Since forming in August the Tompkins County Sheriff’s mental health specialists, the department’s newest unit, has responded to more than 50 calls, diverting dozens from the criminal …
Snow tires? Check. Shovel? Check. New windshield wipers? Check. Now, don’t forget to take care of your mental health, too. Richard Borra, owner of O’Shea Tire & Service Center, …
Merideth Schlader of Summerhill said she learned a valuable lesson during the COVID-19 pandemic she’ll carry with her to the next one. “You have to make an effort to stay …
Scheduling a colonoscopy can seem a daunting task to some, but the procedure has been a lifesaver for many by detecting colorectal cancer early when it is most treatable and often curable. With …
Cortland County legislators voted Wednesday to rescind an August plan to switch retirees’ insurance to a private plan instead of Medicare. Legislators voted, 16-0, at a special meeting to …
The Cortland County Legislature, facing a lawsuit, will meet Wednesday to consider rescinding a plan to switch retirees’ insurance to a private plan instead of Medicare. After the switch …
An official of supportive housing nonprofit Racker expects neighbors to have questions about a group home it wants to build on a vacant lot on Walden Oaks Boulevard in Cortlandville. “We …
Phase two of a photography exhibit centered around Cortland County residents dealing with overdose and recovery is on display through the end of November at the Cortland Free Library. The …
Supportive housing not-for-profit Racker plans to build a group home for six people with disabilities at 3266 Walden Oaks Boulevard. in Cortlandville, currently a vacant lot. Racker notified the …
Guthrie Medical Group will consolidate several services at its new 4057 West Road facility in Cortlandville, closing its Homer and existing Cortlandville facilities, the medical group announced …
A former day habitation facility in Cortlandville will house Guthrie medical services, including a walk-in clinic, imaging, lab facilities and 25 staff. Developer David McNeil and Guthrie …
Jordan Price finished his lunch — ravioli in sauce, a slice of white bread — and considered his options. The temperature outside was in the mid-30s, and the night would drop to near …
You can imagine the math: •One roast turkey, one drink. •One, two stockings to stuff, one, two drinks. •One, two, three friends for New Year’s eve, one, two, three …
Resilience brings happiness, and happiness reinforces resilience, which is defined by recreational therapist Marty Golub as a person’s ability to recover from misfortune. Golub explained …
Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services will provide a security guard and other safeguards at a methadone clinic it plans to open on Euclid Avenue in Cortland, even as it continues meetings to address neighbors’ concerns.
A lack of state or county funding means homeowners and landlords must pay to remove toxic lead paint from their properties – and that could be more than 70% of homes in Cortland County. …
Osteoporosis occurs when your body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. The disease is often described as silent because your bones may weaken over time without causing outward …
The job won’t change for what is now Cortland Area Communities That Care, but its name will as it becomes the Rural Health Institute of New York and expands the area it serves, eventually …
A student’s daily milk carton is no longer a promise at some greater Cortland area schools because of a nationwide shortage of half pint cartons, in which the milk is delivered. Officials …
Conversations between the CEO of a proposed methadone clinic on Euclid Avenue, residents and city officials are continuing, and have made some progress, Cortland Mayor Scott Steve said. Steve …
Cortland County has a lead-poisoning rate nearly four times higher than the rest of the state, the county Health Department announced Thursday as it released its 2023 Cortland County Childhood Lead …
Ava Armstrong was 11 years old when her mom, Brandy Armstrong, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. “It was a hard conversation,” Ava said, thinking back to before she was told …
Seven Valleys Health Coalition hopes that hosting the state’s first Food Rescue Network conference will help save at least some of the 8.6 billion pounds of food wasted in the state each year, and perhaps connect that food to people who need it.
