Cairo
A town in Greene County, New York — population 6,733 as of 2022.
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Lenox powwow marks ongoing, vibrant Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican return to ancestral homelands
Centuries ago, the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican people were driven out of their homelands in the Northeast by European colonists. A powwow in Lenox this weekend will continue the community’s work to reestablish millennia-old ties with the region.
Community Groups & Organizations
IBM to build quantum-computing facility at Poughkeepsie campus
Tech company IBM was approved Tuesday morning for a 30-year agreement to build its next-generation quantum-computing facility at its Poughkeepsie campus.
Local BusinessIn Massachusetts, a proposal to move an additional 20 million gallons of water a day from a reservoir is drawing fierce backlash.The western Mass. towns entrusted with stewarding the Quabbin Reservoir are once again raising questions of equity as state officials collect feedback.
Government & Civic
Newburgh City Council votes to end Flock contract
After months of emotional back and forth, the Newburgh City Council has voted to end its contract with Flock Safety.
Government & Civic
Democrat Blake Gendebien discusses congressional campaign
Democrat Blake Gendebien discusses several issues including the role of A-I in the congressional campaign
General
SUNY Plattsburgh plans mock dorm room fire
The State University of New York at Plattsburgh is planning a mock dorm room fire
EducationIn and around Cairo
See & do
- A Charmed Affair
- Angelo Canna Town Park
- Cairo Public Library
- Cairo Purling Roller Rink
- Susquehannah Turnpike
Eat, drink & stay
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Cairo by the numbers
- Median age
- 44.2
- Households
- 2,746
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $79,643
- Median house value
- $263,400