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SUNY chancellor comes to TC3

DRYDEN -- John B. King Jr. paused Monday at Tompkins Cortland Community College. He signed an autograph. He posed with someone for a selfie. He asked about the pizza. King isn’t a rock star. …

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 …

Support group to help parents with kids on autism spectrum

When parents discover their child has autism spectrum disorder, it can be difficult to find resources in a small community, or find accurate, unbiased information.   Kim Friedman, Nicki …

Hundreds of Homer students choose to extend their school day

Dragon Slaying 101? Advanced Concepts in Lego Engineering? What kind of classes are these? After spending a day in a classroom studying algebra, geo-political compromise and the difference between …

Molinaro talks topics with Cortland residents

Cortland had a lot of questions for Rep. Marc Molinaro during a town hall meeting Thursday, asking about transportation, Medicare, climate, education and the arts. “First and foremost, I …

‘There’s such a great need’

Hed: ‘There’s such a great need’Sub:SUNY Cortland and TC3 raise money, awareness for Turkey and Syria after quakes By LILY BYRNEStaff …

Homeschooling in Cortland up 65% since pandemic’s start

Kids wake up early, put on their backpacks heavy with textbooks, and try to stay awake during their morning algebra class. This time, it’s not in a large building with hundreds of other kids; …

Seven homeschooled children gathered Friday at Lamont Memorial Free Library to learn about snowflakes, use magnifying glasses, and create snowflake ornaments to bring home. During these weekly …

McGraw School District hosts Community Night

Science experiments were conducted; quesadillas grilled in a pan; Lego creations were displayed in the halls of McGraw Central School’s Community Night. McGraw School District hosted its …

City requests pitches for Parker School

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve expects to issue a request for proposals for the former Parker school building on Madison Street in Cortland, allowing prospective buyers to pitch their ideas for the …

SUNY Cortland honors first Black graduate, Rev. DeMond

The Rev. Abraham Lincoln DeMond was an advocate for Black emancipation, a published speaker, and the minister at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, from where Martin Luther King Jr. led the Civil …

Musicians of all ages play together in new Groton Community Band

GROTON – Their capabilities range as far as their ages. A sixth-grader plays flute alongside a woman for whom sixth grade was long, long ago. A grandfather plays with his son – and his …

Harry Edward Bellardini, political leader and SUNY alum, dies

Doug DeRancy has fond memories of Harry Bellardini. “I’m on the road with Harry,” said DeRancy, the retired director of the Alumni Association for SUNY Cortland. “He's 81 …

Here's what's delayed, closed or canceled for a storm Jan. 23, 2023

Parker plan revamped

City of Cortland leaders have revived plans to renovate the former Parker Elementary School rather than selling it, following a public hearing Tuesday night. Mayor Scott Steve had announced in …

City may sell Parker school

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve plans to sell the former Parker elementary school after plans to convert it into a child-care and early childhood education facility collapsed. The money, Steve said, …

Here's what's closed, canceled or delayed Dec. 16 because of a snow storm beginning Dec. 15, 2022: Schools:CincinnatusCortlandCortland Christian …

School threat proves unfounded

A number of greater Cortland area school districts locked down Wednesday after reports of a threat of a school shooting — which later proved false — Cortland County sheriff's officers …

Indians no longer

GROTON  – The Groton Central School District will change its name away from the Indians, following a state ultimatum – to districts across the state – to either change the …

McGraw students honor veterans at wreath-laying

Paul Torrey of McGraw probably wasn't much older than the McGraw High School students clustered Tuesday outside the Lamont Free Library in the village. He had enlisted in the U.S. Navy in October …

Local educator to travel to Mexico with Fulbright

Amoreena Tellaeche is the kind of educator who keeps in touch with children well beyond their days in her classroom. “I like to hear about their accomplishments and how they’ve turned …

Sow-ler power

Bright ideas can start from something small, and for 14-year-old Faith Baker of Cincannatus, that start came from wanting some animals of her own.Soon after she saved up enough money and bought some …

McGraw school celebrates Thanksgiving, community

Dozens of tables were spread out Friday morning on the court of the McGraw Elementary School gymnasium to handle the overflow from the annual Thanksgiving Luncheon. Parents, grandparents and …

Grants activate creative and innovate robots

Four second-graders at Truxton Academy Charter School tried their hands Thursday operating a robot that looked like a small, glowing ball, directing it around a maze and steering it into tiny bowling …

Art with a causeArt packets can be purchased for $20 at Brix, Bru 64, Coffee Mania, New York Bagel, Elfcup Boutique, M&D Deli, Cinch Art Space, Pottery Works Cortland and the TC3 and SUNY …

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