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The publisher pushed past my nose a few days ago an announcement of an effort that could make community news organizations like the Cortland Standard more financially viable. Of course, in the …

Jury deliberate a third day in attempted murder case

  Jurors in the trial of a Cortland man accused of trying to shoot and kill his ex-girlfriend’s friend will begin a third day of deliberations this morning at Cortland County Court.

State troopers shoot man in Marathon

State police shot a man Saturday in Marathon following what troopers called a mental health crisis. Troopers were dispatched about 2:15 a.m. at 162 Tim Hill Road, Marathon, to find a 54-year-old …

The Homer Central School Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. March 26 in the Homer Training and Education Center.

Guthrie’s Community Benefit Program will give $9,000 to Racker to support as program to provide Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy to students with severe emotional …

Accused: Terry L. Howard, 43 Charges: Third-degree burglary, a felony; petit larceny, a misdemeanor; harassment, a violation Details: Howard broke into a locked office and maintenance room …

Eric Mulvhill, the economic development and community relations specialist for the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency and Business Development Corp. discusses what Cortland can expect in …

Victim’s tears close testimony

Johnessa B. Wing cried at times Thursday morning in a Cortland County courtroom as a recording of her call for help after being shot in the neck was played for a jury in the trial of a man accused of …

A day at the library

At 9:35 a.m. Monday, you get your choice of parking spaces. With only three other cars in the lot next to the Cortland Free Library, I was able to take a space near the front door. The outside …

Cost to restore defendants’ competency hurts, county says

Cortland County spent $230,000 last year providing resources to three people – who were mentally ill or developmentally disabled – to restore competency so they could stand trial. And a …

Dryden fire departments agree to develop plans with town

DRYDEN – You can’t say the Dryden Town Board didn’t give the town’s fire departments enough time. The board spent more than an hour Thursday discussing how it would …

Jury considers Pittman’s fate

Jurors will resume deliberations Monday in the case of a Cortland man accused of attempted murder, charged with shooting a woman in the neck in December 2022 in an apartment on Main Street in …

County seeks public input for strategic development

 Why would you suggest somebody else move here? What would you like changed in order to feel that way? Cortland County officials want to know. The county Planning Department will begin …

The St. Anthony’s Day Italian Festival will be June 8 and 9, but events actually begin June 1, the planning committee announced Friday.

Four people were injured Thursday afternoon in a motor vehicle accident at Kinney Gulf Road and Route 281 in Cortlandville, firefighters reported. Firefighters were dispatched about 2:45 p.m., …

One person is homeless after a kitchen fire Thursday Night on Park Street ikn Cortland got into the building’s walls and roofline, the Cortland Fire Department reported. Firefighters …

Fresh art, reused materials

It’s one thing if an object can be saved from a landfill and taken into a new home. It’s another thing altogether if it can be saved from a landfill, and be used to create something …

Cayuga Health will have a free, interactive webinar, “Digestive Health and Colon Cancer Prevention,” at 5:30 p.m. march 26. The webinar features a panel of healthcare experts who …

A ban on residential brush burning across New York begins Saturday, reports the state Department of Environmental Conservation and firefighting organizations. The seasonal ban, first enacted in …

Incumbent village board members in Dryden and Groton are uncontested for re-election in Tuesday’s village elections, the Tompkins County Board of Elections reports. In Dryden, Daniel W. …

The Cortland Enlarged City School district seeks candidates for three school board members whose positions will be on the ballot May 21. To be on the ballot, candidates must be qualified to vote …

‘You don’t stop trying’

Perceptions about homeless people need to change, greater Cortland area leaders said at Wednesday’s Cortland Counts Community Forum. “Perception is how we interpret our environment …

After $4.5 million renovation, new hotel welcomes guests

Central NY Hospitality co-owners opened the Hometowne Studios & Conference Center Cortland last week, an effort that took three years. And there’s more for co-owners Haman Anand and Richie …

C’ville tries again for $6.7 million grant for Gutchess

The Town of Cortlandville hopes to get a $6.7 million grant to fund work at the Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex, a second attempt to reach into this federal pot. The Cortlandville Town Board …

Scouts to honor McDermott posthumously

In the 1960s, he was a U.S. sailor serving with the Marines in Vietnam. From 2005 to 2011, he was the chief elected official of the village of Homer, serving three terms in that role. …

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