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Taste of Syracuse canceled for second straight year; organizers plan Picnics at the Park this summer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The well-attended Taste of Syracuse event — which has traditionally launched the summer-festival season in and around Clinton Square — has been
State says more than 40 percent of residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose
ALBANY, N.Y. — On Friday morning, New York State hit the 40 percent mark for share of the total population that has received at least
Ithaca College to renovate Ithaca Commons building for new master’s degree program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College plans to renovate facilities in the former Rothschild Building on the downtown Ithaca Commons for its new master’s degree program
Schuyler Hospital to renovate imaging services using $500,000 grant from foundation
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital plans to renovate its imaging services, using a $500,000 grant it received from the Schuyler Health Foundation. Funds will go toward a new mammography suite, upgrading CT (computed tomography) services, and other department improvements. “This donation will go a long way toward updating and modernizing imaging services for our
Loretto to use $500K donation for training on electronic medical records
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto will use a donation of $500,000 to launch a new program to train its employees on an electronic-medical-record (EMR) system. The training program seeks to “promote digital inclusion with its employees,” per a news release about the training. The Parker family of Portland, Oregon donated the funding and is referring to
MAINE, N.Y. — Maine-Endwell Central School District announced that crews recently finished installing 6,240 solar panels on its property, which will now generate 100 percent of the district’s electricity. The system was fully activated by the power company NYSEG on March 23. The solar panels are located on 15 acres of district-owned property, adjacent to
Katko bill targets mental-health-care access for CNY minority communities
U.S. Reps. John Katko (R–Camillus) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D–N.J. 12) recently introduced a bill that works to promote access to mental-health care for minority communities in Central New York and across the country. The proposal is called Pursuing Equity in Mental Healthcare Act. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D–N.J.) introduced companion legislation in his chamber, Katko’s
Syracuse STEAM school boosted by $1.75M Amazon donation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), which is preparing for operations in the Syracuse area, plans to donate $1.75 million for robotics and computer-science technology improvements at the upcoming Syracuse STEAM school. STEAM is short for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. The STEAM school will be housed at the downtown building that was previously home
Bassett Healthcare Network appoints new members to board
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network recently announced it has appointed three new members to its board of directors — Dr. Anil Rustgi, Carl Mummenthey, and Laurie Zimniewicz. Dr. Rustgi currently serves as director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and as interim executive VP and
Believe in Syracuse to launch mentorship program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The nonprofit Believe in Syracuse plans to launch a new mentorship program before May. The Greater Syracuse Career Mentoring program seeks to increase educational opportunities for students by helping them work on career skills, per a news release about the program. The initiative also seeks to boost college graduation rates throughout the
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