees are Terrific" was the theme of the local level of Arbor Day poster competition. Oxford Academy's fifth grade followed the guidelines for the NYS contest that were originally set by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Agriculture and Markets, and Department of Education...

The Village of Oxford Tree Board met in March to vote on the 2015 Arbor Day Poster Contest which students of Oxford Academy's fifth grade recently participated in. The fifth graders were invited to show off their artistic flare and science knowledge to demonstrate a poster theme, "Trees are Terrific and Beneficial...

We were joined in the studio Friday by Tracy Henne, Catholic Charities Child Advocate, and she filled us in on some rather startling numbers concerning investigated cases of child abuse in Chenango County.  She told us that in 2013, there were 1,025 abuse cases investigated in the county, and so far this year, 41 cases have been reported...

The Easter Egg Hunt for kids will be held this Saturday, April 4th in East and West parks in downtown Norwich, rain or shine. For kids up to age 4, the hunt will begin at 10 AM in West Park, while the hunt for kids 5-8 starts at 10:15 in East Park...

The Chenango County Soil and Water Conservation District is selling a variety of bare root evergreen and deciduous tree and shrub seedlings as part of the 2015 Tree and Shrub program.  These seedlings need to be pre-ordered for pick up on April 17th at the Chenango County Fairgrounds. The...