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League of Women Voters to host candidate forum By kate hill Staff writer
On Tuesday, May 20, qualified voters in the Cazenovia Central School District (CCSD) will elect two members to the school board. The CCSD Board of Education (BOE) consists of seven voting members plus the superintendent of schools. Members are elected to serve a three-year, unpaid, nonpartisan term. BOE l Page 2
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Lorenzo State Historic Site will open for tours on May 16, 2025, and host a Preservation Month speaker on May 31, 2025. By kate hill Staff writer This month, Lorenzo State Historic Site will open for the 2025 season and host a presentation on New York State’s covered bridges to celebrate National Historic Preservation Month. Situated at 17 Rippleton Rd. in Cazenovia, Lorenzo is the 1807 federal-style home of John Lincklaen, Holland Land Company agent and founder of Cazenovia. The Lincklaen/Ledyard family continually occupied Lorenzo until the property and contents were conveyed to NYS in 1968. The site is operated by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and supported with help from the non-profit Friends of Lorenzo (FOL). From May 16 through Oct. 13, 2025, visitors to Lorenzo can tour the mansion, furnished with 160 years of original furnishings; explore the visitor center to
learn about Cazenovia’s history and the building of Lorenzo, view an impressive carriage and sleigh display, and watch an introductory video; visit the museum shop to peruse a unique selection of Lorenzo merchandise, history books, and gift items; and stroll the garden and grounds from dawn until dusk. Lorenzo will be open Wednesdays through Sundays and Monday holidays, from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Tours will be offered every half hour, with the final tour departing at 4 p.m. Lorenzo’s 2025 schedule includes several familiar events, including the FOL Garden Gala, Cazenovia Pride Festival, Lorenzo Driving Competition, Syracuse Orchestra concert, Rippleton Schoolhouse Community Day, and Christmas at Lorenzo. To experience something new this season, the public is invited to “Lorenzo Garden Day” on June 7, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event will feature free garden and mansion
tours and an outdoor scavenger hunt. “Lorenzo Garden Day has been added to our 2025 events calendar in celebration of the Friends of Lorenzo’s 50th anniversary and their 42 years of continuous support for the restoration and maintenance of our 1914 Ellen Shipman-designed garden,” said Jacqueline Roshia, Lorenzo’s interpretive programs assistant. “The event will highlight this wonderful project and the Friends of Lorenzo’s annual fundraiser, the Garden Gala, taking place on June 12. Lorenzo Garden Day is also a great tie-in to our NYS Parks’ 2025 Wellness Challenge, which looks to inspire visitors to focus on wellness or just enjoy some of the fun activities at our parks and historic sites.” Lorenzo also announced that, after a five-year hiatus, the Rippleton Schoolhouse Summer Day Camp will return from July 28 through Aug. 1. Lorenzo l Page 2
Library to showcase printmaking work by students By kate hill Staff writer
This month, the art gallery at the Cazenovia Public Library & Museum (CPL) is showcasing the work of Cazenovia High School’s printmaking classes. The CHS Visual Art Department consists of teachers Adam Reynolds and Julie Frear. This year, the department has 260 students, almost 50 percent of the student body. The teachers instruct eighththrough 12th-grade students in a variety of full- and half-year classes. According to a press release announcing the CPL Gallery exhibit, students begin with an eighth-grade exploratory class; throughout high school, they can proceed with elective options such as studio art, photography, drawing and painting, sculpture, Advanced Placement studio, comic book illustration, creative crafts, and advanced options of some classes. “In each of the classes, students experiment with the fundamentals of technique, design, and composition, using a variety of materials,” the press release says. “Units of study often utilize similar themes or materials, with options for growth as a student progresses through the classes.” For students with extra interests in art, the program offers college credit, independent study options, and an art club. According to Frear, students can take an independent study if they have completed an art class and have a recommendation from one of the teachers. “This often occurs if a student has taken an introductory level class, such as pho-
tography, and an advanced level, such as advanced photography, and would like to continue with the subject,” she said. “They are placed in an existing art class that fits their schedule, but they are responsible for creating more advanced work with teacher guidance; there is not as much emphasis on instruction. They often use the time to explore series work or new materials and techniques.” The after-school art club began meeting informally in 2022 and became official in 2023. Meetings, which generally draw between eight and 12 students, are focused on experimenting with techniques and materials that might not be used in the larger classes. “Sometimes students simply want free time to create,” said Frear, who advises the club. “We have created group art for spaces within the building, and students are responsible for helping to place artwork in the main office and display cases.” The May CPL Gallery show will highlight multiple printmaking techniques — linocut, drypoint, collagraph, and eraser printing — as explored in studio art, sculpture, drawing and painting, and the art club. Frear described printmaking as an art form in which the artist creates an image on a surface, generally called a plate, and can then replicate the image from that plate. The number of prints the artist can produce depends on how well the original plate holds up. “We introduce a variety of types of printmaking in the high school,” Frear said. “Examples include monoprinting on
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The Cazenovia Public Library & Museum is exhibiting the work of the Cazenovia High School Art Department’s printmaking classes. plexiglass plates; relief printmaking from carving materials like erasers, linoleum, and wood blocks, then printing the raised areas; and intaglio printing, which is carving into plexiglass and printing ink from Library l Page 10
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Cazenovia College Redevelopment Study report approved By kate Hill Staff Writer
On May 5, the Village of Cazenovia Board of Trustees approved the final report of the Cazenovia College Redevelopment Study. The Cazenovia College Board of Trustees announced in December 2022 that, due to financial concerns, the historic institution would permanently close following the spring 2023 semester. The village and the Cazenovia Area Community Development Association (CACDA) engaged MRB Group — an engineering, architecture, and municipal planning company — and sub-consultant EDR to support a redevelopment study for the former Cazenovia College campus and facilities. The study began in January 2024. The scope was adjusted throughout the process, but it ultimately focused on the current condition of the campus, including its buildings and infrastructure; market analyses to inform viable reuse scenarios; and planning for future redevelopment. The village received state and federal grants to help cover the cost of the study. The Town of Cazenovia and Village of Cazenovia also contributed, and CACDA provided in-kind assistance via Lauren Lines’ administration of the grants and active role in the plan’s development. Now that the board has accepted the report, CACDA can apply for final reimbursements from the grants. Before the vote, Tracy Verrier of MRB Group presented some report highlights and responded to questions from the board and the public. Sam Gordon of EDR was also present.
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According to Verrier, an architect and structural engineer conducted visual assessments of 16 buildings, and a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing consultant looked at the mechanicals for 14 buildings. “Generally speaking, the types of issues that they found were not super concerning,” Verrier said. “They didn’t think anything was going to fall down, but there are things that are going to need to be addressed with the buildings because they are old and have been subject to the elements for many years.” Village l Page 11
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