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A day at the fair

Consider the ideal day at the fair. Is it the rides? The contests and displays? Is it the midway? The fried dough? Lights, sound, smells — it’s all part of a slice of Americana …

Cortland County added 200 jobs between June 2023 and last month, all of them in the manufacturing sector. Cortland County’s job count rose to 18,500, show data released Thursday by the …

Cayuga Medical Center has been recognized by the Lown Institute for outstanding social responsibility, receiving an “A” grade on the 2024-25 Lown Institute Hospitals Index. …

Tompkins County issued a request for proposals Thursday to design and build an emergency shelter for 100 adults without homes. The local Homelessness Response System, which the county supports, …

Tompkins County emergency dispatchers took 455 calls in one day on Monday in what is believed to be the highest single-day volume of calls, county officials announced Thursday, so many that Cortland …

Accused: Benny L. Curry, 59, of Syracuse Charges: Third-degree burglary, a felony Details: Curry broke into the AT&T store at 4066 Route 281, Cortlandville on Feb. 12 and stole a cash …

City seeks $675,000 for second phase of Randall park work

A pair of pickleballers whacked a ball back and forth Wednesday afternoon at Randall Park in Cortland, working up sweats in the humidity. The pickleball courts, which opened last week, have been …

‘A shockingly long way to go’

The adoption of the Americans with Disabilities Act 34 years ago was the start of improvement, but not the end, Cortland County’s leading advocate said as she discussed its upcoming …

Bike rodeo to teach road, bike safety to children

Step one: Helmet – check. Step two: Bike – check. Step three: Learn the hand signs for safe biking on the road. Then, hit the course. The McGraw Lions Club, which does community …

Cortland seeks $1 million grant for new fire trucks

The city of Cortland Fire Department’s back-up ladder truck, the larger type of firefighting apparatus, will mark its 30th anniversary with Cortland next year. Time to retire, officials …

Cortland YMCA receives support from Ithaca YMCA

The Cortland YMCA is receiving help from the YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County, and even they don’t know if it’s permanent. Two years ago, the Cortland YMCA CEO left, and the board …

At least one Cortland resident received a call from someone falsely claiming to be an employee of the Cortland Police Department, asking for money in lieu of an arrest. In a Facebook post …

Tompkins County has begun the search for its next administrator, the county’s chief executive, who will succeed Lisa Holmes, who plans to retire at the end of the year. The Tompkins County …

The state will fund more than $9.2 million in bridge and culvert work in the greater Cortland area through its BRIDGE-NY initiative, state Sen. Lea Webb (D-Binghamton) announced Wednesday. The …

The City of Cortland Fire Department can now replace its hoses, the oldest of which was bought in 1989, with a $50,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. …

City names public works, finance chiefs, judge, legislator

Cortland’s Common Council appointed a city finance and administration director Tuesday, a public works director, a part-time city judge and a Cortland County legislator, all unanimously. …

Webb delivers $200K for fire department air compressors

The first responders looked to the thickening clouds Tuesday afternoon as they waited outside the Cortland County’s Department of Emergency Response & Communications facility in …

Away from the rockets

The Radukan family lives in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, in fear of frequent bombardment from invading Russian forces. The Kovbas family has escaped the country through the Netherlands to Great …

Cortland continues cleanup from tornado

Roads in Virgil and Solon remained closed Tuesday and the National Weather Service of Binghamton was on its way to confirm that what struck Cortland County Monday night really was a tornado. …

Groton plans to show off new digs Aug. 24

GROTON — Workers have a little more than a month to put the finishing touches on Groton’s combined Village Hall and fire station. The Village Board approved on Monday an open house …

Five people were charged recently following a two-month investigation into the May theft of a pair of motorcycles worth $13,000, Cortland police announced Tuesday. Charged were:: …

Accused: Gabrielle A. Nickerson, 43, of Marcellus Charges: Driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor Details: State police saw Nickerson’s vehicle commit a traffic violation abouty …

Reported tornado brings neighbors to help neighbors

The National Weather Service warned of tornados Monday in Virgil right about the time the barn started coming down around Jarid Poirier’s ears. “It was me and a kid in …

City demolishes property and gets hugs in return

When city of Cortland code enforcement officers told neighbors of the impending demolition of a long-blighted home on Madison Street, they received a greeting unusual in their line of work – …

I sat Wednesday with intern Kayla Guillen and went over her story — about a family of Ukrainian refugees and their transition to American life. We chatted about storytelling techniques and …

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