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The complaint: Naps and bags

You can sleep at the Cortland Free Library, but keep your feet off the furniture and be ready for a staff member to wake you up to see if you're OK.

DRYDEN — The town of Dryden Planning Board’s zoning rewrite RFP subcommittee will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. today at town hall, 93 E. Main St., The subcommittee will enter …

SPCA to host Valentine’s Day speed-dating fundraiser

If you don’t go home with a date on Valentine’s Day, you could always go home with a cat. The Cortland Community Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is hosting a …

FREEVILLE — “Ask Amy” advice columnist Amy Dickinson is postponing the planned Friday opening of the Freeville Free Library. She is postponing due to permitting issues, and the …

The Firefighters Association of the State of New York will return to Greek Peak and SUNY Cortland this weekend for its 19th annual Firefighter Winter Games. Nearly 150 volunteer firefighters …

McGraw United Methodist Church will have a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Feb. 17 at the church, 22 E. Main St. The menu includes pancakese with maple syrup, eggs, bacon, sausage, coffee, …

Neighbor: Pinecrest Drive property violates zoning

Jim Place of Pinecrest Drive in Cortland said he’ll meet with city assessment officials to lower his assessment — and his neighbors’ — because the city isn’t enforcing …

Homer Teachers Association to host annual 607 Comedy Night

To finish off Homer Winterfest this weekend, three professional comedians will help raise money for Homer High School seniors. The ninth annual 607 Comedy Show will be 8 p.m. Saturday at the …

SUNY Cortland alumnus Ernie Logan, former president of the labor union representing America’s public school administrators, will receive an honorary degree from the State University of New York …

Former Homer Fire Chief Mahlon Irish, Jr. retired Wednesday after 40 years as a state fire instructor, and was honored by local and state emergency management leaders.

C’ville awaits word on $6.7 million grant for Gutchess

 

Marathon ambulance service outgrows its digs

 

Homer preps for 2024 projects

Village of Homer officials’ to-do list for 2024 includes regulating digital signs, completing parks and preparing for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects. Deputy Mayor Pat …

Lodging tax, Main Street, housing on city’s 2024 agenda

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve wants to continue development and renew a tax on motel and hotel stays in 2024 Alderperson Katie Silliman wants to make more housing available; Alderperson Seth …

Wanted: pancake champions

 

Lawmakers: Broadband fund helps rural access to internet

Greater Cortland area lawmakers from both political parties reacted enthusiastically this week to news that $228 million would be available to New York communities looking to make high-speed internet …

Unemployment in Cortland County climbed to 5% in December from 3.9% in December 2022, as 900 people joined the labor pool, but only 600 of them had jobs. Data released Tuesday by the state …

Test your home for Radon, Tompkins County Whole Health advised this week, Radon Awareness Week. Radon is odorless, colorless, tasteless and the No. 1 cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, …

‘Books have been my constant companion’

FREEVILLE – “Ask Amy” advice columnist Amy Dickinson believes two things can really add value to a town: a focus on literacy, and walkability. On Feb. 2, Freeville residents can walk to her library, and borrow something from her personal collection, and maybe catch a movie.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County is accepting registrations through March 12 for the 2024 4-H Tractor Safety Program, which runs 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday from March 14 to May 2. …

Dryden to seek lower speed limit near TC3

DRYDEN — Plans for a 749-unit apartment complex, and a relocated restaurant, have Dryden village and town officials asking the state Department of Transportation to slow some things down. …

Cortland may ban bongs

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve and the Cortland Common Council are looking to ban in certain areas of the city sales of glassware often used for cannabis smoking – bongs, pipes, vaporizers and the …

When the recyclables look back

The workers at the Cortland County Recycling Center looked over the box of recyclables. They noticed the recyclables looking back. The eyes belonged to Potato the cat, who somehow Wednesday …

Cortland County gained 500 jobs between December 2022 and December 2023, the greatest number of jobs in four years. Data released Thursday by the state Department of Labor show the county had …

Meditations on a small ball and flashing lights

Clyde LeFevre, owner of Now Here Pinball, says pinball is a stressful activity for him. His wife, a lawyer who works next door, uses the game to relax from her stressful job. Now Here Pinball …

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