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Bids approach $2.4 million for Gutchess complex expansion

Three companies made a pitch for a contract to add two baseball fields at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex in Cortlandville. Who wins and who strikes out will be decided Monday.

State windfall lets Cortland take on more street work

An increase in state aid will allow the city of Cortland to spend about $1 million to install curbs along three city streets and replace a traffic light at Elm and Pomeroy streets.

Where green begets green(backs)

Carla Plunkett kept a sweatshirt on Saturday as an unseasonably cold day chilled the Cortland City Farmers Market. The chill kept customers away, Plunkett said – in fact, other vendors left early, too. But it was only the second Saturday this season the market was open at a new location, in front of Grace and Holy Spirit Episcopal Church on Court Street. She expected the sales, like the season, will warm up.

'This is an opportunity'

Frank Hodge of Cortland sat with his daughter on his lap on Saturday at Courthouse Park. Music echoed across the park, children played science games and more than 100 people celebrated independence – Juneteenth.

‘Long, but well worth it’

Think of all the things the Class of 2022 had to endure: Two recessions; political turmoil; record heat; devastating storms; mass shootings; social movements both forward and back; and, of course, …

Yaman Beach closed for fear of contamination

Yaman Beach remained closed Friday due to worries of contamination after a nearby tractor-trailer crash spilled herbicide into Tioughnioga River Wednesday evening, reports the Cortland Youth Bureau. …

Walking the walk for water

They walked for two hours Thursday — a classroom of third-graders carrying signs and asking for donations. But it was only two hours, not four, and only signs, not the water they need to live. …

‘It gets people reading’

On a sunny afternoon at Cortland’s Waterworks, geese stroll on the grass, ducks swim in the pond and a deer stands still, enjoying the shade. Within 100 feet of the fence is a big mailbox …

Tractor-trailer rollover closes Interstate 81

A tractor-trailer crash Wednesday night on Interstate 81 led to drunken driving charges against the driver and a cleanup of containers of herbicides that tumbled into the Tioughnioga River near Yaman …

Scholarly sisters

One more exam, one graduation ceremony Friday, one more summer together and twins Ella and Maia Quick will separate for college. They’re close. About 0.04 points separate them. …

Truck rollover closes I-81 near Cortland

A lane of Interstate 81 northbound between exits 10 and 11 remain closed Thursday morning following a tractor-trailer roll-over about 7 p.m. Wednesday, state police said.

Ensuring safety of seniors

The challenges the officials described Wednesday in ending elder abuse are myriad: The perpetrators may be loved ones; the victims may not want to cooperate with police; the signs may be …

SUNY Cortland police and Cortland County sheriff's officers found the body of a professor missing since Monday in a wooded area off Route 281 in Cortlandville, the Cortland County Sheriff's Office reported Wednesday morning.

Seeking a free flow of ideas

A project to develop the waterfront of the Tioughnioga River in Cortland County is seeking ideas and comments on its way to using the river to improve the county, while protecting the river. The …

City, police union OK pact

The City of Cortland reached an agreement with the Cortland Police Benevolent Association Tuesday night. The agreement has seen sharply increased wages, starting at $13,000, for the purpose of …

Police seek missing professor

Police in Cortland County seek a missing SUNY Cortland professor, last seen about 9:40 a.m. Monday on Tompkins Street in Cortland, Cortland County sheriff's officers said.

LGBTQ resource center returning

Artwork of rainbow flags, one with two birds gazing at a rainbow-colored heart, lined the walls of the LGBTQ Resource Center, which has been closed since the coronavirus pandemic began. At the …

Four charged with making meth in Cortland

Four people have been charged in a methamphetamine operation when the Cortland County Drug Task Force searched a home Friday on Monroe Heights in Cortland and found more than 2 ounces of meth, …

Dryden Dairy Day returns

DRYDEN — Children hopped up and down in anticipation of the Dryden Dairy Day parade Saturday. Sirens blared from the Village of Dryden Police Department vehicles, which led the parade, …

Parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Cortland assemble a procession Sunday morning around the East Side of Cortland as part of the second day of the St. Anthony’s Festival. COVID-19 …

Dryden’s tale of 2 bridges

DRYDEN — The Dryden Town Board on Friday finalized access needed for construction of a bridge over Route 13 for the expanding Dryden Rail Trail, but may have to scrap an historic bridge …

Taking a step-by-step approach

DRYDEN — Less than 10 days after beginning her new job as president of Tompkins Cortland Community College, Amy Kremenek said her first task is to fit in with the college’s environment. …

‘Always be prepared’

Following the allocation of $300,000 half a year ago, Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District is still working on how to use the money to stabilize stream banks and mitigate flood …

Splash pads and pickeball

Elliott Davi, 8, once wrote to the Cortland mayor, saying his No. 1 wish for Randall Park was a splash pad. “There is an elephant that shoots out water out of its trunk,” he said …

Pier review

The hope of a new pier at Dwyer Memorial Park is still alive, said Cortland County Legislator Linda Jones, but it needs funding, and federal COVID relief funds may not be available. Jones …

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