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Trash costs more but saves on blue bags, private haulers

Cortland is collecting more than twice the trash now than when it used a blue-bag system through 2022, city records show. That means a greater cost to property tax payers, but a savings in neither …

Maple fest slathers on the fun

Hot steaming pancakes, fresh syrup and a bunch of activities will be served Saturday at the Central New York Maple Festival in downtown Marathon. The festival begins with a pancake eating …

Dogs all ears (and tail) at Dryden reading program

  DRYDEN – If your child is looking to improve confidence in reading, a dog can make a patient, nonjudgmental audience.

Homer to borrow $550,000 to start $5.5 million sewer project

Homer village trustees voted Tuesday to seek a short-term $550,000 loan to start work on a $5.5 million sewer pump modernization project. Trustees unanimously issued the bond anticipation note, …

Second Red Dragon ReUse collection set for May 7

Thrift store Cortland ReUse plans a second collection of unneeded items from SUNY Cortland students moving out of campus residence hall, and the store hopes to get more volunteers from the SUNY …

Cemetery gets $500,000 bequest to restore mausoleum

To a passer-by who’s seen one too many Indiana Jones films, the sight at Cortland Rural Cemetery looks a bit like Indy trying to break into the Well of the Souls, or maybe to return the crystal …

Country Acres wins $300,000 grant

Country Acres Animal Shelter in Homer will use a $300,000 state grant to, among other things, create a new space where potential pet parents can meet a new member of the family. “This …

‘I can’t miss it’

At first, Cortland resident Layla Trombley didn’t care much for Monday’s solar eclipse, attending Cortland Junior-Senior High School to support her daughter, Jenna Noelle, a music student …

40-year C’ville assessor to retire

Cortlandville Town Assessor David Briggs held off his retirement as long as he could. Housing prices are up – 30% to 40% over the past few years – and he wanted to see them stabilized …

The armor of information

The body camera resting right over Lt. Cheyenne Cute’s heart weighs perhaps a couple of ounces – about as much as a smartphone with a case. But it adds to a collection of gear that …

Catholic Charities rents space for team easing homelessness

A team tasked with providing case management services for homeless people will soon have its own space to work from. Catholic Charities of Cortland County plans to make 49 Grant St., Cortland, …

For sale: creativity

They’ve worked all winter. They’ve knitted, crocheted, sanded, painted, swept up the wood shavings. They experimented with soaps, tested new bread recipes and squinted over the jewelry. …

Town seeks source of mysterious stench

Businesses on Route 13 on the border of Cortland and Cortlandville have reported an on-and-off sewage smell in and around their buildings, and no one quite knows the cause. Brian Congdon, …

Cranes rescue cat from roof

Two cranes came to the rescue Tuesday of a small black cat from the roof of a building on Church Street in Cortland, the Cortland Community Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported. …

Getting the house in order

The city of Cortland needs to update its comprehensive plan and zoning; must address homelessness, addiction and other issues; and must continue upgrading streets and sidewalks to get its …

Crews will continue installing a new sanitary sewer main line this week along Groton Avenue between Homer and Graham avenues, the city announced Monday. No through traffic will be allowed on this …

If your assessment rose less than 66%, you got a break

If your city of Cortland property assessment increased 66%, you’re on par with everyone else. If it increased more than that, you’re paying a greater share of taxes. Less, and …

The last phase of building new parking lot at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center begins Monday, the hospital announced Friday. For about four weeks, no through traffic from the Alvena Avenue lot to …

Dryden to update zoning to advance comprehensive plan

DRYDEN – If you’re a town of Dryden resident, prepare to be asked to weigh in on the town’s effort to revise and update its comprehensive plan, with the goal of improving zoning …

Crash in Homer

The Corner Brew in Dryden celebrates a year since opening

DRYDEN – The specials at The Corner Brew in Dryden are littered with sprinkles and cake batter to celebrate the cafe’s one year anniversary. The Corner Brew, a Bohemian-style cafe at …

C’ville denies tree service’s use of residential land

Arborist Richard Carter Jr. has a whole fleet of trucks and piles of lumber to remove from property on Route 215 in Cortlandville that the town says he’s using illegally. “The …

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 …

Brockway truck show returns to Homer for third year

 

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