🌱 Want to see what SUNY Cortland’s graduating artists have created?

Good day Cortland! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Want to see what SUNY Cortland’s graduating artists have created?
• Which new Cortland businesses just opened—and which one shut down?
• Why a Canadian junior standout chose SUNY Cortland hockey next season

Also on today's calendar: NYS Notary Exam Prep at Cayuga CC Auburn/Fulton led by Law Scholar Alfred E. Piombino and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Some sun with a brief shower, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 59, low: 39.
• Friday: A shower in the afternoon, with a high of 58 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Senior B.F.A. 2026 exhibitions set (cortland.edu) — SUNY Cortland art students are opening their Senior B.F.A. and Honors Thesis exhibitions at Dowd Gallery from April 24 through mid-May, with free admission for the public. Local residents can explore large-scale paintings, mixed-media work, and interactive community pieces that examine mental health, everyday Central New York landscapes, and healing through art, all created by graduating seniors.
   

• Business listings: See the 33 new businesses in Central NY (April 21, 2026) (syracuse.com) — Cortland County saw two new business certificates filed in the City of Cortland—Grubz and Hettich Construction—while A + W Bargains closed after opening in 2022. Across Central New York, 33 new ventures launched in Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland, and Madison counties, ranging from cleaning services to a cat rescue and farm operation.
   

• Anthony Ciaramitaro Commits to SUNY Cortland (oursportscentral.com) — SUNY Cortland’s Division III hockey program is getting a new recruit, as Canadian forward Anthony Ciaramitaro commits to join the Red Dragons in Cortland. The Aberdeen Wings standout brings leadership, community-mindedness, and playoff-tested experience to a team that reached the conference semifinals this past season.
   

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📸 Around Cortland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cortland

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 30

• NYS Notary Exam Prep at Cayuga CC Auburn/Fulton led by Law Scholar Alfred E. Piombino
  Cayuga Community College, 197 Franklin St, Auburn
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Modified Girls Lacrosse vs Homer
  Cortland High School
  4:30 pm
• Steel Magnolias
  Center for the Arts of Homer , 72 S Main St , Homer
  7:30 pm

Friday April 24

• What You Do Matters Conference 2026
  Greek Peak Mountain Resort , 2000 NY-392 , Cortland
  9:00 am
• JV Baseball vs Jordan-Elbridge
  Beaudry Park
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Tennis vs Fulton
  Cortland High School
  5:00 pm
• Mark Nanni Music
  Homer Hops Brewing , 700 NY-90 , Cortland
  6:00 pm
• Court Of The Dragons
  Lusk Field House , 25 Stratton Dr , Cortland
  6:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Lacrosse vs Jordan-Elbridge
  Cortland High School
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Earth Day Event - Cortland
  CountryMax Cortland , 980 NY-13 , Cortland
  3:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Modified Girls Lacrosse vs Homer
  Cortland High School
  4:30 pm

Friday April 24

• JV Baseball vs Jordan-Elbridge
  Beaudry Park
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Tennis vs Fulton
  Cortland High School
  5:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on S Meadow St reported...
  There is road construction on S Meadow St reported at 12:04 AM. "Roadwork on NY 13 northbound between West State Street; NY 13 (Ithaca) and West… (Nextdoor )
• There is road construction on S Meadow St reported...
  There is road construction on S Meadow St reported on Apr 20, 2026. "Roadwork on NY 13 northbound between West State Street; NY 13 (Ithaca) and West… (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

Homer

• CNY Maple Fest Pancake Eating Contest Sets Record For Money Raised (wxhc.com)
• Gas Prices on Gradual Decline According to AAA (wxhc.com)
• NYS Police Launch 'No Empty Chair' Campaign (wxhc.com)

Groton

• Groton boys golf gets Section IV title defense underway (tompkinsweekly.com)
• Kay Sherman, 96 (rblandmark.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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