Oxford is one of several communities to have been given a gift from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to plant even more trees.
Apalachin residents are awaiting test results for possible contamination in the aftermath of the blaze that tore through the Taylor Garbage Service recycling plant.
Several recent snowmobile crashes in New York State, including a fatality in Oxford January 30th, are prompting the Department of Environmental Conservation to issue a safety reminder to riders.
The company planning to construct a pipeline to deliver natural gas from the Marcellus Shale gas fields in New England says it plans to appeal the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s decision to deny a water quality permit for the pipe that would slice through parts of the Southern Tier and Central New York.