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OCRRA announces Spillane as new executive director
SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) board of directors has selected Kevin Spillane as the organization’s new executive director. Spillane will

SUNY appoints retiring SUNY Oswego President Stanley as interim chancellor
ALBANY, N.Y. — Retiring SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley is set for a new education assignment. The SUNY board of trustees on Monday announced it

SUNY Oswego to use Novelis donation for scholarships
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will use a $150,000 donation from Novelis to endow two scholarships for students in financial need. Atlanta, Georgia–based Novelis is

PSC approves transfer of Scriba, Wayne County power plants to new owner
SCRIBA, N.Y. — The Nine Mile Point and James A. FitzPatrick nuclear-power plants in Scriba will soon have a new owner. The New York State

Syracuse University, NYS to expand COVID-19 surveillance in wastewater
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and the New York State Department of Health are partnering on an effort to study wastewater for COVID-19. Wastewater surveillance

Cazenovia College to search for new president as Chesbrough retires
Retirement effective Jan. 14, interim leader starts next day CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College will have new leadership as the school searches for a president

Syracuse small businesses can apply for pandemic-relief loans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Interested Syracuse small businesses have until Dec. 31 at 12 p.m. to apply for loans as part of the first round of

Le Moyne leader LeMura’s contract extended through 2026
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College President Linda LeMura plans to continue leading the college past the middle part of the decade. Le Moyne on

Syracuse, Oneida, Endicott, Norwich awarded DRI funding
The cities of Syracuse, Oneida, Norwich, and the village of Endicott will each use $10 million in state awards as part of the fifth round

Syracuse University to start Lally Athletics Complex project in the spring
SYRACUSE — The first phase of a multi-million, multi-year project to renovate and expand Syracuse University’s Manley Field House into the John A. Lally Athletics