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Community Restaurant to join register of historic businesses

It has changed names several times, ownership has passed from business partners to a local family to younger members of the same family, but one thing has not changed: The Community Restaurant at 10 …

Cortland County Sheriff Mark Helms has announced several promotions in the wake of the retirement Friday of Lt. Garry Williams: Criminal Investigation Lt. Kimberly Natoli – Natoli …

‘We’re people, bro’

 

‘It’s my duty to advocate for them’

Lisa Hoeschele always had a passion for helping people, but when her daughter Margaret was born 10 weeks premature, she saw first-hand how important community supports can be. “We …

State denies funding for $17 million housing project

Cortland has tried and failed twice to get state funding to build 53 units of affordable senior housing – and come late summer, it will try again. The Cortland Housing Assistance Council, …

Cortland County approves 29-year lease for solar project

Cortland County legislators approved a 29-year lease Thursday for land at and near the county airport for a 2.8-megawatt solar project. “Our attorneys have to fine tune the lease agreement …

Looking long-term

A year-round shelter might work; so could transitional housing. Maybe a solution is less concrete than that – maybe a change in perspective could help. Most likely? It’s a combination.

Sheriff withdraws from Drug Take Back Day

The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office will not take part in Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, withdrawing from the event over disagreement with addiction services’ messaging about safe use. …

Dryden partners with Caroline to seek broadband grant

DRYDEN – The town of Dryden wants 2,000 customers to use its high-speed broadband service, Dryden Fiber. It has about 40 so far. To expand its customer base – and perhaps win a …

Biden to bring jobs pipeline to CNY, money for Micron

President Joe Biden is bringing more than a $6.1 billion check with him when he arrives today in Syracuse to fund the construction of Micron’s microchip-fabrication facilities in Onondaga …

‘Everyone deserves a safe place to call home’

Oswego County Opportunities leads the effort to make sure everyone in the county has a safe place to lay their head at night. Clinton County, meanwhile, has a nightly rotation of professionals …

Liquor stores not worried about cannabis competition

Liquor retailers hoped to get in the marijuana market when the state legalized recreational cannabis three years ago, but that’s just not how things went, said Brian Perry, manager of Riverside …

Community garden to expand children’s area, build walkway

An outdoor kitchen, of sorts, where kids can create concoctions of mud and grass – and likely whatever else they can get their hands on – is called a mud kitchen. And soon, the one …

Cortland Rural Cemetery seeking volunteers for clean-up

Cortland Rural Cemetery seeking volunteers for clean-up By LILY BYRNE Staff Reporter lbyrne@cortlandstandard.com More than 18,000 people are buried at Cortland Rural Cemetery, …

The housing is there, if the partnerships are

Creating affordable housing in Central New York requires collaborations between communities, developers and non-profit groups — and Cortland has done it before. “There’s a …

New library rules take effect this week

The new rules at Cortland Free Library aren’t meant to target homeless people, library leaders say, but starting this week, sleeping, shaving, eating and drinking are prohibited. And the …

For shelters, no official definition of ‘low-barrier’

Cortland County, like any county trying to help homeless people, has some standards: no drugs in public shelters; no visitors; don’t cause unreasonable disturbances. Violate them, and one …

‘Ask: How do I feel about homeless people?’

People experiencing homelessness are drawn to warm, dry, public spaces. But when those public spaces don’t allow them, where can they go?

Child Advocacy Center to highlight safety, arts Tuesday

  The rate of children abused in Cortland County was nearly double the state rate in 2019 – 2010, too. Local organizations hope to reduce this through education. The Cortland County Child Advocacy Center will host an arts and awareness family event from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Homer Center for the Arts, 72 S. Main St.

City set to enforce bong ban

Today is the last 4/20 you can buy bongs or other cannabis-smoking supplies in most areas in the city of Cortland, and it marks about the halfway point until businesses must comply with the ban. …

Mountain of evidence in Cortland cop shooting case

Defense attorneys are sorting through mounds of evidence on the way to preparing their defense of a man accused of shooting at police before shot him, as a Cortland County Judge set a date for oral …

Lime Hollow to host clean up day and musical celebration

  Lime Hollow to host clean up day and musical celebration By LILY BYRNE Staff Reporter lbyrne@cortlandstandard.com While few people look forward to cleaning up sticks …

NYSERDA describes how it would turn landfill into light

DRYDEN – Dryden residents and other interested parties got their first official look Wednesday at a project designed to breathe new life into an old landfill. The site, the former Caswell …

C’ville more than halves $6.7 million request to Congress

The Town of Cortlandville reduced its request for federal money for a “community hub” at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex by more than half to $3 million, Supervisor Tom Williams told the …

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