The Cortland County Legislature hired a Buffalo law firm to advise not just on its solar law, but also on other renewable energy laws, a legislator said. Hodgson Russ was hired for a one-time fee …
In a typical Cortland County winter, the freezing weather, lack of food and snow piled so high many deer can’t move in it, their population dwindles. Not this winter. Instead, the …
DRYDEN – An abandoned landfill in Freeville may be going from a massive trash site to a massive source of renewable energy. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority …
Snow and rain – and the runoff that come from them – can bring contaminants to well water, and the Cortland County Health Department suggests you test your well this month for bacteria …
The sounds of bubbling maple sap cut through the rain tapping on the roof of Lime Hollow Nature Center’s sugar shack Saturday as inside, Nate Hardesty kept a close eye on what would become …
GROTON — An application for a 160-megawatt solar power generation facility on the Groton-Lansing border — the largest solar project in the greater Cortland area — is expected to be …
State Sen. Lea Webb said she’s using her seat on the Senate Agriculture Committee – and her relationship with Assembly Member Anna Kelles, who sits on the Assembly Agriculture Committee …
FREEVILLE – The ground remained damp from melting snow Wednesday, despite the sun shining through a nearly cloudless sky as a farmer recalled his childhood on the currently damp land. Tyler …
Following years of discussion, Cortland County could approve an agreement this week with the city of Cortland to establish a municipal vermicomposting project, using worms to break down food waste at …
The red paint marks are like a connect-the-dots puzzle growing across Dwyer Memorial Park. Some dots are on trees pockmarked with woodpecker holes. They're dead, as are others nearby.
The annual statewide burn ban began Thursday in New York, as the state Department of Environmental Conservation warns taht dry spring brush presents the risk of fire. The ban continues through May …
Drips, plops and slushes – all sounds that follow winter storms as the snow melts, much like the one Cortland experienced earlier this week. The water soaks into the ground or becomes runoff, …
TC3 job fair March 22DRYDEN — Tompkins Cortland Community College plans a job and internship fair from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 22 at the BorgWarner Morse TEC Field House at the …
If you ask third-generation dairy farmer Paul Fouts about the dangers of the agriculture industry, he’ll tell you not to get your arm stuck in a running power take-off shaft, and why farm …
Hed: Community Garden Breaks GroundBy JACOB MACKStaff Reporterjmack@cortlandstandard.com As Bryn Carr pulled wooden pallets from the bed of her truck at a greenspace on South Avenue in Cortland, …
While we’re cozied up with a warm drink in winter, rodents are busy seeking food. It can be an ugly surprise in spring to discover they’ve been feeding on our trees and shrubs.Most of us …
Cortland school board plans budget meetingThe Cortland Board of Education plans two meetings March 14 at Smith Intermediate School, 33 Wheeler Ave.: Public budget meeting at 5:30 p.m. Regular …
We might associate the shift from winter into early spring with mud season, birdsong, a new warmth in the air and the joy of longer days.A special feature of higher temperatures in northeastern North …
The response was difficult when a tractor-trailer crashed in June on an Interstate 81 bridge in Cortland, spilling hundreds of gallons of concentrated weed-killer into the Tioughnioga River, said …
If you walked into the Truxton Outpost on Saturday afternoon, you'd be greeted by green leaves, the smell of potting soil, and the anecdotes of Truxton plant lovers. "Everybody says …
Imagine it: A shady grove, maybe by a brook. The bees buzz softly on a warm summer day. All you have to do is plant the trees. Well, and keep them alive. But the Cortland County Soil and Water …
Trees provide so many benefits to our planet and people that the Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District will focus on trees and forests for our next few articles. Trees reduce effects …
McGraw middle schoolers made ice cream in a bag, tied a farmers knot and listened to a bunny’s heartbeat Friday at a recruiting event for FFA. The event was coordinated by Megan Cole, …
Cortland had a lot of questions for Rep. Marc Molinaro during a town hall meeting Thursday, asking about transportation, Medicare, climate, education and the arts. “First and foremost, I …
The village of Marathon is gearing up for the 51st Central New York Maple Festival, the biggest annual fundraising event of the year for many organizations based in and around the village. At the …
