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celebrating the season Kate HIll
On Friday, Dec. 2, the Cazenovia community gathered for the 45th Annual Cazenovia Christmas Walk and Village Tree Lighting. The evening featured not-for-profits set up along Albany Street, hot refreshments, dance performances, holiday music and sing-alongs by the Cazenovia High School Chamber Choir, international Santas handing out candy canes, a Cazenovia-style 12 Days of Christmas, the arrival of Santa, and more. Also on hand was the Cazenovia Garden Club which held a fundraiser sale during the festivities. The club sold festive table- and mug-sized arrangements created using a combination of natural greenery and decorative materials. Members made the arrangements during a Dec. 1 workshop at the First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia Meeting House.
Village updated on Albany Street redevelopment plan By kate Hill Staff Writer
During the Dec. 5 Village of Cazenovia Board of Trustees meeting, Mayor Kurt Wheeler provided an update on the proposed redevelopment of two parcels within the village downtown — 99 Albany St. (the former Napa store) and 103 Albany St. (former gas station). The property assessment list provided by the village describes 99 Albany St. as a 3555 square feet vacant commercial property and 103 Albany St. as a 1571 square feet vacant commercial property. Cazenovia residents Michael and Jacqueline Silberberg, of Berkley Properties, LLC, recently purchased the parcels with the intention of demolishing the existing buildings and constructing a new mixed-use retail/residential building. During the village board’s Oct. 3 meeting, the Silberbergs presented a “very preliminary sketch plan” for what they could potentially do at 99/103 Albany St. They shared drawings for a four-story, mixed-use building with retail spaces on the first floor, nine apartment units on the second floor, 13 apartments on the third floor, and eight apartments on the fourth floor. According to the drawings, the top floor would be recessed with the potential for outdoor space. There would also be open green space on a lower level, a second-floor gym, and 18 underground parking spots. At the time of the Dec. 5 meeting, the developer had not yet submitted an application to the village for a proposed 99/103 Albany Street Redevelopment Project. Wheeler reported that the Silberbergs met with Planning Board Chairman Rich Huftalen, Historic Preservation/ Architectural Review Committee (HPC) Chairman Ted Bartlett, and Village AtVillage
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Community kicks off Thanksgiving Day with annual Turkey Trot CPF dedicates new trail kiosk at event By Kate Hill Staff Writer
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n Thanksgiving Day, Cazenovia Preservation Foundation (CPF) presented its annual Turkey Trot Fun Run/ Walk along the Gorge Trail. CPF is a private, non-profit organization that works to protect the historical, agricultural, and natural resources in and around Cazenovia for the benefit of the community and the enjoyment of future generations. CPF’s Gorge Trail follows the former bed of the Cazenovia and Canastota Railroad. The improved section of the trail parallels Chittenango Creek for two-plus miles from Clark Street north to Bingley Road. The trail is a section of
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On Thanksgiving Day, Cazenovia Preservation Foundation (CPF) presented its annual Turkey Trot Fun Run/Walk along the Gorge Trail. During the awards ceremony, CPF dedicated a new trail kiosk in honor of Barb Settel, who regularly walked on the trail with her dog, Juno, before her passing in April 2021. the North Country National Scenic Trail, a 4,800-mile trail
that stretches across eight states, from North Dakota to
Vermont, making it the longest in the National Trails System.
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sports news: Cazenovia girls win Morse Kickoff Meet.
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school news: Cazenovia PTA programs recognized by state, nationwide groups.
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