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Caz girls win tough title battle by Kurt WHeeler
The Cazenovia cross country girls saved its best team effort of the season for the moment that mattered most: the Section III Class C championship race. A clutch performance last Saturday at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School earned the Lakers a thrilling victory over two talented opponents as it scored 48 points to beat out defending champion South Jefferson (53) and Adirondack (56) for the program’s fourth sectional title. All three teams were ranked among the top 12 Class C teams in the state and the championship forecast on MileSplitNY predicted a very close race with the Lakers finishing third. Throughout the season, the team’s mantra had been that rankings and ratings don’t win races, gutsy performances do. And the Cazenovia girls delivered. The entire squad sprinted from Title
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Future of town offices to be discussed By Kate Hill Staff Writer
The Cazenovia girls cross country team won the Section III Class C championship last Saturday with a complete team effort.
Updates given at Annual Cazenovia Lake Summit By kate Hill Staff Writer
On Saturday, Nov. 5, the Cazenovia Lake Watershed Council (CLWC) sponsored its annual Lake Summit at the Cazenovia Public Library. The CLWC is a cooperative organization made up of two members of the Cazenovia Town Board, two Village of Cazenovia Trustees, and one representative of the Cazenovia Lake Association (CLA) — a group of residents, homeowners, business owners, and elected officials that works to protect the environmental and recreational sustainability of the lake. This year’s summit included reports from the CLWC, the CLA, Cazenovia College, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), and the Village of Cazenovia.
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The Cazenovia Lake Watershed Council presented its annual Lake Summit at the Cazenovia Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 5. forts and the results of an August 2022 rake toss study. Eurasian Watermilfoil management CLWC President & CLA Vice President The lake was last treated for milfoil in June Sam Woods presented on Cazenovia’s ongo- 2021. With financial assistance from the CLA, Lake l Page 3 ing Eurasian watermilfoil management ef-
Otis + Matilda boutique joins Cazenovia retail community By kate Hill Staff Writer
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This past summer, Otis + Matilda New York — a specialty women’s and men’s footwear, accessories, and home brand — opened its first brick-and-mortar location on Cazenovia’s main street. The new boutique is located at 65 Albany St. in the space that was occupied by P.E. Mulligan’s for the last 126 years. “The Otis + Matilda target customers are professionals who have an elevated taste level for both casual and dress wear,” said Derek Clark, who co-owns the business with his partner, Jason Johnson. “Our customer has an appreciation for branded footwear and accessories, and they enjoy shopping in an upscale environment and feeling good about their experience.” Clark added that he envisions Otis + Matilda evolving into a lifestyle brand that encompasses women’s footwear, accessories, and ready-to-wear alongside men’s footwear, accessories, and casual wear. Clark has over 30 years of experience building and branding wholesale and retail companies. He held senior executive positions with Macy’s West & Federated Department Stores in San Francisco and with designers Steve Madden and Perry Ellis in New York
In August 2022, Otis + Matilda New York opened at 65 Albany St. in Cazenovia. The new business is a women’s and men’s footwear and accessories boutique.
City. He also served as senior vice president of wholesale & retail financial planning, merchandise planning & production planning for the global fashion brand Elie Tahari in New York City. “My experience within the wholesale and retail sector coupled with Jason’s experience within retail and corporate accounting made creating a brand that parallels both our careers a natural progression,” said Clark. When deciding on a name for their shared brand, Clark and Johnson were initially set on either Otis or Otis NY. However, as the brand concept evolved and
future product categories were considered, the pair decided to expand the name. At the recommendation of Johnson’s sister Ana, the co-owners added Matilda to the name. “We decided to expand the name to Otis + Matilda to allow us the flexibility to easily and quickly expand the brand’s footprint, Boutique l Page 14
On Nov. 7, the Cazenovia Town Board announced two upcoming meetings regarding the future of the town offices and the Gothic Cottage. The meetings are scheduled for Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. “I think it’s 14 years we’ve been looking at doing something for our town hall, so it’s not being taken lightly,” said Supervisor Bill Zupan. “We’ve had a lot of starts and stops. This is another start.” The topic of the town offices was raised during the meeting’s second comment period. Marc Schappell and Tom Anderson, owners of Meadowood Farms on Ridge Road encouraged the board to make its decision-making process regarding the town offices more transparent and to seek greater public input. “It would be great if we all understood what the issues were and could offer up maybe potentially different solutions,” said Schappell. Schappell and Anderson both expressed their views that moving the town offices to a new building would be a mistake. “Once you make this decision, it’s pretty irreversible, and this building will never be the same again,” said Schappell. Zupan responded to the comments by first explaining that the board decided during its Sept. 28 work session to focus its efforts on exploring offsite options for the town offices. Although no formal vote was held, each of the five board members was asked to state where they stood on the question of whether to remain in the Gothic Cottage or pursue an alternative location. Three board members opted for investigating options for moving, while two were in favor of staying. “[At the upcoming meetings], we are going to start going over everybody’s priorities and what their concerns are,” said Zupan. “We are going to look at what [the architectural firm Holmes, King, Kallquist & Associates] drew up and go from there. . . Right now, the board is looking at new, and if we keep going looking for new, then we will start looking at what we can do to preserve this building. That’s where we are now. Anybody is welcome to our meetings and to give input.” Schappell, who sits on the board of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, again voiced his concerns regarding the preservation of the historic Gothic Cottage. “It would be great if it was obvious what else this could be used for as a building, but in my experience, from a preservation Town l Page 13
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sports news: Cazenovia football drops sectional Class C semifinal.
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milestones: Darrows celebrate 50th anniversary.
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