Free parking in downtown Cortland has been available for decades, but that could be coming to and end if the city moves ahead with a plan to initiate a payment system. The program could use an …

Forget jack-o’-lantern orange; pink is the official color of October, as far as we’re concerned. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Saturday’s edition of the …

There was a big announcement for Central New York last week when Micron Technology unveiled plans for a $100 billion microchip factory in Clay, about 40 minutes north of Cortland. It is difficult to …

We’re not surprised that 15 months after Cortland County legislators voted to largely defund the county’s seven senior centers outside Cortland — instead providing token grants of …

Cortland County Legislature Chairman Kevin Fitch wants a budget with no tax increase, although the levy increases 2%. Homer Supervisor Fred Forbes predicts a 1.1% tax increase; Cortland Mayor Scott …

We're thankful that the pandemic phase of COVID-19 is easing into the endemic stage, although the World Health Organization hasn't declared it over, yet. But easing up regarding COVID means we …

Two things of note passed our eyes in Friday's edition: Veterans, specifically the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 377 of Dryden, announced they had raised so much money to refurbish a …

You could feel it in the air, strolling around at the Great Cortland Pumpkinfest this weekend. Yes, there was a chill that the sun struggled to dispel, but it was something else — perhaps …

Once, the Homer Town Hall was the center of the community. The building opened in 1908 to serve the residents. Village offices were there, town offices, too. The building even featured an opera …

It may not rival the grandeur of the original, but it looks like Cortland County will move ahead next year to build a new dock on Little York Lake in Dwyer Memorial Park. The county Legislature …

You were warned. When the YWCA of Cortland and CAPCO announced a plan to have the city acquire the former Parker Elementary School to be renovated as an early childhood education center — a …

A simple handyman project — say, replacing a fixture in the bathroom — shouldn't take too long, right? We bought the replacement part at the hardware store. We collected the tools we …

Although there's probably never a good time for a community to lose a major employer, this is probably about as good as it gets. Ask nearly any local business, and they'll tell you how difficult …

The legacy may appear unusual: a giant woodchuck outfit; a collection of costumes of The Simpsons; photos of a large, hand-made nuclear power plant, then set on fire. Unusual. Silly, even. But …

Wherever you fall on the spectrum of gun control/gun rights, there is no doubt firearms have played an important role throughout history and shaped our world in many ways, ranging from feeding …

With summer now fading into fall, we know many people are dreading the onset of the cold and dark of winter. Feelings of gloom are bubbling, aided and abetted by the oft-gloomy news of our times …

This week in 1972, Grand Way in Cortland advertised a pork chop combo for 79 cents a pound. Today, in inflation-adjusted dollars, that would be $5.56 a pound. Instead, you can get that same combo for …

The city of Cortland is completing a report justifying how it spent American Rescue Plan funds, a daunting task as the Common Council last year failed to lay the foundation for the spending. The …

We’re optimistic about the transformations taking place in the city of Cortland. It was time for an upgrade, and the gateways to the city and its downtown will benefit from the improvements to …

A community has two valid reasons to institute a user fee for trash removal, such as Cortland's blue bag: to push the cost of the service to the users in proportion to how much they use the service; …

In the worst times of our lives, when we are at our lowest points, there is no way we can express how much it helps to have support to help us through. It seems even more so when it is total …

In 1920, workers at Endicott-Johnson Shoe Corp. in the town of Union in Broome County raised money to erect two stone arches: one at the very eastern edge of the village of Johnson City; the other at …

Children are returning to school this week, with all of the attendant excitement, nervousness and backpacks stuffed full of school supplies. It also means there will be school buses picking up …

If we had to guess, we would predict that the incumbent legislators constitute the majority of people in Cortland County who want the county Legislature to continue at its current size of 17 seats. …

We have been proud of our community’s tenacity in fighting back against opioid addiction. Health agencies have aggressively trained residents in the use of and distributed naloxone, an …