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GROTON — Groton will celebrate the end of summer and the excitement of a coming school year with Groton Olde Home Days, which begins today and runs through Saturday, an event organizer said …

The village of Marathon got $7,500, and the village of McGraw $2,500, from the Susquehanna River Basic Commission for groundwater level monitoring projects, the federal agency announced …

Nominations sought for threatened properties The Preservation Association of Central New York is accepting nominations for its Eight That Can’t Wait list of threatened historic properties, …

Electric rates in Groton up 30.5%

GROTON — Electricity rates for village of Groton customers increased 30.5%, and the first monthly bills under the new rates will be distributed Aug. 31, a village official said Tuesday.

Lanternflies light up upstate NY, but not Cortland County

They’re in Onondaga County. And Tompkins. Broome, too. And if the state has called for the immediate stomping of any Spotted Lanternfly you might encounter, they’re not in Cortland County – yet.

Cortland County will begin replacing culverts Wednesday on Telephone Road between Route 41 and Doran Hill Road, the Cortland County Highway Department announced Monday. The road will be closed …

An interesting model mapping news deserts has been circulating based on the Local News Initiative Database, as America has lost a third of its newspapers in the past 15 years, and expects to lose a …

Cortlandville resumes recreation payments to city

The Cortlandville Town Board will pay the city of Cortland $80,340 to help fund recreation expenses provided to town youths, town Supervisor Tom Williams said. The allocation came later than …

Cortland seeks to avoid blight of the living dead

A mile apart, Cortland residents Kristie Rainbow of 7 Miller St. and David Aloi of 12 Randall St. have faced similar problems for years -- an unsafe environment and compromised property …

The Cortland Department of Public Works will begin Monday placing the top course of asphalt on Broadway Avenue between Tompkins Street and Pashley Avenue, the department announced Friday. Paving …

Police bring the Yukon to Suggett Park

Ninety kids sprinted Friday around Suggett Park. Call it gold fever, racing to collect the heaviest gold-painted rocks they could find in a park transformed into the gold-mining town of "Dawson …

State rejects lower speed limit on Bennie Road

The state Department of Transportation has denied Cortlandville’s request to reduce the speed limit on Bennie Road to 30 mph, despite neighbors' request. The Department of Transportation …

The Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response and Public Health Department are partnering with the Shops at Ithaca Mall to host an Emergency Preparedness Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. …

The Cortland Elks Lodge recently received a $6,000 Beacon Grant and members chose to donate $4,000 to the Cortland City Police canine program and the balance to the annual Shop With a Cop event that …

Committee backs spending $500,000 to promote tourism

The stage at the Lime Hollow Nature Center stood empty Wednesday as the rain came down. Not too long ago, it was filled with musicians for the Red Oak Music Series. The seats in an arc around it …

Electric vehicle charging stations in the village of Homer will be unavailable from 6 a.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Monday so the parking lot can be resealed, the village announced Tuesday. Cars …

Electric vehicle charging stations in the village of Homer will be unavailable from 6 a.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Monday so the parking lot can be resealed, the village announced Tuesday. Cars …

Bathtub races hope to clean up in Moravia

MORAVIA – The annual event that combines the thrill of racing with the rote practice of washing up is set to return to the village Saturday when the Bathtub Races and Pedal Car Derby will send …

The city of Cortland Public Works Department announced two projects coming next week that may force people to seek alternate routes or parking: Monday — Adhan Piping will beging …

Stores selling Delta-8 warned to stop

Cortland Police officers have visited five stores suspected of selling Delta-8 THC and asked them to stop, said Mayor Scott Steve and Deputy Police Chief David Guerrera. “We did go out to …

DRYDEN – Dryden’s recently adopted comprehensive plan calls for increased development in Varna, but the growth is slower than town leaders had expected, they said Wednesday. …

Plan to restore courthouse steps trips

A $1.5 million plan to renovate the steps at the historic Cortland County Courthouse may not be possible, at least without headaches, an engineer told county legislators Tuesday. They may have to be …

Cortland to upgrade its permit parking system

Following a $14,000 study of downtown parking, the city of Cortland will consider a number of changes, including greater use of technology, and even installing meters on Main Street. Mayor Scott …

'You need more art'

A musician playing Woody Guthrie's “This Land is Your Land” on guitar and harmonica while balancing on a wooden board with wheels alerted people to the Arts Off Main Festival on Saturday …

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