At least two people were injured Tuesday morning in a six-car collission on Route 13 at Byrne Hollow Road in Cortlandville. "It just happened so fast," said Jennifer Cole-Spano, who was stopped …
Twenty social service and other agencies will staff Cortland County’s first Community Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Cortland County Office Building. Agencies for …
Joan P. Greene, 75, travels about four miles nearly every weekday from McGraw to the Cortland County Age Well Center. She takes its bus. “I used to drive and I have my license, but my leg …
Each of the 10 overdose-related deaths in Cortland County in 2023 involved opioids; nine of them were fentanyl – a topic for Wednesday’s Cortland Counts Community Forum. Sara Watrous …
LANSING – An in-patient addiction facility just 20 miles from downtown Cortland that opened in July will close its doors following the closure of the Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins …
Phillips Free Library in Homer has added a naloxone distribution box just outside the side entrance – the latest addition to a Healing Cortland initiative. Healing Cortland, a …
Sen. Charles Schumer was in Ithaca Monday to call on the federal government to help New York hospitals affected by the Feb. 21 cyber attack on a hospital affiliated with Change Healthcare, leaving …
A state plan to encourage hiring of people with developmental disabilities is a good start, said Cortland’s top advocate for people with disabilities. Next, help the rest. A provision in …
Tompkins County Whole Health announced Friday guidance from the Centers for Disease Control easing the amount of time people with COVID-19 should isolate before they can return to normal activities. …
Nearly 80% of the residents ages 50-64 in Cortland and most nearby counties have been screened for colorectal cancer, the current New York State health data show. That’s well above the …
The economic status of a community may not be your first thought when you think of a person’s individual health, but it is a factor, experts said. To understand how economy and health …
A 16% cut to addiction services in the proposed state budget doesn’t come as a surprise, said Lisa Hoeschele, executive director and chief executive officer of Family and Children’s …
One of the first things Amanda Giles bought for her business, Cortland CrossFit, was an automated external defibrillator. Three years later, the AED helped save a client’s life. The …
Resource fair provides info on housing, domestic violence By JACK LAKOWSKY Staff Reporter jlakowsky@cortlandstandard.com Kristen Monroe wants people to walk away from Cortland …
For six minutes, all that kept the baby from dying was Katelyn Eaton’s voice on the phone. Eaton, a dispatcher with Cortland County Emergency Response and Communications, blocked out the …
It was the early 1970s. Gail Pforter watched her father lose his leg to cancer. Soon after, she went to what was then Cortland Memorial Hospital. That was 50 years ago, 1974. She never left. …
LANSING – Cayuga Health officials say the company’s new location off Route 13 in a former department store at the Shops at Ithaca Mall, set to open partially in late March, is meant to …
Long COVID could mean stomach pains. It could mean a cough, or fatigue. The condition has more than 200 possible symptoms. It’s hard to diagnose. Doctors don’t always know. …
Long COVID patients and experts called on lawmakers In January to expand clinical trials and better educate doctors on what researchers currently know about the potentially debilitating chronic …
The city of Cortland has little choice in an incoming methadone clinic on Euclid Avenue, but city Aldersperson Wayne Schutt said when its lease is up, he’s going to push them hard to relocate. …
Four years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the emotional damage for students has gotten only worse, said Lisa Hoeschele, executive director of Family and Children’s …
DRYDEN — The spring schedule of professional development workshops at Tompkins Cortland Community College BIZ includes sessions in healthcare, state licensing, computer skills and leadership to …
Congestive heart failure is a progressive condition in which the heart doesn’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs, and it may occur so gradually that patients overlook early …
FREEVILLE — “Ask Amy” advice columnist Amy Dickinson is postponing the planned Friday opening of the Freeville Free Library. She is postponing due to permitting issues, and the …
February is an odd time of year for food donations – not a holiday or special occasion, but kids still have a winter break for school coming up. That’s why the Kiwanis Club of …
