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It feels hopeless– Nights spent praying, and days spent worrying. All hopeless. In my dreams, All is well in Ukraine. Families are walking to the park, Without the …

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County has welcomed new addition to the staff, Lisa Woodruff, horticulture educator. Woodruff has been an avid gardener for almost two decades and …

Cortland City Chapter 591 Eastern Star will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Masonic Temple on Route 13 in Cortlandville. The event will be an awards night. Lady officers will wear short …

Kids' mural takes you places

Look at the new mural at the Center for the Arts of Homer. It’s a creation of 36 clay tiles – millenia-old technology created by a bunch of teenagers – hanging in the box office. Wait a second. Is that a QR code on one of the tiles in the corner?

Tickets are discounted through Sept. 26 for Chefs Take a Stand Oct. 3, a chance to see what morsels 20 or 30 greater Cortland area leaders can serve up when they’re not actually doing their day …

Old enough to take a nap; maybe get belly rubs, too

Ben had a bad spell back in May. He stopped eating for a few days, couldn’t get up without help, and only walked with assistance. By the time I got him in to see the vet, he was starting …

Cortland takes steps to prevent suicide

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and is a time to remember those who have died by or who have been affected by suicide, as well as to connect individuals to treatment …

DRYDEN — Gerard Aching, director of the Underground Railroad Research Project, will discuss the history of the Underground Railroad in Central New York at 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Southworth Library …

A group of women artists, dancers, and writers in Cortland and contiguous counties will launch a year-long project Sept. 9 to bring women artists of all forms together to create a world of equality. …

Pottery Works on East Court Street in Cortland will donate clay, glazes, firing and studio times to students who want to make pots for an Empty Bowls fundraiser Friday evening for First Friday. …

Crew-7 boards International Space Station

In the early morning of Aug. 26, SpaceX launched its seventh crew to the International Space Station. Crew-7 consists of four members from around the world: •Jasmin Moghbeli from NASA …

The Cortland County Area Agency on Aging will organize a series of nature walks starting in September for people over 60. The first, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 20, will be at Lime Hollow Nature Center, …

I always tried to save a buck when I can. Maybe to a fault. I bought a 2008 Toyota RAV4 about a year and a half ago. I love it because it gives me room for lugging around all of my stuff, there …

Living plants can help you dye

Did you ever get a plant stain on your clothing and have had a hard time getting it out? That may be because plants can make wonderful natural dyes that bond well to many clothing fibers like cotton …

No pit stop for Pitman

Betty Ann Pitman has played hardball and softball; she’s led children and saved lives – and for this, Pitman was named Cortland County 2023 Senior Citizen of the Year. The …

Sophie Clough, collections and research assistant of the Cortland County Historical Society, will discuss “Cortland County Immigrants: Identity and Influence,” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Glen Haven …

‘My story is in there, too’

Two millionaires, and a boy who loved trees. Charles Yaple, a retired SUNY Cortland professor, has published a book following the lives of three men from Richford whom he believed changed the …

Vanishing Point: The Search for a B-24 Bomber Crew Lost on the World War II Home Front By Tom Wilber Cornell University Press, $29.95 On the evening of Feb. 17, 1944 — right about 10:35 …

No leash on me, but don’t try the food test

At a meeting the other day, a group of us were talking about social gatherings. The question came up about what kind of social gathering I might find bearable. A friend said, “it would have to …

The League of Women Voters of Cortland County announced Jo Schaffer will receive the 2023 Alice Walker Award. Schaffer will be honored at the annual dinner meeting 5:30 p.m. June 1 at the Center …

Mark Mezzo, kindergarten: “Ms. Bri because she teaches us and she …

Camryn Davis, 7, of Cortland is a first-grader at F.S. Barry Primary School. On Wednesday, he was riding his bike at Beaudry Park while his brother played baseball.Camryn likes to play soccer and …

A match made with science

DRYDEN — Anne Clark and David Wilson of Dryden met in La Selva, Costa Rica 50 years ago. Recently the married couple took a three-week working trip back there to revisit the biological station. …

‘What’s the last book you read?’

Larry King asked it often, not because he was a high school principal, but simply because he wanted to learn about people: “What’s the last book you read?” “That seems like …

Family is big part of her life

MacKenzie Heath, 32, of Cortland is the activity director at Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.Heath was a certified nursing assistant, which led her to this job where she creates programs …

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