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ConnextCare implementing new telehealth platform
PULASKI, N.Y. — ConnextCare says it will be implementing a new telehealth platform across all of its locations in Oswego County. The work will continue

Eligible OCC faculty have until April 14 to decide on early-retirement incentive
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Some faculty members at Onondaga Community College (OCC) have until April 14 to decide if they will accept a voluntary early-retirement incentive.

Syracuse names new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University this week announced Behzad Mortazavi as the next dean of the College of Arts & Sciences (A&S). His appointment, which

Clarkson professors awarded 3-year project with Micron
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has awarded a project to two Clarkson University professors that seeks to drive an industrywide shift toward

Syracuse, Binghamton airports to use federal money for projects
The federal government has awarded a total of $25 million in funding for renovation work at upstate New York airports serving Syracuse, Binghamton, Buffalo, and

Schumer pushes railway-safety measure after Ohio derailment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) calls his new legislative proposal a “two-track” plan to boost railway safety and to get

Crews finish flood-resiliency projects in Fair Haven
FAIR HAVEN, N.Y. — Crews have completed of a series of flood-resiliency projects in the village of Fair Haven in Cayuga County. The village was

Bahar Preserve, Carpenter Falls inducted into Old-Growth Forest Network
NILES, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Carpenter Falls Unique Area and the Finger Lakes Land Trust’s (FLLT) Bahar Nature

Sennett Meadows Senior Apartments constructed using green-building practices
SENNETT, N.Y. — Construction on the Sennett Meadows Senior Apartments, a new $15 million housing development in Cayuga County is now complete. It includes 60
Southwest Airlines to add daily, nonstop service from Syracuse to Orlando
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Southwest Airlines plans to launch daily, nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida. The seasonal