Cortland has a space problem, say its leaders, and its workers. From the cramped quarters in the basement of City Hall that city police operate out of, to the fire department’s aging downtown …
Drips, plops and slushes – all sounds that follow winter storms as the snow melts, much like the one Cortland experienced earlier this week. The water soaks into the ground or becomes runoff, …
You can joinTo register for the classes, visit tinyurl.com/ms9v49r7 before March 31. Marie Ferro stopped Tuesday at Anderson’s Market on Route 281 in Homer to grab a few items, including …
A Cortland County Legislature committee recommended Tuesday rescinding the legislature's new mileage reimbursement policy and applying the mileage policy used for all other county employees, …
Six inches, the National Weather Service said. Eight inches. A foot. Eighteen inches. In the first 24 hours of an expected 36-hour nor'easter the National Weather Service at Binghamton said could …
Brightly colored packages line the wall behind the checkout – Purple colored packages are typically grape, while greens match menthols, a minty flavor that happens to be the top choice among …
Twelve jurors were seated Monday in the trial of Mitchell L. Padbury, accused of sexually assaulting a child nine years ago. One alternate juror was also seated, which leaves one …
A mild winter may be good news for some – warmer days, fewer worries of snow and ice. Even deer ticks love it. For them, it means lots of food and no freezing to death – excellent …
David Gross glanced out the door at the fresh 3 inches of snow from the night before. He's got a new set of golf clubs, and he's just itching to try them. Instead, he spent Saturday afternoon at …
It's the cumin. Or maybe the meat. Perhaps the beans. Or then the heat. The perfect chili's a secret. Some say it's the sweet. Or maybe it's just fun. A reason to compete. The fire apparatus …
Editor's note: Sunshine Week is Sunday to March 18, a week incorporating National Freedom of Information Day, when news media often reflect — and report — on governments' and public …
Last week alone, 40 people in Onondaga County were admitted to a hospital for xylazine-related overdoses. In October, the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office put out a public safety alert for …
The attorney representing Tyshawn Pittman, accused of trying to murder his girlfriend’s friend, asked Thursday morning for a psychiatric evaluation. Attorney Jarrod Smith requested a …
Owners of a Cortlandville car dealership damaged in a January fire plan to replace the entire building with one that will almost double its size. Cortlandville firefighters extinguished a blaze at …
If you ask third-generation dairy farmer Paul Fouts about the dangers of the agriculture industry, he’ll tell you not to get your arm stuck in a running power take-off shaft, and why farm …
Molly Reagan loves do-ers, and a do-er she is. She does education, she does murals, she does music, sports and event planning. She does everything Cortland. Reagan will receive the Cortland County …
DRYDEN – Renovations have spanned 10 noisy, dusty months, but Dryden Mayor Michael Murphy said work on village hall may be completed in the very near future. Dryden Village Hall, a brick …
Toddlers are strapping on tiny backpacks full of snacks and books they can’t read and taking the bus to McGraw Central School. Five years ago, McGraw Central School District started offering …
The odor of burned wood and melted materials lingered in the air Tuesday morning. Charred bits and pieces of roofing littered the street and sidewalk around Garcia’s Restaurant on Main …
The smell of black coffee and fried eggs wafted out the door Friday afternoon into the cramped parking lot of Hyde’s Diner. Inside, owner Laura Hyde worked with her family of cooks in the …
He was a school superintendent. Jacket, tie, the works. Still, Michael Joseph Jr. would wander into the Marathon High School gym. Off came the jacket; into his hands came a basketball. Free throw …
Hed: Community Garden Breaks GroundBy JACOB MACKStaff Reporterjmack@cortlandstandard.com As Bryn Carr pulled wooden pallets from the bed of her truck at a greenspace on South Avenue in Cortland, …
DRYDEN – As seventh-grader Kalesta Carlson dug pink jelly out of a vial using a toothpick, her eyes widened, and a grin spread on her face. Little did she know, she was breaking open plant …
Saws buzz behind the plywood exterior of the former Country Kitchen II in Cortland. Appointments to install security fences and cameras have been made. Business plans have long been …
A new Cayuga Health System office will open its doors Monday, consolidating services from across Cortland and Homer. “The consolidation of practices will bring multiple specialties …
