The greater Cortland area is in the heart of dairy country, and dairy is in our hearts. This is especially true during June, when we celebrate National Dairy Month and the hard-working people who …
The city of Cortland’s municipal garbage collection system, which relies on special blue bags that dot curbs along streets in various neighborhoods weekly, is coming under scrutiny. The …
In a game of Chutes and Ladders, Cortland County finds itself sliding all the way back to square one in re-drawing the legislature districts. It’s a good place to be, because now maybe the …
There is a long weekend coming up, the first of the summer. While we enjoy getting together with family and friends for picnicking, boating and other pleasures, we are obliged to take a moment to …
We write editorials in the wake of national tragedies all too often. Frankly, it gets repetitive. We write about our support of sensible gun control legislation; we grieve with the victims and …
The vast, empty industrial lot off South Pendleton Street in Cortland was once home to the thriving Wickwire Bros. factory. But today, little is there other than a little-used railroad siding. …
The quick and dirty assessment of the latest round of musical Congressional district maps — at least from a Cortland County perspective — is that once the music stopped, they’re …
With too few drivers to run all of its routes, Cortland Transit made a tough choice recently and temporarily suspended its single rural route, Route 5, which swings through Marathon and …
Art changes lives. It heals, inspires and gives comfort. It titillates, frightens and enrages. Art can show you a new way of looking at the world, or make you feel less alone. Art is transformational …
We can think of few things more likely to plant a giant knot of tension in a parent’s stomach than being unable to feed one’s child. But that’s what parents across America, and …
We write editorials in the wake of national tragedies all too often. Frankly, it gets repetitive. We write about our support of sensible gun control legislation; we grieve with the victims and …
Tompkins Cortland Community College announced last week the hiring of Amy Kremenek as its next president. Kremenek replaces Orinthia Montague, who served as president for four years before …
Local school boards have received a lot of attention from national news media in recent months — outrage over the alleged teaching of nebulous “critical race theory,” the Florida …
Linda Jones remembers playing as a child in the shade of tall trees on a hillside between Little York Lake and the pavilion at the crest of the hill. Jones, a Cortland County legislator, is an …
This is the time of year when we especially love to walk the many scenic trails snaking through and around the greater Cortland area. We’re happy to stretch our legs outdoors (without a parka, …
What is it about the greater Cortland area that has produced generations of talented musicians and impresarios? Lonnie Park of Freeville, a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and …
Dave Briggs has been determining the value of real estate in the Cortland area for 40 years. A lot has changed during that time, as industrial giants have risen and fallen and suburban sprawl …
