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Groton fire station, village hall nearly complete

GROTON — The village of Groton is nearing the home stretch on the new home for a combined village hall and new fire station. Construction workers were wrapping up work Monday on the site, …

Phillips Free Library in Homer has added a naloxone distribution box just outside the side entrance – the latest addition to a Healing Cortland initiative. Healing Cortland, a …

Marathon ambulance gets $975,000 for new facility

The Marathon Area Ambulance Corps expects it will have a new facility built and ready to operate next year, now that it has been awarded a $975,000 federal grant. MAVAC Chief John Tillotson said …

C’ville board ends discussion of hiring manager

The Cortlandville Town Board quashed Town Supervisor Tom Williams’ plan to create a town manager position in its Wednesday meeting, voting, 4-1, to cease talks on the matter. Williams …

Phillips Free Library provides monthly book boxes to 17 students

Books, snacks and a surprise – oh my! Phillips Free Library will provide 17 Homer High School students with a book, a snack and a little surprise each month through the end of the school …

SPCA names two executive directors

William Carr and Tiffany Ackerman have been named co-executive directors of the Cortland Community Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the agency’s board of directors announced …

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 …

1 protester, 1 homeless person, many wishes

Brandon Eaton stepped out of the Cortland Free Library on Tuesday and looked across Court Street to where a protester had lined up a row of signs demanding housing for homeless people. …

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 …

Embattled city library director resigns after 4 years

Cortland Free Library Director Jen Graney, who has been under fire in recent months for accommodating homeless people at the library, announced her resignation in the library’s newsletter. She cited personal reasons for her decision announced in her “Letter from the Director,” in the newsletter dated Monday.

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.

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. …

 

Landscape board chair asks vigilance after tree vandalized

Paul Treadwell had asked the city of Cortland to plant two trees outside his home at 7 Sands St. And the city did. They did well, until Saturday morning. Someone had snapped the trunk of one of …

State grant could fund EV charging stations in Cortland

Electric vehicle charging ports are among possible green energy projects the city looks to fund with a $15,000 state grant it recently received, Cortland Mayor Scott Steve said Tuesday. The …

Number five plastics now recyclable in Cortland County

Plastic containers with the number five are now accepted as recyclable material by the state – the market for them is growing, officials said. “We’re starting to see more …

City to issue new property assessments

 

Efforts to feed homeless people stymied

 

Two workers, two photos, nearly two centuries

DRYDEN – The challenge: Restore a historic barn on the Southworth Farm in Dryden. Additional challenges: The barn was built “in the mid-1800s” before the current workers– …

Homer village outlines steps to encourage, improve housing

Homer village trustees approved on Tuesday a pro-housing communities pledge to assure fair housing options, which Mayor Darren “Hal” McCabe said was encouraged by the state. Trustees …

Funds improve Tioughnioga River water quality

A $2.2 million grant will help Cortland’s wastewater facility remove additional pollutants from the Tioughnioga River, part of the Susquehanna River Basin and the Chesapeake Bay watershed, …

Budget plan cuts road aid 10%

The Cortland County Highway Department repairs 20 miles of road annually – but if the state budget passes with a 10% cut to road repair funding – that would likely decrease to 18 miles, …

Cortland gets $2.2 million water quality grant

The City of Cortland announced Friday it has received a $2.2 million grant from the Water Quality Improvement Project administered by the state Department of Environmental Conservation to fund …

What’s a functional family? Blood or bills?

The house at 4 Pinecrest Drive in Cortland at the center of the city’s latest conflict over student housing is pretty nondescript: a white four-bedroom, two-bath Cape Cod with 2,300 square feet …

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