Cortland County seeks volunteers to encourage their neighbors to get vaccinated: against influenza; against COVID-19; against measles or mumps or all the other illnesses if you or your parents, for …
When we consider business opportunities in the greater Cortland area, we’re likely to think about what’s already here — manufacturing, the great outdoors, SUNY Cortland students. These are …
Many folks cheered the demise of the “blue bags” at the end of last year, as the city of Cortland said goodbye to the distinctive trash bags after several decades. Seven months later, we are left …
How would you feel if you discovered that your employer rewarded you for decades of hard work and leadership by paying you less than the people who worked for you? And what does that say for the …
It might look like something developed by NASA, but the tracked vehicle that rolled through the Art Meadow of Lime Hollow Nature Center last week will give some people with mobility limitations …
A few years ago, someone asked us whether it would be worth Cortland’s while to include electric-vehicle charging stations among its projects for a $10 million Downtown Revitalization …
Making a positive impression on a child can open a world of possibilities. That was certainly the case for Alex Shaffer, a switchboard operator at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center in Cortland. Shaffer …
We were happy to learn last week that Experience Cortland, or the Cortland County Convention and Visitors Bureau, had won two tourism awards — one for a new tourism “trail” the bureau had …
Not all who walk out of county jail has a support system waiting for them. Regardless of whether they served time for a conviction or just waited for a trial, they face a difficult task: …
It’s one of those supply-chain disruptions one doesn’t expect following a massive pandemic that’s killed nearly 7 million people around the world and 1.1 million in the United States. Sure, …
Bringing a baby into the world is complicated under the best of circumstances. Mothers and their partners face changes to their homes, finances and lifestyles, in addition to the complex mix of …
Visit one of the playgrounds in any of the various Cortland parks during a summer day, and you’ll find them swarming with children. Happy children, accompanied by (somewhat) relaxed parents. …
Big projects, including a new boutique hotel and spa, expansion of an independent living facility, a supermarket renovation and development of a community center are among the proposals for funding …
High school and college graduations are now happy memories. School is out for the summer for other students. Now as temperatures rise and we settle in for the summer, it’s time for greater …
I would say that reducing the Cortland Standard’s publication schedule is the last thing I ever wanted to do, but that would be inaccurate — the last thing I ever want to do is let the Cortland …
The Declaration of Independence is the basis of the founding of this nation. It was adopted by 56 representatives of the 13 colonies at the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in …
In 1900, reports the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, impressionist painter Claude Monet looked out across the London cityscape and despaired: No smoke. Not a wisp. Nothing to paint. …
We normally take lists of the best places, and worst places and whatever places with more than a grain of salt. We’ve seen bogus metrics, concocted data and stretches of the imagination that …
Farmers operate within an interesting paradox. In many ways, the rhythms of their lives are much the same as those of farmers 10,000 years ago — wake up early, tend to the animals, plant in the …
Apparently not satisfied after having priced themselves out of relevance, Cortland County legislators will consider on Thursday yet another way to sabotage the introduction of solar energy to the …
We know the winter holiday season gets a lot of attention, but there is clearly a lot to celebrate during this time of year. Schools are celebrating their graduating seniors, with Cortland and …
The former Parker Elementary School will not reopen as a school. It will not be filled with child-care programs. Despite the wishes of neighbors of the Madison Street building and others in the wider …
This week, after the Cortland community began to settle into springtime with the departure of SUNY Cortland students following graduation ceremonies, the greater Cortland area is full of activity as …
So, Cortland County has decided to let its month-old ban in asylum seekers lapse. County leaders say the decision to lift the ban enacted May 12 on largely Latino asylum seekers expected to enter …
After being awarded a $10 million state Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant in February, the hard work now begins as Homer village officials and business owners met last week with state economic …
