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Man charged with drug possession

Accused: Jody R. Minor, 42, homeless Charges: Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor Details: Minor was a passenger in a vehicle Cortland County …

We’ve got plans for election night and the election guide

The headline was a warning, more in my sociology classes as a college student than in my journalism classes. It was published Nov. 3, 1948, in the Chicago Daily Tribune: “Dewey defeats …

Cortlandville calls special meeting Wednesday

The Cortlandville Town Board will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday to consider moving the 2025 tentative budget as the town’s preliminary budget. The $12,026,491 proposed budget …

Tompkins takes over services for homeless people

Tompkins County has announced it will take direct control of services for homeless people after St. John’s Community Services notified it that it will no longer operate a shelter at 618 W. …
Today in features
Cream of mushroom soup, the good stuff, really isn't much more than a basic bechemel sauce. So make that, instead of the canned stuff.
You won’t roux this cream of mushroom soup
  It’s been called America’s bechamel sauce. It’s been called a gift to the busy housewife (and how sexist is that?) It’s found in recipes from beef stroganoff to …
The Europa Clipper is unwrapped and lifted to an elephant stand. The spacecraft launched Thursday for Jupiter's moon.
NASA plans to launch Europa Clipper
NASA launched on Thursday the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon. Europa is one of the four Galilean moons discovered by Galileo himself. Among the other moons and even planets in our …
Blues and rock singer Kat Walters performs in September at Rose Hall in Cortland for Dio Day. On Saturday, she play at the Ake Gallery in Cortland with Colleen Kattau, Nancy Mead and Patty Francis.
Ake Gallery marks anniversary with collaborative concert
Paul Kozlowkski opened the Ake Gallery two years ago. He’s celebrating the anniversary with events that embody what the gallery was created for: music, art and comedy. The anniversary …
Little 75 by Paul Chambers, 2005, oil on canvas.
Dowd exhibit explores longtime friends in art
Timestamps will grace the Dowd Gallery at SUNY Cortland from Oct. 21 to Dec. 13, featuring paintings, sculptures and drawings created by Paul Chambers and Allen Mooney and curated by Wylie Schwartz …
Tuscan food isn't quite the same as other Italian cuisines. It includes ingredients more common to northern European dishes, like potatoes in this Zuppa Toscana.
I’m not sure this is really Italian, but I don’t care
I’m almost afraid to say I like cooking Italian. The neighborhood has such a large Italian community that I fear anything I tell people I make will be dismissed by Italian-Americans as not …
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Death notices
Linda L. (Graves) Peck, 70, of Pitcher, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. In keeping with her wishes, there will be no services. Arrangements have been entrusted to the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, …
Leland “Sonny” Hickok, 81, formerly of Cortland, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. The Wright-Beard Funeral Home is assisting the family.
John M. Bamberry, 78, of Cincinnatus, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. Funeral services will be held at the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at 1 p.m. with Reverend Peter …
Jamal Wilson, 49, formerly of Cortland, died Sept. 27, 2024. The Wright-Beard Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Sports

Homer girls volleyball closes regular season with win

Eila Spanbauer and Izzi Tutino each had 10 or more total points in the Homer girls volleyball team’s 26-24, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21 win over Phoenix Monday night at Homer High School. The Trojans …

5 local boys soccer teams earn home sectional games

All local Section III teams are going to sectionals this year, with Cortland, Tully, Cincinnatus, McGraw and DeRuyter earning a home game in the first round. Cortland (6-9-1) is the No. 8 seed …

Cincy girls soccer looks for third straight Section III title

The Cincinnatus girls soccer team will look to take over Section III Class C after two straight years of dominating the Class D tournament. The Lions are one of four local teams to host a sectional …

Marathon, Dryden boys, Groton girls enter sectionals

The Marathon boys soccer team and Groton girls soccer team will be entering sectionals off an IAC championship victory, while the Dryden boys soccer team will look to even its record in the first …
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The secret to baba ganoush is to grill the eggplant, which gives it a nice smoky flavor. But you can broil it, or grill it over a gas stove, too.
The secret to baba ganoush is to grill the eggplant, which gives it a nice smoky flavor. But you can broil it, or grill it over a gas stove, too.
The secret to baba ganoush is to grill the eggplant, which gives it a nice smoky flavor. But you can broil it, or grill it over a gas stove, too.
The secret to baba ganoush is to grill the eggplant, which gives it a nice smoky flavor. But you can broil it, or grill it over a gas stove, too.
The secret to baba ganoush is to grill the eggplant, which gives it a nice smoky flavor. But you can broil it, or grill it over a gas stove, too.