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‘Fill the bag’

DRYDEN – The green grass of Montgomery Park shone in the sun Saturday, but the students and volunteers who gathered there weren’t taking turns on the playground. Rather they were after …

Dryden, McGraw, Groton and Tully release school budgets

By LILY BYRNEStaff ReporterWith less then a month before voters decide the fates of 10 school district budgets in the greater Cortland area, districts have been posting details of their proposed …

How to helpWHAT: Village clean-upWHERE: Montgomery Park, DrydenWHEN: 9 a.m. SaturdayBY WHOM: Dryden Elementary School Green Team Dryden Elementary School Green Team to host Earth Day …

Dryden house for homeless women to open by end of summer

DRYDEN – Construction is moving along on a four-unit complex in Dryden being built for homeless women by Second Wind Cottages and it should be open by the end of the summer, said Executive …

Bee-coming a citizen scientist

DRYDEN – The star of the show, and chief instructor, is a member of the Apoidea family. She’s no bigger than a thumb tip, but the humble bee will get families in Dryden buzzing about how …

‘Filling these eggs’

DRYDEN – Warm sunbeams shined on the green grass and picnic tables at Daisy Hollow Farm Saturday, as children counted and emptied plastic eggs, despite forecasts that called for thunderstorms …

Painters Painting Painters is a group portrait exhibit that will be on display through May 12 at McNeil Building Gallery at 17 Main St., Cortland.A reception will be 5 to 7 p.m. May 5 at the gallery. …

Dryden pursuing solar site on closed landfill

DRYDEN – An abandoned landfill in Freeville may be going from a massive trash site to a massive source of renewable energy. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority …

The ‘hidden products’ of farming

FREEVILLE – The ground remained damp from melting snow Wednesday, despite the sun shining through a nearly cloudless sky as a farmer recalled his childhood on the currently damp land. Tyler …

Democrats won each seat in Dryden in Tuesday's village elections, while Republicans won in Groton. In Dryden, incumbent Mayor Michael Murphy, a Democrat, defeated Republican Thomas Corey for a …

SUNY chancellor comes to TC3

DRYDEN -- John B. King Jr. paused Monday at Tompkins Cortland Community College. He signed an autograph. He posed with someone for a selfie. He asked about the pizza. King isn’t a rock star. …

Dryden Village Hall renovation nears completion

DRYDEN – Renovations have spanned 10 noisy, dusty months, but Dryden Mayor Michael Murphy said work on village hall may be completed in the very near future. Dryden Village Hall, a brick …

YWCA hosts Girls Day Out

DRYDEN – As seventh-grader Kalesta Carlson dug pink jelly out of a vial using a toothpick, her eyes widened, and a grin spread on her face. Little did she know, she was breaking open plant …

Dryden re-applying for NY Forward grant this year

DRYDEN -- The village of Dryden may have lost the first round of the New York Forward grant, but that doesn’t mean it has given up on improvements to the community. Gov. Kathy Hochul …

North Street plan in the works

DRYDEN — A 200-acre development, mixing senior and mixed-income housing and a new park around North Street and Freeville Road is about to enter the planning stages with the help of Cornell …

‘There’s such a great need’

Hed: ‘There’s such a great need’Sub:SUNY Cortland and TC3 raise money, awareness for Turkey and Syria after quakes By LILY BYRNEStaff …

‘It’s always been about music’

FREEVILLE — Lonnie Park, a musician and producer who won two more Grammys this year, is back to work in Freeville.“My workflow has not changed. It’s still the same you wake up in …

Freeville VA Clinic to move close to Ithaca

FREEVILLE – A regional Veterans Affairs clinic in Freeville serving primarily Cortland and Tompkins counties will move later this month to a larger facility closer to Ithaca. The clinic, …

Where'd the crows go?

If you walked the streets of downtown Cortland between 2005 to 2009, you may have noticed a crunch under your shoes. Perk up your ears, and you would likely hear a “caw.” Look up at …

Corner Brew in Dryden to begin hiring staff

DRYDEN – Dryden has lacked a community center – a cozy place to hang out for a bit and get a cup of coffee and maybe a sandwich – for a couple of years. That changes next …

Mutual aid groups work to end food insecurity

Little blue kiosks full of food dot Cortland County. They first showed up nearly three years ago; now there are 13, with another 13 in Dryden and Groton, and dozens more across Tompkins …

Amy Dickinson hopes to bring food to Freeville

FREEVILLE — Advice columnist Amy Dickinson is used to earning a living with the written word, leaving the hands-on kind of projects to her husband, builder and designer Bruno Schickel. So …

Musicians of all ages play together in new Groton Community Band

GROTON – Their capabilities range as far as their ages. A sixth-grader plays flute alongside a woman for whom sixth grade was long, long ago. A grandfather plays with his son – and his …

Southworth Library Celebrates Lunar New Year

DRYDEN – Saturday was the eve of the Lunar New Year, and for many, that means celebrating with fireworks, food, and family. Dianne Pamel, however, took it as an opportunity to teach others …

Dryden hopes to finish pedestrian bridge this year

DRYDEN – Though the timeline depends on the availability of materials, Dryden officials expect a $2.9 million steel pedestrian bridge over Route 13 to connect two halves of  Dryden’s …

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