Living in Dryden
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One Democrat's perspective on life in the Town of Drydenen-usYour Name Here2015-03-10T12:54:40-05:00Family Fun in Varna, March 14th
https://livingindryden.org/2015/03/family_fun_in_varna_march_14th.html
Family Fun in Varna Saturday, March 14 We're raising funds for the new Varna playground! 2pm - Kid-friendly music by Angie Beeler (Music and Motion) 3pm - What's a community-built playground?? Refreshments, too! 4pm - Classic rock songs you...simon2015-03-10T12:54:40-05:00Etna Community Center schedule, 2015
https://livingindryden.org/2015/02/etna_community_center_schedule.html
simon2015-02-14T12:24:56-05:00NYSEG/Iberdrola loses the thread
https://livingindryden.org/2015/01/nysegiberdrola_lost.html
Wow. I hadn't been to a Town Board meeting in over a year, and Thursday night I returned somehow to a meeting that left me wondering if a former pillar of the Town's economy has completely and utterly lost contact...simon2015-01-31T08:41:05-05:00Might Assemblywoman Lifton be vulnerable to a 2016 primary?
https://livingindryden.org/2015/01/might_barbara_lifton_be_vulner.html
Ten days ago, my answer to that was no. Today... A week after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest for multiple federal felony corruption charges, 23 Democratic Assembly members did something unprecedented in recent memory. They formed a reform caucus, and...simon2015-01-30T07:55:48-05:00Thank you, Dryden
https://livingindryden.org/2014/12/thank_you_dryden.html
From earlier today: 12:11 p.m.: DEC Commissioner Joe Martens reveals local fracking bans a "legal game changer.".... 12:30 p.m.: [DOH Commissioner] Zucker says he wouldn't live in a community that allows fracking. 12:33 p.m.: State DEC has banned hydraulic fracturing...simon2014-12-17T16:47:15-05:00Free Thanksgiving dinner in Varna
https://livingindryden.org/2014/11/free_thanksgiving_dinner_in_va.html
The Varna Community Association will be putting on a free Thanksgiving dinner this Thursday, November 27th from noon to 3:00pm at the Varna Community Center, 943 Dryden Road (Route 366). Come enjoy the turkey and much more! Thanks also to...simon2014-11-25T20:27:31-05:00Vote
https://livingindryden.org/2014/11/vote.html
Polls will be open in Dryden today from 6:00am to 9:00pm. Current election district boundaries in the Town of Dryden. Once you figure out what district you're in, you can figure out your polling place: Etna Fire Station -...simon2014-11-04T06:00:03-05:00Martha Robertson for Congress
https://livingindryden.org/2014/11/martha_robertson_for_congress.html
Want to make up your own mind? Here's the debate. This is one of the easiest endorsements I've ever made. Martha Robertson has impressed me since she first came to my door to ask for my vote in her first...simon2014-11-03T19:27:54-05:00Howie Hawkins for Governor
https://livingindryden.org/2014/11/howie_hawkins_for_governor.html
I finally saw a Cuomo sign this weekend, in Freeville. Someone is cheering for the Governor, but finding strong Cuomo fans is surprisingly difficult. Here's how I read this year's ballot for Governor: Astorino (Republican / Conservative / Stop Common...simon2014-11-03T18:58:43-05:00Those Pesky Proposals
https://livingindryden.org/2014/11/those_pesky_proposals.html
Another year, another set of constitutional amendments on the New York State ballot. We don't go as far as some states, but occasionally it gets interesting. This year's Proposal 1 is the "fake independent redistricting reform" option. It's basically the...simon2014-11-03T17:06:47-05:00Death, Hell, or Canada - rides again November 8th
https://livingindryden.org/2014/10/death_hell_or_canada_-_rides_a.html
I'll be giving an expanded version of my talk on the Battle of Queenston Heights at the History Center in downtown Ithaca, on Saturday, November 8th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Death, Hell, Or Canada: Dryden and the War of 1812....simon2014-10-31T07:32:21-05:00Snakes, Pancakes, and Demolition at Varna
https://livingindryden.org/2014/10/snakes_pancakes_and_demolition.html
The next two weeks at the Varna Community Center, 943 Dryden Road, will be pretty exciting: On Saturday, October 11th, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm, the Cornell Herpetological Society will be showing and discussing reptiles and amphibians. My kids loved this...simon2014-10-10T07:57:24-05:00Dominion wants to expand natural gas pipeline capacity
https://livingindryden.org/2014/10/dominion_wants_to_expand_natur.html
Energy company Dominion wants to push more natural gas through the pipeline that crossed Dryden in the 1960s. The E. M. Borger station on Ellis Hollow Creek Road is the most visible (and sometimes loudest) local piece of the pipeline...simon2014-10-08T06:32:19-05:00Cuomo wins primary, but gets stomped in Tompkins
https://livingindryden.org/2014/09/cuomo_wins_primary_but_gets_st.html
Tompkins County was the one place I was pretty certain Zephyr Teachout could win when she first announced she'd be challenging Governor Cuomo. I'm sure there are Cuomo fans here, but apparently not very many: CandidateVotesPercent Governor Zephyr Teachout 3266...simon2014-09-09T23:08:17-05:00Political ballet if today's primary breaks unexpectedly
https://livingindryden.org/2014/09/political_ballet_if_the_govern.html
Because I should indulge in fantasy NYS politics before the polls close - (and I may have made mistakes, lacking a complete election law guide, but...) In New York, 50,000 votes on a party's line for Governor ensure that party...simon2014-09-09T20:32:10-05:00