SUNY Cortland’s sonic legacy
Life could be heavy in the mid-1960s, when Rocco Scaptura was a student at SUNY Cortland: the pressure of college, the war in Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement. “In 1968, another student, Jack Oldrin and […]
By Katie Keyser
Fishing tournament coming up
UPDATE: This even has been canceled due to warm weather. Every type of fish that swims in fresh water can be found at Whitney Point Lake, Chuck Sweet said. “This is one of the few […]
Kitchen is oasis for local man
Brian Adams never used an Easy Bake Oven when he started cooking as an 8-year-old. His tool was the toaster oven for his first creation — English muffin pizzas. “I like pizza and it was […]
The power of empathy
Kelly Phillips has an inside view on the cancer world. The Cortland woman, 50, a single mom of four grown children, has been in remission from breast cancer for two years. She’s also an oncology […]
Barber’s scissors still sharp after half a century
Haircuts today are the same as they were in the 1950s, said Angelo DiPietro. They’re a “high end military cut.” The styles keep coming back. DiPietro, 76, of Cortlandville, has been cutting hair since he […]
‘I am OK Today’ a check for senior citizens
Ellen Wright starting worrying about the “what ifs” after her husband died. Because now she was living alone in her home, with her family and children several hours away or out of state. What if […]
School project hits all the right notes
Geoff Marsted’s wood shop project — an electric bass guitar — combined two of his loves: Making things and music. “It’s always fascinated me. I have been making things all my life,” said the 16-year-old […]
‘A little bit every day’
Ted Cooper said everything is harder when you’re overweight — bending down, tying shoes, picking up objects from the ground. “It was hard to breathe,” said the Cortland man, a self-employed paver. “When I was […]
Family faces ALS as a fight, not a fear
GROTON — Tom Walpole’s life took a 180 degree turn when he was diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, on Sept. 26. “It’s affected my voice, my breathing and just a general […]
Year-round effort brings holiday cheer
DRYDEN — Barbara Rosevear would love for her 9-foot blow-up “Despicable Me” Minion to grace her front lawn — home to her massive Christmas light display on Route 13 in Dryden. But the inflatable Christmas […]