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People news: Syracuse University hires Defliese as women’s lacrosse assistant coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University women’s lacrosse head coach Gary Gait announced that Caitlin Defliese has joined his staff as an assistant coach. Defliese comes

New York Chiropractic College president Nicchi to retire next year
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Dr. Frank Nicchi, president of the New York Chiropractic College (NYCC), plans to retire on Aug. 31, 2017. Nicchi’s retirement in

People news: Burton and LoPresti begin new roles at NBT
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has named Brian Burton manager of the bank’s Norwich office on South Broad Street. Pegi LoPresti, who formerly

People news: Mirabito names Mullins district manager for convenience-store division
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Mirabito Energy has named Michael Mullins the district manager of its convenience-store division. Mullins brings the company 20 years of industry experience

SUNY Oswego names Westervelt chief communication officer
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has hired Wayne Westervelt as its new chief communication officer. He replaces Julie Harrison Blissert, who retired earlier this summer

BizEventz names the 40 under FORTY class of 2016
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BizEventz, a company in the Business Journal News Network, has announced the 40 under FORTY class of 2016. This awards program recognizes

People news: Finger Lakes Wine Alliance names Dello Stritto executive director
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Wine Alliance, a marketing association for wines from the Finger Lakes region, announced that it has named Tracey Dello Stritto

DiNapoli: Report finds mixed job picture in upstate New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — Upstate New York “lags” behind downstate New York and the nation in job growth since the “Great Recession.” That’s according to a

Schneiderman: Nurse aide pleads guilty to striking nursing-home patient
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse nurse aide recently pleaded guilty to hitting and pushing a male nursing-home patient last October. Samantha Grover pleaded guilty to

People news: LeChase Construction hires Vaseleck as superintendent
BINGHAMTON — LeChase Construction Services, LLC announced it has hired John Vaseleck as a superintendent in its Binghamton office. He will direct the work of
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