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LGS executive director departing for corporate job
DeWITT, N.Y. — Pam Brunet, executive director of Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), announced Friday that she is leaving in early September for another job at
New York State Police raise maximum trooper applicant age to 34
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed off on a request from the New York State Police to raise the maximum age to apply to become a
WCNY to use nearly $500K state grant for film industry workforce development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WCNY in Syracuse will use a state grant of nearly $500,000 for its new WCNY Entertainment Academy. The funding comes from the
Syracuse University appoints new iSchool dean
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University on Wednesday announced the appointment of Andrew Sears as the next dean of the School of Information Studies, or the
Lowville police chief and sergeant arrested
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Lowville’s police chief and a sergeant at the Lowville Police Department were arrested Wednesday, following an investigation by the New York State
Oneida County Tourism names new president
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Tourism board of directors has selected Sarah Foster Calero as the next president of the Convention and Visitors Bureau
Northeast Dairy Foods and Suppliers Associations name new executive director
CICERO, N.Y. — The Northeast Dairy Foods and Suppliers Associations recently announced the appointment of Alex E. Walsh as executive director. Walsh oversees the day-to-day operations of the two associations — Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc. (NDFA) and Northeast Dairy Suppliers Association, Inc. (NDSA) — as well as the governmental, public, and industry relations on
Hotel operator donates $20K to Schuyler Health Foundation
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Buffalo–based Hart Hotels, Inc. on June 14 donated $20,000 to the Schuyler Health Foundation as part of a volunteer reception held at the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, a Hart Hotels property. The donation represented a portion of the proceeds from the hotel’s popular “Fire and Ice” event in January, for which
Area hospitals hope for employee return with end of vaccine mandate
In the wake of news that the state will no longer enforce the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workers as it works to repeal it, hospitals and health systems in our region are hopeful the news means relief to the chronic worker shortages they face. Those shortages, present before the pandemic began, only worsened as
Nine new nurses begin their careers at Oswego Health
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it has added nine new graduate nurses for positions throughout the health-care organization. Emma Teeter of Mexico and Jaime Thompson of Oswego joined Oswego Health’s medical surgical unit. Teeter graduated from Cayuga Community College (CCC) and Thompson graduated from SUNY Brockport. In addition, Sarah Crucitti and Sarah Fitzgibbons, both
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