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OneGroup’s Green receives ATD Up & Coming recognition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ATD, the Association for Talent Development, recently selected Cheri Green for ATD “Up & Coming” recognition, which spotlights rising stars and outstanding young professionals working in talent development. Green is a learning and development manager with OneGroup, a risk management, insurance brokerage, and employee-benefits firm with an office in Syracuse and locations […]
ConnextCare to open Central Square office this winter
CENTRAL SQUARE, N.Y. — ConnextCare is looking ahead to this winter when the Oswego County health-care provider plans to open a new office in Central Square that will offer both primary care and mental-health services. ConnextCare is the former Northern Oswego County Health Services, Inc. The Central Square location will operate out of the Oswego
Excellus elects 3 new advisory-board members for Utica region
UTICA, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recently announced it has named Dietra Harvey, Dr. Daniel Welchons, and David Wippman to its regional advisory board for the Utica region. Harvey has served as the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative (ESPRI) administrator for United Way of the Mohawk Valley since 2017. She is also an independent consultant
OCC begins process to find new president
Crabill plans to retire after this academic year ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The Onondaga Community College board of trustees has chosen Asheville, North Carolina–based search firm RH Perry & Associates to help the college find its next president. Casey Crabill, who
Samaritan Health boosts minimum wage to 15 bucks
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Samaritan Health of Watertown has adopted a $15 minimum wage benefitting about 1,300 current employees and all new hires. The new standard raises current and starting wages 19 percent, the health-care provider announced on Aug. 18. Employees working the evening and night shift will receive additional compensation beyond that. Samaritan is actively
Clarkson prof. uses NSF grant to study children’s statistical thinking
POTSDAM, N.Y. — A Clarkson University professor is using a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study statistical thinking in children. The NSF grant will support Andreas Wilke’s investigation of the cognitive mechanisms underlying children’s perception of randomness, and their susceptibility to erroneous judgments. Wilke is an associate professor and chair of
Carthage Area Hospital adds three to therapy-services team
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Three new providers have joined the Carthage Therapy Services Team at Carthage Area Hospital. The hospital said Cale Siver, occupational therapist; Fran Garner, physical therapist; and Vania Falen, speech-language pathologist, have come aboard. Siver received his associate degree in health studies in 2013 from Jefferson Community College in Watertown. He went on
New York Health Commissioner Zucker to step down
ALBANY, N.Y. — Dr. Howard Zucker, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health who helped lead the state’s pandemic response under former Gov.
Ithaca College, SUNY Cortland to play Cortaca Jug football game at Yankee Stadium in 2022
The annual football game between Ithaca College (IC) and SUNY Cortland is heading back to the New York City area next year. The two Division
Onondaga County reports four COVID deaths over the weekend but infections flatten
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Four Onondaga County residents died from COVID-19 over the three-day Saturday through Monday period, Ryan McMahon, the county executive, reported on Twitter.
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