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Environmental issue may delay 1 housing project, help another

That an underground tank has been discovered at the site on Homer Avenue in Cortland of a proposed $24 million housing complex for income-restricted tenants can be a hurdle, or a help. It depends on …

Chancellor visits Cortland to push students to vote

Celeste Perkins is just the kind of SUNY Cortland student who Chancellor John B. King wants to see on campus: She plans to vote. Perkins, a junior conservation biology major from Cortland, was …

Cortland lawmakers estimate 3% property tax increase

Cortland County legislators got a warning Tuesday about what the 2025 county spending plan could look like – and didn’t think it was a reason to celebrate. “We’re not in …

A Willet man has been charged with rape and endangering the welfare of a child between 2022 and 2024 in Willet. Carl H. Marshall, 56, of Mill Street, Willet, was charged Saturday with …

A Norwich man has been charged with raping a person he knew in Willet between 2019 and this year, Cortland County sheriff’s officers said. Joshua A. Marshall, 31, of Norwich, was charged …

Opioid overdose deaths drop — again

The number deaths attributed to opioid overdoses in Cortland County declined in 2023, compared to the previous year — the second consecutive year of declines — and leaders of two local …

Homer wrapping up $26.4 million school renovation

Thomas Turck says the work funded for the past few years helped “create a foundation” for the Homer Central School District for the coming years and decades. As he guides his pickup …

Homer to consider LED signs later this month

Homer village leaders will consider later this month a draft law governing LED signs in the village, even as a contract to allow them outside two schools in the village is about to expire. The …

Ladies Night invites women to pamper themselves in Dryden

DRYDEN – At Ladies’ Night, you can build-a-bouquet, get a feather put in your hair, get a massage and your usual bagel and coffee. The second annual Ladies’ Night will be …

Chefs Take a Stand Oct. 3

Will the cacio y pepe beat the Korean burger slider? Will the cowboy bean casserole do better than the potato latkes? Will the pumpkin pudding whallop the glazed tofu bites? Will the rivalries lead …

County debates whether to pay lawyers more

Cortland County legislators continued discussion Thursday of what the county pays attorneys and whether to raise salaries, although both prosecutors and defense attorneys said they have been able to …

Dwyer Park supporters seek stricter rule enforcement

Supporters of a park in northern Cortland County have met with county lawmakers recently to discuss ways of upgrading the park, and of policing the behavior of some of the people who use it. …

McGraw marks 9/11 as village honors native lost to the attack

The participants were a bit fewer than other ceremonies, the monument perhaps a bit smaller, but the sentiments were just as large Wednesday at McGraw’s first commemoration of the anniversary …

Divas take to the road for breast cancer awareness

Raising awareness for breast cancer can look a lot of different ways. For a group of Cortland women, it looks like a string of motorcycles riding across Central New York. The all-female …

Mini mule goes on hoof-about

Hazel McAllister has been searching for more than two weeks for her mini mule, which escaped from her land on Babcock Hollow Road in Harford with his companion, who was found a day later. …

Hollenbeck’s Cider Mill will open for the season Saturday, its website reports. The mill, marking its 92nd season, will have apple and Dutch apple pies, as well as pumpkin. Others will be …

Honor, remember, carry on

The fire alarm came during the National Anthem. Cortland Firefighter Ben Bowers continued singing to begin a commemoration Wednesday as his colleagues began sprinting from Courthouse Park in …

TULLY — No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash Monday evening on Interstate 81 in Tully, state police said. A BMW X3 was traveling south on the highway about 6:48 p.m. when it …

County nears home stretch on courthouse renovations

Restoration of the Cortland County Courthouse is nearing completion, with county lawmakers talking about possibly bonding to complete remaining work. “We may need to bond for a couple …

Guthrie begins $7.2 million emergency dept. renovation

Nearly 28,000 patients troop through Guthrie Cortland Medical Center’s emergency department each year. Sometimes so many arrive that they’re lined up in the hallway and treated in spare …

Man, 71, identified in fatal Marathon fire

State police have identified the person who died Monday morning in a house fire on Route 11 in Marathon. Garrett Gates, chief of the Marathon Fire Department, said firefighters found one person …

Agency to expand mental health services, add 50 jobs

The state has approved an agreement for Family & Children’s Counseling Services to expand services, creating 50 jobs and expanding its employment nearly 35%, the nonprofit has announced. …

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Planning Commission OKs Homer Ave. housing project

A $24 million plan to develop 61 apartments, commercial space and a community center on Homer Avenue received approval Monday from the city of Cortland Planning Commission. The project of …

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