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Brucifer,
You are actually quite fortunate to have any receivable channels with the terrain around you. I've been as close to you as the route 12 corridor through the Norwich area. The rolling hills are quite beautiful & it seems as if you are in a valley most all of the time.
I pretty much agree with the others here with the need for a deep fringe antenna. CBS, FOX, ABC & PBS will be pretty easy, but not so sure about NBC or anything below it. Since NBC is the only questionable major network, I would personally choose the strongest VHF antenna available. The 7698 is as good as it gets on VHF-HI, but I feel it will require a direct aim to get NBC 11. You will likely need a rotator to fine tune for unfavorable weather conditions & I also feel spread is just a bit too wide given the signal strengths & terrain conditions. I normally prefer a 2 antenna system, but unfortunately there are no separate VHF antennas that can match the gain of the 7698. Either the Channel Master 7777 or Winegard 8275 would be a good choice for a preamp.
If dead set against using a rotator, you can try to find a sweet spot between Binghamton & Scranton before going that route. You may just get lucky.
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