The city of Cortland will extend its yard waste pick up services through the summer, the city has announced. The city Department of Public Works, starting Monday, will pick up yard waste the …
The City of Cortland is obligated to run parks, fix roads, keep water clean and pay its bills. To do these things, it needs people. There have been fewer of them lately in key positions, straining …
By KAYLA GUILLEN Staff Intern Kguillen@cortlandstandard.com Children lined up at Suggett Park in Cortland to get a free …
Nellie Randall came to Homer in 1909 from Scotland. She ran restaurants in Homer and Tully before she went to Washington, D.C., during WWII, where she was in charge of dining services for the joint …
Skaneateles Lake trout topic of talk The Glen Haven Historical Society will present a program, “Summer Trout Fishing on Skaneateles Lake,” at 10:30 a.m. July 13 at the Glen Haven …
Thousands of SUNY Cortland Alumni are registered for the alumni weekend next week, which begins Thursday, according to an email from the SUNY Cortland Alumni Association. From July 11 to 14, …
Cortland voters will decide whether to abolish the city’s two elected constable positions in November, jobs Mayor Scott Steve said are obsolete. The Cortland Common Council set a public …
If the hee-haws at your home have gone silent, the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office might have found the cause. Sheriff’s officers located a donkey or mule around 4 a.m. Wednesday on …
Cortland City Police Chief Paul Sandy has lived by, and told his officers to live by, one rule since he began his career in 1985; everybody goes home. After 40 years of abiding by and imparting …
Economic development efforts, infrastructure improvements — like road and bridge repairs — and the expansion of health and social services were highlighted in Thursday’s State of …
Less than four months after naming two long-time employees to lead the organization, the Cortland Community SPCA has experienced a serious setback with the resignation of one …
Here’s your gentle reminder that “legal sparkling devices” are the only type of firework that’s legal in New York state, Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a news release. …
The head of the committee developing Cortlandville’s comprehensive plan for the town’s future said he wants to get a completed plan to the Town Board between September and December. …
The City of Cortland Police Department, one of several agencies looking to fill jobs, is trying a new recruitment method: posting online a video of officers sharing what made them want to pursue this …
Now that the town of Dryden has been awarded a $9 million grant by that state of New York, town residents – and those of the town of Caroline – may want some answers on when they can get …
Cortland emergency personnel used CPR to save a 39-year-old Cortland man’s life, another in several successful CPR applications this year. Cortland Fire Department Deputy Chief Derek Reynolds …
Summer reading is coming in hot with challenges at local libraries to keep people’s heads in the books. “If you think reading isn’t for you, you just haven’t found the …
Some years ago, the owners of the Cortland Standard sat with the managers, including me, to discuss ways to save money. Someone suggested we eliminate our syndicated columnists; they’re …
A 37-year-old Truxton man pleaded guilty Friday in Cortland County court to burglary and larceny charges in a plea agreement that settles five cases, including an attempted murder charge alleging he …
A 31-year-old Cortland man pleaded guilty Friday in Cortland County Court for his role allowing his brother, who had physical and mental disabilities, to die atop a soiled mattress in a bug-infested …
Before diverging into 128 separate paths, Homer High School graduates leave the incoming freshmen with some advice before Saturday’s graduation ceremony: anything’s possible. …
Casey Knapp of Preble chased geese across the land his family has worked for four generations – he’ll be the fifth. He’ll chase gees, run equipment, milk cows, raise beef, pork …
When Vivian Bosch saw the joy on her grandchildren’s faces as they ripped the packaging open for their books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Cazenovia, she had an idea – …
The state Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Fire Prevention and Control and the state Department …
Cortland County legislators approved spending $6.4 million Thursday to renovate the new mental-health building – much of it grant-funded, but still more than the $5 million in federal grants. …
