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Local election results for 2024 general election

Here are unofficial results of municipal and county races on the Nov. 5 ballot Key D-Democrat R-Republican WF-Working Families C-Conservative   CORTLAND COUNTY …

Legislators back repairing courthouse entrance

Cortland County legislators recommended on Tuesday  rebuilding the Cortland County Courthouse’s west entrance, but couldn’t commit yet to work on the east entrance – or the …

Cops seek kids who needs a Christmas

Cortland city police officers are accepting nominations until Nov. 18 for Shop With a Cop to help kids have a happy holiday, even if their families are experiencing financial hardship, a health …

Deconstruction topic of talk in Dryden

DRYDEN — A re-use and deconstruction professional will discuss how to preserve communities by deconstructing buildings at 7 p.m. Thursday at Dryden Village Hall, sponsored by The Dryden Town …
Today in features
The cast of SUNY Cortland's
SUNY Cortland play studies trust and vulnerability
Everyone has been in a classroom. Remember the vulnerability and the growing maturity during that stage of life. Remember the trusts and betrayals. That will all return to life in a classroom on …
Slambovian Circus of Dreams will bring its combination of psychedelia, folk and rock to the Center for the Arts of Homer on Nov. 8.
Plan your fun
Here’s a sampling of what’s going on in the greater Cortland area. HOLIDAY EVENTS Oct. 31: Rocky Horror Picture Show, 8 p.m. Center for the Arts of Homer. Oct. 31: …
Carrot or pumpkin soup is a great do-ahead dish for Thanksgiving. They freeze well and can be re-heated easily.
Thanksgiving Superbowl: Make soup ahead to save space
  The challenge with cooking for Thanksgiving ahead of time isn’t the cooking part, it’s the storage. Just ask the spouse. The refrigerator (She still grumbles that …
Kids dress up as dinosaurs to go trick-or-treating in 2019 in East Sacramento.
Halloween safety is more than an easy-to-see costume
It stands to reason that you probably don’t want to run down the beasties and Barbies on Halloween night Thursday. Of course you’ll watch for them in the street and on the sidewalk …
Still Water by Janet Johnson, first place, Blue.
Photo contest winners on display at library
The Regional Photography Exhibit, sponsored by Cortland Arts Connect, is open for viewing through November at the Cortland Free Library. Twenty-three photographers submitted 42 photos in four …
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Death notices
Glenn Irving Cross, 84, passed away November 2, 2024 in Crofton, KY. Dogwood Funerals & Cremations of Crofton is handling the arrangements. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM November 7, …
Cole — Nancy Cole, 88, of Ithaca, died Nov. 4, 2024. Central New York Cremation Service is assisting the family.
Dexter — John Dexter, 69, of Groton, died Nov. 2, 2024. Arrangements are incomplete. Zirbel Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Livingston — Craig Livingston, 73, of Groton, died Nov. 1, 2024. Arrangements are incomplete. Zirbel Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Sports

Dressed for success

Tully’s Ryan Rauber, right, fires a shot on goal Tuesday night at V-V-S High School. Rauber went for four goals and an assist in the Black Knights’ 5-0 win.
VERONA –– Lots of players on the No. 2 Tully boys soccer team were donning buzz cuts Tuesday night for the Section III Class C title game. The change seemed to work, as the Black Knights …

Tully, F-P boys soccer renews rivalry in sectional final

The Tully and Fabius-Pompey rivalry will have a third act for the second straight year with a Section III Class C title at stake. The 2024 rubber match will be at 7:15 p.m. today at V-V-S High …

Three-peat

The No. 1 Cincinnatus girls soccer team faced a familiar foe in No. 3 Bishop Ludden for the Section III Class C championship Saturday night at SUNY Cortland. The two teams met for the Class D crown …
Homer's Alex Votra, right, attempts to shuck off Carthage's Nathan Countryman, center, Friday night at Carthage Central School.

Homer football drubbed in Class B quarters

CARTHAGE –– The opening play of the game for the No. 6 Homer football team was a fumble from the usually sure-handed Alex Votra, that No. 3 Carthage picked up. Three plays later, the …
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Paul Kozlowski, owner of the Ake Gallery in Cortland, holds his typewriter bug, one of the first things he ever made.
Paul Kozlowski, owner of the Ake Gallery in Cortland, holds his typewriter bug, one of the first things he ever made.
Paul Kozlowski, owner of the Ake Gallery in Cortland, holds his typewriter bug, one of the first things he ever made.
Paul Kozlowski, owner of the Ake Gallery in Cortland, holds his typewriter bug, one of the first things he ever made.
Paul Kozlowski, owner of the Ake Gallery in Cortland, holds his typewriter bug, one of the first things he ever made.