Ithaca police report quick capture of Wednesday afternoon bank robber

... the Ithaca Police Department says investigators "developed information that the suspect was Ian Miles, of Cortland." IPD public information officer Jamie Williamson declined to elaborate on how investigators learned of Miles's identity. Friday at ...

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Cortland man charged with robbing Ithaca bank, police say

A Cortland man has been charged with felony third-degree robbery after he handed a bank teller a note and fled with cash, according to Ithaca Police The man, Ian Miles, was wearing a blue hoodie and sunglasses when he approached a teller at the Elmira Savings Bank at 301 East State St. with a note demanding cash, news reports said. The branch office is just east of the Commons.

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Deadly Accident In Homer

... scene. A passenger in his pickup truck, 50 year old Herbert Roe and the driver of the dump truck were taken to a Cortland hospital and were treated and released. No word yet on why the driver of the dump truck crossed the center line, but no charges ...

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Affordable indoor water parks (or other fun outings) in the Northeast

... Starwood hotel is even better!) Here are the parks I've looked at so far: Sahara Sam's - West Berlin, NJ Cascades - Cortland, NY CoCo Key - Mt. Laurel, NJ CoCo Key - Waterbury, CT CoCo Key - Danvers, MA H20000hh! - Lake Harmony, PA So here are my ...

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Tonko, Fischer vie for seat in Congress

... and graduated in 1979 from Niskayuna High School. In 1983, he graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland with a degree in economics and a minor in American history. Fischer has been in the wireless communications industry since ...

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Meth bust in Cortland County, 6 arrested

Meth bust in Cortland County, 6 arrested Six people are in custody after police found a meth lab in Cortland County Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://press.sn/1tLBofX Cortland County Sheriff's deputies found a meth lab in a Willet residence and arrested 6 people on felony charges not long after they left the residence together in a vehicle on Tuesday Six people were arrested after police uncovered a methamphetamine lab at an apartment in the Cortland County town of Willet. At about 5 a.m. Tuesday, police were called to 1363 Route 41 for a possible meth lab and found several people inside the small apartment who were in the process of making the drug, Cortland County Sheriff's deputies said.

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Six arrested in Cortland co. meth lab bust

Six people were arrested after sheriff's deputies say they discovered a meth lab in the Cortland County town of Willet on Tuesday. Deputies say when they arrived at 1363 Route 41 they saw several people gathered in a small apartment on the property making meth.

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OFA senior awarded $60,000 scholarship

... 18, said she plans to attend Jefferson Community College next fall and eventually transfer to SUNY Brockport or Cortland. She plans to major in physical education and one day hopes to coach basketball, her favorite sport and lifelong passion. Ms. ...

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Syracuse area unemployment rate drops again

... 2013 to 6.2% in September 2014. Unemployment rates for Central New York counties were: Cayuga, 5.1 percent; Cortland, 5.5 percent; Madison: 5.5 percent; Onondaga: 5.5 percent; and Oswego, 6.5 percent. The state's lowest unemployment in September was ...

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Bills/Jets Bus Trip

If anyone is interested in going to watch the Bills beat the Jets this week in New Jersey we have some trip packages left. Trip includes... ticket to game, bus ride leaving from Cortland NY and tailgate including restaurant catering beer and food for $195.

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J-D caps off perfect season with league title

... two runners in the top four, took third. Natalie Marra (19:37) of ESM placed first, Hayley Tasselmyer (19:56.9) of Cortland took second, Cindy Brownson (20:29.6) finished fourth and Sarah Moon (20:33.8) of Chittenango placed fifth.

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Yes, yogurt is now the 'official' New York state snack

A container of Byrne Hollow Farm yogurt is ready for shipping at Byrne Dairy's new opened yogurt plant in Cortland. The state is the leading producer of yogurt, led by the surge in the Greek style in the past seven years or so.

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Cortland man dies after broad daylight attack

A Cortland man has died after police say he was attacked by two men and left lying in the street. Police were called on October 7 at about 11:15 am for a man lying in the street.

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Search who's giving money to Cuomo, Astorino in race for NY governor?

... ello family) and Destiny USA (Search for Congel.) The largest local donors to Astorino are Paul and Frank Suits, of Cortland. They are president and vice president of Suit-Kote, the asphalt company.

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Beer Festival Focuses on NY Brews

... Brewing (Penn Yan, NY), Birdland Brewing Company (Horseheads, NY), Climbing Bines Craft Ale Co. (Penn Yan, NY), Cortland Beer Company (Cortland, NY), Ellicottville Brewing Co. (Ellicottville, NY), The Farmhouse Brewery (Owego, NY), Finger Lakes Beer ...

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Pen Pal Night at The Cortland

Someone writing a letter. On Monday evenings at The Cortland in Bay Shore, guests are invited to write to various addresses as part of its weekly "Pen Pal Night."

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Cortland community, college present solutions to keep Cortaca Jug 2014 safe

As SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College football teams prepare for the Cortaca Jug Game next month, the college and community present solutions to avoid potential problems. Though the game was played at Ithaca College last year, melee broke out in Cortland after celebrations for the Red Dragons' win spilled into the streets.

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Raw video: Cortland gets first win of season over Solvay

The Cortland Purple Tigers trailed Solvay 8-3 after the first quarter, but then scored 20 straight points to beat Solvay 23-8. It was Cortland's first win of the season.

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Highway warning: This speed kills, too

... area, there are a lot of highway workers who've been exposed to this," he said. Being situated between Ithaca and Cortland makes the highways of Dryden a prime location for dumping materials. Using readily available items such as drain cleaner, ...

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County mental health services are at risk

... surrounding counties that may be called upon for mutual aid. The board approved a contract with Systems East Inc., Cortland, for tax collection software and support for 2015 for the Hamilton County Treasurer's Office and the county's towns and ...

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Byrne Dairy opens new manufacturing plant

... farmers have been the backbone of New York's agriculture industry for generations, and Byrne Dairy's expansion in Cortland will help ensure that our family farms will continue to prosper." In addition to producing yogurt for retailers under their ...

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Joan B. Wray

Joan B. Wray, age 67, of South Shore Road, Edinburg, NY, died on Friday, October 3, 2014, at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga, NY. She was born on November 15, 1946, in Cortland, NY.

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County mental health services at risk

... surrounding counties that may be called upon for mutual aid. The board approved a contract with Systems East Inc., Cortland, for tax collection software and support for 2015 for the Hamilton County Treasurer's Office and the county's towns and ...

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Local Suicide Prevention Walk Raise over $19,000

... but is then filtered back to the local communities. "The money that is raised in our walks goes to Cayuga, Cortland and Tompkins Counties," Houser says. "This is the most we have raised. We wanted to increase the number of walkers and funds raised ...

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Visual artist to talk about his Urban Video Project installation: CNY and Syracuse arts

... Rhodes, artist Maura Brewer, Colleen Kattau, musician, activist and professor of Spanish at the State College at Cortland and Michael Burkard, poet and professor of English at Syracuse University. Point of Contact Gallery is at 350 W. Fayette St. on ...

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Company news: Suzanne Trombley joined Learning Disabilities Association of CNY

Trombley holds a master's degree in special education at the College of Saint Rose, and a bachelor's degree in speech language pathology and audiology at State University of New York at Cortland.

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