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‘How do we do that?’

School is all about assignments. A teacher telling a student what to do, how to do it, and when the deadline is. Some students, however, are assigning their own projects: projects that better …

Flooding reported in Cortland, Moravia

The Tioughnioga River has crested its banks at Cortland, the National Weather Service reports, and the Cortland Police Department reports flooding at the city’s water works. The greater …

School officials skeptical of waiver to help hire bus drivers

Bus driver applicants can now skip a step in the licensing process, but school officials think the process still too many steps for that to make a difference. The state Department of Motor …

Neighbor: Pinecrest Drive property violates zoning

Jim Place of Pinecrest Drive in Cortland said he’ll meet with city assessment officials to lower his assessment — and his neighbors’ — because the city isn’t enforcing …

State presses for sale of Toggenburg ski center

FABIUS — The state attorney general has asked a state Supreme Court justice in Onondaga County to force the sale of the former Toggenburg Ski Center in Fabius, which was purchased in 2021 and …

Cortland County establishes strategic plan steering team

Economic development in Cortland County might encourage younger generations to stay in the county, and that development is important to county officials as they look to create a new strategic …

Former Homer Fire Chief Mahlon Irish, Jr. retired Wednesday after 40 years as a state fire instructor, and was honored by local and state emergency management leaders.

Sigler faces Webb for Senate

ENDICOTT — Vowing that he and fellow Republicans would “fix” New York, Lansing resident Mike Sigler declared his candidacy Wednesday for the state Senate seat representing Cortland, …

C’ville awaits word on $6.7 million grant for Gutchess

 

Marathon ambulance service outgrows its digs

 

Homer preps for 2024 projects

Village of Homer officials’ to-do list for 2024 includes regulating digital signs, completing parks and preparing for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects. Deputy Mayor Pat …

Legislators to consider naming 2 committees

Cortland County legislators will consider Thursday creating a subcommittee to potentially reconsider the sales tax distribution, as well as appointing members to a strategic development plan …

Lodging tax, Main Street, housing on city’s 2024 agenda

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve wants to continue development and renew a tax on motel and hotel stays in 2024 Alderperson Katie Silliman wants to make more housing available; Alderperson Seth …

Lawmakers: Broadband fund helps rural access to internet

Greater Cortland area lawmakers from both political parties reacted enthusiastically this week to news that $228 million would be available to New York communities looking to make high-speed internet …

Police yet to identify woman who died in Solon crash

Nearly four weeks after a woman died in a fiery car crash Dec. 27 in Solon, police have yet to confirm her identify, and the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office had no additional information to …

‘It helps the brain get more creative’

McGraw fifth and sixth-graders aren’t simply following instructions while they play with LEGOs. They are establishing goals, applying those goals to a theme, coding, assembling robots and …

Oswego woman indicted in murder case

Ariela Thran, charged with bludgeoning her mother to death, sat shaking beside her attorneys at a Monday preliminary meeting in Solon court, rattling her ankle cuffs as the defense awaited the …

‘Books have been my constant companion’

FREEVILLE – “Ask Amy” advice columnist Amy Dickinson believes two things can really add value to a town: a focus on literacy, and walkability. On Feb. 2, Freeville residents can walk to her library, and borrow something from her personal collection, and maybe catch a movie.

McGraw kids get classroom-ready using sensory pathways

McGraw Elementary School students don’t always walk from classroom to classroom. They hopscotch, bear crawl, hop and crab walk. The school’s sensory hallways, which were introduced …

Solar x 10

Cortland County produces nearly 67 megawatts of electricity from 298 solar projects, nearly 10 times its power-generating capacity of just five years ago. Neighboring Tompkins County generates …

Cortland may ban bongs

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve and the Cortland Common Council are looking to ban in certain areas of the city sales of glassware often used for cannabis smoking – bongs, pipes, vaporizers and the …

Officials glad for investment in dairy, hope to see more

Paul Fouts climbs out of his combine and looks over the 8,000-gallon storage tank at his dairy farm on Route 222 in Groton. Big tank, enough to fill a truck with milk. But not necessarily big enough. …

Meditations on a small ball and flashing lights

Clyde LeFevre, owner of Now Here Pinball, says pinball is a stressful activity for him. His wife, a lawyer who works next door, uses the game to relax from her stressful job. Now Here Pinball …

Police: Woman bludgeoned mother to death in Solon

A 32-year-old Oswego County woman, accused of bludgeoning her 62-year-old mother to death at her mother’s Solon home late last month, appeared briefly Wednesday night in Solon Town Court, when …

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