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Ruling on 90-megawatt solar project coming 'very soon'

A state Public Service Commission judge said Tuesday he will soon rule whether Homer Solar Energy can build a 90-megawatt solar farm in Homer, Cortlandville and Solon. If the company’s …

Legislators recommend grant funding for Marathon artist

Genevieve Geer makes petite glass art that features intricate designs – from Fred Rogers in a red sweater, to tarot cards or Queen Elizabeth I. And the county is looking to help her expand. …

County considers solar project proposal on and near airport

Cortland County officials have little choice about what can go on FAA restricted grassy parts of Chase Field Airport. But solar panels would work, and so could certain crops. That’s why a …

Cortland, C’ville receive $177,000 for mobile stage

The state recently notified the Cortland Youth Bureau it is set to get a $177,000 grant for a new mobile stage, and as it awaits the deposit, the bureau pursues two other grants worth close to …

‘She’s what a nurse should be’

It was the early 1970s. Gail Pforter watched her father lose his leg to cancer. Soon after, she went to what was then Cortland Memorial Hospital. That was 50 years ago, 1974. She never left. …

Storm watch canceled for Cortland

The National Weather Service has canceled a winter storm watch for the greater Cortland area for Monday night and Tuesday, reducing its prediction to about an inch of snow rather than 6. The …

A winter storm coming up the Eastern coast may drop 6 to 8 inches of snow Monday night and Tuesday morning, the National Weather service reports as it issued a winter storm watch for the greater …

Cayuga shows off department store-sized medical office

LANSING – Cayuga Health officials say the company’s new location off Route 13 in a former department store at the Shops at Ithaca Mall, set to open partially in late March, is meant to …

The goal was 250 jars of peanut butter and jelly. The Kiwanis Club of Cortland would have loved getting 1,100, their record. They collected 1,325. Cortland’s Kiwanis Club holds its …

COVID: When it never leaves

Long COVID could mean stomach pains. It could mean a cough, or fatigue. The condition has more than 200 possible symptoms. It’s hard to diagnose. Doctors don’t always know. …

Wanted: Broadband director

DRYDEN — Dryden Town Board members voted Thursday to pursue hiring a director for the town’s “Dryden Fiber” project, which is making high-speed Internet coverage available to …

Clinic developers meeting with Euclid neighbors

The city of Cortland has little choice in an incoming methadone clinic on Euclid Avenue, but city Aldersperson Wayne Schutt said when its lease is up, he’s going to push them hard to relocate. …

As the number of cats needing shelter increases, shelters must get creative. At the Central New York Spay and Neuter Assistance Program, you can have a cat poop on a piece of paper with your …

County recycling center to add textile drop-off shed

The Cortland County Recycling Center is considering adding a clothing drop-off shed; getting ahead of a new state requirement to recycle textiles. “Over the last six, eight months, …

C’ville supervisor proposes town manager position

Cortlandville Town Supervisor Tom Williams proposed a new town manager position to oversee the day-to-day of the town and its growing needs. Williams gave as a base salary figure $50,000, with …

City puts another $240,000 to Main Street work

The city of Cortland will spend an extra $240,000 to complete the $12.5 million Main Street reconstruction project for extra work for its engineering consultant through Labor Day, the project’s …

Cortland to reduce speed limit on Miller Street to 25 mph

The Cortland Common Council voted Tuesday to reduce the speed limit on Miller Street to 25 mph from 30 mph, preparing for increased traffic from a methadone clinic to be created on nearby Euclid …

Lawmakers consider Dwyer Park elevator, Homer bridge

Cortland County legislators considered two quotes Tuesday to replace the Dwyer Park pavilion elevator, however, legislators delayed a decision to first answer questions. Also, legislators …

Daughter pleads not guilty to mother’s murder in Solon

Ariela Thran pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murdering her mother, whom she’s accused of beating to death in December or early January at her mother’s Solon home. Thran, of Fulton, is …

State police are investigating an incident Monday evening in which a person was shot in the leg in Homer, troopers said Tuesday. Police were called about 6:25 p.m. to 2632 Route 13, Homer, for …

Southworth Library to host Lunar New Year celebration

 

Nearly 200 volunteer firefighters, representing 25 departments from eastern Long Island to northern New York, responded over the weekend to Greek Peak resort in Virgil and SUNY Cortland for the 19th …

Calls to police from library jump since 2022

Cortland may station a police officer at the Cortland Free Library, the mayor said, citing a jump in calls between 2022 and 2023. Police responded to the library 134 times in 2023, Chief Paul …

A Cortland man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in an exchange of gunfire with police Jan. 29 on Homer Avenue, state police announced Monday. Steven R. Burda, 58, was shot and …

‘Cortland Standard’ added to state historic business registry

In 1867, Cortland was a village; Alaska was a part of Russia; and the U.S. was healing from the Civil War, which ended only two years earlier. That same year marked the first edition of the …

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