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Ithaca Carshare to pause service May 19
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Carshare will pause its operations beginning May 19 due to an inability as a nonprofit to find auto-insurance coverage. In a
The St. Luke Family of Caring, Community Wellness Partners to affiliate
The St. Luke Family of Caring in Oswego and Community Wellness Partners (CWP) in New Hartford have announced plans to affiliate. The St. Luke Family
Rome Health celebrates new women’s surgical suite
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health cut the ribbon on its new women’s surgical suite April 28 at a morning ceremony in honor of Dr. Ankur
MVHS drops universal mask requirement
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has dropped universal masking requirements at all of its locations now that COVID-19 transmission rates have
Herkimer County Community College holds tuition rates steady for coming year
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it will hold tuition and fee rates steady for the 2023-2024 academic year. Tuition for full-time, in-state
Syracuse Opera announces four new board members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors for Syracuse Opera, Central New York’s only year-round professional opera company, recently announced it has appointed the following four new board members. Casey Barduhn has been a member of the Syracuse Opera Chorus for more than 30 years. He served as an educator for 35 years, including as
State comptroller report: Value of IDA projects increased 10 percent in 2021 to $126 billion
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state’s 107 local industrial development authorities (IDAs) reported 4,324 active projects with an aggregate value of $126 billion in 2021, a 10.4 percent, or $11.9 billion, increase from 2020. That’s according to a report issued by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on April 11. The number of IDA
UHS Wilson Medical Center tower project progresses
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Construction on the UHS Wilson Medical Center’s six-story expansion project is more than 25 percent complete with work moving forward on the 183,375-square-foot main tower that will serve as the new front entry for UHS’ health and medical services. With the majority of the structural steel in place as of February,
Bassett, Oneonta YMCA partner to keep FoxCare Fitness open
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network and A.O. Fox Hospital announced they have reached an agreement with the Oneonta Family YMCA to keep FoxCare Fitness open to the public. Beginning June 6, Bassett will lease the space to the YMCA, which will operate the facility without any disruption in service, the health-care system said in
Oswego County FCU donating $25K to selected nonprofits
OSWEGO — Oswego County Federal Credit Union (FCU) says it’s donating a total of $25,000 to a variety of area nonprofit organizations. The effort started in April and will continue throughout May, per its April 11 announcement. Now in its second year, the credit union developed this initiative to increase “employee involvement and presence” within
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