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‘We didn’t do this on our own’

The stressors built up, little by little, one after the other for David and Patricia Deckard. A sibling died. Then another. Followed by an uncle, then a cousin as close as a brother. …

Traditional – and brand new – events set for summer

The construction across downtown Cortland was an obstacle planners of a first-ever 5K run in the city had to deal with – but not an insurmountable one. The Cortland County YMCA organized …

Voters decide school budgets’ fate Tuesday

Voters will decide the fate Tuesday of 10 greater Cortland area school budgets. Also on the ballots are proposals to elect school board members, buy school buses, support local libraries and …

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Dryden plans hearing on cannabis drive-through

DRYDEN – Dryden residents will get the chance in June to voice their opinions on a special-use permit for a cannabis facility with a drive-through window. The hearing will be at 6:15 p.m. …

Digging in to elevate Cortland

Between a potential dog park in Homer, a 68-unit housing complex in Cortlandville and construction on Main Street in Cortland, greater Cortland area communities have made individual strides toward …

Police agencies get $1 million for new equipment

  Police agencies across Cortland and Tompkins counties will shop for new tech with more than $1 million from a $127 million state pot to fund new equipment for departments outside New York City.

Cortland firefighters say a smoke detector — which they installed several years ago — helped limit damage Wednesday to a home on Cowance Street in the city. Firefighters were called …

Owner: Tree service has till Sept. to end illegal land use

Arborist Carter’s Tree Service has until September to clear out of a spot it’s using illegally on Route 215 in Cortlandville, a company official said, but the town of Cortlandville has no …

Library innovates to bounce back from pandemic

 

Phillips Free Library to host naloxone training

You can’t always tell when someone is using opioids – but you can be prepared if someone overdoses. Imagine, if you will, an older relative, perhaps on opioids following hip surgery …

Guthrie debuts new mural telling the hospital’s history

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center staff celebrated National Hospital Week on Tuesday by unveiling a mural in their courtyard, which honors caregivers while telling the history of the medical center. …

Cortland County committee to consider land bank

The city of Cortland hopes to rehabilitate 15 zombie properties this year, and Cortland officials are considering how a land bank could help. Cortland County legislators are now, too. The …

Homer certifies its first group of firefighters’ firefighters

Firefighters running into a burning building face dangers galore – flames, smoke, gasses, compromised floors and ceilings, disorientation. Running into danger is less intimidating when …

A McGraw man has agreed to plead guilty to sexually abusing a child several times over several years in Solon and Cortlandville, Cortland County District Attorney Patrick Perfetti announced Tuesday. …

Work resumes on Main, begins on Broadway

Groton Avenue is torn up. So is Main Street. Broadway closed Monday for nearly two months. Tompkins Street – Tompkins Street remains open. Madison Street, too. Travel through key streets …

IDA plans hearing on Route 215 solar field

The Cortland County Industrial Development Agency considering a proposal for a $12.7 million solar farm on Route 215 in Cortlandville plans shortly to schedule a public hearing to hear from residents …

Uses found for unusable land

Officials don’t know how many unusable sites are spread across Cortland County. But they have value, and if they can be re-developed properly, can add life to the community. …

Smoking affects low-income people at a greater-rate

  Low-income households in Cortland County are nearly twice as likely to include a smoker as other households, state data show, and a county official says tobacco companies target that market.

Cortlandville firefighters rescued a duckling from a storm drain Friday morning, the fire department said in a news release At 10:43 a.m., the Cortlandville Fire Department was asked to assist …

Dryden issues permit to build pedestrian span over Route 13

DRYDEN — Dryden’s Town Board granted a use and occupancy permit Thursday for a bridge to carry bicycle and foot traffic across Route 13 on the town’s western edge. The permits …

Even as county gets $450K for childcare, it expects even more

Cortland County will get 50% more in state aid to support child care this year than it budgeted for – now $1.35 million. It can expect even more funding to come in the fall. The …

CAPCO: Living the mission

For half a century, the Cortland County Community Action Program has offered resources to people in need. Sometimes that’s helping young parents get diapers; sometimes it’s improving home …

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