We expect Fred Forbes Sr., to go out the same way he has worked in Homer for 20 years: quietly, consistently, transparently. We’ll be sorry to see him go. When Forbes was first elected Homer …

The city of Cortland’s request for proposals early this year to redevelop the former Parker Elementary School drew a single offer from Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services. That plan has been …

When a community invests in a business through a microenterprise grant or loan, it — like any other investor — seeks a return on its investment. But it calculates the return differently. …

The signs of homelessness are more apparent in Cortland County. Look at the number of people hanging around Cortland Free Library or Courthouse Park. Peak in at the county’s warming centers. …

Main Street in Cortland has been a little rough this summer and fall. Maybe you noticed. Things aren’t so bad now, of course — with a fresh coat of asphalt and some newly painted …

Some day, the girls of the Cincinnatus girls soccer team will look back, perhaps wistfully, with a bit of nostalgia, on that day when they were the best. The best. They’ll look past that …

The town of Virgil lost a beloved part of the community when Virgil Elementary School was closed in 2019 by the Cortland Enlarged City School District in a cost-cutting move as enrollment steadily …

Cortlandville residents’ vote last week to keep two part-time justices rather than eliminate one was, said Supervisor Tom Williams, democracy at its finest. We agree, and we hope that …

We’ve long held to the theory that more information is almost always better — it’s a hallmark of our line of work. So when Cortland Mayor Scott Steve said recently that he expects …

Alcohol is a social lubricant — it can make people feel more outgoing, more willing to open up in social situations. Alcohol is a fine gift — a bottle of wine for the hostess, or a bottle …

The Cortland County Legislature is again considering adding teeth to a law it enacted nearly six years ago which mandates that all municipal solid waste and construction and demolition debris …

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday across the greater Cortland to cast their ballots to fill seats on town, city, county and state positions. The annual ritual may seem mundane, but it is …

Humans have been fooling around with the metallic element lead since the dawn of history. What is most striking is that we’ve known lead was poisonous since the ancient Greeks and Romans …

We understand the village of Homer’s predicament. It’s like a kid in the department store, just before Christmas. There’s so much good stuff, and wouldn’t it be great to find …

Two years after opening in Cortlandville, non-profit second-hand shop Cortland ReUse is preparing to move to a store on Homer Avenue in Cortland that will nearly double its size. That will …

Halloween is probably the most neighborly holiday Americans celebrate, and we’re glad to see it’s coming back. Christmas and Thanksgiving — family holidays. Independence Day, …

The city of Cortland faces difficult decisions in the coming months as it grapples with financial troubles that were illuminated by recently completed financial audits for 2021 and 2022. The …

We’re not sure when the first social commentary came via art. Maybe with the first depictions of Christ’s crucifixion, painted in the Fifth Century. Maybe Sun Tzu’s philosophies …

With early voting starting Saturday, and less than two weeks until Election Day, Nov. 7, the Cortland Standard has already received and published a number of politically oriented letters to the …

Cortland County has always faced transportation challenges. Despite tinkering over the years, there have long been complaints about the adequacy of rural transportation, which is critical to giving …

The opening of a new Byrne Dairy gas station and convenience store in July on Port Watson Street has already resulted in the closing of another store — the longtime Byrne Dairy convenience …

Once the hue and cry, the declarations, the justifications, the rationalizations and the odd bit of cynicism are done, one really should look at the Cortland County Legislature’s effort to give …

As much as it’s needed, and as imperative as it is that Cortland County legislators approve $210,000 in spending for emergency housing, that money isn’t even a Band-Aid to alleviating, …

You don’t want to imagine a world without Isabella d’Este, Ludovico Sforza, Hieronymus Colloredo, the Archduke Rudolph or the shoguns of Japan’s Edo Period. What? Don’t …

Living “off the grid” is great — if you’re so inclined. No ringing of a telephone to disturb your peace, no social media to distract you. Maybe that will be our retirement …