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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Health-care provider Loretto recently hired Lori Sakalas as chief operations officer. She will oversee the day-to-day- operations of Loretto’s skilled nursing facilities

SUNY campuses receive funding to improve child care
New York has launched an initiative to expand and create child-care centers for students and faculty across State University of New York campuses, particularly in

Oswego Health installs new system for real-time, X-ray images
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it has installed an advanced, dual-use radiography and fluoroscopy imaging system that will help doctors get real-time X-ray images

New York posts lowest COVID positive test rate in nearly 8 months
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported its lowest seven-day COVID positive-test rate, 1.44 percent, since last July 20. The daily statewide positivity

Bergh begins leading Cazenovia College minus interim tag
CAZENOVIA — The Cazenovia College board of directors has decided that the man it chose as interim president should also be its pick to lead the school moving forward. The board, in the last weekend of February, removed interim from David Bergh’s title, making him Cazenovia College’s 30th president. He served in the interim role

Outgoing Clarkson president, wife honored with campus name
POTSDAM, N.Y. — The president of Clarkson University will conclude his tenure at the end of this academic year and the school has added his name to a portion of the Potsdam campus. The school’s board of trustees has named Clarkson University’s hill campus in Potsdam “The Collins Hill Campus” in honor of Tony Collins

Ten Onondaga County nonprofits win grant funding from county’s COVID-19 Response Fund
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Wednesday awarded 11 grants to 10 organizations from its COVID-19 Response Fund. Ryan McMahon, Onondaga County executive, announced the

House-approved spending bill includes funding for CNY projects, Katko announces
Ten Central New York projects are among those funded in the fiscal year 2022 spending plan that the U.S. House of Representatives approved on Wednesday.

MVHS to close COVID vaccine and testing sites
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System will close both its COVID-19 vaccination POD in the MVHS Burrstone House, 17110 Burrstone Road, and its testing

Community Memorial hires Bernard as VP of nursing and clinical services
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital recently hired Heather Bernard as its new VP of nursing and clinical services following the retirement of Diane Chase.
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