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Goodbye Cortland, and Godspeed

This is the last edition of the Cortland Standard you will ever read. The family-owned newspaper will cease publication, a casualty of declining readership and increasing costs. It was the second-oldest family-owned newspaper in New York, but one of the five oldest family-owned newspapers in America.

Retailers doubt consumers will give up gas

With nine months until most new construction in New York must be all-electric — no natural gas — contractors and heating specialists say they lack guidance on the regulations and dislike …

Cortland ReUse raising money to fix roof

Shoppers at a Cortland thrift store have been dodging raindrops for months, but the problem has gone beyond something to maneuver around while shopping for trinkets. Cortland ReUse, located at …

Dryden gets NY Forward

DRYDEN — The village of Dryden won a $4.5 million NY Forward grant on its third try, the state announced Thursday in a program to help communities revitalize their downtowns. Gov. Kathy …

‘She Shines’ puts spotlight on female entrepreneurs

You can embrace the female experience by gathering your beloved girls, getting dressed up, having some drinks and snacks, making crafts and supporting the county’s female entrepreneurs …

Dryden cafe wins state grant to perk up exterior

DRYDEN – Even though only one building in the village of Dryden is being restored, Mayor Michael Murphy hopes it will start a pattern of revitalization. The Corner Brew, 1 W. Main St. in …

Egg prices: Farm to wallet

  The price of chicken feed ain’t chicken feed anymore. And the nationwide epidemic of avian flu has landed in New York. And that leaves Emily Harding of Dryden looking at her …

Season of white means wallets with green

Trails in Cortland County have been full of skiers, snowmobiles and snowshoes, as this winter is turning out to be snowier than last year, great news for outdoor recreation businesses. “We …

The Becks: The face of a new kind of farmer

FREEVILLE – The consumer has never been more aware of what goes into their bodies, said Tyler Beck, co-owner of Beck Farms. That’s why their farm focuses on transparency and innovation. …

New businesses come to Main Street

Businesses on Main Street faced hardship during the months of construction. Now, they can reap the benefits of the infrastructure that took so long. New restaurants and shops have been popping …

Project canceled for former Brockway factory

Brockway Square in Homer – to be built on the site of the former Brockway Carriage Works factory – has been canceled, a month after applying for a $1 million grant. Jamie Yaman, …

State grants help businesses grow, expand

Cortland County businesses will be able to modernize and expand with state grants announced recently by the state’s Regional Economic Development Council. Cortland Line Holdings LLC, a …

Byrne reveals plan to double Cortlandville plant

Cortlandville officials confirmed Wednesday what they had learned last summer: Byrne Dairy hopes to more than double the size of its facility, according to a presentation made this week to town …

Cayuga Health, Arnot merge

From Staff Reports Cayuga Health of Ithaca has affiliated with Arnot Health in Chemung County, creating a new health organization called Centralus Health. The goal of coming together is to …

First weed dispensary in Cortland County opens

Soon, you’ll be able to pick up some pot, and a ceramic pot by a local potter, all in one little blue house. Cortland County’s first dispensary has arrived, and the owners hope to …

Pontillo’s owners open Shop N Hop next door

For decades, residents of Cortland’s northwest neighborhoods have been able to walk to a neighborhood store to pick up a few snacks, maybe the day’s newspaper – life’s …

Downtown Partnership to dissolve, sell building

Nineteen years after it formed to promote businesses in downtown Cortland, the Downtown Partnership will dissolve and seeks to sell its building to the Cortland County Business Development Corp. …

Coffeemania perks along after 25 years

It started 25 years ago as a kiosk about the size of an interstate ticket taker’s, so small that baristas learned to weave around each other in what they still call a dance. Coffeemania …

Cortlandville seeks water solutions that can help Byrne

An engineering consultant’s report hints at a win-win solution for Cortlandville’s water system –  and its largest customer. The report from CHA Consulting of Syracuse, …

Christmas tree farms opening

For Alina Perez, getting a Christmas tree is about the hunt. “You’ve got to find the perfect tree,” the Homer woman said Friday at Hill of Beans Christmas tree farm in Homer. …

Small Business Saturday answers Black Friday

Many of the county’s small businesses receive half or more than half of their yearly revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, said Bob Haight, president and CEO of the Cortland Area Chamber …

So many events you almost need 12 days of Christmas

Everyone has different needs for the holiday season. If you need to see a tree get lighted, meet the Big Guy in Red, do some shopping, or even see some holiday burlesque, events every weekend leading …

Cortland County will share a $26 million grant with Cayuga County to expand broadband internet access across Central New York meant to connect 60,000 homes and businesses to the internet via publicly …

If you go WHAT: Pre-Game Pep Rally WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday WHERE: The parking lot behind Bru64, 64 Main St. • WHAT: Crown City Cortaca Celebration WHEN: 11 a.m. to …

Cortland rail lines to get $4 million upgrade to Syracuse

Despite a change in presidential administrations, the deal to bring Micron to Central New York is unbreakable, and the two technology corridors that sandwich Cortland County will continue, Sen. Chuck …

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