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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
Application period opens for third year of Grow-NY business competition
The application window for the 2021 Grow-NY business competition is now open for submissions. Grow-NY is a business competition that focuses on “enhancing the emerging
Tompkins County leads all New York counties on COVID vaccinations, but one
ITHACA, N.Y. — Nearly 54,300 people in Tompkins County, or 52.8 percent of all residents, have so far received at least one dose of a
Le Moyne to allow two guests per graduate at in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College announced that it will permit two guests per graduating student at its upcoming outdoor commencement ceremonies in May. But
Clarkson donation to benefit upcoming $40M science center renovation, expansion
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University will use a donation from a 1979 graduate and his wife to help pay for an upcoming $40 million project
Karolyi named new dean of Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has named Andrew Karolyi as dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Karolyi had been serving as acting
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