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City of Cortland department of public works crews spent Friday patching potholes that have opened up on Main Street since it was temporarily paved for the winter a few weeks ago, city officials said. …

Marathon angel tree helps hundreds

A Christmas tree sits empty at NBT Bank in Marathon. A month ago, this tree was decorated with paper mittens, sleighs, gingerbread men and snowmen detailing the holiday wishes of 133 kids. The …

City to drop the ball on New Year’s Eve

Cortland will block off streets to help celebrate New Year’s Eve with music, dancing and food trucks to entertain and feed a crowd before the midnight ball drop welcoming 2024. The 2023 …

Central Ave. to close Saturday for SUNY Cortland playoff

Amid the chaos of a student holiday bar crawl, football fans and students alike can gather in the slightly-warmer-than-usual Saturday weather and watch the SUNY Cortland playoff game. Central …

Turns out, new Racker group home needs no zone change

Before putting shovels in the dirt, housing nonprofit Racker had to pursue a zone change to build a group home on Walden Oaks Boulevard – or so thought Katie Boardman, the housing …

City thanks SUNY students for helping fire victims

Three SUNY Cortland students will have pizza and ice cream to get them through finals season, courtesy of the city and local restaurants -- a token of appreciation for helping families during a fire. …

Holiday lights contest hopes for more displays this year

 

Consultants finalize plan for Homer’s $10 million DRI

New Homer resident Diana Lawson hopes the Little White Church project is funded. Though Caleb Leach is from just outside the village, he looks forward to the public projects and exterior building …

Town: Tree service using Route 215 site illegally

The town of Cortlandville will issue a violation notice to Richard Carter Jr., owner Carter’s Tree Service, about his use of a property at 3697 Route 215 following residents’ complaints. …

Historical society hosts Couture by Candlelight

The Cortland County Historical Society has amassed more than 14,000 TikTok followers for showing off its fashion collection, which dated back to the 1700s. This Saturday, you can view the winter …

Lakehouse Cannabis plans tight security

Lakehouse Cannabis President Paul Suits Sr. said the cannabis retailer will employ an armed guard whenever the store finally opens. When that will happen still isn’t entirely clear, Suits …

Requests close Thursday for Toys for Toys gifts

Toys for Tots of Cortland County will provide toys for more than 1,100 children in Cortland County this year – and organizers want more, said Jessica Forbes, the program’s new …

Meeting the man

Marathon awaits word on $4.5 million NYForward grant

It’s a grand opera house in the tradition of the late 19th Century – Cortland County once had at least four of them. And Scott Chamberlin would like to see it full: full of people, full …

Racker hopes to allow clients to age in place

An official of supportive housing nonprofit Racker expects neighbors to have questions about a group home it wants to build on a vacant lot on Walden Oaks Boulevard in Cortlandville. “We …

City seeks to help families, thank neighbors, after fire

City officials hope to thank the neighbors – SUNY Cortland students, mostly – who brought coats, blankets and warmth to two families as their home burned late last week. Twelve …

Next plan for Parker: Mixed-use development

Rather than try to convert the former Parker School in Cortland into affordable housing, the city’s Common Council opted instead to seek bids from developers to convert it into a mixed-use …

Get ready for the season

Rockefeller Center will have a 12-ton, 80-foot Christmas tree — harvested from Vestal in Broome County — adorned with 50,000 lights. Cortland will have — something a little …

Supportive housing not-for-profit Racker plans to build a group home for six people with disabilities at 3266 Walden Oaks Boulevard. in Cortlandville, currently a vacant lot. Racker notified the …

The Cortlandville Town Board adopted an $11.83 million budget for 2024, a spending plan totaling about $11.83 million, a jump of 5.8% from the current budget. The board, meeting at the McGraw …

Judge rules case against Cortlandville is moot

A state Supreme Court justice said Monday most of a Cortlandville judge’s lawsuit against the town is moot, because voters rejected a referendum to eliminate her job, but left open the …

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