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MMRI holds graduation ceremony for summer fellows program
UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) of Utica on Friday held its annual graduation ceremony to honor the accomplishments of its 13 summer fellows who completed the scientific program. For 10 weeks, these Summer Fellows studied in the laboratories of MMRI’s principal investigators gaining scientific-research experience. MMRI selected students based on academic excellence, […]

Southern Tier attorney arrested for grand larceny
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Police on Wednesday, July 23 arrested attorney Jessica M. Saks on one count of third-degree grand larceny and one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree. The arrest resulted from an investigation by the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit in Rochester.

Guthrie Sports Medicine hosts inaugural career day for area high-school students
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Nearly 40 local high-school students explored various sports-medicine professions and got hands-on experience during an event Guthrie Sports Medicine hosted July 18.

Crews getting STEAM High School in Syracuse ready for the start of the new academic year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction crews continue their renovation work on the upcoming Syracuse STEAM High School to get it ready to welcome 250 freshman students

Veterans Legal Clinic at SU’s College of Law wins $150K state grant for services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University (SU) College of Law’s Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC) will use a state grant to help provide services to Central New York veterans. The New York State Department of Veterans’ Services awarded the school a $150,000 Justice for Heroes grant, per a post on the

City of Binghamton seeking proposals for the Clinton Street DRI effort
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton businesses, property owners, nonprofit leaders and community groups have until mid-August to submit project proposals for funding through the city’s $10

Federal funding renewed for Utica University student-support services program
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica University on Wednesday said the U.S. Department of Education has renewed funding for the school’s TRIO student-support services program for another

Barclay Damon expands New York City office inside Rockefeller Center
NEW YORK CITY — Syracuse–based law firm Barclay Damon LLP announced it has relocated its New York City office within Rockefeller Center to a newly

MVCC names Beilein head coach of men’s basketball team
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) on Tuesday said it has hired Patrick Beilein as the head coach for its men’s basketball team,

Berkshire Bank Foundation invests nearly $400,000 in local nonprofits during Q2
Berkshire Bank Foundation says it invested nearly $400,000 in communities through grants and other giving in the second quarter of the year. Several Central New York organizations were among the 100 nonprofit organizations in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont that the foundation invested in from April to June. Berkshire Bank Foundation is
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