A safe space for family caregivers to share their experiences, challenges and successes meets from 3 to 4 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month. The meeting is available in person at Access to …
After a bout with blood clots in my calf and lungs during a trip to North Carolina and a five-day hospital stay in October, my doctor in Cortland reviewed all the test results and concluded I had …
Tim Lockwood, the executive director of Catholic Charities of Cortland County, will speak March 21 at Focus Cortland. The topic of his discussion from noon to 1 p.m. at the United Presbyterian …
Nancy Dafoe said the roosters on the island of St. Thomas don’t sound like the cock-a-doodle roosters around here. They screech. “I was woken up at 4 a.m. ‘My God. Someone …
Andy Warhol has his soup cans. Monet had his bodies of water. When Cortland artist Michelle LoGerfo starts painting, it often ends up as a bunny – or hot dog. Michelle LoGerfo, a …
Recently, I interviewed best-selling author Andy Weir. Weir has written phenomenal science fiction novels, the most notable being The Martian, Artemis, and his latest, Project Hail …
Learn how to make your own eclipse viewer at a workshop March 27 at the Center for the Arts of Homer. The workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m. will show participants how to use a box, some aluminum foil …
The Cortland County Office for Aging is accepting nominations for the 2024 Senior Citizen of the Year Award. Director Pearl Reed-Klein said the sky’s the limit when it comes to the …
AmeriCorps Seniors seeks volunteers over 55 to help provide breaks for family caregivers, the non-profit announced in a release. The program recruits, trains and places volunteers in …
With St. Baldrick’s Day approaching, the topic of beards has been on my mind. Cortland city police officers have been growing beards in recent months in advance of the event, which …
Linda Christy and Jim McConnell won Friday’s weekly duplicate bridge game with 14.5 points. Barb Gage and Chuck Kasten were second with 12.5 points. Kim Sharpe and Laura Simon were third …
The Zonta Club of Cortland is accepting applications from local nonprofits that align with its mission to help improve the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status …
Birders will join forces for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count next week across the world. The 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count takes place Friday through Feb. 19. Knowing where birds …
As the joy of the holidays and thrill of the New Year have settled, it is easy to find yourself feeling the winter blues. The short and dark days can lead you feeling tired and glum, and the spark of …
A safe space for family caregivers to share their experiences, challenges and successes meets from noon to 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month. The meeting is available in person at Access …
While the aisles of chocolate with logos and catchphrases at the grocery store can seem like tempting, easy gifts at first glance, there is nothing unique about them. Personal gifts are better …
Growing up, my friends and I had a cardinal rule that I follow to this day: Never leave a ballgame before it’s over. There were no exceptions. We looked down in disdain as others headed …
When Jeanetta Laudermilk, owner of the Truxton Outpost, realizes there isn’t something fun to do on a weekend, she gives her customers an outlet to learn a new skill, she said.
Jean Minnella and Sandy Baden tied Friday with Debbie Kellogg and Chuck Kasten for first place in the weekly duplicate bridge game with 13 points. Barb Gage and Jim McConnell tied with Gail …
There is a final wrinkle (for now) to the story about Cortland County’s early pioneers. Rhoda and Joseph Beebe, and Amos Todd are usually credited as the first pioneers to settle in the county. …
A few nights ago, Ben let me sleep straight through the night after about four days of getting me up at midnight, 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. He’d been sick for a few days he’d been sick and so …
On Feb. 5, 2002, NASA and the European Space Agency launched RHESSI — or the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager. RHESSI studied the Sun’s solar flares over a period of …
A few months after I ended up in a North Carolina hospital in October with blood clots in my lungs, I’m working to get back on track exercising. The doctor told me not to run for six …
The Good Life By Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz – Simon & Schuster 2023 What is the formula for living a life that we truly enjoy and makes us feel our time here has been well …
