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With planning for Hospicare’s Women Swimmin’ in full swing now, excitement for the event is growing. It’s the first time since 2019, the event will be in person with all its …

Virtual program on dementiaFree virtual programs for individuals living with dementia, their caregivers and the public are offered by the Alzheimer’s Association — CNY …

'I fell in love with the Rain'

Cloey Tierno is no stranger to song writing. “I started writing songs and singing in the third grade,” said the 17-year-old Cortland girl, who will start her senior year at Cortland …

Ziplining and beating the heat

Jaime Gonzalez of Cortland, 42, is a licensed practical nurse, who was enjoying Suggett Park with her twins and her niece on Friday. What’s on the schedule today? “Hanging out with my …

Access to party for ADAAccess to Independence will celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a party 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at its office, 26 N. Main St., …

Ukraine connection, right on the wall

Cheri Sheridan saw in a historian’s research of Ryah Ludins, the woman who made the wood relief mural at the Cortland Post Office, that she was “Russian born.” Is she really from …

Mary Dexter wins prestigious cemetery research honor

Mary Dexter is not alone in her love of cemeteries and grave stone carvers. When she attends an Association for Gravestone Studies conference, she meets with like-minded people. The topics they cover: How to do grave preservation; sandstone vs. marble markers; urn or willow shapes on stones; and who are the 1900s-era New England carvers.

Unexpected treasures

Patricia Wood of Cortlandville has a message for a woman who bought her heavy brocade bed spread at her July garage sale: She found the set of shams to match them. Give her a call. The sale also …

Hope after COVID-19 delirium

Mike Joyner said he’s never been a fearful person. But when he was in a coma, battling COVID-19, he experienced the most intense emotions ever, particularly fear and regret, while delirious …

LaFayette woman stays busy in the garden

Karen Pavente, 67, of LaFayette, is a retired St. Joseph’s Hospital nurse. “I worked on OB for 47 years,” she said of the obstetrics department, the care of women while pregnant, in …

The Syracuse Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Society awarded $3,000 inscholarships recently. Natalie Day, a Dryden High School graduate, Nathan Healey of Barneveld, a Le …

Grounded in the clouds

Doing loops, aerial dives and rolls up in the sky in a stunt airplane is not insane, Jim Spaller said. It’s simply a matter of precision. “People look at that and say – …

Tee up for YWCA golf tournament The YWCA’s 20th Annual pig-n-par Golf Tournament will take place Aug. 5 at Willowbrook Golf Club in Cortlandville. The captain-and-crew event begins at …

A look in the window: Creative couple loves travel

Mel Latimer grew up in Cortland and lives in England. The 34-year-old comes back in the summer for a visit and was in Suggett Park on Friday, talking to her partner, Phil Coles, 38, who is in …

Bridge scores Barb Gage and Chuck Kasten were first place winners of the Cortland Duplicate Bridge Game with 31 points. Average for the game was 25 points. Second place was Jean Minnella and …

Teens learn traffic safety

Anialae Herbert said driving a car is serious business. The 17-year-old has been at Cortland High School’s driver’s education course the past two weeks and has another two weeks to …

Dexter talk in Glen Haven GLEN HAVEN—Mary L. Dexter, local historian and author of “On the Trail of the Coffin Man,” will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Glen Haven School and …

Romance and nostalgia

Women in the Cincinnatus area contributed over 30 bridal gowns, as well as photos, diary entries and china, to highlight wedding fashion and family heritage in an exhibit that opens Saturday in three …

TODAY “Kiss Me Kate,” through July 16, Cortland Repertory Theatre, Little York Pavilion, Little York. See cortlandrep.org for tickets. Wickwire Pool, open daily noon to 7 p.m. at …

What I know about sports is that my sports-related injury is splinters in my bottom. Yup, starting benchwarmer, the guy the coach looked at when his only choice was how to be disappointed. But I …

An exhibit will be on display in the 4-H Youth Building during the Cortland County Junior Fair through Saturday to mark 50 years of the Robert P. Blatchley Cortland County 4-H Foundation supporting …

Festive on the Fourth of July

The sound of Simon and Garfunkel’s “America” could be heard in the background on Saturday in the early afternoon as people gathered in Dwyer Memorial Park to barbecue, go fishing …

Yellow Lantern Kampground was quiet, except for the sounds of birds chirping, indistinct conversation from different campsites and the occasional laughter from children at the nearby …

College honors two for community involvement on and off campus

Richard Cecconi and Gail VanPatten have more in common than their common employer — they're both retired Homer teachers — might suggest. Kids have activities to enjoy, and a park to …

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