The Dryden Courier

07/19/2020

2020 Cortaca Jug Game Cancelled

SUNY Cortland's football season has been postponed after its affiliate conference, Empire 8, announced that it will postpone the sport's 2020 fall season. The postponement of the Red Dragon's season

07/16/2020

Start date for high school fall sports delayed, championships cancelled

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The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced on July 16 that the start date for the fall sports season has been pushed back to Sept. 21

07/10/2020

New COVID-19 cases reported following Fourth of July

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The Tompkins County Health Department issued a health advisory stating that new cases of COVID-19 have been reported from social gatherings during the Fourth of July weekend.

06/18/2020

Local physician opens up new practice in Freeville

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It has been nearly six months since Dr. Brad Yentzer opened up his new practice, Finger a Lakes Dermatology, along Route 13 in Freeville, and despite the economic impact of

06/11/2020

Lifton endorses Jordan Lesser in Democratic primary for her State Assembly seat

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This is a developing story. More details will be added as they become available.

06/04/2020

Four candidates contend for three spots on Dryden Central School District BOE

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Local Board of Educations elections are approaching as this year voters will be required to submit their vote via absentee ballot no later than 5 p.m. on June 9. The

06/04/2020

Local hunting guide shares story of adapting to disability

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page ➡️ Gabe Jerome's Book, "Leaving the Edge"

The book's website ➡️ https://www.leavingtheedge.com/

May 1, 1998 would go down as a life-changing date for Dryden hunting guide Gabe Jerome, Jr. While accompanying a client on the first day of turkey hunting season, Jerome,

05/14/2020

BOE talks graduation, approves 2020–2021 budget

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It appears that the Dryden Central School District plans on holding a ceremony for the 2020 graduating class, as Superintendent Josh Bacigalupi outlined the district’s plan for the in-person graduation

05/07/2020

Town Council chooses one-lane bridge for Freese Road project

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Last month, after several years of deliberation, the Dryden Town Council finally came to the agreement that the one-lane bridge along Freese Road will be replaced with another one-lane bridge,

05/01/2020

The remaining nine sections associated with the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced that they will be canceling their respective spring sports seasons on May 1

04/27/2020

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced on April 27 that the state championship tournaments for spring sports have been cancelled. The tournaments for were scheduled

04/24/2020

Tagliavento named Police Chief of Dryden Police Department

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After serving as Officer in Charge since August 2018, Josh Tagliavento was promoted to Police Chief of the Dryden Police Department by the Village of Dryden Board of Trustees on

04/23/2020

Dryden Dairy Day 2020 Cancelled

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The Dryden Dairy Day Committee announced on April 23 that the 2020 Dairy Day celebration is cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

04/20/2020

Leifer for Assembly receives Dryden Resource Awareness Coalition endorsement

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Jason Leifer, Democratic candidate for State Assembly in the 125th District, received the endorsement from the Dryden Resource Awareness Coalition (DRAC) on April 20.

04/17/2020

🚨🚨 BREAKING 🚨🚨

TCAT riders required to wear face masks, effective 8 p.m. April 17

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Starting at 8 p.m. on April 17, TCAT riders will need to wear face masks or coverings when riding public transportation in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

04/13/2020

Tompkins Cortland Community College cancels commencement ceremony for May

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Tompkins Cortland Community College announced on April 13 that it will not hold its commencement ceremony in May due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The college will try to hold

03/25/2020

Construction of the bridge along South George Road is underway.

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The Dryden Town Council offered an update on the construction taking place on South George Road to replace the bridge. This is one of two projects from the 2016 Bridge

01/08/2020

The Dryden Town Council announced at its regular business meeting on Dec. 19 that the town received a total of $705,636 grant from the New York State Department of Environmental

01/02/2020

The district will be using $2,245,000 from its capital reserve and $755,000 in New York State Building Aid to fund the project for the synthetic turf.

Both propositions of the Dryden Central School District Capital Improvement Project were passed by the public on a vote on Dec. 10.

01/02/2020

With Dryden Ambulance continuing to struggle to attract individuals to volunteer at the organization, Patrick Brunner, an emergency medical service provider for the Dryden and Etna Fire Departments, and Kevin

10/23/2019

Dryden Town works on cutting budget

Planning Director Ray Burger said there is a chance the department could exceed its projected revenue before the end of this year, but it is difficult to predict.

Members of the Dryden Town Council gathered on Oct. 10 to discuss cuts to next year’s budget in order to prevent the tax rate from increasing by more than five

10/23/2019

Find out the history of your Dryden property

Resident David Waterman will be presenting a copy of John Konkle’s field book of Dryden at 7 p.m. at the Dryden Village Hall.

The Dryden Historical Society will hold a presentation on Oct. 24 that will give the opportunity for residents to learn what their property looked like about 230 years ago.

10/09/2019

Town of Dryden mulls potential Varna zoning amendments

Town of Dryden mulls potential Varna zoning amendments

Members of the Varna Re-Zoning Subcommittee of the Town of Dryden Planning Board presented a resolution for amending the zoning regulations in the Varna Community Development Plan at a meeting

10/05/2019

The Quilt Show is coming

For the first time, seventeen local vendors – such as Ithaca Sews, Woodquilter, Kyoto Kimono and A Kid’ll Eat Ivy Designs – will set up shop at the event for folks to stop by, peruse through and buy any of their products.

Tompkins Cortland Community College will once again be the site of the biannual Tompkins County Quilters Guild Quilt Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 6.

09/27/2019

Dryden and Cortland rotaries help build homes

Dryden and Cortland rotaries help build homes

Members of the Dryden and Cortland Rotary Clubs lent some helping hands in rehabbing one home and constructing a brand new home at 1932 Slaterville Rd. in Dryden on Aug.

09/27/2019

Ithaca police arrest Dryden man for sexual assault

Ithaca police arrest Dryden man for sexual assault

The Ithaca Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division arrested Chad M. Hamilton of Dryden on Sept. 23 and charged him with r**e in the second degree for engaging in sexual in*******se

09/27/2019

Sleeping bag program helps those in need

Sleeping bag program helps those in need

Shirley Kozlowski loaded a cart full of the handmade sleeping bags that were made by members of the Dryden-based My Brother’s Keeper Sleeping Bag group before making her way to

09/27/2019

Dryden property owners concerned about trail expansion

Not everyone is thrilled about NYSEG expanding walking trails in the Town of Dryden.

The Dryden Town Council faced some concerns from a couple of property owners regarding the privacy of their land near a portion of a property that the town has obtained

09/18/2019

Dryden Homestead Heritage Fair Day coming in October

The event will be hosted by the Dryden Town Historical Society at the Southworth Homestead on 14 North Street.

The Dryden community will once again be celebrating its heritage from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 5 at Homestead Heritage Fair Day. The event will be hosted by

08/25/2019

Study finds 38% of Dryden residences substandard

The Town Council chose to fund a survey back in 2017 for the purpose of validating or disproving its concern that there are a high number of residents living in substandard housing.

The Dryden Town Council discussed at a meeting Aug. 15 the findings from a housing condition survey of the town’s properties that was conducted by Thoma Development Consultants.

08/09/2019

Dryden group tackles issues of racism

In a rural community such as Dryden, being accountable has its own challenges, said the four members of the Real Listening Group who stayed after the monthly meeting Aug. 2 to talk about the group and its mission.

At Dryden Community Center Café on Main Street in Dryden, a group of locals meets every first Friday of the month to discuss one of the arguably most difficult topics

07/29/2019

Affordable broadband for all of Dryden?

At the moment, the Town is currently surveying the community’s interest in the project for a feasibility study for providing high speed, low cost broadband to 5,000 houses in Dryden.

An overwhelming majority of Dryden residents surveyed so far want Dryden to be the first town in New York to provide its own universal broadband service. Town Deputy Supervisor Dan

04/24/2019

New cafe and taproom Brewer's opens in Dryden

Renovating the store took about eight months.

After graduating from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2017 with degrees in economics and business, the last thing Riley Brewer wanted to do was return home to Dryden.

04/11/2019

Dryden dissolves Building Energy Subcommittee

Dryden dissolves Building Energy Subcommittee

The Town of Dryden Planning Board passed a resolution that dissolved its Building Energy Subcommittee after receiving several complaints from town residents regarding the transparency and actions of the subcommittee.

04/04/2019

Dryden opens new section of Rail Trail

The rail trail is growing!

The Town of Dryden Rail Trail Task Force announced this past week that there will be an opening of another rail trail coming this spring on May 11.