If you enjoy a great county fair, you're in luck because we are lucky here in Central New York to have several great county fairs to choose from that are not far away.
The 171st annual Chenango County Fair opens Tuesday at the fairgrounds on East Main St. in Norwich, and thanks to the generosity of Chobani, admission is free!. Gates open at 10:30 with NYSEG electric demonstrations scheduled throughout the day, harness racing and entertainment in the grandstand by the Peter Karp Band.
The best meteor showers of the year peak this week and if the forecast holds, Central New Yorkers should get a great view of it. This story at Syracuse.com quotes a meteorologist from Binghamton as saying Wednesday should be the best night to view the Perseid Showers, and the forecast is for clearing skies that night during peak activity.
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What do you do when the sound goes out and all you have is a microphone? Keep the party going. The sound went out on Ethan's guitar but we didn't care, we kept jamming. I rocked the tambourine!
Senator Tom Libous attended the Chenango County Fair Fireman's Parade Tuesday, and at the conclusion of the parade, he presented Alynn and Shirley Proskine of Norwich with an official Senate Proclamation saluting them as the 2014 Mr. and Mrs...