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Main Street work squeezes Cortland's pocketbook

By rights and according to federal data, the $11.8 million Main Street reconstruction project the city of Cortland scoped out in 2018 should now cost $15 million. It doesn’t. At the …

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 …

Cold and snow -- and then Christmas Eve

Four inches of snow over the weekend. Temperatures as low as 9 below zero. A clipper front expected to drop 4 to 6 inches of fresh snow just a few hours before Christmas Eve. It’s almost …

The first steps

Tonight, Kim Clark will leave whatever she’s doing just after sunset and walk to the Salvation Army on Main Street in Cortland. She’ll wait in line for an hour or an hour and a half for …

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. …

Cortland schools look to lease Parker School from city

Students and classes will once again grace the former Parker School in Cortland, if the city and the Cortland Enlarged City School District can reach an agreement on a two-year lease of the facility, …

Village of Homer awarded $4 million for new water tank

The Village of Homer Board of Trustees has been seeking funding for a new water tank for about four years, said Deputy Mayor Pat Clune. Now it has a large chunk of it. The Village of Homer has …

Cortland’s Common Council will consider setting a date Tuesday night for a public hearing on charging up to 3% tax on hotel and motel rooms in the city, up from the 1% it charged under a law …

Kids shop with cops

The girl ran, screaming, past the picture frames Thursday night at Walmart in Cortlandville – straight for the toy section. Behind her, a Cortland police officer ran, screaming, too. Screaming …

Dryden renews three fire contracts, but not Etna’s

DRYDEN – Six weeks after cutting back to five fire departments serving Dryden by stopping funding for the Brooktondale department, the Dryden town board further shrunk its roster of departments …

Non-profits share $30,000 to celebrate raising $550,000

To look around the Elks Lodge on Groton Avenue in Cortland on Thursday, it helps to understand that to the 70 or more non-profit leaders sipping coffee and eating breakfast, the $30,000 they were …

Homer highway chief resigns; successor appointed 

Homer town leaders accepted Highway Superintendent John Phelps’ resignation Wednesday night.  Phelps had planned to only work for the town for two years when he first took the job, he …

Guess who’s coming to town?

It’s quite the itinerary for a jolly old elf who’s expected to drop down 2.1 billion chimneys in one night in a few days, but a number of fire departments are planning visits from Santa …

Homer Mayor Darren “Hal” McCabe has announced his resignation to take a position as a district director for federal Rep.-elect Josh Riley. McCabe made the announcement Tuesday night …

Santa Claus continues 75-year tradition at Waterworks

For 75 years, Santa Claus has made an early trip to Cortland to say “hi” to the kiddos. He couldn’t make the trip for a couple of years in the ‘70s — the energy …

Heater caused fatal Groton fire

       

Dryden Fiber reports busiest month to date; 150 request service

DRYDEN – Life for the people behind Dryden Fiber grew somewhat more exciting during November: a record 150 new requests for service. More than 50 yard signs have been placed on …

Man, 73, dies in Groton fire

GROTON — A 73-year-old Groton man died Sunday in an early morning fire, and another person was injured, state police reported Monday. Emergency responders were dispatched about 1:05 a.m. …

Closet opens for foster families

To donate WHERE: Hair Studio 90, 2 Union St. WHEN: 9-5 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday. 9-6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday. 10-2 p.m. Saturday. Free closet opens up for foster families …

A pair of non-profits in the greater Cortland area are looking for a few Santa Clauses for the holiday season. YWCA MENTORING PROGRAM YWCA Cortland seeks presents for more than 200 children …

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, …

Cortland may get $2.2 million ladder for $250,000

The city of Cortland has received preliminary notice that it has won a $1 million grant to defray the cost of a $2.2 million aerial ladder for its fire department, even as it seeks another $1 million …

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