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Murals painted to beautify Main Street during construction

A semi-circle of more than a dozen artists painted murals Friday on canvases at the back of the Cortland Corset Building while guitar music played in the background. Twenty-seven pallets lay on …

Clinton project almost done

The end of construction on Clinton Avenue in Cortland can’t come soon enough for Becky Guernsey, a manager of Shaw and Boehler Florist. “Normally, we get more walk-ins, but we lost …

Homer floats ideas for DRI application

Given $10 million to revitalize downtown Homer, residents suggested on Thursday using it for better waterfront access and increased walkability. Better signage for restaurants would be good, they …

HVAC wafts a fresh breeze into Homer arts center

A nearly 20-year project to convert a century-old former church on the Homer Village Green to an arts center brought myriad opportunities: for entertainment, for community, for historic preservation. …

Dryden seeks $4.5M NY Forward grant

DRYDEN – The village of Dryden will seek up to $4.5 million in a state grant to revitalize its downtown in a program similar one that awarded the city of Cortland $10 million. In fact, the …

Little steps back in time

Children ran to and from a mini-log cabin Saturday at the Cortland County Historical Society. A raging, but artificial fire lit the cabin, and kids could get a gander at 19th Century fashion, a …

Gus Barn at Lime Hollow Nature Center in Cortlandville will reopen next month as BOCES classroom space following a nearly four-month renovation funded, in part, with $100,000 in American Rescue Plan …

McGraw historian named senior citizen of year

Mary Kimberly doesn't miss an opportunity to promote her adopted hometown of McGraw. Walking outside the pavilion at Dwyer Memorial Park on Thursday after being named the 2022 Cortland County …

'Rolling history display'

GROTON — Groton will celebrate the end of summer and the excitement of a coming school year with Groton Olde Home Days, which begins today and runs through Saturday, an event organizer said …

Lanternflies light up upstate NY, but not Cortland County

They’re in Onondaga County. And Tompkins. Broome, too. And if the state has called for the immediate stomping of any Spotted Lanternfly you might encounter, they’re not in Cortland County – yet.

Cortland seeks to avoid blight of the living dead

A mile apart, Cortland residents Kristie Rainbow of 7 Miller St. and David Aloi of 12 Randall St. have faced similar problems for years -- an unsafe environment and compromised property …

Police bring the Yukon to Suggett Park

Ninety kids sprinted Friday around Suggett Park. Call it gold fever, racing to collect the heaviest gold-painted rocks they could find in a park transformed into the gold-mining town of "Dawson …

State rejects lower speed limit on Bennie Road

The state Department of Transportation has denied Cortlandville’s request to reduce the speed limit on Bennie Road to 30 mph, despite neighbors' request. The Department of Transportation …

Committee backs spending $500,000 to promote tourism

The stage at the Lime Hollow Nature Center stood empty Wednesday as the rain came down. Not too long ago, it was filled with musicians for the Red Oak Music Series. The seats in an arc around it …

Bathtub races hope to clean up in Moravia

MORAVIA – The annual event that combines the thrill of racing with the rote practice of washing up is set to return to the village Saturday when the Bathtub Races and Pedal Car Derby will send …

Plan to restore courthouse steps trips

A $1.5 million plan to renovate the steps at the historic Cortland County Courthouse may not be possible, at least without headaches, an engineer told county legislators Tuesday. They may have to be …

Cortland to upgrade its permit parking system

Following a $14,000 study of downtown parking, the city of Cortland will consider a number of changes, including greater use of technology, and even installing meters on Main Street. Mayor Scott …

'You need more art'

A musician playing Woody Guthrie's “This Land is Your Land” on guitar and harmonica while balancing on a wooden board with wheels alerted people to the Arts Off Main Festival on Saturday …

Time flowing like water

On a winding path down Mill Street in Marathon, Laurie Tebbe of the Marathon Area Historical Society showed a small group of people where an old sawmill used to be. The mills,Tebbe said in a …

Three Bear Daycare hopes business change is just right

The restaurant of the Three Bear Inn in the village of Marathon is being converted to a day-care center, its new co-owner said Wednesday. Megan Decker, who now owns the business along with her …

Citizen of the Year

Norm Stitzel of Cortland has held many titles; corporal, CEO, chaplain. Now, Cortland County Citizen of the Year is being added to that list. The Boy Scouts of America, Baden-Powell Council …

Homelessness in Cortland grows as support systems try to keep up

Scraps of a homeless encampment lay near the West Branch of the Tioughnioga River in Cortland. Piles of blankets and clothes, a mattress topper, and trash spread throughout the thicket at the edge of …

Cortland looks to give zombie properties a new life

David Aloi, who lives at 12 Randall St., can't remember how many times he complained about his neighbor's house at 10 Randall St.. “For decades, it has been a drug house,” he said …

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