🌱 McGraw community remembers longtime elementary principal William “Bill” Swisher
McGraw, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day McGraw! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- McGraw community remembers longtime elementary principal William “Bill” Swisher
Also on today's calendar: Steel Hearts: The John Henry Musical and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 54.
- Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Obituary of William F. Swisher (wxhc.com) — Longtime McGraw elementary school principal William “Bill” Swisher, who led the local school for two decades and remained active in Cortland County civic life, has died at 92. Friends and former students can honor him at a June 5 service in Homer, followed by a gathering at Walden Oaks Country Club in Cortland. 
📸 Around McGraw
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Steel Hearts: The John Henry Musical →
The Oncenter, 800 S State St, Syracuse
7:30 pm -
Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown →
Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
11:30 am
Sunday June 7
Wednesday June 17
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Other local events
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Al Di Meola →
Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St, Homer
8:00 pm -
Atlanta Rhythm Section →
Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St, Homer
8:00 pm -
Homebrewed Comedy at McGraw Box Brewing Co. →
McGraw Box Brewing Co, Inc, McGraw
7:00 pm
Monday June 8
Thursday June 18
Friday June 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Modified Baseball vs Marcellus
Cortland Enlarged City School District Beaudry Park
4:30 pm -
Senior Awards Night
Cortland Enlarged City School District CHS Auditorium
6:00 pm -
Modified Girls Lacrosse vs CBA
Cortland Enlarged City School District Cortland High School
4:30 pm -
Randall Middle Art Show
Cortland Enlarged City School District Randall Middle School
5:00 pm -
"Cortland County: Before, During, and After the Revolutionary War" - Laurie Tebbe →
Cortland County, NY Calendar, Central New York Living History Center 4386 Route 11, Cortland -
Journaling in the Time of Revolution - Laurie T. Seamans →
Cortland County, NY Calendar, 9 Grace Street, Cortland
9:30 am -
Ice Cream Social
1890 House Museum The , 37 Tompkins Street, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
8:00 am -
Bones East Concert
United Presbyterian Church 25 Church Street, Cortland, NY 13045
2:00 pm -
Woodwind Quintet
Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland 3 church Street, Cortland, NY, NY 13045
4:00 pm
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
Sunday June 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Enerpac Tool Group posted a job opening for Biomedical Knitting/Sewing Fabricator - 3rd Shift in Cortland. Apply here.
- Goodwill of the Finger Lakes posted a job opening for Wares Processor in Cortland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McGraw here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cortland
- SUNY Cortland to Display Pieces of Concert History (wxhc.com)
- Keller & The Keels Head to The Family Hoedown in Cortland (gratefulweb.com)
- Family sues SUNY for alleged abuse at Cortland childcare center (spectrumlocalnews.com)
Homer
- Information provided on 2026 County Dairy Parade (Map inside) (cortlandvoice.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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