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Independent bookstore joins Main Street

Haley Flannery, owner of All My Friends Books, poses in front of a shelf Friday in her store. All My Friends Books is a new book store on Main Street in Cortland.
CORTLAND – All My Friends Books opened its doors to the City of Cortland on April 5, with a mission to bring comfort and accessibility to readers in the neighborhood. Husband and wife co-owners …
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Guthrie Public Relations Manager Steve Osterhaus, right, speaks at a memorial dedication next to Jeff Grenzer, center, Friday at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center.

Veteran monument unveiled at Guthrie Medical Center

CORTLAND – Guthrie Cortland Medical Center held a ceremony Friday to unveil a new veterans monument in the front circle of the facility. The event was attended by veteran community groups such …

County Legislature approves sales tax redistribution

CORTLAND — The Cortland County Legislature held four sessions Thursday, with sales tax redistribution being approved for the first quarter of 2025 and a sales tax agreement authorized from 2026 …

Restore New York Communities Initiative brings money to Cortland

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Thursday announced that more than $50 million has been awarded to 50 projects through the state’s Restore New York Communities Initiative. Restore New York …

Cortland’s Memorial Day activities helping vets from past and present

CORTLAND – Changes to Memorial Day services in Cortland this year are being planned and facilitated by the American Legion Post 489 to honor fallen soldiers of all American conflicts since the …
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The Imagination Celebration will be on display March 24 to April 5 at the Dowd Gallery at SUNY Cortland, featuring the art of greater Cortland area students.
Dowd Gallery presents Imagination Celebration 2025
The Imagination Celebration showcasing the art of elementary and high school students will be on exhibit from March 24 to April 5 at the Dowd Gallery at SUNY Cortland. An opening reception will …
Dried mushrooms are key to a creamy, umami-laden mushroom soup, although some mild creminis can add bulk to the broth.
The publisher has no morels
The publisher does something that alternately amazes and leads me to conclude he’s nuts. Or both simultaneously. He forages for mushrooms. I’m a big mushroom fan, myself. The …
Beer and cheese: What's not to love? Welsh rabbit is a centuries-old meal that's as tasty as it is cheap.
A 300-year-old joke is still a good meal
My spousal unit, The Brain, has been wanting to eat a bit less meat. Who am I to argue? One, she’s one of the five smartest people I’ve ever met, and she’s never wrong. Two, …
This is an artist's rendition of Mariner 6 as it approached Mars more than 50 years ago.
Mariner 6 sends home crucial data about Mars
On Feb. 25, 1969, NASA launched the Mariner 6 probe to Mars. The spacecraft was to perform a close flyby of the planet and transmit the data it captured back to Earth. Mariner 6 was equipped …
Ann Marie Thorell, right, and Olivia Celis rehearse the opening scene of "Eleemosynary." The show opens tonight at Cortland Repertory Theatre.
Three-woman SUNY play opens tonight at CRT
Everything one goes through growing up has the potential to affect future relationships. These relationships are under a microscope in a play by three acting students out on at Cortland Repertory …
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Osteoporosis occurs when your bones progressively break down and become weaker. The disease is often described as silent because you may not notice outward symptoms until a fracture occurs. …
Death notices
COX — Jeffrey R. Cox, 67, of Brooktondale, died Feb. 26, 2025. Services will be private at the convenience of the family. Perkins Funeral Home, Dryden is assisting the family.
Amanda S. Whiteman Reynolds, 42, of Preble, died March 3, 2025. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home.
Ronald Conrad Doney Ronald Conrad Doney, 94, died March 1, 2025, in Ivins, Utah. He was born on March 12, 1930, in Franklin, Idaho. Funeral services will be held March 8, 2025, and are under the …
NEWTON — Quincy Newton, 47, died on Feb. 16, 2025. Services will be at a later date. Zirbel Funeral Home is caring for the family.
Sports

Moravia softball rallies to advance in sectionals

Moravia’s Emily Austin leads off third base Thursday night at Wells College.
AURORA — Hayley Murphy sent a shallow fly ball into left field that fell in for a hit to score Kylee Cooper and give No. 4 Moravia its eighth and final run of the game it needed to beat No. 13 …

Marathon, Moravia baseball, softball prepare for sectionals

Marathon baseball entered the Section IV Class C tournament as the No. 11 seed after finishing its regular season at 7-10. The Olympians beat the No. 6 seeded Tioga Wednesday and advanced to the …

Cortland boys lax dominated by CBA as season ends

CORTLAND — Right before the halftime buzzer sounded at Cortland Jr./Sr. High School, Christian Brothers Academy’s Ben Anderson pocketed his fourth goal of the half and the 15th overall …

Homer lacrosse teams getting hot for postseason

HOMER — The Homer boys and girls lacrosse teams have been each been on winning stretches over the final half of the season before postseason play hits. The Homer boys are 9-6 and have one final …
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Think frittata, but with tofu instead of eggs. It's a good way to get the flavor -- and nutrition -- without having to pay high egg prices.
Think frittata, but with tofu instead of eggs. It's a good way to get the flavor -- and nutrition -- without having to pay high egg prices.
Think frittata, but with tofu instead of eggs. It's a good way to get the flavor -- and nutrition -- without having to pay high egg prices.
Think frittata, but with tofu instead of eggs. It's a good way to get the flavor -- and nutrition -- without having to pay high egg prices.
Think frittata, but with tofu instead of eggs. It's a good way to get the flavor -- and nutrition -- without having to pay high egg prices.
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