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Crews complete $3.5M bridge project along I-81 over East Colvin Street in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction crews have wrapped up work on a $3.5 million project to fix up the bridge carrying Interstate 81 (I-81) over East
New York State of Agriculture address at Oncenter focuses on education, workforce development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York’s top agriculture official reviewed the state’s efforts to provide increased support for agricultural education and agricultural-workforce development in 2024, and
Former mayor of Tioga County community pleads guilty to stealing from village
CANDOR, N.Y. — The former mayor of the Village of Candor in Tioga County pled guilty to stealing $23,000 from the village government’s coffers. New
Cayuga Health hires Tompkins County public health director
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County’s public health director will soon take on a new role at Cayuga Health System. Effective in March, Frank Kruppa, director of public health for the Tompkins County Health Department, will join Cayuga Health System as assistant VP of community program development and partner integration. In this new position, Kruppa will
New HIPAA rule tightens scope of health-information sharing
A new final federal rule modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule is now in effect, changing the way reproductive health-care information is handled, according to a health care law expert. The main part of the new rule went into effect on Dec. 23 and prohibits the use or
City of Utica has grant funding available for woman- and minority-owned businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica says grant funding is now available for qualifying woman- and minority-owned businesses with five or fewer employees that
Syracuse attorney among five elevated to Barclay Damon partnership
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A lawyer based in the Syracuse headquarters is among five attorneys Barclay Damon LLP has elevated to partner at the firm. Ross Greenky is a member of the firm’s labor & employment practice area. The additional four attorneys elevated to partner are in the Albany or Buffalo offices, the law firm said.
Hochul proposes $110 million to build, repair child-care facilities in New York state
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul will propose a $110 million Child-Care Construction Fund to build new child-care facilities and repair existing sites, “making
Attorney in Harris Beach Murtha’s Syracuse office elected to partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An attorney in the Syracuse office of Harris Beach Murtha is among the nine lawyers elected partners in the newly combined firm. Joseph Frateschi is a member of Harris Beach Murtha’s public finance and economic development practice group and municipalities and local agencies industry team, per the firm’s announcement. Frateschi has experience
Deer management in the city of Syracuse begins this week
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse’s deer-management program begins this week (Jan. 6-10) and will continue through March. Qualified wildlife managers from the U.S.
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