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The Cortland County Office for Aging will have a presentation Thursday on new advances in Alzheimer’s treatment, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. The event will be 3 to 4 …

I do my best thinking when I’m asleep. For the longest time, I would have a brilliant thought in the middle of the night, wake up and think, “I’ve got to do that …

NASA launches Europa Clipper

NASA launched on Thursday the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon. Europa is one of the four Galilean moons discovered by Galileo himself. Among the other moons and even planets in our …

The 12th annual Little York Fall Fiber Arts Festival will be this weekend at the Little York Pavilion at Dwyer Memorial Park in Preble. The event, a fundraiser for Cortland Repertory Theatre …

Jean Minnella and Sandy Baden won Friday’s duplicate bridge game with 15.5 points. Lorraine Khouri and Gail Briggs were second with 13.5 points. Barb Gage and Chuck Kasten were third with …

We’re going to need a lot more dogs to balance the cats

I’m really not sure how cat hoarders do it. I can barely walk across the kitchen without tripping over a cat. I’m not sure how I’d manage it if I had 20. Three is bad enough. …

I have to admit, I am a little old fashioned in some ways. That includes when it comes to buying things. In many cases, I prefer to make purchases at brick-and-mortar stores, where I can see and …

Army experience resonates half a lifetime later

Resonance: Fear, Dread and Love in the Crucible of Army Life by Marc Marin 2024 What were any of us doing 20-some years ago? In our memories, are those years alive with sensation? Cloaked in …

ITHACA – The Friends of Tompkins County Public Library will have its annual Fall Book Sale over three long weekends at 509 Esty St., Ithaca: Oct. 12 to 14; Oct. 19 to 21 and Oct. 26 to 29. …

The Tompkins County Bullying Prevention Task Force has announced a dozen events its third annual “United in Kindness” program in October, coinciding with National Bullying Prevention …

Tricks, treats and hauntings at the library

OCTOBER 2024 BOOK RELEASES A selection of some of the most-anticipated releases. • Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir, by Ina Garten • The Bletchley Riddle, by Ruta …

The last planet in our solar system

On Sept. 23, 1846, Johann Gottfried Galle discovered Neptune using a series of mathematical equations. The planet isn’t visible from Earth without a telescope, so Galle and other …

I recently picked up a new chore at the office. I am very familiar with the project. Every week, I complete the Good Old Days briefs that run on the Opinion page each day. These are portions of …

Uncertainty can bring with it a certain creative magic

Uncertain – The wisdom and wonder of being unsure by Maggie Jackson Prometheus Books 2023 As we make our way through life we long for clarity and understanding. When I was younger, I …

Fifteen members of Ladies Literary Club of Cortland opened the club’s season Sept. 18 at the home of Nancy Rehkugler. Dianne Webster read a poem written in 1925 by Mary F. Henry, depicting …

Dr. Andrew Hyland, director of the New York State Quitline and chair of the Department of Health Behavior at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, will be the featured presenter for a free …

A SUNY Cortland homework assignment has turned into a published book series. Joel Robinson, who works part-time at his family’s business, Robinson Family Jewelers, recently graduated from …

DRYDEN — Southworth Library in Dryden will host the SciStart-HHMI Flyways programs to promote migratory bird conservation and citizen science. The Flyways Citizen Science Program, a …

Writing this column has me relating many personal things. As a long-time newspaper reporter and editor, I always preferred to be anonymous. The story is always more important than who wrote it, as …

The Order of the Eastern Star, Homer Chapter 222, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Masonic Lodge on Route 13 in Cortlandville. A rehearsal for the draping of the altar will be at 6:45 p.m. …

ITHACA — Friends of the Ithaca Farmers Market will have an Oktoberfest-themed harvest celebration from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Ithaca Farmers Market at Steamboat Landing in Ithaca. …

If you’re in Ithaca, do this before you die

If you ever feel like shaking up your Ithaca outings, a guide has been released for both those looking for new spots, or wanting to learn more about their favorite spots. Amanda Jaros Champion …

It has been a very long year. I am about to mark the anniversary of when it began. It is easy to remember. I know exactly when it started. Last September, my friends and I competed in the …

Central New York, the Adirondacks, Catskills, Thousand Island-Seaway, Capital-Saratoga, Finger Lakes, and Greater Niagara regions are all beginning to show the colors of fall, show field reports from …

The Cortland Youth Bureau will have a pickleball tournament at 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at Randall Park in the memory of Paul Dittman of Groton, who died Aug. 31. Proceeds will benefit the American …

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