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Thursday the deadline to switch parties

Acting Supreme Court Justice Patrick McAllister issued an order setting Thursday as the deadline for voters to change or designate their party enrollment for the Aug. 23 primaries, the state Board of …

Buckets of generosity

It's a morning in the sun, surrounded by bushes bearing little blue orbs of tangy sweetness high in vitamin C, fiber and surprisingly vitamin K. They're blueberries, and for five hours Aug. 14, …

Three Bear Daycare hopes business change is just right

The restaurant of the Three Bear Inn in the village of Marathon is being converted to a day-care center, its new co-owner said Wednesday. Megan Decker, who now owns the business along with her …

Citizen of the Year

Norm Stitzel of Cortland has held many titles; corporal, CEO, chaplain. Now, Cortland County Citizen of the Year is being added to that list. The Boy Scouts of America, Baden-Powell Council …

Beware the heat

If you can find a way to stay cool in the next couple of days, you might want to do exactly that: The National Weather Service has declared a heat advisory form 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday in Tompkins …

Homer’s past revisited

Tales of Homer people who contributed to the women’s rights movement, three men connected to President Abraham Lincoln and backgrounds of buildings dating back more than a century were fodder …

 ‘Unusual and off beat’

An antique coffee grinder, a very old looking vintage projector and antique glass insulators drew curious onlookers at a garage sale Saturday that stretched from Homer to Cayuga County. Melissa …

Proud presence

It seemed a pretty typical picnic: plenty of sandwiches, giant checkers and Jenga; Connect Four. Dozens of people sat and talked Sunday under an awning at the Rotary Shelter at Suggett …

It's mid-summer; enjoy it while it lasts

If you watch the clock, you can already tell. Today will have 14 hours and 35 minutes of daylight, just a hair less than Friday — and a full 40 minutes less than at the start of the …

Cortland investigates Delta-8 cannabis sales on Main Street

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve said Friday he has asked Cortland police and the Cortland County Health Department to investigate the sale of the cannabis variant Delta-8 THC products, which are sold on …

Homelessness in Cortland grows as support systems try to keep up

Scraps of a homeless encampment lay near the West Branch of the Tioughnioga River in Cortland. Piles of blankets and clothes, a mattress topper, and trash spread throughout the thicket at the edge of …

Six injured in two-vehicle crash in Homer

A two-vehicle crash Friday morning on Route 281 in the village of Homer injured all six occupants, two of them seriously, and closed the road past noon, village police said. A yellow Nissan NV200 …

Two grants to support farm-to-school program

Branden Brown, the owner of Trinity Valley Dairy in Homer, is considering providing his dairy products to children at schools in Cortland County to support a farm-to-school program. “I mean, …

Tompkins confirms 2nd case of monkeypox

The Tompkins County Health Department has confirmed a second case of monkeypox, although case investigation showed the patient had no local close contacts. That comes as New York received another …

Cortland looks to give zombie properties a new life

David Aloi, who lives at 12 Randall St., can't remember how many times he complained about his neighbor's house at 10 Randall St.. “For decades, it has been a drug house,” he said …

ARP funding sits while city sorts out authorization

The city of Cortland will delay spending any further federal stimulus funds until it has determined how much money it has remaining — and whether it ever legally authorized the projects, Mayor …

Catch-22 resolved

Sherwin Nepomucena had a problem. He plans to hire five new people in the next few months for the cable company he owns. But he doesn’t have the equipment they’ll need to …

NILES — The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday it has completed a $1.27 million project to improve access to the Carpenter Falls Unique Area in …

City allocates $10,000 to stimulate downtown business during construction

In some ways, construction in downtown Cortland couldn't come at a worse time for Charbrel Karam. Inflation is high; the pandemic has eroded eat-in restaurant business. The leisure and hospitality …

Donor hopes to add miles to Finger Lakes Trail in Harford

The Finger Lakes Trail stretches nearly 1,000 miles across New York State, and it may just get few more in Harford. Alex Gonzalez and his wife, Michele are looking to construct the first new …

Fest gives flight to fancies of freedom

The Cortland County Airport was filled Saturday with airplane enthusiasts as children on the backs of parents watched planes go off on the runway and attendees rode on an historic World War II …

Historic churches in Cortland host open house

Stained glass windows channeled light onto 30 people inside Unitarian Universalist Church Saturday in Cortland as they listened to a lecture on the Underground Railroad of which the church was …

Where we come from; where we go

Michael Forster Rothbart was trying to figure out how to charge his new electric car outside the Homer Fire Station recently as he mulled commuting from Oneonta in Otsego County to …

City seeks grant for Randall Park renovation

The city of Cortland plans to ask the state for a $500,000 grant to start the Randall Park improvement project, Andrea Piedigrossi, Cortland Youth Bureau director said Thursday. “The grant …

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