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Donor hopes to add miles to Finger Lakes Trail in Harford

The Finger Lakes Trail stretches nearly 1,000 miles across New York State, and it may just get few more in Harford. Alex Gonzalez and his wife, Michele are looking to construct the first new …

Cortland seeks funding to update comprehensive plan

The city of Cortland has a slight problem with its comprehensive plan: It has completed most of the tasks of the decade-old blueprint and needs some new goals. Cortland Mayor Scott Steve said …

LANSING — A new bridge carrying Route 34B over Salmon Creek in Lansing has been completed, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. The $18.4 million bridge replaced a 1930 span with a steel-framed …

Where we come from; where we go

Michael Forster Rothbart was trying to figure out how to charge his new electric car outside the Homer Fire Station recently as he mulled commuting from Oneonta in Otsego County to …

City seeks grant for Randall Park renovation

The city of Cortland plans to ask the state for a $500,000 grant to start the Randall Park improvement project, Andrea Piedigrossi, Cortland Youth Bureau director said Thursday. “The grant …

County courthouse to accommodate city court

The city of Cortland is devising a plan to move the Cortland City Court from City Hall to the County Courthouse. The design is already under way, said county Building and Grounds Director Chuck …

Work will begin by the end of the month on the next development of Gutches Lumber Sports Complex, town and economic development officials announced Friday. Smith Site Development, the low bidder …

Animal shelter packed to the hackles

The Cortland Community SPCA rescued in late June three dogs and one cat from an owner charged with four counts of animal cruelty, and the shelter also needs rescuing, especially with space, said SPCA …

Time capsule found in former Gillette factory

The eyes focused on Troy Beckwith as the crowd gathered Thursday afternoon around the former Gillette Skirt Co. He reached into a battered copper box and removed item after item. It was a time …

Golf tourney funds grants for schoolThe Cortland Public Education Foundation will have its 17th annual golf tourney July 29 at Willowbrook Golf Club, the foundation announced …

Dryden adopts comprehensive plan

DRYDEN – A comprehensive plan that focuses on climate action and maintaining the rural character of the town was approved Thursday but the Dryden Town Board. Board member Jim Skaley was …

The town of Cortlandville is about to begin designing a well at Byrne Hollow Crossing to be ready to replace an existing well before it is completely contaminated by salt, Town Supervisor Tom …

Dryden plans vote today on comprehensive plan

DRYDEN – The Dryden Town Board will consider, and may approve, a comprehensive plan meant to accommodate a need for more affordable housing and high-density housing while preserving the …

Tickets for the New York State Fair go on sale at 8 a.m. today through the fair’s online ticket seller, Etix. Tickets are $3; parking is $5. Admission is free to people 65 and older, and for children 12 and younger, the state has announced.

The first case of monkeypox has been identified in a Tompkins County resident, the Tompkins County Health Department announced Monday.

Cortland County saw three new cases of COVID-19, the state Health Department reported Tuesday, bringing the county to a total of 11,759 cases since the pandemic began. Tompkins and Cayuga counties reported 31 new cases, and one death the state reported Tuesday. The three counties have seen 52,763 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. The number of people who have died from the virus has risen to 375.

Cortland schools set public hearing on floor project.

Retirees balk at city health insurance switch

The city of Cortland will retain a consultant to educate the public and mitigate concerns about a new health insurance plan the city hopes to move its retirees to, saving $1.4 million a year, Mayor Scott Steve said at Tuesday’s city Common Council meeting.

Greek Peak adds on

Greek Peak has completed two capital projects, adding a campground and a wedding and corporate event venue to the Virgil resort.

Mental health building could receive $3M grant

A project to convert the former Brewer-Titchener building on Port Watson Street in Cortland into a Cortland County mental health facility will get a $3 million federal grant if a request by Rep. Claudia Tenney is approved.

Solar power push

The village of Homer and the town of Cortlandville are promoting a private company’s solar power project, which the municipalities partnered with separately.

Health officials don’t find rats in McGraw

Inspections by village, county and state agencies Friday after residents of a McGraw neighborhood complained of a rat infestation did not find any evidence of the vermin, a county official said …

Holiday in Homer brings a sweet gift to summer

The sound of live country music and the smell of barbecue permeated the air Saturday as hundreds of people came to Homer’s Village Green to peruse the arts and crafts at Holiday in Homer. A …

Home is where homecourt is

Molly Reagan stood Friday afternoon on the basketball courts at Suggett Park, creating with paint a symbol of the center of life for her and generations of others – a homecourt that represents …

Dryden climate plan seeks to build framework to cut emissions

DRYDEN – Electric heat pumps, energy efficient electrofits and a fuel efficient vehicle policy are on a list of actions the town of Dryden hopes to take to combat climate change by reducing …

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