New Yorka s first walleye spawning bed built in Cape Vincent

A spawning bed for Lake Ontario walleye, recently built on Kents Creek near Mud Bay, is the first of its kind in New York, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Designed to increase the reproduction of the walleye population in the area, the 4,000-square-foot bed was built last week about 400 feet west of the bridge on Route 12E over Kents Creek in Cape Vincent, said Carl W. Schwartz, biologist from the Cortland-based U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, which led the project.

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President Obama Renews Charge to Help Rural Companies and Communities Compete Globally

... responded to the President's "Made in Rural America" charge, as we saw first-hand in Canonsburg, PA ; Memphis, TN ; Cortland, NY ; Tuscaloosa, AL ; Cedar Rapids; Gila County, AZ and Clackamas County, OR . In addition, the Administration has made ...

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MacArthur HS Athletes Sign Letters Of Intent

Six MacArthur High School varsity athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to continue playing their sport at the college level. Greg Baumstein will attend the University of Rhode Island to play soccer; Kevin Carboy will attend Nassau Community College to play football; Allie Jackson will attend Farmingdale State College for soccer; Tara Lyons will head to Coastal Carolina University for soccer; Courtney Mutino will attend St. Leo University to play soccer and Anthony Rocchio will attend the State University of New York at Cortland to play soccer.

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Cortland man shoplifting from Kmart caught with cocaine, marijuana and knife, police say

A Cortland man who was stopped while shoplifting from Kmart was found to have cocaine, marijuana and a butterfly knife, police said. Police were called to the Kmart on state Route 13 in Cortlandville around 3:05 p.m. Wednesday after store officials called about a shoplifter who had left the store with merchandise without paying.

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James Ivan Marion

... NY passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 in the comfort of his home with his family. James was born in Cortland, NY on December 5, 1947 to Ivan and Eleanor Marion. James is survived by his wife of 47 years, Cheryl Portzline Marion; his daughters: ...

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Bradley S. Peterson

Born Sept. 11, 1957, in Cortland, New York, he was the son of Dorothea H. Peterson and the late Roger A. Peterson Sr. Brad attended Cortland High School in Cortland.

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Police identify bicyclist who accidentally hit man on sidewalk in Cortland

Authorities have identified and ticketed the bicyclist who was riding on a sidewalk when he hit and injured a man with his bicycle. Donovan M. Griest, 21, of Homer, has been ticketed for riding a bicycle on a sidewalk, operating a bicycle no handed and operating a bicycle while wearing head phones, Cortland police said.

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