Day after day, 6-year-old PJ Westcott sat behind his lemonade stand: Lemonade, 75 cents a cup. Maybe some brownies. He planned to sell enough to buy a bike. He got enough with one sale – to …
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 …
Irma Quinones stood on the porch of her Clinton Avenue home, looking over the plot of wildflowers past the sidewalk. “I’m sure it'll look beautiful when it's done, but right now, if …
They began by agreeing on a mission statement: to create a diverse and sustainable forest that provides recreation and enjoyment for Cortland County and surrounding area residents. Members of …
A year ago this month, Tom Leahy of Locke found out he had stage 4 prostate cancer — just as the Renzi Cancer Center at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center opened. "It was a scary thing to …
Investigators continue seeking a cause into the explosion Sunday of a food trailer at the Great Cortland Pumpkinfest. Cortland Fire Chief Wayne Friedman said the explosion was caused by a …
Come for the corn maze. Stay for the robotic cow milking. Trinity Valley’s corn maze on Route 13 in Truxton helps people get lost for an hour or two, but on the other side is a chance to see …
Afriye Kawakye-Talbot smiled as she talked about her experience Saturday at the Great Cortland Pumpkinfest. She sold all the art she brought by early afternoon. The 11-year-old daughter of Alfredo …
A food trailer exploded Sunday morning outside the Great Cortland Pumpkinfest, blowing the roof off the vehicle and debris as much as 35 feet away. Cortland fire investigators were seeking the …
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 …
Steve DiPaolo and his family navigated a rapidly changing housing market over two years, seeking a house to return to their hometown. They closed on it Wednesday. It’s in Cortlandville. …
The engraving around the circular white limestone World War I memorial in Courthouse Park in Cortland reads “Lest we forget Cortland County’s sons and daughters who served in the World …
For decades, if kids could play, Bob SanJule helped make it happen as chairman of the city Youth Advisory Commission. Two years after his death, his family has donated a pavilion at Suggett Park in …
With the help of state grants, three Cortland County farmers hope to reduce their environmental effect and prepare for increasingly turbulent weather driven by climate change. Gov. Kathy …
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 …
People told Cortland County Legislator Linda Jones recently they worried that trees marked with paint at Dwyer Memorial Park in Little York were destined for removal. They are. But there's …
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 …
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 …
Municipalities are finally getting beyond the uncertainty and financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years as they draft their 2023 budgets. Still, they feel the pressure of …
The Parker School Committee, which has been planning a project to convert the former school into a child care center, met behind closed doors Monday and declined afterward to comment on their …
Thousands of customers visit Hollenbeck’s Cider Mill each fall. The most dedicated arrive early to vie for a good spot in line opening day. Hollenbeck’s opened its doors for the season …
They ate; they sang; they laughed; they cried; and they remembered the fight that changed their lives and homes. The Cortland County Historical Society had its Dumpbusters Reunion Saturday morning for participants and supporters of the Taylor low-level radioactive waste dumping protests to celebrate 30 years since a Supreme Court victory pivotal to keeping the waste out of Cortland County.
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 …
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 …
