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At the Dryden Town Board’s Feb. 9 meeting, Design Connect, a student-run, community design organization at Cornell University, presented a vision for revitalization of the North Street Neighborhood, an area

Local Project Innovation 2021 grant recipients include: - $15,000 Recruitment of Diverse CASA Volunteers: Casa Tarrant County advocates for the best interest of abused and neglected children with the help of skilled volunteers. The stress and impact of Covid 19 on many families contributed to a 40% increase of children being removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect. Many of these children are from diverse backgrounds. Casa Tarrant County will increase the percentage of volunteers who ...

Earlier this year, The Town of Newfield Planning Board contracted with Cornell Design Connect to engage in a study of the Newfield Hamlet, the results of which will be presented to the town on Wednesday, May 26, in a special meeting of the Newfield Planning Board at 7:00 p.m.  Main areas of interest included local business and flow of traffic, particularly around the covered bridge intersection.  Community members are welcome and encouraged to attend via Zoom by going to this website: us0...

Fingerlakes1.com Menu Have a tip for the newsroom, press release, local event listing or digital content to share? Send it here. Support our mission by visiting patreon.com/fl1 and becoming a monthly subscriber. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Cornell Chronicle. It was written by Susan Kelley. Check out the original piece and corresponding media by clicking here. Like most people in Waterloo, New York, artist Josh Mull had never set foot in the building at 38 Washington S...

Design Connect/Cornell University This rendering of the proposed Waterloo Art Center shows the third floor, with open studios and an atrium. Good bones: Students revive historic building in Waterloo, NY March 3, 2021 Like most people in Waterloo, New York, artist Josh Mull had never set foot in the building at 38 Washington St., even though he had lived in the village most of his life. “A lot of people in Waterloo don’t know the history of the building,” says Mull, who teaches...