Cardiopulmonary resuscitation saved a Cortland man last week in a rescue that’s astounding, except that it’s happened at least five times in the greater Cortland area in the past six …

The greater Cortland County area has a long and proud agricultural tradition. By far the most common type of farming in the area has been dairy farming, although there has been growing diversity …

The League of Women Voters has long provided practical (and non-partisan) information to help all Americans understand issues, candidates and our rights as voters, and encourages everyone to make …

What’s all this about the Declaration of Independence? Why do we celebrate July 4th as Independence Day? Written by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is the basis of our liberty and the foundation …

Forests, parks and other outdoor public spaces in the greater Cortland area offer opportunities to exercise, relax and recharge We were excited to learn recently that the state and non-profit …

During one of the first public engagement meetings for Cortland County’s strategic development plan, attendee Jeffrey Hall of Virgil made a point that’s glaringly obvious these …

In May 2023, Congress — or at least the GOP majority — clowned around with the idea of not raising the federal debt ceiling and forcing the government into default. As part of that, Capitol Hill …

Earlier this year, we printed a reader survey and received an overwhelming response. Thank you for taking the time to fill out the questionnaire and return it to us. Your responses will guide us as …

As much as we like the concept of a land bank — where a municipality takes over an abandoned or nearly abandoned property, fixes it up and sells it — it didn’t escape our notice …

Some members of a Cortland family we know believe a ghost named Bailey haunts their house. In the first interaction, one of the sons was in an upstairs bedroom one morning when he heard a …

Today is officially the first day of summer, although we’ve been roasting for several days already. This might be the weather some of us dream about in the depths of winter, but it can also be …

We stared out over the landscape that has become Cortland’s Main Street and wondered what we might say about Nic Dovi’s pending retirement as the city’s public works superintendent — at …

The World War I monument is one of the oldest in Cortland’s Courthouse Park, but for years it had experienced gradual decay and neglect in its spot on the grassy lawn outside the Cortland …

When the city of Cortland announced it would begin requiring registration and charging a fee for Cortland County residents to use the municipal Wickwire Pool this year, we had some concerns. The urge …

Dan McNeil Jr., a Cortland native who died May 30, paved a path for those who followed over his 101 years. A member of the first graduating class of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, McNeil was a …

There’s a lot of cynicism about religion — for example, this is actually our third attempt to write the lead paragraph to this editorial, as the previous versions turned out surprisingly …

There’s a lot of cynicism about religion — for example, this is actually our third attempt to write the lead paragraph to this editorial, as the previous versions turned out surprisingly bitter. …

When the village of McGraw recently completed a $16,000 project to improve its Village Green, the work said as much about the the past and future as it did about the present of the village tucked in …

These days, a stroll along Main Street for fairly young, able-bodied persons requires more caution, more surety of foot placement. We say that not to complain about the construction process, but to …

We chided the town of Cortlandville in December 2021 when it adopted its first comprehensive plan since 1976 as a “plan to make a plan.” The plan itself was little more than an outline of …

A proposed methadone clinic on Euclid Avenue has generated controversy recently. Some of the brouhaha involves the location’s proximity to a residential neighborhood, but we were surprised to see …

America has long believed in self-made successes, although we’ve rarely encountered them. People have benefited from the support of their families, networks of business associates, neighbors, …

We have a trek in mind for you. An enlightening trek, to be sure. Probably quite enlarging. Definitely a good way to see Cortland County. Tour every ice cream parlor in Cortland County, now …

The villages of Homer and Moravia found out last week the final list of projects for their state-subsidized downtown redevelopment efforts. Now the work begins. In February 2023, Homer received a $10 …

This the first long weekend 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 reflect on what this …