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Greater Utica Chamber honors five with Business of the Year awards
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2020 Business of the Year Awards during a televised special on

Upstate Medical to test NYPA’s essential utility workers for COVID-19
The testing program will use Upstate Medical’s Clarifi COVID-19 saliva test. That saliva test was “recently ranked number one by the U.S. Food & Drug

State: Plan “under development” for 6,700 fans to attend Bills’ playoff game; Erie County concerned
The Buffalo Bills and New York State are developing the proposal “cooperatively,” per Cuomo’s office. “New Yorkers are incredibly proud of the Buffalo Bills and

Upstate Medical University applications rise 26 percent compared to 2019
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Applications for the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree program at Upstate Medical University are up 26.2 percent compared to the number of

Cazenovia College delays start of spring semester amid continuing pandemic
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College announced it will push back the start of its spring semester by nearly two weeks and begin classes on Feb.

WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County announced that its office complex will be limited to essential in-person operations only — effective Monday, Dec 21 — and

MVHS vaccinates over 100 residents, 100 staff at its long-term care facility
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) on Monday started vaccinating residents and staff in the MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (RNC), its

Tuesday’s Syracuse-Notre Dame men’s basketball game postponed
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball announced that its ACC home opener against Notre Dame on Tuesday night has been postponed after some positive COVID-19 tests

Onondaga County reports another “crushing” day with 447 cases, 12 deaths
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Saturday afternoon reported that the county suffered 12 COVID-19-related deaths in the last day and 447

Onondaga County announces location of COVID-19 transitional facility
He went on to say the decision impacts about 80 people who no longer need hospital care and will free up that amount of hospital
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