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After $4.5 million renovation, new hotel welcomes guests

Central NY Hospitality co-owners opened the Hometowne Studios & Conference Center Cortland last week, an effort that took three years. And there’s more for co-owners Haman Anand and Richie …

Cortland IDA may give land to Homer for dog park

The village of Homer may soon have the county’s first dog park. Mike McMahon, chair of the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency and Business Development Corp. board of directors, …

City relegates head shops to plaza neighborhood

The Cortland Common Council unanimously passed on Tuesday a city law largely relegating head shops to the Riverside Plaza, off Interstate 81’s exit 11. “Given the legalization of …

Groton to assemble team to pick projects for $4.5M grant

GROTON — The first thing they’ll build is a team. Next, they’ll include some experts from the private sector, and some planners from New York state. Then, the team will …

Mexican restaurant opens on Port Watson

The manager of a Mexican restaurant that burned in 2023 on Main Street has opened a new Mexican restaurant in what was an iconic diner that closed in 2021 on Port Watson Street, Cortland. …

Zoning commission approves ‘bong ban’

The city will have a public hearing tonight on restricting smoke shops to a zone that roughly conforms to the Riverside Plaza near Interstate 81’s exit 11.

Easy riding

Brendan O’Bryan understands the need employers have to be able to find workers within a convenient distance of the workplace – even though he’s trying to trade his own 45-minute …

GROTON — The village of Groton has won a $4.5 million New York Forward grant, allowing it to fund a variety of improvement projects across its downtown, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. …

County to give $31,500 to help Marathon art studio

Cortland County legislators voted Thursday to award Marathon artist Genevieve Geer $31,500 from its Microenterprise Assistance Program to support her business. Legislators voted, 16-0, to award …

Hanging iron

Legislators recommend grant funding for Marathon artist

Genevieve Geer makes petite glass art that features intricate designs – from Fred Rogers in a red sweater, to tarot cards or Queen Elizabeth I. And the county is looking to help her expand. …

Cayuga shows off department store-sized medical office

LANSING – Cayuga Health officials say the company’s new location off Route 13 in a former department store at the Shops at Ithaca Mall, set to open partially in late March, is meant to …

‘Cortland Standard’ added to state historic business registry

In 1867, Cortland was a village; Alaska was a part of Russia; and the U.S. was healing from the Civil War, which ended only two years earlier. That same year marked the first edition of the …

State presses for sale of Toggenburg ski center

FABIUS — The state attorney general has asked a state Supreme Court justice in Onondaga County to force the sale of the former Toggenburg Ski Center in Fabius, which was purchased in 2021 and …

Meditations on a small ball and flashing lights

Clyde LeFevre, owner of Now Here Pinball, says pinball is a stressful activity for him. His wife, a lawyer who works next door, uses the game to relax from her stressful job. Now Here Pinball …

City wants new sales tax agreement

As Cortland County gears up to potentially reconsider the sales tax distribution, city officials said they want tax-exempt organizations to be factored into the distribution because it must provide …

Cortland groups get $45,000 for transportation access

 

Cortland’s proposed tobacco sale limits could help shops

Abby Maricle, manager of Main Street’s Daily Grind shop, isn’t worried about the city of Cortland imposing restrictions on tobacco sales. “It could be good for us,” …

Arts a major focus of 2024 DRI work

Cortland’s effort to bring more public art to the city begins in earnest this year, even as it completes the infrastructure work funded by its 2017 Downtown Revitalization Initiative, the mayor …

Moravia awaits state approval for NY Forward funding

 

Cortland Floorcraft rebuilding after devastating fire

He doesn’t know how long the whole rebuild will take, but Cortland Floorcraft and Kitchen Design owner Scott Hicks said in a month’s time he expects to have a shell of his new building, …

Trials, fires among Cortland's top stories last year

Cortland’s 2023 began with a murder trial, and ended with a major fire that left 12 people unhoused, with many long-awaited trials in between.   GARCIA’S ROOF FIRE …

‘Start planning sooner than later’

Cortland could see increased traffic. It could see an influx of workers, students and families. It might even see new industries — but first, it needs to plan. Between newcomers — …

New jobs, sale of factories tops business news this year

Projects to create nearly 500 jobs, the hiring of a new economic development leader and the final wish list of projects for Homer’s $10 million downtown revitalization grant were among the more …

The Marathon Independent in digitization process

Copies of the long defunct Marathon Independent newspaper are sitting in the Old Marathon Town Hall, but the process has begun to make the decades of history accessible from home. The Marathon …

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