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Sciencenter announces new executive director
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Sciencenter — a nonprofit hands-on science museum in Ithaca — announced it has selected Dean Briere as its new executive director. Briere

People news: Rome Memorial names new nurse practitioner for regional wound care center
ROME, N.Y. — Jennifer Fields, a nurse practitioner, has joined the staff of Rome Memorial Hospital’s Regional Center for Wound Care, located at 267 Hill

Coordinating the SOS team at Oswego Health is I. MICHAEL VELLA, M.D., a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in joint replacement surgery, sports medicine, and fracture care. He earned his

Rome Memorial Hospital physical therapist wins state award
ROME, N.Y. — Ashley Niebuhr, co-chair of Rome Memorial Hospital’s Safe Patient Handling Committee, has received the Safe Patient Handling Award of Excellence from the

People news: St. Joseph’s names Rainbow director of plant operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Martin (Marty) Rainbow has recently joined St. Joseph’s Health as director of facilities engineering and plant operations. Rainbow brings to St. Joseph’s

People news: Dermody, Burke & Brown hires network administrator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC announced it has recently hired Brennan Kirsche as a network administrator. Kirsche received a bachelor’s degree

New state law to aid expansion of homebrewing
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently signed into law legislation to aid in the expansion of “homebrew” beer, wine, and cider-making in New York.

Chemung Financial to pay quarterly dividend of 26 cents on Jan. 3
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share.

Shineman Foundation announces grants, including for business plan contest
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Fourteen not-for-profit organizations received grant awards totaling $313,500 from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation in the last of three 2016 grant rounds

Syracuse University ranked top private school for veterans
SYRACUSE — The publication MilitaryTimes has ranked Syracuse University as the nation’s top private university for service members, military veterans, and their families. The magazine