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Utica College to use $2.5 million in state matching funds for athletic-facility upgrades
UTICA, N.Y. — New York State has awarded Utica College $2.5 million in matching state funds toward projects to improve the school’s athletic facilities. Utica
Cortland nurse aid accused of abusing nursing-home resident
CORTLAND, N.Y. — A nurse aide in Cortland has pleaded not guilty to charges that she abused a nursing-home resident in 2014 and “lied” to
New York State Bar Association elects 2016-2017 officers
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Bar Association announced that it has named Sharon Stern Gerstman of Buffalo as president-elect designee of the 74,000-member
Utica College to hold cybersecurity luncheon for financial, insurance professionals on Feb. 9
UTICA, N.Y. — The Northeast Cybersecurity and Forensics Center (NCFC) at Utica College will host a “lunch and learn” event for those in the financial
Launch New York names Chamoun as board chairman
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Launch New York, a Buffalo–based venture-development organization for upstate New York, announced it has appointed George Chamoun as chairman of the board.
Poll: State voters say Albany corruption is “serious” problem, support minimum-wage increase
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Nearly nine in 10 (89 percent) surveyed voters in New York state say corruption in state government is a “serious” problem, including
Price Chopper to test telemedicine service at Fulton store, plus four others
FULTON, N.Y. — Price Chopper recently announced that it would pilot a live, telemedicine service at its Fulton grocery store, in addition to three other
People news: M&T Bank appoints Todaro to company management committee
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Michael J. Todaro has been appointed to the management committee of M&T Bank, where he is executive VP overseeing its mortgage and
SUNY awards Upstate Medical grant to launch institute for precision medicine in cancer care
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University will use a grant of $575,000 to launch the SUNY Institute for Precision Cancer Research, Education and Care (IPCREC),
New York milk production rises 3.5 percent in December
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York dairy farms produced 1.2 billion pounds of milk in December 2015, up 3.5 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s New
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