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Whitesboro Fire Department adds new rescue truck using state grant
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — The Whitesboro Volunteer Fire Department recently acquired a new rescue truck with assistance from state-government grant money secured by New York Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D–Assembly District 119). The grant enabled the Village of Whitesboro to purchase the new 2023 Chevy Suburban rescue vehicle for the fire department. The rescue vehicle can be […]
MVCC names DiMaggio dean of athletics and recreation
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) recently announced it has appointed Dominic DiMaggio as its new dean of athletics and recreation. In his new role, DiMaggio provides vision, strategic planning, collaborative leadership, and administration for MVCC’s athletic and recreational programs and the operation of the Robert R. Jorgensen Athletic and Event Center. DiMaggio
Mercy House of the Southern Tier begins kitchen-expansion project
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — A kitchen-expansion project is underway at Mercy House of the Southern Tier that will allow the organization to serve its current residents and their families more efficiently. “We have outgrown our kitchen, plain and simple,” Linda Cerra, Mercy House executive director, says. With a mission to serve the terminally ill and their
Greater Binghamton Chamber celebrates 2023 Building BC Award winners
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce awarded its 2023 Building BC Awards at its annual economic forecast event on Feb. 14. This year’s Building BC Innovative Award — which recognizes a product, project, or service that thinks outside the box — went to McIntosh Labs. Founded in 1951, the Binghamton company produces
Broome County executive lays out agenda in State of the County address
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar highlighted recent success in the county and laid out his agenda for the coming year at his
State awards Oswego Health nearly $10 million for primary care expansion, technology
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it plans to use $9.6 million in New York State funding to further expand primary care services and improve
Cazenovia College selects speaker for final commencement in May
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College announced it has selected John Robert Greene as the keynote speaker for its 198th and final commencement on May 13.
Southern Tier communities receive $19 million in downtown revitalization funding
Johnson City will receive $10 million in state Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding while the villages of Montour Falls and Waverly will each get $4.5 million
Maine woman faces 67 charges for thefts from area Empower FCU branches
NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y. — State Police in North Syracuse arrested a Portland, Maine woman on Feb. 16 on 67 charges for allegedly stealing nearly $20,000
Upstate Medical University, SUNY College of Optometry partner on extension-campus program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University on Tuesday said it would become an optometry campus extension program of the SUNY College of Optometry in
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