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Police warns of scam phone calls

Cortland residents have complained of receiving scam phone calls from someone pretending to be with the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office, referring to themselves as “Capt. …

Groton village elections March 21

GROTON — Three Republicans are running unopposed in Groton village elections Tuesday.Voting will ber noon to 9 p.m. at the Groton Village Office, at 143 E Cortland St.Running unopposed for …

Cortland reports 7 new COVID cases

Cortland County reported seven new cases of COVID-19 Friday, raising the number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began to 13,616, the state Health Department reports.Tompkins and Cayuga counties …

Meeting will outline Dwyer Park forest plan

The red paint marks are like a connect-the-dots puzzle growing across Dwyer Memorial Park. Some dots are on trees pockmarked with woodpecker holes. They're dead, as are others nearby.
Today in features
Francis ‘Fritz’ Mullen turns 100
Francis “Fritz” Mullen is known around Cortland for his family’s store Mullen Office Outfitters, for being a World War II veteran and for introducing Cortland to theballpoint …
Settling in around Cortland
 Veronique Domaratsky, 74, of Groton works part-time as a freelance proofreader, editor and content writer online.She always liked doing things with her hands such as cross-stitch embroidery, …
‘Little Women’ to take stage
Cortland Junior Senior High School theater students are coming together to put on a spring show of “Little Women” 7 p.m. tonight and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday.Lyndsie Jones, director of the …
Craving ice cream in the cold
 Jean Green, 56 and Victor Green, 57, stopped by Super Cream Dairy Bar in Homer on Feb. 27 on their way to visit their granddaughter in Spafford. The Greens, both retired, are from Troupsburg in …
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Death notices
Richard W. Snyder, 63, of Cincinnatus, died March 18, 2023. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus.
Kent C. Thomas, 65, died March 15, 2023. Perkins Funeral Home, Dryden, is assisting the family.
Michael Hammond, 57, of Homer, died March 16, 2023. Calling hours will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 25 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3725 Fairview Drive, Cortland. A funeral …
William J. Wright Jr., 43, of Cortland, died March 14, 2023. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home.
Sports

Cortland girls basketball's run ends after second-half collapse

TROY — The Cortland girls basketball team led 29-28 at halftime, but Section V champion Waterloo came out firing in the second half, winning the third quarter 33-8 en route to a 73-50 win in …

Moravia boys basketball falls to Randolph in state semis

GLENS FALLS — The Moravia boys basketball team never led and, though the Blue Devils made the game interesting in the fourth quarter, Randolph made plays down the stretch and never surrendered …

Cortland girls basketball nervous, excited for state final four

The Cortland girls basketball team is two wins away from capturing a Class B state title, with the first of those two games coming at 10 a.m. today at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. The …

Moravia boys basketball looks to capture first state title since 2017

The Moravia boys basketball team walks into the state final four with momentum and the Blue Devils will look to capture their first Class C state title since 2017 this weekend. The first test is …
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