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Oneida County reports 6 COVID deaths in latest day
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday reported 6 new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the county’s total to 243 since the pandemic started. In the last
Kirkland Art Center uses more than $1,500 grant for PPE to continue to offer arts programming safely
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Kirkland Art Center (KAC) announced it will use a $1,530 grant from the Jack and Trudy Owens Fund of the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) and related supplies. The PPE is needed to meet public-health requirements and continue to offer arts programming in
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Cayuga Health to open additional COVID-19 testing sites in Ithaca, Cortlandville
Besides Cayuga Medical Center, Cayuga Health also includes Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls. The Cayuga Health Cortland sampling site is located in Gutchess Park in
U.S. Naval Community College selects SUNY for “expanded educational opportunities”
SUNY and U.S. Naval Community College (USNCC) on Dec. 30 said that they’re partnering to provide “expanded educational opportunities” for sailors, marines, and coast guards
Onondaga County surpasses 20K COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Wednesday reported 336 new coronavirus cases, bringing the county’s case total since the pandemic started, to
MMRI researchers to use AHA funding for autism study
UTICA, N.Y. — Researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica are beginning a study examining if there is a link between cardiac abnormalities and autism. The American Heart Association (AHA) chose MMRI for the nearly $300,000 Transformational Project Award, per a news release. Maria Kontaridis, MMRI executive director, and Gordon Moe, professor
Health-benefit costs rose 3.4% in 2020 for firms with 50-plus employees
Total health-benefit costs rose 3.4 percent, on average, in 2020, reaching $13,674 per employee among all U.S. employer health-plan sponsors with 50 or more employees. That’s according to the annual Mercer “National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans 2020,” which the firm released Dec. 8. The 3.4 percent figure represents “the lowest annual health-cost increase in over two
SUNY provost appointed acting president of SUNY Poly
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) begins the new year with new leadership. The SUNY board of trustees on Dec. 29 appointed SUNY Provost Tod Laursen as SUNY Poly’s acting president. His appointment is effective immediately. A search for a permanent SUNY Poly president will begin “shortly,” SUNY said in a news release.
Briggs & Stratton offers some MVCC students employment following welding internships
UTICA, N.Y. — Some students at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) have secured positions with the Sherrill location of Briggs & Stratton Corp. following their welding internships. MVCC says it partnered with Briggs & Stratton for the welding internships. Briggs & Stratton — headquartered in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin — says it is the world’s largest manufacturer
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