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Landfill to become solar farm in Dryden

DRYDEN – An old landfill would get a new life hosting a facility to produce and store solar energy, under a proposal being developed by a state agency and an as-yet unidentified private …

The Cortland Enlarged City School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Kaufman Center, 1 Valley View Drive.

AmeriCU Credit Union will have an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 at its Cortland Financial center, 3944 Route 281, Cortlandville. People can stop by to meet the credit union’s …

The Marathon Area Ambulance Corps expects it will have a new facility built and ready to operate next year, now that it has been awarded a $975,000 federal grant, which Rep. Marc Molinaro discussed …

Brockway truck show returns to Homer for third year

 

McGraw considers $17.8 million school project

Some of the work in a proposed capital project for McGraw schools is expected: HVAC improvements; new windows; a new sump pump. The broadcasting studio at the high school is a new idea, though, …

Unemployment in Cortland County climbed to 5.4% in February from 5% in February 2023, as the number of people with jobs dipped slightly, and the number without climbed a similar amount. State …

AURORA — Wells College has planned a Solar Day for students, faculty, staff, and residents April 8 to mark the total eclipse. Aurora will be just south of the path of totality, or the …

The Cortland County Legislature’s Finance and Administration Committee will have a special meeting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, chair Cathy Bischoff announced Tuesday. The meeting, in room 302 …

Presidential candidate Robert R. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign will have a petition-signing open house from 2 to 8 p.m. April 16 at the Crescent Commons community room at 165 Main St., Cortland, the …

If you want to see the whole eclipse, you must hit the road

The last total eclipse to traverse New York was in 1925. After April 8, the next will be in 2079. So the eclipse is a once-in-two-lifetimes opportunity. However, Cortland County isn’t in the path of totality – about 99% – so if you want to see the big show, you’ll need to travel.

Blog helps parents beat back illiteracy

Poverty is a key factor in whether children do poorly in school, the Rural Health Institute reports – and 15.1% of Cortland County residents live in poverty, far more than the 11.5% rate of the …

County seeks vendors for Independence Day celebration

Cortland County’s all-day event celebrating Independence Day attracts hundreds of people to Dwyer Memorial Park. It brings live music, food, fireworks – and business. The county is seeking vendors for its Independence Day celebration on July 6 ...

In the sociology training of my youth, the technique is called “participant observation.” Think of it as “fly on the wall.” It’s not easy, either in the …

The school board of the Cincinnatus Central School District will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the school library.

The McGraw Central School District will hold a capital project hearing at 5:30 p.m. April 4 in the high school library, followed by a school board meeting at 6:30 p.m.

The McGraw Recreation Committee announced Monday that its third annual Easter egg hunt will be 10 a.m. Saturday, rain or shine, at Bennett Street field. The event, for pre-schoolers through …

A blood drive will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 30 at the Homer First United Methodist Church, 16 Cayuga St. Donors will get a Red Cross T-shirt. Enter parking lot via Central Park Place on the …

Accused: Dennis M. Murray Jr., 45, of Owego Street, Cortland Charges: Six counts of second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor Details: Murray violated an order of protection by …

GROTON -- Investigators are examining the cause of a fire Saturday evening that damaged a house on Salt Road in Groton, McLean firefighters said. McLean firefighters were dispatched about 6:45 …

Look (carefully)! Up in the sky!

The Homer Central School District has announced it will close April 8 for the total eclipse, joining other school districts in the greater Cortland area whose classrooms will go dark before the sun …

Late runs

County may recoup $100,000 from closed addiction facility

Cortland County legislators will consider on Thursday recouping $100,000 meant for a now-closed addiction facility, and creating two flow officer positions to make sure trash that is supposed to go …

Shoppers, workers, and now residents

The strings of lights shine through the windows at the corner of Main and Port Watson streets in Cortland. Owner Steven Wineburg is renovating the upstairs spaces for better housing. A few doors …

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