Her initial plan was to take a semester off during the pandemic. Two years later, Jen Rafferty has traded her job as a middle school music teacher at Cortland High School to help educators improve …
The 28th annual Cortland CROP Hunger Walk will be start at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Grace and Holy Spirit Church, 13 Court St. Participants can choose to register individually or in groups for one- …
Matt Hollenbeck, 35, considers himself a steward of Hollenbeck's Cider Mill in Virgil. He became the owner in 2017. The cider mill has been family owned and operated since 1933. On Oct. 6, he …
Cortland native Andrea Talentino will be inaugurated today as the new president at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. Her father will be there in rhyme.She is the ninth president in the college's …
The other day, I passed a house and saw yellow warning signs posted because chemicals had been sprayed on the lawn, advising the public to stay off the grass for at least 24 hours.Good advice. We …
Dick Bottoff of Cortland remembers the day Ronald James Padavona — you might know him as Ronnie James Dio — approached him to join Padavona’s band. “I graduated from high …
The third annual Chefs Take a Stand Against Domestic Violence event returns after the pandemic delays from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct.20 at The Lookout at Hope Lake Lodge. Limited tickets are on sale for $35 …
James Scheetz, 73, of Homer, found himself exercising Friday at the YWCA Cortland. He has been a member for almost 10 months. He is retired, but has been a baker, jewelry sales person and served in …
Paintings and sculptures have been cropping up in the old boiler room of the Crescent Commons building for months as comedian and artist Paul Kozlowski transformed it into the Ake gallery.Kozlowski, …
Usui reiki master Rhonda Giglio of Homer is on a mission to help people find joy. Giglio, a frequent visitor and participant at the YWCA Cortland, will lead a four-day program that provides space for …
As we enter into another school year, it’s worth reflecting on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the past few school years, presenting unprecedented challenges for students and teachers …
Recently in conversation with friends, I curiously asked them if they knew what Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur actually meant besides some foreign sounding words. They had to admit that no, they …
Christine Han, 24, who just opened Prandium Café & Eatery on Homer Avenue in Cortland is a recent graduate focused on beginning a new venture while finding the small joys in life …
Barbara Craig had a house full after her husband, Gene, died from COVID at age 64. That was in October. Her co-worker and friend, Jim Hopkins, went home and made a tray of lasagna and a pie …
For 26 years, Katie Keyser has opened a window to give Cortland a look at itself. She was there when people began walking to remember their loved ones lost to cancer. She was there when they swam …
Newspaper publishers always trade notes and ideas when we get together — we commiserate over mutual challenges, share solutions to problems and tout new revenue ideas. It was during one of …
Jane Belonsoff of Summerhill wondered what she'd do with her mother's angel collection. Her mother, Josephine Van Marter, died in October under the care of Hospicare, Belonsoff said in an email. …
I remember reading Al Butler’s good-bye story; it was so touching. The sports editor from Homer put in double the time I did at the Cortland Standard, 40-plus years, a godawful number, and …
Maria Reagan, 33, of Cortland is a stay-at-home mother with four children. She entertained the kids at the Suggett Park playground on Thursday, a hot, sunny day. Thankfully, the splash pad was up and …
Joyce Burd Hicks did an about face in her latest novel, “Unexpected Guests at Blackbird Lodge,” moving from senior citizen scenarios in her first book, “Escape from Assisted …
Owen Valentine Thomas of McGraw, has received the Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank, the Eagle Scout Award. Thomas, 17, was recognized Agu. 20 at his Court of Honor at the Center for the …
Emmanuel Sikora has been writing operas his whole life. Now the 31-year-old Cortlandville man will see the premiere next month of three short operas with the Ukrainian Festival Orchestra and …
Martsje Vanderschaaf-Riehlman, 57, of Preble is a circulation manager at the Phillips Free Library in Homer and works on the family farm with her husband, Doug. She came to the United States from …
Ginger Lella is used to Daytona, Fla., water temperatures — around 83 degrees in a pool she swims at there.So when she jumped into Wickwire pool Wednesday it felt a lot cooler. “Oh, …
