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Jamesville-DeWitt girls celebrate Scouting anniversary

Seven Girl Scout troops from Jamesville-DeWitt recently celebrated the organization’s 100th birthday with a winter encampment at Vanderkamp in Cleveland, N.Y.

Town moves toward Caz Lake herbicide treatment

The Cazenovia Town Board adopted the final State Environmental Quality Review scoping document for the 2012 lake herbicide treatment at its Feb. 13 meeting.

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Griffin, Highland Forest host USSSA qualifier

Local to compete in national snowshoeing championship

With scarce snow accumulation, area snowshoe racers jettisoned their distinctive footwear and strapped on sneakers to compete at Highland Forest on Feb. 12.

Two fun-filled fundraisers happening at Thornden Park Saturday

This Saturday, Feb. 18, Thornden Park will be the scene of two great winter events.

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B’ville Girl Scouts donate sandwiches, toiletries to Samaritan Center

Brownie Troop 10319 recently delivered 402 sandwiches, which the girls made with the help of junior troops 10261 and 10130, as well as toiletries, clothes and extra jars of peanut butter and jelly to the Samaritan Center in Syracuse.

Medical center pulls out of Caz's Riverside Drive project

Amid recent talks of a medical center being built within the village of Cazenovia, it seems the vacant lot on Riverside Drive will remain vacant in the following months.

Bridge to a better future in Cazenovia

The Clark Street bridge is expected to be reopened for public use almost a year to the day it was closed by the Madison County Highway Department.

Empire Brewing examines viability of Cazenovia location

As Empire Brewing Company’s award-winning beer and gastronomic offerings continue to garner attention at the Walton Street location in Syracuse, owner and Cazenovia resident David Katleski is evaluating the possibility of opening a microbrewery in Cazenovia.

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Changes ahead for Town & Country Plaza

It seems the Town & Country Plaza on Route 20 in Cazenovia will be undergoing substantial modifications during the next year.

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Area residents prepare for annual Tuscarora Lake Ice Fishing Derby

The 21st annual Tuscarora Lake Ice Fishing Derby will officially begin at 5 a.m. Feb. 18.

Preserve New York grants now available

Applications are now available to eligible municipalities and not-for-profit organizations to compete for funds through Preserve New York, a grant program of the Preservation League of New York State and the New York State Council on the Arts.

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Caz resident receives award from ASLA

The NY Upstate Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects presented its Distinguished Practitioner Award in the Private Practice to Donald L. Ferlow, FASLA, at its Annual Awards Dinner held in Rochester.

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Elks, friends enjoy outdoor Olympics

Despite a lack of snow, the Liverpool Elks held their annual Winter Olympics this past Saturday, Feb. 4, welcoming members from other lodges as well as the general public to participate in events such as the tug of war, volleyball, horseshoes and more.

Official 2012 Cazenovia Winter Festival Schedule

Please note that all outdoor events are subject to weather conditions.

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Is hydrofracking on the horizon in Cazenovia?

Beneath parts of the Northeastern landscape lies a massive Utica Shale formation. The coal-black sedimentary rock has trapped valuable natural gas under several thousand feet of rock and water.

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