Category: Dryden

Tompkins-Cortland Community College in Dryden announced on Wednesday that the school was going remote for the remainder of the week. The move came after six students tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus. An investigation is underway into whether students violated the college’s ... MORE

Deputies say a Tompkins County woman is in critical condition after being stabbed by her boyfriend. The violent incident was described by the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office in a media release. It happened around 6 a.m. on Saturday at the Hanshaw Village ... MORE

State Police say they are investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl who fell through the ice on a creek near Route 200. The incident happened in Harford. The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office, Dryden Fire and EMS, and Harford Fire all responded ... MORE

A Dryden woman was charged with aggravated DWI following a traffic stop in Seneca County on Christmas Eve. Deputies arrested 60-year-old Lisa McParlin, of Dryden for driving while intoxicated after a traffic stop on State Route 96. The traffic stop in Fayette ... MORE

First responders were called to the scene of a vehicle fire early-Friday afternoon in Dryden. When firefighters arrived – they found a vehicle fully-engulfed. Dryden Fire and Ambulance crews were called to the scene on Hunt Hill Road. Firefighters say that upon ... MORE

A portion of Route 34B was shut down in Dryden around 12:20 p.m. due to a crash, according to an alert from 511. The closure included northbound traffic from Brown Road. It was expected to last approximately two hours. Less than an ... MORE

A Dryden man plead guilty to the second-degree rape of a child on Wednesday. This comes two years after the incident occurred, and the case went cold. Chad Hamilton, 29, was charged with the rape in September after DNA evidence resurfaced and linked him ... MORE

It was the first time Larry Stewart went to the Empire Stance Summer Sendoff Car Show in Aurelius, but that didn’t stop him from bringing a car with a lot of history. Stewart, of Dryden, and his wife, Janice, were showing a ... MORE

The Ithaca Police Department reports felony charges following a rape investigation in the city. Chad Hamilton, 29, of Dryden was charged with second-degree rape for engaging in sexual activity with a child under 15 years old. Police say that Hamilton was approximately ... MORE

New York State passed legislation eliminating religious exemptions to school vaccine requirements in June. In Ithaca, where vaccination rates are low in several schools, public health advocates and school administrators are hopeful that the new law will improve community immunity. Some parents ... MORE

This month, Tompkins Cortland Community College secured over $92,000 worth of training grants for 11 local organizations in Tompkins and Cortland counties, helping employees receive the training they need to improve their job performance. The grants ($92,500 total) were secured from the ... MORE

On July 16, registered sex offender Will Rogers Howell Jr., age 37 of Dryden, NY, was arrested for three counts of Public Lewdness, a class B misdemeanor, and two counts of petit larceny. The arrest comes after an investigation by Ithaca Police ... MORE

The Tompkins County Town of Dryden is looking at becoming its own internet service provider for its residents. A draft feasibility study of the project has just been completed for the Town. According to the Dryden Town Supervisor, it would make Dryden ... MORE

A woman was killed after a crash early Wednesday on Livermore Road in Dryden, according to the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say the one-car crash occurred at about 3:39 a.m. Wednesday, May 15. A Kia Soul had been traveling north on ... MORE

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