On June 12 at the Candor Town Pavilion, Candor Town Board held a public information meeting to answer questions on the contract between the town and the Candor EMS.
The Village of Lansing is pleased to announce that it has entered a Clean Energy Partnership with Solar Farms New York (SFNY). This partnership provides electricity discounts to Village residents, while simultaneously aiding the Village in its goals of becoming a registered Climate Smart Com…
Should the Town of Spencer opt in to regulate the coming cannabis issues looming on the horizon, to possibly garner some tax revenue for the town, or should it opt out and let other towns possibly benefit from any profitability?
The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) today announced it has permanently protected 93 acres in the town of Groton, Tompkins County with a conservation easement. Wholly located in the Owasco Lake watershed, the land was originally donated to the FLLT in 2019 from the estate of Katherine Sutphin …
It has been more than a year since several properties along State Route 89 were mostly destroyed by the Clint Halftown led faction of the Cayuga Nation, but the future of a couple of them remains a looming issue for county officials.
The New York Health Act is a statewide push to establish a single-payer healthcare system covering every New Yorker. The desire to pass universal healthcare has increased strongly as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Groton Central School District plans to hold week-long athletic programming this summer for students in grades four through eight for sports such as football, soccer, volleyball, baseball and softball.
The Town of Candor Planning Board held its most recent monthly meeting on June 2, during which it entertained the possibility of becoming part of the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area. Planning Board Chairman Ed Evans held a vote during the meeting, during which three of the four attending…
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At the May 26 Newfield Planning Board meeting, Cornell University’s spring 2021 Design Connect class unveiled its plans to help progress the Newfield Hamlet Revitalization Plan (NEWHARP). “Every semester, [Cornell Design Connect] provides practical experience to students through cooperation …
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Trumansburg Porchfest brings the community together through music again this year on June 19 from noon to 5 p.m.
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The Democtratic primary for the County Legislature District 13 seat is less than a week away (June 22) as candidates Greg Mezey and Samantha Lushtak look to garner enough support to earn the nomination. Both Mezey and Lushtak sat down with the Dryden Courier to discuss their candidacies ahea…
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A previous version of this article ran the incorrect responses to the interview questions. The updated version includes the actual responses from Aaron Thompson to the questions. The Ledger highly regrets the error.
Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery might have been at an advantage in the state’s selection process for designation as New York’s first veterans cemetery, but it was never a guarantee. Local officials echoed that sentiment, and spoke to the 15 year effort that went into developing, opening, …
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Robin McColley was hired in September of 2004 as Trumansburg High School’s Athletic Director and Dean of Students. The next year, the position was split into two separate jobs, and McColley became the Dean of Students, a position she has held for the past 16 years.
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“I regret to inform you that we have had four positive cases of COVID-19 since May 18, 2021,” begins the most recent statement by Kimberly Bell, Trumansburg Central School District Superintendent of Schools, on the district’s website, tburgschools.com.
Tioga County would like to inform tenants and landlords that the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (REAP) is accepting applications starting June 1 at 9 a.m.
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Coaching at the collegiate level has been a goal of Ed Dow’s for quite some time, and now he has his shot at it after receiving the reins of the Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team on May 13.
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A year ago, the Newfield community turned out in full force to support its high school graduates, throwing a parade and hanging banners along Main Street for the first time and making graduation day a little more fun, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the early morning hours on May 26, the Tioga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious person on North Avenue in the Village of Owego.
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Most students enrolled in Tompkins Cortland Community College’s CollegeNow early degree program – a program that allows high school students to earn an Associate’s Degree while attending high school – wind up earning just one degree by the program’s end.
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Expanded hours and an updated mask policy mark two more steps in the long path back to normalcy at the Ithaca YMCA.
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Victoria Romanoff, of Trumansburg, sometimes wishes she could forgo technology and write with a shaggy mane.
On May 18, the voters of Newfield elected four new school board members. Tim Payne and Austin Kuczek were elected to serve on the Newfield Central School District Board of Education for three years, as they received the most votes, with Payne coming out on top.
The three seats available on the Candor Central School District Board of Education will be held by Brent Doane, Raymond Parmarter and Kate Davenport. Rebecca Lyon, whose term expires this year, will no longer sit on the board.
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