To the Editor: I read Bonnie Carlson’s letter in the April 5 paper about Pets-A-Plenty and shared a similar, nostalgic sentiment. I read that they were closing and wanted to take my five …
I found a dime on the hallway floor outside the high school band room and I was ecstatic. I knew the technical director for the upcoming stage production kept provisions backstage. For 25 cents, …
Eight-year-old Daryna Kosarieva walked up to the stranger sitting in her living room and asked to give him a hug. It was a rebirth of hope. She’s safe, now. Warm and dry and learning …
Bob Howe, the longtime Republican elections commissioner who died in February, could be quite a character. Howe seemed to relish making provocative statements in otherwise normal conversations, and …
To the Editor:Cortland’s Assemblywoman, Anna Kelles (D-125NY), testified before the US Senate Subcommittee of Ed Markey (D-Mass.) about the environmental problems caused by cryptocurrency …
To the Editor:On March 23, when I happened to be walking down West Road, I decided to go to Pets-A-Plenty, as I had not been there in a while. I noticed that their double-sided sign was not by the …
Cortland County’s traffic ticket diversion program sounded like a good idea a couple of years ago when it was first proposed, but we had no idea how successful it would be. Since late 2020, …
We worried about the two gaping holes in the pearly white smile of Cortland’s industrial sector. When Voyant announced last fall it would shut down its Cortland facilities, leaving nearly …
To the Editor: The oath of office our elected president of the United States takes: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, …
When the town of Dryden began planning a municipal broadband service a few years ago to improve access to internet in rural areas not served by private companies, we thought it was a great idea. …
Late last year, we wrote about Cortlandville firefighter Jonathan Alteri, who was honored by the Cortlandville Town Board for rescuing Gregory Robinson of Cortlandville on Dec. 16 from a vehicle …
To the Editor: In his March 17 letter, “What about Pelosi?” John Kinneally compares the rude behaviors of two Congress Representatives: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Pelosi. I offer no …
Being alone and in need of help is a difficult position to be in, regardless of the cause. Senior citizens and people with drug addictions are two groups of people who can find themselves isolated. …
To the Editor: Oh no, here we go again, trying to determine what to do with the invasion of solar and how to tax such a project though a PILOT. It really is very simple, solar companies need to pay …
One of the political difficulties of living in Cortland County is that it’s on the back end of every legislature district that represents it. The 19th Congressional District is a dumbbell …
To the Editor:In response to “Our Opinion” of March 23, “Free lunch for all is worth it.” Husband and wife are shopping for a new vehicle. Wife: “Honey, are you …
It’s spring now, and that’s when humans start spending more time in the woods and fields, and when ticks reappear following the ravages of winter.Well, the ravages of winter ain’t …
To the Editor: Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) has proposed a “national divorce” which would divide our country in two: red states and blue states. She would have to rewrite our Pledge …
When Groton schools began offering free lunches to all students five years ago, the number of students who stopped in the nurse’s office complaining of stomach aches in the morning dropped …
To the Editor: I am writing this letter after reading “County reverses on new mileage policy” and the related editorial in Thursday’s edition of the Cortland Standard and confess, …
Two greater Cortland area basketball teams had amazing seasons and advanced to the state semifinals this year, but no further. Even in “defeat,” however, these student athletes have …
To the Editor: Soon — perhaps really soon — our politicians, school districts and county IDA have to make a smart decision on how to tax the Homer-EDF Solar Project. What is the amount of …
Two things stopped a child sex abuser last week: the definition of the word “gratification”; and one girl’s courage. Mitchell L. Padbury, 63, of Marathon, was convicted of six …
March is the month that celebrates Women’s History, Daylight Savings Time and the Oscars. I will discuss only one of them.Women have had a rough millennium, what with being drowned or burned at …
As the Homer Town Board weighs rules to govern digital billboards proposed on Interstate 81, it faces broader questions about the community’s future. The town’s last comprehensive …
