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New York nears 4.6 million total vaccine doses administered as J&J vaccine is on the way
ALBANY, N.Y. — As New York State awaits the arrival of the just-approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine, it announced that almost 4.6 million doses of

Rome Health names new president and CEO
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health, an affiliate of St. Joseph’s Health, on Friday announced it named AnneMarie Walker-Czyz as its next president and CEO, effective

Excellus net income declined 43 percent to $97 million in pandemic-impacted 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, reported net income of $97.2 million on $6.2 billion in premium revenue in

Cuomo adds hotel workers to list of vaccine-eligible
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to hotel workers. The governor is giving local governments the flexibility

Crouse Health to use $125,000 grant for addiction-treatment services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health announced it has received a $125,000 grant to help support and expand services for people needing treatment for substance-use disorders.

City of Syracuse awards $350,000 in COVID-19 relief grants to Syracuse small businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nearly 40 Syracuse small businesses and organizations will benefit from COVID-19 relief grants totaling $350,000. The Syracuse Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) awarded

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on at Georgia Tech?
ATLANTA, Ga. — Syracuse basketball (13-7, 7-6 ACC) tries to reignite its faint NCAA Tournament hopes when the Orange visit the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Cazenovia College adds Serbun and Jones to board
CAZENOVIA — Cazenovia College announced that two Syracuse businessmen, Joseph F. Serbun and Marc Jones, have recently joined its board of trustees. Serbun is executive VP and chief banking officer at Community Bank, N.A. The 35-year banking-industry veteran has been with Community Bank since 2008 and previously spent 23 years in senior management positions at

New SUNY program seeks to help EOP students get into its medical schools
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY wants to help more of its educational opportunity program (EOP) students pursue degrees in its medical schools. EOP serves New York’s “disadvantaged students from underserved communities” and seeks to help them “gain access and succeed” in undergraduate programs. SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced the pre-med opportunity program (Pre-OP) initiative during a

Carthage Area Hospital to host career fair for licensed practical nurses
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital says it will host a career fair for licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in early March. The event is set
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