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Hartwick College campus to remain closed to the public through the summer
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College says its campus will remain closed to the public through this summer. The campus has been closed to the public

School-district treasurer in Otsego County gets no jail time for $34K theft
MORRIS, N.Y. — A former treasurer for the Morris Central School District in Otsego County will not serve any jail time after admitting to stealing $34,000 from her employer over a six-year period. On May 13, a federal court sentenced Kristina Hand, 47, of Morris, to two years of probation and ordered her to serve

SU gets another $8M JPMorgan Chase grant to support military veterans
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) will use an additional $8 million grant from JPMorgan Chase to support its national training and research programs over the next three years. The grant announcement comes a decade after JPMorgan’s original grant to “enhance” the post-service lives of veterans and military families through

Survey: American Workers Left Jobs for Caregiving in Pandemic
Four in 10 U.S. hiring decision-makers report that employees have left their company during the COVID-19 pandemic to care for children or other family members. That finding is from a survey conducted by the Harris Poll and commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. Data for the survey was collected between Nov. 16 and Dec. 7, 2020, among

New York has now administered more than 18 million COVID vaccine doses
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported that nearly 18.2 million doses of a vaccine that protects against COVID-19 have now been administered

Syracuse airport and six others in New York to host pop-up vaccination sites May 24-28
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport is among seven New York airports that will host pop-up vaccination sites next week to inoculate travelers and

Destiny USA to offer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinic this Saturday for those 12 and older
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA, New York State, and Wegmans will offer a Pfizer COVID-19 clinic this Saturday for those 12 years of age and

People news: Unity House promotes Coccimiglio to lead employment program
AUBURN, N.Y. — Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc. announced it has recently promoted Shannon Engle Coccimiglio from day services manager to director of Unity

Destiny USA drops mask requirement for fully vaccinated visitors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA announced that shoppers who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear a mask at the shopping mall,

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — HCR Home Care announced that it is seeking a new CEO as founder and current CEO Louise Woerner is stepping down. Woerner
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