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NYSERDA describes how it would turn landfill into light

DRYDEN – Dryden residents and other interested parties got their first official look Wednesday at a project designed to breathe new life into an old landfill. The site, the former Caswell …

Thrift warehouse opens in Dryden

DRYDEN – Two business owners are selling reused goods out of a Dryden warehouse, but their mission is more than just spreading trinkets and decor. They want to provide for low-income families …

‘We all eat’

The farmer. The grocer. The shopper. The chef. The diner and the designers. Everyone has a place in the food system and Tompkins Cortland Community College students are getting a two-year degree by …

TC3 offers free semiconductor training to veterans

DRYDEN – This autumn, Tompkins Cortland Community College has six spots open to veterans for a free nanotechnology training program. Six more spots will be available in the spring, even as …

TC3 explores housing adult students and families

 

Dryden to update zoning to advance comprehensive plan

DRYDEN – If you’re a town of Dryden resident, prepare to be asked to weigh in on the town’s effort to revise and update its comprehensive plan, with the goal of improving zoning …

The Corner Brew in Dryden celebrates a year since opening

DRYDEN – The specials at The Corner Brew in Dryden are littered with sprinkles and cake batter to celebrate the cafe’s one year anniversary. The Corner Brew, a Bohemian-style cafe at …

Landfill to become solar farm in Dryden

DRYDEN – An old landfill would get a new life hosting a facility to produce and store solar energy, under a proposal being developed by a state agency and an as-yet unidentified private …

GROTON -- Investigators are examining the cause of a fire Saturday evening that damaged a house on Salt Road in Groton, McLean firefighters said. McLean firefighters were dispatched about 6:45 …

Dryden to require PILOTs for solar projects

DRYDEN – If you want to erect a solar farm in Dryden, prepare to negotiate a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with the town. The town board voted, 4-0, Thursday to require a PILOT …

Grocer plans to end a decade of Groton as a food desert

GROTON – The idea that Laura Hahn would open a restaurant some day began to crystallize when a car pulled up next to hers and an occupant asked, “Can I pet your dog?” Hahn, …

Dryden firefighter responds to Africa’s call

 

Groton fire station, village hall nearly complete

GROTON — The village of Groton is nearing the home stretch on the new home for a combined village hall and new fire station. Construction workers were wrapping up work Monday on the site, …

Groton to assemble team to pick projects for $4.5M grant

GROTON — The first thing they’ll build is a team. Next, they’ll include some experts from the private sector, and some planners from New York state. Then, the team will …

GROTON — The village of Groton has won a $4.5 million New York Forward grant, allowing it to fund a variety of improvement projects across its downtown, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. …

‘It’s our gig’

DRYDEN – A chef is a teacher, moreso at Tompkins Cortland Community College: the cooks, the hospitality staff, the business and accounting people. They need to deal with technology, wine …

Two workers, two photos, nearly two centuries

DRYDEN – The challenge: Restore a historic barn on the Southworth Farm in Dryden. Additional challenges: The barn was built “in the mid-1800s” before the current workers– …

Bunkers bolster fire department ranks

Nikola Danev is the old man of the Varna Volunteer Fire Co, the assistant chief the other firefighters say is a role model, a calming influence, a leader and the type of person they’d like to be when they’ve got as much seniority as he does. Danev, the “old man,” is 26 ...

Cayuga shows off department store-sized medical office

LANSING – Cayuga Health officials say the company’s new location off Route 13 in a former department store at the Shops at Ithaca Mall, set to open partially in late March, is meant to …

Wanted: Broadband director

DRYDEN — Dryden Town Board members voted Thursday to pursue hiring a director for the town’s “Dryden Fiber” project, which is making high-speed Internet coverage available to …

Southworth Library to host Lunar New Year celebration

 

‘Books have been my constant companion’

FREEVILLE – “Ask Amy” advice columnist Amy Dickinson believes two things can really add value to a town: a focus on literacy, and walkability. On Feb. 2, Freeville residents can walk to her library, and borrow something from her personal collection, and maybe catch a movie.

Solar x 10

Cortland County produces nearly 67 megawatts of electricity from 298 solar projects, nearly 10 times its power-generating capacity of just five years ago. Neighboring Tompkins County generates …

Dryden to seek lower speed limit near TC3

DRYDEN — Plans for a 749-unit apartment complex, and a relocated restaurant, have Dryden village and town officials asking the state Department of Transportation to slow some things down. …

Nature center seeks new home for its animals

ULYSSES – It’s very hard to find a home for a snapping turtle, the staff of Cayuga Nature Center has discovered. The Cayuga Nature Center in Ulysses has had trouble coping with …

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