Kids painted pumpkins, played with slime, guessed the number of M&Ms in a jar and ate fall treats at a fall festival Wednesday organized by the Children’s Home of the Wyoming …
Elena Barrett flew a plane before she ever drove a car. At 17, she accomplished her first solo flight in Oswego and is on track to acquire a private pilot license.In September, she received the …
When Kateryna Yanchuk, of Cortlandville moved to America from Ukraine in 2011, she tried making traditinoal Ukrainian food, but but couldn’t find the right ingredients. The flour, ketchup, …
Dana Winant, 25, of McGraw is the owner of Common Grounds at the Crescent Commons in Cortland. She is planning for her wedding as she also plans out her new business. For Halloween, she planned to …
She’s a woman who ate poison toadstool when she was 3 and lived to tell the story. She’s quit jobs, she’s built a house with her father, she loved to dance and she’s on a …
As October rolled around, pumpkins, spiders and ghoulish decorations filled lawns and porches. But one house on Copeland Avenue, Homer, stands out with its dark theme that attracts pedestrians and …
Over the past four decades, the Chiller Haunted House has grown from a small operation based out of a garage to a public spectacle and local Halloween tradition. This year, it will return to the …
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. …
