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WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Former Oneida City Supervisor and Madison County Solid Waste Committee Chairman Michael J. Debottis offered the county Board of Supervisors help from him and a group of volunteers with extensive experience at the landfill to help navigate the issues facing the county landfill during the Feb. 6 board meeting. DeBottis had sent […]

By the end of Tuesday’s regular Madison County Board of Supervisors meeting, a path forward — as county officials continue to work with a consultant group — became more apparent after comments offered during a public portion of the meeting and additional remarks by the Board of Supervisors Chairman John Pinard.

WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County Solid Waste facility will see a change with Director Amy Miller moving on from the county. Miller has worked as the Madison County Solid Waste director for six years. During her tenure, county officials noted how she ensured that the services and programs provided by the landfill were of “the […]

WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County’s Board of Supervisors tabled a vote Tuesday evening on whether to enter a public/private partnership to address financial issues facing the county landfill. Madison County planned to join an operations, maintenance and lease agreement with New England Waste Services of New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of Casella Waste Systems. […]

WAMPSVILLE — Madison Countys 2024 tentative budget calls for a 9.28% increase in the tax levy — the highest percentage increase since 2005. The tentative budget provides a spending plan

SULLIVAN, N.Y. – Construction of the Madison County Rural Broadband Network has finally started.  Madison County has been working to bring broadband access to those unserved and underserved since 2019.  On Nov. 3 the first hut, which will house the new broadband network, was placed in the town of Sullivan. “This day has been over […]

CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — Madison County will break ground on a countywide project designed to bring broadband service throughout the county on Friday. The ceremonial groundbreaking will be held at 10 a.m. at 306 Mohawk St. in Chittenango. Oneida City Supervisor Joe Magliocca’s requests for bids for phase one of the project were sent out and […]

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Monday revealed the ONSHORE Act, a proposal targeting federal investment to “breathe new life” into industrial sites across upstate New York and bring good-paying manufacturing jobs back from overseas.

Central N.Y. — COVID-19 cases just dont stop climbing in Madison and Oneida counties.  Madison County reported 395 active cases as of Dec. 11 on their COVID dashboard. Via a Facebook update on the countys official page, officials report at least 41 of the active cases are nursing home residents. Officials noted that 23 county residents are hospitalized, six of which are from nursing homes.  Madison County Health Director Eric Faisst said during a Facebook video update Friday th...