At the Sept. 14 meeting of the Candor Town Board, highway superintendent Kevin Noble was not present, so board member Jim Brixey gave the report. The town’s highway department has had two catalytic converters stolen from its equipment along with two batteries. He also reported that a big tru…
At the Sept. 16 meeting of the Candor School Board of Education, elementary and high school principals reported the first days of opening the schools went well, even despite the downpour that hit while trying to load buses. Now they have worked on a plan for downpours.
Highway superintendent Mike Austin was present at the Sept. 14 Spencer Town Board meeting to discuss various highway projects in the town. The storm that came through in mid-August that caused flooding in North Spencer also washed out the two higher bridges on Vennel Road.
Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon at Redbyrd Orchard Cider and Boney T’s Hot Sauce Farm,
Terie Huseby, the Tioga County Director of Real Property, attended the Spencer Town Board meeting on Sept. 14 to support Spencer’s assessor, Michael Maxwell, as he addressed concerns of the board that he should make himself more available to taxpayers. The board has received complaints that …
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With a Mayor’s Town Hall Sept. 25 centering around the recent change in ownership of Auble’s Mobile Home Park, Johanna Anderson, executive director of Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS), said she is looking forward to talking more with village residents and those who currently live …
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The Lansing Town Council revisited its discussion on implementing a moratorium on certain land use developments in the rural agricultural (RA) zone in the town on Sept. 15 and ultimately chose to set a public hearing on the matter for its Oct. 20 meeting.
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A few years into her career in New York City, Annelise Hagen decided she really wanted to work with plants and animals. She experimented at first, volunteering on farms in Norway and learning about dairy goats.
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Back this year after taking a hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, do not miss the Fall Festival at Newfield United Methodist Church, 227 Main Street, on Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
About 50 people attended the 9/11 Memorial held by the Candor American Legion on Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. in front of the Legion.
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The Lansing Town Council gathered this past Wednesday to discuss and vote on a resolution to authorize the itself and the Conservation Advisory Council to send a letter to multiple state officials and entities to support the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) in…
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Native New Yorker and Owego-Apalachin and SUNY schools graduate Irena Raia has announced she will run for Tioga County Legislature in District 1 this year.
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Mayor Rordan Hart will be holding a Town Hall-style meeting, open to all area residents, on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. at the Trumansburg Fire Hall, 74 W. Main St., Trumansburg.
Candor resident Nicole Mathews, with the support and help of her spouse, recently opened Nicole’s D.O.G Salon at 770 Honeypot Road. in Candor, where she has lived for 17 years.
One large topic of the evening at the Aug. 30 meeting of the Spencer Village Board of Trustees was a presentation by Elaine Jardine, Tioga County Planning Director. She shared information with the board on the new New York State marijuana law, including the fact that—whichever option the boa…
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Officials in Seneca County joined neighboring communities pushing back on New York State’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The concern? A significant loss of valuable staff at healthcare facilities already stretched thin due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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On a September day last year, a hundred crossword enthusiasts both near and far (one participant was all the way in Australia) gathered to virtually compete in the Finger Lakes Crossword Competition. Each had received an envelope containing the crossword, a few other small games, and strict …
After initially thinking that it probably did not want to sign up for the sewage study discussed at the Aug. 2 meeting, the Spencer Village Board of Trustees will likely vote in favor of participating in the study after all. At its Aug. 30 meeting, Mayor Gilbert Knapp shared that Sean Muldoo…
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County will host the second annual Schuyler County Farm Trail Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25 and 26.
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In a matter of days students in the South Seneca Central School District will head back to the classroom to begin the 2021-22 academic year.
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The last Groton Olde Home Days (2019) featured the acrobatic performance of CirqOvation duo of Heather “Sora Sol” Iriye and “Joshua J. Superstar” Edelman, and this year’s festival presented another aerodynamic tandem.
Members and friends of the Dryden United Methodist Church and the My Brothers Keeper (MBK) group met at the Dryden Lake Park on August 20, 2021 for a chance to share sentiments and give farewell to a special friend, Katherine Baxter, who sadly and unexpectedly passed away in July as a result…
Good news for Southern Tier wine and beer enthusiasts: Madrona Tasting Room, based in Chenango Forks, just announced at last weekend’s Gusto Fest in Endicott that it will offer two brand-new locations next year.
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