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SUNY Oswego to have new leader to begin 2022
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego will have a new president when the calendar turns to 2022 as Deborah Stanley, the school’s current president, plans to retire on Dec. 31. Stanley, the school’s 10th president, has served in the role for more than 25 years. Her retirement will complete 44 years of service to SUNY Oswego, the […]

New York’s COVID hospitalizations fall to lowest level since last October
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 fell by 54 in the latest day to

CenterState CEO, others to help small businesses apply for state pandemic-recovery grant program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Local leaders on Thursday joined CenterState CEO to highlight the impact the state’s COVID-19 Pandemic Small Businesses Recovery Grant program will have

Nine students participating in MMRI summer fellowship program
UTICA, N.Y. — Nine students from New York colleges and universities are working with the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica in its summer

Syracuse University’s Alford to depart for University at Buffalo dean job
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Keith A. Alford, chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO), at Syracuse University, is leaving Syracuse this summer to become dean of the

New York’s COVID positive-test rate falls to lowest level since pandemic started
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday reported that New York state’s daily positivity rate for COVID-19 tests fell to 0.59 percent in

Syracuse Mets to expand seating in June
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Mets are expanding seating to fully vaccinated fans starting in June. The team will boost overall capacity to the stadium

TSA at Syracuse airport prepares for busy summer travel season
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects to see an uptick in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Syracuse

Binghamton professor Whittingham, a Nobel Prize winner, named fellow of the Royal Society
VESTAL, N.Y. — M. Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 Nobel laureate and distinguished professor at Binghamton University, has been named a fellow of the Royal Society.

Off Broadway Dance Center’s New Normal
GRANBY — For Ellen Marshall, owner and artistic director of Off Broadway Dance Center near Fulton, just about everything changed in her studio when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After being closed from March until October of last year, Marshall made changes in her business to keep everyone safe, but still allow students to dance. Founded
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