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SUNY police want women to make up 30% of its force

Despite making up more than half the U.S. population, women make up only 12% of its police officers. SUNY Cortland’s police department hopes to change that. The department plans to …

FFA fair brings agriculture to Marathon students

Four Kune Kune pigs sat squealing in a small fenced enclosure as Marathon students as Faith Baker told the pigs’ story. “The Kune Kune are natural grazers,” said Baker, a …

Parker School in limbo after child-care project collapses

The city of Cortland will study its options for the former Parker Elementary School after two groups planning to convert the building to a child-care center announced they are dropping their project due to …

Schools take mental health into their own hands

Educators and administrators say students need mental health resources more than ever. That does not mean they are getting them. Mental health counseling jobs have a 40% vacancy rate statewide, a …

Parker project dies

A plan to re-purpose the former Parker Elementary School in Cortland as a child-care facility operated by CAPCO and the YWCA of Cortland has died, organizers announced Tuesday. "All three partners …

Field Days introduce students to nature

Seven DeRuyter Middle School sixth-graders stood in a row Friday morning, their right feet on a long 4- by 4-inch wide wooden post, their left feet on a similar post parallel to the first. They …

Playing catch up

For many local schools, September marked the first return to normal instruction since March 2020. As the U.S. education system mourns its instructional time losses, it must also grapple with the …

The $100,000 Cortland County has allocated from federal COVID-recovery grants has recouped some spending on mental-health care in schools, but still doesn’t solve the problem, a health agency …

TC3 grant to create 4 micro-credentials now, more later

DRYDEN — The $150,000 grant that Southern Tier 8 announced Wednesday for Tompkins Cortland Community College is, in itself, not a large amount, but think of it as seed money, the planning …

Free school meals remain after pandemic program ends

School districts across the country, and the greater Cortland area, resumed charging for breakfasts and lunches this month when federal aid that provided free lunches to all students during the …

TC3 enrollment climbs, with more new, full-time students

DRYDEN – As the fall semester enters full swing, an increasing number of students are taking advantage of community college offerings, leading to an increase in enrollment at Tompkins Cortland …

The cemetery up the hill

Hidden above McGraw High School, just beyond the baseball diamond, is a piece of national history. In 1848, McGraw baptists founded New York Central College as the America’s first …

SUNY Cortland welcomes record freshman class

Kaylee Cummings and Meghan Miskovic paused Thursday as they were about to enter Bishop Hall at SUNY Cortland. Sure, they’d heard the college had enrolled its largest freshman class – …

AURORA — Wells College in Aurora announced Wednesday it has named Karey T. Pine its new associate vice president for academic and student affairs and dean of students. Pine has 35 years …

SUNY Cortland welcomes student loan forgiveness

tmc,KC– SUNY Cortland welcomes student loan forgiveness More than 60% of SUNY Cortland students have student loans, and a college representative said on Tuesday that President Joe …

Little steps back in time

Children ran to and from a mini-log cabin Saturday at the Cortland County Historical Society. A raging, but artificial fire lit the cabin, and kids could get a gander at 19th Century fashion, a …

Gus Barn at Lime Hollow Nature Center in Cortlandville will reopen next month as BOCES classroom space following a nearly four-month renovation funded, in part, with $100,000 in American Rescue Plan …

TC3 spreads word on new aid to part-time students

DRYDEN -- The state's announcement to extend its Tuition Assistance Program to part-time students this fall has officials at Tompkins Cortland Community College pressing to get the word out to …

DRYDEN — The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program announced Monday that Tompkins Cortland Community College President Amy Kremenek is one of 26 leaders selected for the 2022-23 class of …

S'mores, nachos and a scavenger hunt: Students return next week

No mask, no booster, and no negative test — SUNY Cortland students arriving for the semester starting next week will instead find s'mores, nachos, lawn games, chocolate fountains and a …

McGraw teacher named State History Teacher of the Year

Caitlin Goodwin was recently recognized as the best history teacher in the state. Her colleagues say they are proud and impressed. But not surprised. “She is certainly well deserving of this …

SUNY Cortland has named an Allegeny College administrator its next chief of staff. April Thompson will start Sept. 1, college President Erik Bitterbaum announced this week. Thompson is vice …

Three Bear Daycare hopes business change is just right

The restaurant of the Three Bear Inn in the village of Marathon is being converted to a day-care center, its new co-owner said Wednesday. Megan Decker, who now owns the business along with her …

Two grants to support farm-to-school program

Branden Brown, the owner of Trinity Valley Dairy in Homer, is considering providing his dairy products to children at schools in Cortland County to support a farm-to-school program. “I mean, …

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