🌱 How colorful are the leaves around Marathon this weekend?
Marathon, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Marathon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How colorful are the leaves around Marathon this weekend?
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 61, low: 50.
- Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 59 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fall color accelerates in Finger Lakes, led by Cortland and Corning areas (fingerlakes1.com) — Marathon is already seeing about 45% fall color change, putting it among the Finger Lakes’ most vivid early foliage spots heading into the first October weekend. Nearby Cortland and parts of Steuben, Cayuga, Seneca, Ontario, and Tompkins counties show varying stages of color, so residents can easily plan short drives to find brighter leaves or greener views. 
📸 Around Marathon
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Homecoming Dance
Cortland High School, 8 Valley View Dr, Cortland
7:00 pm -
Modified Boys Soccer vs Cazenovia
Barry Elementary School
5:00 pm -
Public Works Committee →
Cortland County, NY Calendar, Cortland County Office Building 60 Central Avenue, Room 302, Cortland
9:00 am -
Government Operations Committee →
Cortland County, NY Calendar, Cortland County Office Building 60 Central Avenue, Room 302, Cortland
10:30 am -
Modified Girls Soccer vs OCS/Lafayette
Barry Elementary School
4:30 pm -
Varsity Field Hockey vs Weedsport
Cortland High School
4:30 pm -
Guided Painting with Capnsans
Lamont Memorial Free Library, 5 Main St, McGraw
5:00 pm -
Varsity Boys Soccer vs Faith Heritage
Cortland High School
7:00 pm -
Judiciary & Public Safety Committee →
Cortland County, NY Calendar, Cortland County Office Building 60 Central Avenue, Room 302, Cortland
9:00 am -
Health & Human Services Committee →
Cortland County, NY Calendar, Cortland County Office Building 60 Central Avenue, Room 302, Cortland
10:00 am -
Ag, Economic Development, Planning & Environment Committee →
Cortland County, NY Calendar, Cortland County Office Building 60 Central Avenue, Room 302, Cortland
11:00 am -
JV Boys Soccer vs Westhill
Cortland High School
5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Driveline posted a job opening for Master Merchandiser in Whitney Point. Apply here.
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in BERKSHIRE NY S19035 in Berkshire. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marathon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cortland
- Carrie Narrow, former Cortland ReUse Executive Director, Moves on to Executive Director of the YWCA (wxhc.com)
- 29th Annual Great Cortland Pumpkinfest This Weekend (wxhc.com)
- SUNY Cortland's WSUC 90.5 FM Marks 50 years On Air (wxhc.com)
Dryden
- Here are the games to watch in Elmira-Corning region football in Week 5 (the-leader.com)
- The 12 Best Korean Restaurants In Upstate New York That Locals Trust And Adore (takingthekids.com)
Ok Marathon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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