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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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. …
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 …
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 …
A first aid kit is useless if you don’t know how to use it. Mental health first aid doesn’t come in a kit, but it’s still useless if you don’t know how to use it. …
Cortland Mayor Scott Steve and the Cortland Common Council are looking to ban in certain areas of the city sales of glassware often used for cannabis smoking – bongs, pipes, vaporizers and the …
45% increase in mental health spending: It’s a start, officials say By DOUG SCHNEIDER Staff Reporter dschneider@cortlandstandard.com A good start, but not a …
Autumn Koekebacker, a Dryden High School sophomore and member of local anti-smoking group Reality Check, told Cortland Common Council members Tuesday night that most of her classmates vape …
Cortland health care providers want higher Medicaid reimbursement rates. A newly introduced state bill might be the solution. Health centers are reimbursed only 70% of the cost of care, show …
Cortland aims to complete in October a project begun decades ago to remove lead connections from water mains to homes, helping keep lead out of drinking water. Cortland Chief Water Systems …
Abby Maricle, manager of Main Street’s Daily Grind shop, isn’t worried about the city of Cortland imposing restrictions on tobacco sales. “It could be good for us,” …
Cortland County welcomed its first baby of the year Monday as Ivy Chacon was born at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center. Ivy, the daughter of Nichole and Pablo Chacon of Wyalusing, Pa., was born …
The city of Cortland is looking to restrict tobacco sales in the city, forbidding retailers from operating within 1,000 feet of schools or other youth organizations, like the YMCA. The Cortland …
Cortland County’s lead-poisoning rate is four times higher than the rest of the state; a nursing home was found deficient. Yet the county began efforts to expand naloxone availability and …
Physical fitness improvement is one of the most common resolutions for a new year. Developing a fitness plan and sticking with an exercise regime over the months ahead can be a challenge. A …
Regulars are leaving tabs open at the new drink place, because it’s easier than swiping a card for three drinks. It’s not a bar, though. It’s a nutrition club. Caitlinn Jones …
