“This Is All I Got –A New Mother’sSearch for a Home”By Lauren SandlerRandom House 2020 I have really enjoyed the heat these past few months. Now things are cooling off. As …
As we enter into another school year, it’s worth reflecting on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the past few school years, presenting unprecedented challenges for students and teachers …
Recently in conversation with friends, I curiously asked them if they knew what Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur actually meant besides some foreign sounding words. They had to admit that no, they …
With a bow in one hand and fiddle in another, Grammy Award-winning musician Amanda Shires brought her Take It Like A Man tour Monday night to the Center for the Arts of Homer. She switched between …
The Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown presents 2022 fall events featuring trivia nights, concert and comedy performers, brunch, a co-produced show and holiday photos. For tickets, updates and …
Christine Han, 24, who just opened Prandium Café & Eatery on Homer Avenue in Cortland is a recent graduate focused on beginning a new venture while finding the small joys in life …
For 26 years, Katie Keyser has opened a window to give Cortland a look at itself. She was there when people began walking to remember their loved ones lost to cancer. She was there when they swam …
Newspaper publishers always trade notes and ideas when we get together — we commiserate over mutual challenges, share solutions to problems and tout new revenue ideas. It was during one of …
Jane Belonsoff of Summerhill wondered what she'd do with her mother's angel collection. Her mother, Josephine Van Marter, died in October under the care of Hospicare, Belonsoff said in an email. …
NORWICH – In 1995, the first Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival had 41 artists. This year, the 28th annual festival will see nearly 100 juried artists on Sept. 10 and 11 at East and West Parks …
I remember reading Al Butler’s good-bye story; it was so touching. The sports editor from Homer put in double the time I did at the Cortland Standard, 40-plus years, a godawful number, and …
The Ake Gallery at the Crescent Commons at 165 Main St., Cortland, will have a special opening 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 23. Its regular hours after that will be noon to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in …
A look at what’s happening in the next week: TODAY Great New York State Fair, through Sept. 5, New York State Fairgrounds in Geddes. Agricultural, animal exhibits, live entertainment, concerts, …
The Dowd Gallery opens the new year this week with the exhibition, "Runaway" by Queens artist and educator Beth Livensperger. The work focuses on how issues of control play out within public …
Maria Reagan, 33, of Cortland is a stay-at-home mother with four children. She entertained the kids at the Suggett Park playground on Thursday, a hot, sunny day. Thankfully, the splash pad was up and …
Joyce Burd Hicks did an about face in her latest novel, “Unexpected Guests at Blackbird Lodge,” moving from senior citizen scenarios in her first book, “Escape from Assisted …
Tabitha Scoville and the Cortland County Historical Society went with an independent contractor to create little mock colonial buildings – and it was a good move. “I looked at online …
Owen Valentine Thomas of McGraw, has received the Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank, the Eagle Scout Award. Thomas, 17, was recognized Agu. 20 at his Court of Honor at the Center for the …
Just when you think you can't handle another zucchini recipe, a reader chips in another enticing idea. Contributions are so appreciated!. We should not have any problem dealing with zucchini this …
Emmanuel Sikora has been writing operas his whole life. Now the 31-year-old Cortlandville man will see the premiere next month of three short operas with the Ukrainian Festival Orchestra and …
Martsje Vanderschaaf-Riehlman, 57, of Preble is a circulation manager at the Phillips Free Library in Homer and works on the family farm with her husband, Doug. She came to the United States from …
Ginger Lella is used to Daytona, Fla., water temperatures — around 83 degrees in a pool she swims at there.So when she jumped into Wickwire pool Wednesday it felt a lot cooler. “Oh, …
Pray for sun and low 70s on Sunday, said Molly Reagan. It's the day of PorchFest Cortland. “I never look at the weather," she said, laughing. "It’s going to happen no matter …
The love affair with zucchini continues as we celebrate the Cortland Farmers Market’s 50th year, supplying local vegetables all summer. And what better ways to mark those 50 years than …
Nicole Belcher can’t wait to hear the live music that will be played along the YMCA’s Rock Around the Block 5K this Sunday. “It sounds fun to have music along the race …
