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Lighting the way

Andrew Holden, an employee of Power and Construction Group, based in Scottsville, Monroe County, installs temporary lights Thursday afternoon along Main Street in Cortland near Clinton Avenue for the …

Ideas shared for the future of Parker Elementary School

During a speech at Thursday’s meeting to discuss the future of the former Parker Elementary School, a very young boy went up to the ideas board, and scribbled the words “indoor …

Cortland County considers 2024 budget

Cortland County’s 2024 tentative budget includes a $2.1 million increase in total spending, and a 1.12% increase in the property tax rate, County Administrator Rob Corpora said Thursday at the …

A man accused of attempted murder is trying to get evidence suppressed, as his attorney believes it was an illegal search. Tyshawn Pittman, 37, was charged in December with attempted …

‘Tis the season to herald the haunted

Before the Center for the Arts of Homer was a church, it housed a coffin maker, who died when the building caught fire. His remains were never found. What remains? Ashes? Ghosts? Something spooky?

Homer ponders private DRI project proposals

A year-round farmer’s market would bring a second grocery store to the village of Homer, but first, the project needs backing from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. “We would …

I Love New York spotters report 10% transition in fall foliage in Cortland County, with mostly muted yellow leaves. Expect fall foliage around 40% this weekend in Chenango County, and up to 25% …

Homer WinterFest to return in 2024

‘We’re back’ By MARGARET MELLOTT Staff Reporter mmellott@cortlandstandard.com After three years with no Homer WinterFest, …

The village of Homer will celebrate the changing of the season from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight with Fall Fun Night, featuring a hot dog eating contest and farmer’s market. Activities at the …

‘It’s more building than what we need’

The Interfaith Center at SUNY Cortland has been rattling around inside too much space for too long, so it has sold its building and will move into space across the street. The building at …

League cancels all but 1 forum

Incumbent Cortland Mayor Scott Steve will face his challenger, Luke Stevenson, in the only forum the League of Women Voters will have this year, because so few candidates responded to a request to …

Townhouse project breaks ground next month in Dryden

DRYDEN – By October of next year, Dryden will have 82 new high-end apartments in Dryden. Ground will break in October on three townhouses at the vacant lot located at 1061 Dryden Road in …

Traffic on Groton Avenue in Cortland will be detoured from Woodruff Street to Madison Street, and from Clinton Avenue to North Main Street to Madison Street, as work began Monday to replace the water …

Parts of the Adirondacks are approaching the midpoint of leaf transition, and areas from Long Island to Western New York are beginning to see their first significant color changes, volunteers …

DRYDEN — The Dryden Town Historical Society will have its Homestead Heritage Fair Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 30. The event, at the Southworth Homestead on Route 13, will feature …

Community resource hubs coming to Groton

GROTON — Three years after the governor ordered communities to evaluate their law enforcement operations, Tompkins County is offering residents in rural Groton an avenue to get human services …

Experts: No clear metric for fair court caseload

Cortlandville voters will decide in November whether to reduce town court to one part-time justice, even though the caseload now is greater than when the town created the second justice position in …

The Alvena Avenue entrance to Guthrie Cortland Medical Center in Cortland will be closed to traffic for parts of the afternoons on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday to allow for work on a project to …

Pumpkinfest listed in top 10 of nation’s best fall festivals

It’s not the number of people in the poll, it’s the number of people at the PumpkinFest that’s important, but for the second time in less than five years, a USA Today readers poll has put the Great Cortland Pumpkinfest among the top 10 fall festivals in America.

C’ville defends plan to cut judge position

Increasing costs and changes in court procedures that make the system more efficient were cited by Cortlandville Town Supervisor Tom Williams to justify a plan to eliminate one of two part-time town …

Helping the community

Tables lined the perimeter of the room, and in the center, food and other supplies filled an assortment of boxes. A class of about 30 fourth graders were set loose, and soon after, the tables were filled with organized donations. “There’s a bunch of food pantries, and all this food is going to go to the food pantries,” said Clara Faulkenbury, 9.

Neighbors, council object to methodone clinic project

About 20 Euclid Avenue neighborhood residents who attended Tuesday night’s Cortland City Common Council meeting, concerned about a proposed methodone clinic planned in a medical complex on …

Work starts Monday on Groton Avenue

      Work starts Monday on Groton Avenue From Staff Reports Work is set to begin Monday on Groton Avenue in Cortland, doing much the same to that street as …

Cortland County Health Department recommends that all Cortland County residents age 6 months and older receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves against COVID-19, including …

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