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Jefferson Awards honor local volunteers FacebookTwitterEmail The Jefferson Awards recognize extraordinary service to the Capital Region community. (Special to the Times Union by Eric Jenks)Eric Jenks Thirteen local people are being honored as finalists for the Jefferson award this year for their extraordinary service to the community. For the second year in a row, the event will be virtual because of the pandemic. There will be no get-together where they will be feted. From helping children dia...

Unadilla Next Stop For Bassett Free Cancer Screening Coach One of the great medical opportunities we are blessed to have in a rural area like ours, is the Bassett Hospital free medical screening coach through The Cancer Services Program of the Central Region.  This "laboratory on wheels," makes its round throughout Otsego, Delaware and Chenango counties on a regular basis.  The coach brings a number of free screening opportunities to out-of-the-way communities and small towns and villages tha...

Cancer Screening Mobile Coach in Stamford April 15 The Cancer Services Program of the Central Region is bringing its Cancer Screening Mobile Coach to Tops Market in Stamford on April 15 between 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Cancer screenings breast exams, pelvic exams, Pap tests, and HPV tests are available to uninsured and under insured women 40 or older. Free colon cancer screening take-home kits are available for uninsured and under insured men and women 50 or older. Call 1-888-345-0225 for more d...

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS The Chronicle Express To submit announcements, email News@Chronicle-Express.com, fax 315-536-0682 or send information to P.O. Box 200, Penn Yan, NY 14527 Update your information: To update the information in your Community Announcement, please email News@Chronicle-Express.com. Pet food Sunday donations – 2021 This year, we will celebrate Pet Food Sunday throughout the month of February, ending on Feb. 21. Please remember to support Pet Partner Connections through you...

Letters to the Editor Saturday, March 13 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Emperor Cuomo must leave throne As Caesar ruled Rome, Cuomo figures New Yorkers are “my subjects” and should do as I say not as I do. After all, I am the great and powerful governor placed in this powerful and “dignified” position by being duly elected. You placed me here to do as I please and not be held responsible for my actions for I am above the law, right? You put me here and now must be “subjected” to whate...

Mar 9, 2021 I had to put off a lot of things over this past year, but getting screened for colorectal cancer didn’t have to be one of them. Colorectal cancer screening can be done using stool-based tests you do in the privacy and safety of your home. You can get one from your doctor, and if you’re uninsured like me, you can get one from the Cancer Services Program of Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady counties. The CSP gave me a free test called FIT (fecal immunochemical test). This test was ...

Stacy Korzenieski lost her cousin Gary Tripp 10 years ago to colorectal cancer. Dozens of Brooks-TLC staff members showed support for colorectal cancer awareness Friday by wearing the color blue in recognition of National Dress in Blue Day. All of March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, but staff came out in droves to show support for CRC patients and survivors. By wearing any and all shades of blue, staff hope to remind community members to contact their primary care physician t...

Free Colon Cancer Screening in Delhi March 11   The pandemic has disrupted routines and delayed plans, but cancer screening is just as important as ever.  All men and women ages 50 and older should be annually screened for colon cancer. To help us all get back on track with preventative care and in recognition of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, the Cancer Services Program of the Central Region (CSP) is offering a free colon cancer screening event. Come to the Delhi Price Chopper Parking Lot at...

Graphic provided by OCO. FULTON — Beginning last March, 2020, there was a temporary shutdown of some health services to limit the spread of COVID-19. According to an April 2020 report, this led to a 90% drop in colonoscopies in the U.S. During Colorectal Cancer Awareness month this March, the Cancer Services Program (CSP) of North Country wants to remind our community that screening can also be done safely at home using a stool-based test. “The Cancer Services Program has always used stool-...

If you do not have insurance, you may be able to get screened through the Cancer Services Program (CSP) of Staten Island.