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Cortland man reported dead in bus crash

DRYDEN — Tompkins County sheriff’s deputies have identified a person who died in a Cortland Transit bus crash Wednesday in Dryden/ Kevin Welch, 63, of Cortland, was one of five passengers …

Cortland Transit bus crashes in Dryden

DRYDEN — A Cortland Transit bus was involved in an accident Wednesday afternoon in Dryden, requiring at least one person to be airlifted to a hospital and resulting in other injuries. The …

Dryden Fiber accelerates

DRYDEN — Dryden’s effort to run an affordable, high-speed Internet service for the residents of Dryden and Caroline wrapped up the busiest month yet for the fledgling company. Dryden …

Dryden Fiber plans to add thousands of homes

DRYDEN – Dryden Fiber plans to add thousands of homes in town in the next 100 days to the roster of addresses eligible to receive affordable high-speed internet service. The people leading …

Dryden considers updating private cemetery rules

DRYDEN – Tom Quinn’s land seems like a pleasant place to be buried. He’s planted about 30 trees, including five American chestnut trees, on about 100 acres in Dryden. And …

Ladies Night invites women to pamper themselves in Dryden

DRYDEN – At Ladies’ Night, you can build-a-bouquet, get a feather put in your hair, get a massage and your usual bagel and coffee. The second annual Ladies’ Night will be …

Dryden-run internet service marks record growth in Aug.

DRYDEN – The town of Dryden’s efforts to expand the reach of affordable, high-speed Internet service report a record-setting month in August. Dryden Fiber, still in its infancy, …

Solar developer: Talks with Groton productive

GROTON – The company seeking approval to develop a solar farm in two rural Tompkins County towns says it has held talks with the town of Groton, and has submitted a modified plan to the state …

Groton examines 160-megawatt solar facility next week

GROTON – Groton’s Town Board plans Sept. 10 to tackle site-plan reviews for a 160-megawatt, 850-acre solar power development planned for Groton and the eastern side of the nearby town of …

Veterans get a gander at nanotech training

ITHACA -- Not that long ago, Homer High School graduate Fletcher Kuiken was finishing his six-year career doing tactical-aircraft maintenance on U.S. Air Force F-35 fighters. But there was …

TC3 welcomes Cortland 9th graders

DRYDEN – Forty incoming Cortland ninth-graders had their first day of college Wednesday. Cortland Enlarged City School District students began the new Early College High School program at …

Planting community

DRYDEN – If you have an overgrown plant, one you aren’t attached to, or some spare seeds or bulbs, you can soon trade them for something you love. Plant swaps, where you can buy, …

1 Dryden solar farm clears hurdle; 1 'not going to happen’

DRYDEN -- A company planning a solar farm off Morris Road in Dryden got an enthusiastic thumbs up Thursday from the town board. A $20 million to $30 million solar farm proposed for the former …

Dryden Fiber work nearly complete in Freeville

DRYDEN – Work to extend Dryden’s high-speed broadband service to Freeville is nearly complete, and similar work in the village of Dryden will likely be done before fall. Members of …

Fouts Farm to start Adopt A Cow program for classrooms

GROTON — Students can watch a local cow grow up in real time. Fouts Farm, on Route 222 in Groton, is going to be the New York state farm for the Adopt A Cow Program, which is from the …

CrowdStrike outage comes to greater Cortland

Public agencies across the greater Cortland area reported computer troubles Friday morning in the global disruption caused by a problem with CrowdStrike, but Cortland County officials said …

Dryden plans hearing on Freese Road project

DRYDEN - The town of Dryden will have a public hearing in mid-August on a special-use permit for a multi-family apartment complex proposed for a long-vacant site on Freese Road. Dryden town …

Groton plans to show off new digs Aug. 24

GROTON — Workers have a little more than a month to put the finishing touches on Groton’s combined Village Hall and fire station. The Village Board approved on Monday an open house …

Groton man found with a pound of meth

DRYDEN — A Groton man faces charges after leading Tompkins County police on a chase last week in Dryden, and after which police found between $9,000 and $18,000 worth of methamphetamine in his …

Dryden leaders pass thanks all around for $9 million grant

DRYDEN – The winds that twice interrupted power to Dryden Town Hall couldn’t dampen the spirits of officials and Dryden Fiber’s leader Monday as they gathered to celebrate landing a …

Dryden chief: Slow down on battery storage site

DRYDEN – Slow down, please. That’s what Dryden Fire Chief Mark Bell asked Thursday of Town Board members before they consider allowing the Delaware River Solar company to build a …

Trust protects two Lansing parcels, 5 miles apart

LANSING – The two preserves 5 miles apart are about as different as can be, yet their owner says they serve the same mission. The 287-acre Cayuga Shores Wildlife Management Area off Nut …

Heat index to top 100 next week

Heat indexes will top 100 degrees across much of Central New York and the Southern Tier next week, and more than 105 in larger urban areas, the National Weather Service at Binghamton reported …

Potentially rabid coyote roams in Dryden

DRYDEN — Beware of a potentially rabid coyote near Monkey Run Natural Area in Dryden, Tompkins County Whole Health announced Tuesday afternoon. Cornell Botanical Gardens has closed the …

Memories marked many ways

A hundred ways must exist to mark Memorial Day. Perhaps it’s the veterans slapping a sirloin on the grill and announcing: “I spent three years eating bad food and watching friends day, …

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