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Picente institutes Oneida County mask, temperature-check order through the holidays
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente on Thursday announced a temporary order requiring people to wear masks in all indoor public places for
ConMed to pay 4th quarter dividend of 20 cents in early January
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker founded in the Utica area, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the fourth quarter. The dividend is payable on Jan. 5 to all shareholders of record as of Dec. 15. ConMed manufactures surgical devices and
Sweet Zavaglia named chairwoman for 2022 Syracuse Heart Challenge
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The American Heart Association recently announced it has named Keri Sweet Zavaglia as chairwoman of the 2022 Syracuse Heart Challenge. In this role, Sweet Zavaglia, SVP and U.S. general counsel of National Grid, is charged with a $580,000 fundraising goal to support the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association, according to
Harbinger elected to Ithaca College board of trustees
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca College board of trustees recently elected Kirk Harbinger — an alum, former employee, and experienced fundraiser — to a four-year term as alumni trustee. He is a 1989 Ithaca College graduate and former president of its Alumni Association board of directors. Since 2020, Harbinger has served as director of development
Leadership Greater Syracuse reveals Class of 2022
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit that offers a yearlong civic-leadership training program, recently announced its Class of 2022, the 32nd class in the organization’s history. “As evidenced throughout 2020 and 2021, excellent community leadership is as important as it has ever been,” Pam Brunet, LGS executive director, said in a news
Electric-vehicle charging plugs installed on ESF campus in National Grid program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The campus of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) now has 18 new electric-vehicle (EV) charging plugs. Officials from National Grid (NYSE: NGG) and SUNY ESF held an Oct. 20 ceremonial ribbon cutting to acknowledge the installation. The plugs are available for public use in the college’s P22 lot, located
Shineman Foundation’s grants include conservation aid
Awards funding to Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation announced that 12 not-for-profit organizations earned grant awards totaling $248,000 at its November board meeting. It was the last of three 2021 grant rounds in this “unprecedented year of the continued coronavirus pandemic,” the foundation said in a Nov.
Cazenovia College President Chesbrough to retire in January; school appoints interim president
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College President Ron Chesbrough plans to retire Jan. 14, the school announced Tuesday. In addition, the Cazenovia College board of trustees
Syracuse University to require booster shots for spring semester
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) will require all eligible students, faculty and staff who “routinely” use any SU campus location or facility to get
N.Y. lawmaker calls for Malatras removal after SUNY board backs system chancellor
ALBANY, N.Y. — Even after the SUNY board of trustees issued a Friday evening statement backing SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras, a key New York lawmaker
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