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Oswego Health Foundation names new board chair, vice chair
The foundation has appointed Pete Cullinan as board chair. A lifelong native of Oswego and recent Exelon retiree, he also serves as secretary of the Oswego Health board of directors. Before retiring from his job at the end of 2021, Cullinan worked in the emergency planning field with a focus on nuclear-plant emergency planning since […]

Medication-collection kiosks available at all Kinney Drugs stores in New York
GOUVERNEUR — Kinney Drugs says all of its 75 locations in New York state now include a medication-collection kiosk. The company on Aug. 1 announced it had finished installing the kiosks at its stores across the state. The effort was part of a partnership with the New York State Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement and MED-Project,

Syracuse gets $1M donation for Lally Athletics Complex
SYRACUSE — He played football for Syracuse University in the mid-1970s and is now providing financial help as the school plans to turn Manley Field House into the John A. Lally Athletics Complex. David Tate, who is pledging $1 million for the project’s first phase, is the founder and CEO of Healthgram, a health-care consultancy

USDA awards New York grant funding to grow its farm-to-school program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the state a $110,000 Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) grant to grow its farm-to-school program. The money

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The season’s final Jazz in the City concert — that includes a focus on public health — is set for Thursday evening

Excellus offering nonprofits funding to deal with racial and ethnic health disparities
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Nonprofit organizations can apply for funding to help fund health and wellness programs that “address racial and ethnic health disparities in upstate

Oswego Health creates student-program liaison position to aid recruitment efforts
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it has hired Nicole Damboise as a student-program liaison, a new position that will be “serving as an extension

MVCC uses COVID-relief funds to erase student debt
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College announced it has erased just over $1 million in unpaid balances for 809 students via the Higher Education

Former Syracuse football player donates $1 million for Lally Athletics Complex
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A former member of the Syracuse University football team is pledging $1 million for the first phase of the project to turn

Menter Ambulance wins Business Excellence Award from Operation Oswego County
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Operation Oswego County (OOC) recently recognized an Oswego County ambulance company for business success. OOC, at its June 16 annual meeting, presented its Business Excellence Award for 2022 to Fulton–based Menter Ambulance in recognition and appreciation for demonstrating outstanding leadership, adaptation, and commitment in operating and expanding as a private ambulance service
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