On a sunny Friday afternoon, many visitors found themselves at Dwyer Memorial Park. Some were grilling, others were fishing in the shallow water – they won’t have to fish there much …
Hed: Dairy Parade to wheel through Cortland June 6 Sub: Float sign-ups open By JACOB MACK Staff Reporterjmack@cortlandstandard.com For 55 years, cow-themed floats have stampeded the streets of …
A former Freetown man convicted of manslaughter was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison with five years of post-release supervision. Harold Young, 57, was found guilty in Cortland County …
Cortland County Judge Julie Campbell reserved judgment Thursday following conference for a man appealing for the third time to get out of prison, 14 years after he was convicted of murdering his …
The Homer boys lacrosse team, 2-2, will host 3-1 Westhill at 7 p.m. tonight. The Trojans come into the game off a 17-2 win over Tully/F-P, while the Warriors won the last game 14-11 over LaFayette/Onondaga. The game will be broadcast at the link below by Bobby Comstock Jr. and Cortland Standard Sports Editor Paul Cifonelli. The pregame show will start at 6:45 p.m. https://rdr1.mixlr.com
Racist and antisemitic graffiti was discovered Tuesday on SUNY Cortland campus, said President Erik J. Bitterbaum in an email to students.The graffiti, which included a swastika and a racial epithet, …
The locust trees that once formed a canopy of shade over downtown Cortland have been removed and city officials have said they will be replanted once construction on the street comes to a close …
Coffee in hand, Trisha Hiemstra smiled as she greeted Cortland Mayor Scott Steve on Wednesday. The two joked about the Main Street construction, suggesting they add plastic palm trees and bright pink …
A Cortland County committee recommended on Tuesday hiring a Syracuse architecture firm to draft specifications to repair the County Courthouse’s dome, returning it to its former shiny copper …
A concrete mixer laid paving and construction workers adjusted posts for a new dugout Tuesday at Beaudry Park as boys and girls jumped around on the playground and played catch in the field nearby."I …
Two Cortlandville car dealerships plan major renovations upon approval by town and county planning boards, which were forwarded aquifer protection permit applications for the projects last week by …
Fourteen years after he was convicted of murdering his wife, a Cortland County man will be in court Thursday, preparing a challenge to the 2009 conviction suggesting evidence may have been …
When Noel Passeri isn’t teaching social studies to 7th graders in the Cortland City School District, you might find him reading comics or making comic art of his own. “Something …
The Bennett Street Field in McGraw shone Saturday with the pastel pinks, blues and yellows of plastic Easter eggs, filled with sweet treats, coins, and prize tickets. “Let's give a big hand …
It's no illusion: Trees are under attack. Emerald ash borer. Spotted lanternfly. Tent caterpillars, woolly adelgid, oak wilt, beech leaf disease — if it's not killing the trees you have, the …
The legalization of cannabis two years ago has changed little about how to teach kids about it, said Matt Whitman, director of the Cortland Area Communities That Care. “I don't think the …
Jazz musician Charlie Bertini's mother religiously sent him newspaper clippings about AppleJazz, a concert he had annually for 30 years in the Cortland area.He saved them for years, not realizing …
A defense attorney moved Thursday to dismiss the case against a Cortland man whose 2019 guilty plea on rape and other charges was vacated on appeal, but key charges remain pending. Cortland County …
Volunteer fire departments recruit statewide By JACOB MACKStaff Reporterjmack@cortlandstandard.com Being a volunteer firefighter is a lot more than turning fires into steam, said Douglas …
Several bills to change the way New York classifies and taxes cannabis, including a bill that would expand the definition of crops, to include cannabis, are being delayed due to budget deliberations …
The Homer Town Board encourages residents to speak on a billboard proposal at an upcoming meeting, where the board will work with the planning board to review the town’s comprehensive …
Nearly 70% of respondents to a Seven Valleys Health Coalition poll last month said they throw away leftovers rather than save them for later – something the agency wants to change. The …
Cortland’s city leaders named Lisa Henty on Tuesday to the long-vacant director of administration and finance post “We as a committee spent significant time thinking about the …
Cortland County’s 14-passenger bus, bought earlier this year to transport seniors to and from the central senior center in Cortland, is now operating and building up its passenger …
The whistling wind spun dozens of blue pinwheels in front of the Cortland County Courthouse, and across town. They’re a symbol of child abuse awareness and prevention. Locally, they represent …
