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Liquor stores not worried about cannabis competition

Liquor retailers hoped to get in the marijuana market when the state legalized recreational cannabis three years ago, but that’s just not how things went, said Brian Perry, manager of Riverside …

City set to enforce bong ban

Today is the last 4/20 you can buy bongs or other cannabis-smoking supplies in most areas in the city of Cortland, and it marks about the halfway point until businesses must comply with the ban. …

Thrift warehouse opens in Dryden

DRYDEN – Two business owners are selling reused goods out of a Dryden warehouse, but their mission is more than just spreading trinkets and decor. They want to provide for low-income families …

Businesses see mixed effect from Groton Avenue roadwork

The bitter smell of diesel, the effort to dodge equipment and trucks and a few chunks of missing sidewalk have combined to cut sales 40% at Groton Avenue Liquor Store, its owner says as work …

County panels wants chicken processor to spread its wings

Cortland County has 73 farms raising chickens, federal data show, but only six raising them for meat. A Truxton farm wants to expand its flock, and is winning county support to do so. Hillside …

Still waiting

Paul Suits Jr., filed his application to open LakeHouse Cannabis in Cortland three years ago. His business is No. 2,026 in line, and the state has reviewed, perhaps, 800 applications. The state …

Neighbors wonder how to use railroad to nowhere

The rattling of a train makes lifelong Cortland resident April Martin feel at home. Twenty years ago, she would listen to the sound of the train passing her house, comforted. “I miss the …

Stakeholders: Cortland County needs housing, child care

As Elevate Cortland, the county’s strategic development plan, wraps up its public meetings, common themes have emerged: the need for housing and childcare. A group of about 12 stakeholders …

Therapy dogs, recycling and ear canals

Hearing aid retailer Cortland Hearing Aids will use the Cortland Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Showcase to explain to you there’s a connection between hearing loss and cognitive decline.

Town seeks source of mysterious stench

Businesses on Route 13 on the border of Cortland and Cortlandville have reported an on-and-off sewage smell in and around their buildings, and no one quite knows the cause. Brian Congdon, …

TC3 offers free semiconductor training to veterans

DRYDEN – This autumn, Tompkins Cortland Community College has six spots open to veterans for a free nanotechnology training program. Six more spots will be available in the spring, even as …

Legislators support drone window-washing business

A drone window-washing business would be the first of its kind in Cortland County – but only the third in the United States. Dillon Coon, James Nieves and Levi Davis would operate the …

The Corner Brew in Dryden celebrates a year since opening

DRYDEN – The specials at The Corner Brew in Dryden are littered with sprinkles and cake batter to celebrate the cafe’s one year anniversary. The Corner Brew, a Bohemian-style cafe at …

C’ville denies tree service’s use of residential land

Arborist Richard Carter Jr. has a whole fleet of trucks and piles of lumber to remove from property on Route 215 in Cortlandville that the town says he’s using illegally. “The …

Shoppers, workers, and now residents

The strings of lights shine through the windows at the corner of Main and Port Watson streets in Cortland. Owner Steven Wineburg is renovating the upstairs spaces for better housing. A few doors …

Apple wins a round against Bertini

A professional jazz trumpet player whose record label evolved from a series of annual concerts over 30 years in Cortland County dating back to 1985, lost his bid Wednesday to cancel an Apple Inc. …

‘It’s going to be a long construction season’

Starting Monday, part of Groton Avenue between Floral and Homer avenues in Cortland will be closed for construction for five weeks, the earliest work beginning another season of construction in the …

City OKs stormwater project costing at least $370,000

The city of Cortland Common Council voted Tuesday to spend at least $370,000 to change a plan to improve storm sewers to address the flood-prone intersection of Main and Court streets. The …

New play space opens in McGraw for young kids

Sierra Stauber of McGraw said there were no spaces for her 2-year-old daughter in town. Now her toddler spends her time playing in a mini-farmers market with other kids, PlayD8 opened at the …

County seeks public input for strategic development

 Why would you suggest somebody else move here? What would you like changed in order to feel that way? Cortland County officials want to know. The county Planning Department will begin …

Fresh art, reused materials

It’s one thing if an object can be saved from a landfill and taken into a new home. It’s another thing altogether if it can be saved from a landfill, and be used to create something …

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 …

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