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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 …

Cayuga Health System will host a training session Oct. 2 to train Skywarn spotters on how to report winter storms to the National Weather Service and emergency managers. The free session will be …

ITHACA — Cayuga Health has named Debra Morton its chief nursing officer following a national search to lead the health organizaion’s nursing and patient services. “I was …

McLEAN — McLean Community Church will have a steak dinner Saturday at the church, 50 Church St. For $23, the menu includes ribeye steak, salad, baked potato, a vegetable medley, homemade …

LANSING — Lansgingville Road from Jerry Smith Road to the Tompkins County line will remain closed Wednesday for repaving, the Tompkins County Highway Department announced Tuesday. The …

VARNA — The Varna Volunteer Fire Co. has been named a winner of the 2024 New York State Innovation Award for Organizational Innovation in Emergency Medical Services. The award, from the …

The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office’s law enforcement division was accredited Thursday in a ceremony in Albany, the department reports Sheriff Derek R. Osborne, Undersheriff …

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 …

Four greater Cortland area libraries will get state grants as members of the Finger Lakes Library System, which Assembly Member Anna Kelles (D-Freeville) will announce Thursday in Groton. The …

Cayuga Health’s Sept. 7 gala in Ithaca raised more than $180,000 for the Cayuga Medical Center Foundation’s fundraising campaign, organizers announced. The event drew more than 500 …

Tompkins County will temporarily repurpose a vacant county-owned building at 300 N. Tioga St., Ithaca, to shelter homeless people under the state-mandated Code Blue program for 2024-25. The …

LANSING — Lansgingville Road from Jerry Smith Road to the Tompkins County line will be closed Monday and Tuesday for repaving, the Tompkins County Highway Department announced. The work …

FREEVILLE — The William George Agency for Children’s Services in Freeville will get $20,000 in state funding for its agriculture education center, state Sen. Lea Webb has announced. …

DRYDEN — Tompkins Cortland Community College seeks regional employers to take part in its Fall Career Carnival Oct. 1. Organizations can show off their career opportunities from 11 a.m. to …

LANSING — Teamsters Local 317, representing union workers at BorgWarner’s autoparts manufacturing plant in Lansing, began a strike Monday. In a release, the union noted the …

DRYDEN — The Homestead Heritage Fair will be Sept. 28 at the Southworth Homestead in Dryden. The event, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 14 North St., features the Crown City Brass, a brass …

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, …

LANSING — The Tompkins County Highway Department will mill Lansingville Road from Jerry Smith Road to the Tompkins County line in Lansing Monday and Tuesday. The work will be from 7 a.m.to …

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 …

ITHACA – The Tompkins County Board of Health seeks candidates for an at-large vacancy, particularly from individuals with diverse perspectives. The volunteer board is the governing body …

Accused: Jusa K. Haygood, 23, of Syracuse Charges: Endangering the welfare of a child, unlawfully fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, misdemeanors Details: State police saw …

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 …

DRYDEN —Jason Pomeroy has been named the executive director of the Tompkins Cortland Community College Foundation. Pomeroy will be responsible for leading fundraising and private …

DRYDEN — The Lion Legacy of Dryden plans its fifth annual Walk to Remember Sept. 21 at the Dryden High School Track. The event, which raises money for scholarships for Dryden students, …

As Tompkins County marks International Drug Overdose Awareness Week through Tuesday , its public health department reports that the county has lost 100 people to overdose in the past five years. …

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