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The state will distribute I LOVE NY eclipse glasses at 30 locations ahead of the April 8 total solar eclipse. The eclipse won’t reach totality in Cortland, although it will in Syracuse and …

People who seek to run for the Homer Central District school board can get petitions from the district clerk ahead of the May 21 election. The three-year terms of incumbents Luke Morenus, Emily …

GROTON — The Groton Central School District will have a full day of classes March 29, but will cancel classes April 8 for the total eclipse, it announced Tuesday via social media. …

Pittman found guilty of attempted murder

A jury convicted Tyshawn Pittman on Tuesday morning of all charges – attempted murder, assault and burglary – from a December 2022 shooting, following a week-long trial. Cortland …

Dryden library receives $20,000 grant for accessibility

DRYDEN – Nearly every Monday, a small group from the Racker Center – which offers supportive services to people with disabilities and their families – make its way to the Southworth …

The publisher pushed past my nose a few days ago an announcement of an effort that could make community news organizations like the Cortland Standard more financially viable. Of course, in the …

Jury deliberate a third day in attempted murder case

  Jurors in the trial of a Cortland man accused of trying to shoot and kill his ex-girlfriend’s friend will begin a third day of deliberations this morning at Cortland County Court.

State troopers shoot man in Marathon

State police shot a man Saturday in Marathon following what troopers called a mental health crisis. Troopers were dispatched about 2:15 a.m. at 162 Tim Hill Road, Marathon, to find a 54-year-old …

The Homer Central School Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. March 26 in the Homer Training and Education Center.

Guthrie’s Community Benefit Program will give $9,000 to Racker to support as program to provide Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy to students with severe emotional …

Accused: Terry L. Howard, 43 Charges: Third-degree burglary, a felony; petit larceny, a misdemeanor; harassment, a violation Details: Howard broke into a locked office and maintenance room …

Eric Mulvhill, the economic development and community relations specialist for the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency and Business Development Corp. discusses what Cortland can expect in …

Victim’s tears close testimony

Johnessa B. Wing cried at times Thursday morning in a Cortland County courtroom as a recording of her call for help after being shot in the neck was played for a jury in the trial of a man accused of …

A day at the library

At 9:35 a.m. Monday, you get your choice of parking spaces. With only three other cars in the lot next to the Cortland Free Library, I was able to take a space near the front door. The outside …

Cost to restore defendants’ competency hurts, county says

Cortland County spent $230,000 last year providing resources to three people – who were mentally ill or developmentally disabled – to restore competency so they could stand trial. And a …

Dryden fire departments agree to develop plans with town

DRYDEN – You can’t say the Dryden Town Board didn’t give the town’s fire departments enough time. The board spent more than an hour Thursday discussing how it would …

Jury considers Pittman’s fate

Jurors will resume deliberations Monday in the case of a Cortland man accused of attempted murder, charged with shooting a woman in the neck in December 2022 in an apartment on Main Street in …

County seeks public input for strategic development

 Why would you suggest somebody else move here? What would you like changed in order to feel that way? Cortland County officials want to know. The county Planning Department will begin …

The St. Anthony’s Day Italian Festival will be June 8 and 9, but events actually begin June 1, the planning committee announced Friday.

Four people were injured Thursday afternoon in a motor vehicle accident at Kinney Gulf Road and Route 281 in Cortlandville, firefighters reported. Firefighters were dispatched about 2:45 p.m., …

One person is homeless after a kitchen fire Thursday Night on Park Street ikn Cortland got into the building’s walls and roofline, the Cortland Fire Department reported. Firefighters …

Fresh art, reused materials

It’s one thing if an object can be saved from a landfill and taken into a new home. It’s another thing altogether if it can be saved from a landfill, and be used to create something …

Cayuga Health will have a free, interactive webinar, “Digestive Health and Colon Cancer Prevention,” at 5:30 p.m. march 26. The webinar features a panel of healthcare experts who …

A ban on residential brush burning across New York begins Saturday, reports the state Department of Environmental Conservation and firefighting organizations. The seasonal ban, first enacted in …

Incumbent village board members in Dryden and Groton are uncontested for re-election in Tuesday’s village elections, the Tompkins County Board of Elections reports. In Dryden, Daniel W. …

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