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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 …

2 hurt in 281 rollover accident

Two people were taken to a hospital early Saturday morning when a northbound vehicle on Route 281 in Cortlandville hit a truck and rolled at 6:57 a.m. Cortlandville Fire Chief Mike Biviano said …

Expert: Delays in details in shooting sometimes necessary

Five days after a man shot at police on Homer Avenue in Cortland and was himself shot and hospitalized, state police have yet to release details about the incident, including the name of the man who …

‘It took me somewhere else’

When artist David Thompson was homeless, he would leave his work wherever he finished it, whether it was 7-Eleven, the Cortland Free Library or a coffee shop.

Expect work to start next year for Homer linear park

A priority project for the village of Homer – a linear park, just north of the CNY Living History Center – is still being designed, and likely won’t be ready for use this year, said …

City to take control of five abandoned homes this month

The city plans to take control of five zombie properties this month and Mayor Scott Steve said he wants 15 on the way to compliance with city code within the year. The effort to rehabilitate the …

City shooting began after police served documents

A shooting Monday at an apartment on Homer Avenue in the city of Cortland began after police officers arrived to service legal documents to a resident, who fired at police, prompting them to return …

School aid drops for 5 greater Cortland area districts

Bob Edwards is frustrated with proposed state foundation aid distribution, which decreases for Cortland and four other greater Cortland area districts. While five others see increases, only one …

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.

Winter games torch comes to Cortlandville

The skaters glided across the ice Wednesday at the J.M. McDonald Center in Cortlandville, following a friend carrying an electric torch. The torch was on its final legs on its way to Lake Placid …

The owner of 171 Homer Ave. – the scene of a police-involved shooting Monday – began an eviction proceeding in November, county court documents show, and a warrant and judgment on the …

Investigation continues in police-involved shooting

State police continued their investigation Tuesday into a police-involved shooting Monday day in the city of Cortland in which a man was injured during an exchange of gunfire. Two black, …

County gets state funding for invasive species research

Invasive species can travel from one water source to another by boat. Sometimes, they travel by shoe or wind. And sometimes, they’re as inconspicuous as a worm. However, more than $200,000 …

Police ID victim of Solon crash

Police identified the woman who died in a fiery crash in Solon in late December as a 21-year-old Cortland resident. Christa M. Delaney died at the scene of the crash on Stillwell Road, according …

Police investigate cop-involved shooting in Cortland

Police cordoned off a section of Homer Avenue in Cortland monday afternoon, but would not confirm rumors of why they were there. Police responded to the area of 171 Homer Ave. just north of …

Broken sprinkler closes Old Main

A broken sprinkler system inundated SUNY Cortland’s Old Main with water early Monday morning, Cortland firefighters said. The building was closed Monday in response. Firefighters were …

Grant to help train 600 in mental health first aid

A first aid kit is useless if you don’t know how to use it. Mental health first aid doesn’t come in a kit, but it’s still useless if you don’t know how to use it. …

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