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Animal shelter packed to the hackles

The Cortland Community SPCA rescued in late June three dogs and one cat from an owner charged with four counts of animal cruelty, and the shelter also needs rescuing, especially with space, said SPCA …

Time capsule found in former Gillette factory

The eyes focused on Troy Beckwith as the crowd gathered Thursday afternoon around the former Gillette Skirt Co. He reached into a battered copper box and removed item after item. It was a time …

Firefighter for a day -- maybe for a career

Six children rose 100 feet in the air Wednesday on an aerial ladder attached to a Cortland Fire Department truck as kids gathered at Suggett Park to learn whether they want to be a firefighter when …

SUNY invests $35 million into campus construction

Outdated buildings, confusing signs, asbestos insulation, dangerous sidewalks and battered light posts are among the problems SUNY Cortland hopes to address with $35 million in construction projects …

Greek Peak adds on

Greek Peak has completed two capital projects, adding a campground and a wedding and corporate event venue to the Virgil resort.

Solar power push

The village of Homer and the town of Cortlandville are promoting a private company’s solar power project, which the municipalities partnered with separately.

Marathon schools chief to lead Broome-Tioga BOCES

Seven years as a math and science teacher, 10 years as an elementary school principal, 11 years as superintendent of Marathon Central School District, Rebecca Stone's life has revolved around …

Courtney Harrington has two children who attend Truxton Academy Charter School -- both Hunter and Jessa Harrington will be in third grade this fall. That's why, after the founding head of School …

Civil War reenactment brings history to life

Cannons roared; rifles cracked; soldiers appeared to lay dying on the ground Saturday at the Central New York Living History Center. The center re-enacted a Civil War battle Saturday and Sunday …

Holiday in Homer brings a sweet gift to summer

The sound of live country music and the smell of barbecue permeated the air Saturday as hundreds of people came to Homer’s Village Green to peruse the arts and crafts at Holiday in Homer. A …

Spill gone; worry remains

Scott Steve looked over the side of the rail on Interstate 81 and wondered. The night, June 16, was dark, but he knew the tractor-trailer tipped on the bridge was carrying an herbicide suspected of …

Home is where homecourt is

Molly Reagan stood Friday afternoon on the basketball courts at Suggett Park, creating with paint a symbol of the center of life for her and generations of others – a homecourt that represents …

From Africa to Cortland – and back

It was the first time Biao Affo of Togo had set foot in the United States, and the first time he had learned to pump water at the Cortland fire station “It's exciting,” he said. …

McGraw neighbors complain about rats

Reports of rat sightings in McGraw have upset neighbors in recent days, and state and county officials plan to visit the village today to begin searching for the source of the vermin. Some …

The showroom model

The Cortland City Fire Department’s oldest fire truck, in service for 25 years, will be replaced in the next month or two by a nearly $600,000 engine, Fire Chief Wayne Friedman said …

As competitions go, corn hole, balloon tosses and relay races aren’t the stuff of gold cups – even if it’s for the First Responder Cup – but the goal isn’t to win, …

Child care centers face staff shortages, waiting lists

Children at the Cortland Child Development Centers’ day-care facility on Pomeroy Street pretended to be adults by filling their Fisher Price cars’ gas tanks and yelling they needed to go …

Jamie McKinney of Cortlandville woke up late Monday morning and missed the free lunch offered for kids nearby. “We live close to Barry School. We are a little late on that,” she said. But she managed to get free food for Bryson, 11, and Macie, 5, at Suggett Park in Cortland.

Contractors hired to clean former Apex site

Rats scurry through the 9-acre former industrial site along River and Cleveland streets in the city of Cortland. Police moved two homeless people living there on Thursday. Cortland Mayor Scott …

Jayne Farkas of McGraw was caught between a petroleum-powered car and an electric one. “The gas price is ridiculous,” she said Monday at the Price Chopper supermarket parking lot on Route 13 in Cortlandville. “But electric cars are expensive.” The town of Cortlandville decided to install electric charging stations at multiple spots, but the timing of the installation remains undecided, said town Supervisor Tom Williams.

Kickin' up the dust: Young riders show skills at Open Horse Show

A cloud of dust obscured the vision of the audience as young Western and English horseback riders warmed up in the corral shortly before noon Saturday. The sound of horses trotting and the sight of kids bobbing up and down on their saddles signaled the start of the Open Horse Show at the Cortland County Junior Fair.

Classic rock and country music blared from the loud speakers as spectators perused a line of classic cars parked on Fireman’s Field in Cincinnatus on Saturday.

More than ducks and deer

It was 75 degrees outside Friday morning, but Joanne Carruthers was enjoying her time at the Cortland Waterworks with her 18-month-old granddaughter, Sophia, along with geese, ducks and …

Beating the heat

Marissa Spicer of Syracuse walks her dog every morning to escape the heat.

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