Local man wins Grammy award

(Photo Source: lonniepark.com).

Village of Freeville native Lonnie Park was part of a Grammy award victory at the 64th annual Grammy Awards ceremony Sunday evening in Las Vegas.

Park helped produce Divine Tides by Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej, which won the Grammy award for best new age album. Copeland, a musician and composer, is best known as the drummer for the band The Police. Kej is a multi-Grammy award winning composer.

Park has performed a handful of musical acts between Cortland and Tompkins Counties in the past. Park was nominated for a Grammy in 2013. 

Park graduated from Dryden High School in 1986. He has lived in the Dryden and Freeville area for most of his life.