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Binghamton University formally opens Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Binghamton University (BU) on Monday formally opened the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences in the village of Johnson City.

People news: MVHS adds new nurse practitioner to Surgical Group
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has added Jessica Yearby to the MVHS Surgical Group as a certified family nurse

National Grid installs electric-vehicle charging plugs on ESF campus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — National Grid (NYSE: NGG) and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have installed 18 new electric-vehicle charging plugs on

SECNY, Jordan-Elbridge School District open student-run branch at high school
ELBRIDGE, N.Y. — SECNY Federal Credit Union and the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District on Oct. 19 formally opened a student-run credit-union branch at the high school. The Eagle branch, as SECNY is calling it, will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch periods when school is in session at the high school, located at

Northern Credit Union campaign supports Carthage Area Hospital Foundation
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Watertown–based Northern Credit Union recently presented the Carthage Area Hospital Foundation (CAHF) with a check for $2,050 from its reopening campaign for its relationship center in Carthage. The Sept. 14 presentation followed the credit union’s campaign in which anyone who opened a new checking account or loan would be able to choose

Ithaca College to use $1 million donation for physician-assistant program scholarship
“This incredible gift from Manley and Doriseve Thaler will allow learners to gain critical skills and expertise with a lessened financial burden,” Susan Salahshor, assistant

Samaritan Health affiliates with Roswell Park Cancer Center for oncology services
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown has affiliated with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo for oncology services. The relationship links medical-oncology

Oneida County reports 4 COVID deaths in last day, other data improves
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday reported that four county residents died from COVID-19 on Sunday. That followed one death on Friday and none

Upstate Medical to break ground on Upstate Cancer Center in Verona on Oct. 20
VERONA, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University plans to break ground on its new Upstate Cancer Center in Verona next Wednesday, Oct. 20. The upcoming 30,000-square-foot

$40M renovation of CNY Psychiatric Center starts in Oneida County
MARCY, N.Y. — Work has started on a $40 million modernization of the Office of Mental Health’s Central New York Psychiatric Center and Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center campus in Marcy in Oneida County. The project undertaken by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York will overhaul 100,000 square feet of the facility,
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