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Eclipse glasses, story times and more

APRIL BOOK RELEASES A selection of some of the most-anticipated releases. • A Calamity of Souls, by David Baldacci • The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and …

Every time I scroll through Petfinders, I want to adopt every dog I see. The old ones whose owner died and now no one wants them. The puppies whose mother was abandoned when she became pregnant …

Snow Angels

Saturday morning. I wake up to a different kind of March Madness. It’s snowing — the heavy, wet kind I know our ancient snowblower cannot handle. At 80, with medical conditions that limit …

Women of Faith will meet at 10 a.m. Friday at the Christian Science Reading Room, 9 Clinton Ave., Cortland. The group’s focus will be “Flowering of faith” and its project will …

Over-the-counter birth control: What to know

You may have heard the news this past August that the FDA has approved the sale of a birth control pill that does not require a prescription. This is great news for folks seeking affordable and …

The YWCA of Cortland will offer a Red Cross lifeguard certification course starting Saturday at the facility on Clayton Avenue in Cortland. The course costs $365 and will have classes 8 a.m. to …

A two-person touring show hopes to teach kids about more than just the story of Alice in Wonderland; it wants to teach them that you don’t need a bunch of people to create theater. Bright …

Dowd Gallery will display and celebrate art created by SUNY Cortland Art and Art History Department students in the spring exhibition Student Select 2024 from April 15 to May 3. An opening …

Plan your fun

SEASONAL EVENTS April 5: The Showcase, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., JM McDonald Sports Complex. April 8: Eclipse viewing, 2 p.m., Lime Hollow Nature Center. April 8: Eclipse viewing, 2 p.m., …

Tickets for the Corn Ducky Derby are on sale in advance of the May 4 event at Suggett Park in Cortland. Tickets are $5, available at the YWCA Cortland, to support the Cortland Community Service …

Nuts for this nut: Cashew chicken

I really, really try to eat all my Christmas goodies before Easter. It’s not always easy. Last Christmas, Santa stuffed my stocking with a collection of pretzels, candied nuts, chocolate, …

New book clubs open a new chapter on reading

We all know what a book club is, but nearby libraries and shops are taking the concept a step further. They are specifying the concept to meet people’s specific needs and interests. Many …

I finally bought a good pair of running sneakers. At full price. I am both thrilled and filled with incredible guilt. My main running partner has been telling me for years that I should not …

Jean Minnell and Marilyn Delorenzo tied with Gail Briggs and Lorraine Khouri in Friday’s duplicate bridge match. Both teams had 12 points. Linda Christy and Jim McConnell came in …

A different kind of looking glass

 Inside of the Marathon train station, the clock still hangs and the ticket booth remains. Instead of travelers coming in and out, two glassblowers live and work, creating art that sells out of more than 100 shops in the United States.

SpaceX launches Starship test flight

Recently, SpaceX performed the third test flight of its Starship rocket. Launched from SpaceX’s launch complex Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, this test was by far the most successful the …

Frederic Pierce, director of communications at SUNY Cortland will discuss “Challenging Times for our Students and Higher Education” at noon April 18 as part of the FOCUS Cortland series. …

Easter Will Come

The small girl in the candy aisle Is complaining to her Mom “I don’t think he’s going to come With all this snow, he may still Be hibernating? Isn’t that …

The Order of the Eastern Star, Cortland Chapter 591, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Masonic Lodge on Route 13 in Cortlandville. Attire for lady officers is short colored and gentlemen dark …

Plan your fun

SEASONAL EVENTS March 30: Easter Egg hunt, 10 a.m. Village Green, Homer. March 30: Easter Egg hunt, 10 a.m., Bennett Street field, McGraw. March 30: Easter Bunny, Easter egg hunt and …

Alice in Wonderland puts bullying into the looking glass

A two-person touring show hopes to teach kids about more than just the story of Alice in Wonderland; it wants to teach them that you don’t need a bunch of people to create theater. Bright …

Just in time for Easter: Candy cane brownies

The candy canes had been hanging from a shelf in the bay window since Christmas. They were a gift from an in-law, meant to dress up a perfectly adequate wrapping job on a Christmas gift. But it …

ITHACA — The Ithaca Farmers Market returns for the season from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 6 at the Steamboat Landing Pavilion. The market plans to offer a variety of products including …

I was bullied a lot as a child. People who were not picked on when they were young probably don’t understand what that is like. Bullies seemed to be drawn to me, like a dog catching the …

Goin’ Nowhere Fast By Tanner G. Johnson self-published 2019 - available through Amazon Life is crazy. How do you make sense of it? It is hard to escape the distractions of everyday life …

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