Retired nurses group meets Jan. 2 The Cortland retired nurses will meet at Perkins Restaurant in Cortland at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The speaker will be County Coroner Denise Bushnell. A short …
There’s no question about it—the pandemic separated people in a way they’ve never been separated before. Almost four years later, we’re still seeing the …
It’s a middle step for employee and employer alike: Rather than requiring a two-year degree or even a one-year certification, some employers need just a few classes to give employees …
2023 has been another year of growth for the arts in the Cortland area. From new venues, to new shows to reinventing historical concepts. Duck and Red Octopus Short film fest The Ake …
DRYDEN — Tompkins County residents are eligible to earn a microcredential in spring 2024 from Tompkins Cortland Community College for free, funded by a Tompkins County grant, the college …
In 2019, Westley, a black lab, was guiding the CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind through the New York City Marathon. Now he spends his time guiding Cortland High School students to an emotionally …
The fans drifted in in ones and twos nearly two hours before the team arrived. They weren’t sure what to expect, not even sure when the champions would show up. They complained of the cold …
Dryden students grow vegetables for school lunches DRYDEN — Dryden High School students aren’t eating the same squares of pizza every day in the cafeteria. They’re …
How would Cortland Mayor Scott Steve look wearing a cardinal? Would you rather Naperville, Ill., Mayor Scott Wehrli wear a dragon? The two mayors have a bet: The mayor of the city of the losing …
Two years ago, Alison Sharpe introduced the agriculture program to Homer Junior High School. This month, the National Association of Agricultural Educators deemed her the best new agriculture teacher …
A new math program at Cortland Enlarged City School District has fourth-graders calculating the area of pentominoes, and kindergartners learning fractions. The Bridges Math program was …
GROTON – Groton Central School District graphic design students got creative with their interpretations of a grizzly bear, showing the bear waving, popping out of a “G,” scratching …
Security systems, an automated external defibrillator and improved facilities are among many benefits anticipated for nonprofit education programs in Cortland County that will share $57,000 in grants …
GROTON – Groton Central School District has received more than 200 ideas for a new mascot from students and the community, said Superintendent Margo Martin. The three finalists will be …
DRYDEN – Publishing a magazine isn’t just a bunch of writing. It’s more than art, too. It’s understanding design and technology, planning, organization, analyzing both the …
It was 8 a.m. The high schoolers skipped their morning coffee – they didn’t need it. They were rocking out, tuning basses, cheering friends and debating whether the color of the stage lighting matched the vibe of the song.
DRYDEN – Look in the trash cans of the Dryden High School cafeteria: You’ll find 5,000 plastic forks, tossed away every month. Students will soon reduce that number to zero, said …
SUNY Cortland sophomore Kaylee Evans is lobbying today at the New York State Capitol to get the New York HEAT Act passed. Next month, she will be interning there. Evans is the first SUNY …
SUNY Cortland will address a larger-than-expected budget deficit – $8.6 million – without layoffs of program cuts, the college announced this week. The projected deficit for this …
DRYDEN – Three young cows that were on the lam for a week from an auction house in the village were captured early Wednesday afternoon and returned to Empire Livestock. The company hired a …
DRYDEN – Dryden students were advised this week to leave their red capes at home after three cows went on the lam, school district officials announced. Over Thanksgiving break, Dryden …
DRYDEN – While doing holiday shopping, anyone can go to Walmart or Target and pull something off the shelf, said Jonathan Majka, a graphic design student and peer tutor at Tompkins Cortland …
Homer tenth-grader Loralie Austen’s account for school meals was just in the negatives, she said, but she recently got funds added in, so she can still eat. Starting Dec. 1, she’ll no …
SUNY Cortland has been named among the top 50 colleges in the nation to accommodate people with disabilities, and 2021 graduate Jenny Riekert can explain why. “I almost always received the …
