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Big-hearted dad looks to help

Brandon Thomas, 23, of Cortland, a home health care worker, was enjoying a Friday family fun day at Suggett Park in Cortland. - What’s on the schedule today? “Taking my daughter, …

Back on its feet

Helen Leet is not afraid to experiment. She made a painting of the Alps, a subject that is daunting in itself, with an unusual material — fiber paste mixed with acrylic paint — to get …

Country TV star kicks off Country Music Park season

Bonnie Hendrickson grew up listening to Hank Williams’ music. “Hank Williams was my mom’s favorite singer. We listened to him so much, I knew all the words.” …

Christine Buck has a history lesson for us

When Christine Buck was young, she wasn’t too interested in her history classes. That would change years later, and now she can’t stop researching local history. Buck, a former …

Irreverent, exuberant

“Hair,” the in-your-face rock musical featuring free-loving hippies protesting the Vietnam war opens Cortland Repertory Theatre’s 50th season this week at the Pavilion Theater in …

St. Anthony’s Festival goes live this weekend

Carl Fadale squeezes in his cooking for the St. Anthony’s Festival when he can. “I made a meat sauce last week,” said the parishioner at the Pomeroy Street church. As in 80 …

Homer woman says pandemic is ‘liberating’

Amanda Halliwell, of Homer, is an administrative assistant at SUNY Cortland. The 54-year-old spent Friday at her daughter’s house in Cortland, helping her staff a garage sale. - What’s …

Lori Megivern to be honored

Being a union president for Cortland High teachers was important work, Lori Megivern said. She filled the mostly volunteer post for 19 years. “Basically it was an equity thing. The teachers …

Westminster chimes sound in Cincinnatus

Beth MacRae never thought she’d see new chimes in the belfry of the Cincinnatus Area Heritage Society. A project of that scope would have taken years to pull off. Years. “I …

Volunteer drivers needed

Bob Messinger never thought he’d see the day when he wouldn’t have enough drivers to get veterans to medical appointments. “It’s a horrible situation,” Messinger …

Preparing for Memorial Day

Laura Call, of McGraw, and Ronna Blum, of Homer, both retirees, were sprucing up a flower bed Friday at the Burns-McCauliffe American Legion Post. They want the landscape to look good for a Memorial …

Enjoying the dog days

Tammy Barrows-Goddard wanted to remember her chocolate lab, Josie, in a special way. When the dog died, the Cortland woman started a canine comfort service – called “Josie’s …

It will be celebration time for Lonnie Park and guests 7 to 10 p.m. June 10 as the Center for the Arts of Homer throws a concert honoring the Freeville artist and producer at the 72 S. Main St., …

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