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New York State to start scaling back drive-thru COVID testing on Friday
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday announced the state would start demobilizing its state-run drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites across New York beginning

Rudgick takes over as Christopher Community president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc announced it has appointed Justin Rudgick as its new president. He started in the position on Monday, succeeding Douglas

Gorczynski takes over as M&T Bank’s CNY regional president
Gorczynski, a 16-year M&T veteran, previously served as commercial bank senior group manager for M&T in CNY, after working as a commercial-relationship manager. Earlier in

Flood-mitigation project on Sauquoit Creek in Mohawk Valley set to begin
WHITESTOWN, N.Y. — New York State and the Town of Whitestown will start construction this month on a $3.9 million flood-mitigation project to bolster resilience

New York’s COVID hospitalizations fall to lowest level since last October
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 fell by 54 in the latest day to

Syracuse University’s Alford to depart for University at Buffalo dean job
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Keith A. Alford, chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO), at Syracuse University, is leaving Syracuse this summer to become dean of the

New York’s COVID positive-test rate falls to lowest level since pandemic started
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday reported that New York state’s daily positivity rate for COVID-19 tests fell to 0.59 percent in

Syracuse men’s basketball adds Lehigh to next season’s schedule
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse men’s basketball announced on Monday it has scheduled a non-conference home game in the upcoming season against Lehigh on Saturday, Dec.

Cuomo says all New York state schools can reopen fully by September
All New York state schools will reopen for full in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year beginning in September, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday.

School-district treasurer in Otsego County gets no jail time for $34K theft
MORRIS, N.Y. — A former treasurer for the Morris Central School District in Otsego County will not serve any jail time after admitting to stealing