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Homer audit committee meets Wednesday

The Homer Central School District Audit Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday in room 100 of the High School.  

Cincy school board meets Thursday

The board of education of the Cincinnatus Central School District will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wilbur Auditorium.

Legion auxiliary seeks donations for poppies

American Legion Auxiliary No. 489 will mark National Poppy Day on Friday by distributing bright red poppies in exchange for donations between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Price Chopper, Route 13 in …

Grand jury indicts suspect in molestation

A Cortland County grand jury has indicted a Canastota man with charges of sexual contact with a child, Cortland County Court records show. The Cortland County District Attorney’s office …
Today in features
John Warmb perfoms with his folk punk band Rent Strike. Rent Strike will play next week at Cortland ReUse in a concert including Homer Visitor, Home for Bugs and Officious.
DIY concert space
The punk scene is all about D.I.Y., or doing it yourself, said Sawyer Wolak, a performer and show organizer. That makes Cortland ReUse the perfect venue for the genre. Cortland ReUse is hosting …
Bay plants are a tree, but grow well in pots -- just keep them trimmed to a manageable bush. Dollar for dollar, growing herbs is one of the best investments a cook can make in the kitchen.
Herbs can bring a forest of flavors on your back deck
Nobody told me the herb was a tree. Today, the potted bay plants I bought about a decade ago for about $8 at a farmers market are better termed “saplings.” If I stripped every leaf …
Chunky Kitty Flowers will sell its bouquets at the Cortland Farmers Market this season, which opens May 18 on Court Street. A Homer farmers market opens May 25 outside the Center for the Arts of Homer.
Farmers markets reinvented
The Homer Regional Farmers Market has existed in many shapes and sizes before, but this summer, it will be held weekly, and it will be more than just a place to pick up some vegetables. The …
Area 51 owner Fran Crowe poses with a crow that he 3D-printed.
3-D printer turns out art
Fran Crowe, owner of gaming store Area 51, was always interested in video games and technology growing up. But when the 3D printer was invented, he thought it was the most sci-fi technological …
Skylab orbits the Earth in 1974. The converted rocket booster orbited the planet as a laboratory for five years.
NASA launches first space station -- Skylab
On May 14, 1973, the United States launched its first space station through NASA. Launched from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Skylab repurposed unused hardware from the Apollo …
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Death notices
Miss Lisa DeStefano, 53, of Cortland passed away on May 12, 2024 Arrangements will be announced by Riccardi Funeral Home when complete.
Shirley M. Smith King, 88, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away at her home on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus, NY.
Rollin R Dimick, 59 of Ithaca died May 9, 2024 at home. Funeral services 11 am Thursday, May 16, 2024. Visitation 4-6 pm Wednesday, May 15, 2024 all at Perkins Funeral Home. Burial in McLean …
Graveside services for Charles C. LeRoy, 85, will be Saturday May 18, 10 am at the Virgil Cemetery. The Wright-Beard Funeral Home is serving the family.
Sports

Marathon holds on for sectional win over Moravia

The Marathon softball team poses for a photo following a win over Moravia Thursday at Appleby Elementary School. The Olympians beat the Blue Devils 5-4.
Despite being outhit by No. 9 Moravia 14-5, No. 8 Marathon capitalized with runners on base and the Olympians held on for a narrow 5-4 win over the Blue Devils in the first round of the Section IV Class C tournament Thursday at Appleby Elementary School. Marathon moves on to the quarterfinal round, where it will play No. 1 Tioga at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Tioga High School.

Purple Tigers’ hot start leads to win in regular season finale

The Cortland baseball team produced runs early, maintained its lead and held on for a 7-2 win over Chittenango Wednesday at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex. Cortland’s offense had …
Homer's Lilly Sorenson, right, and Cazenovia/Hamilton's Charlie Prior, left, hold their positions before a draw Tuesday night at Homer High School.

Partis scores 7 in Homer girls lacrosse win

Maria Partis went for seven goals and three assists as the Homer girls lacrosse team erased an early 3-0 deficit to beat Cazenovia/Hamilton 19-10 Tuesday night at Homer High School. Partis went …

High-powered offense leads Cincy softball past Marathon

The Cincinnatus softball team had 24 hits and finished off Marathon in five innings via the run rule with a 20-5 win Tuesday at Cincinnatus Central School. The Lions ended the regular season with a …
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Kevin Conlon missed Bruce Springsteen's first concert in Syracuse, in 1978. He missed the second one, too, in 1985. But he made it to The Boss' April appearance. Getting back, however, was an issue.
Kevin Conlon missed Bruce Springsteen's first concert in Syracuse, in 1978. He missed the second one, too, in 1985. But he made it to The Boss' April appearance. Getting back, however, was an issue.
Kevin Conlon missed Bruce Springsteen's first concert in Syracuse, in 1978. He missed the second one, too, in 1985. But he made it to The Boss' April appearance. Getting back, however, was an issue.
Kevin Conlon missed Bruce Springsteen's first concert in Syracuse, in 1978. He missed the second one, too, in 1985. But he made it to The Boss' April appearance. Getting back, however, was an issue.
Kevin Conlon missed Bruce Springsteen's first concert in Syracuse, in 1978. He missed the second one, too, in 1985. But he made it to The Boss' April appearance. Getting back, however, was an issue.