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St. Lawrence to use $5M donation for second phase of Appleton Arena expansion project
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University in Canton will use a $5 million donation to help pay for the second phase of the Appleton Arena

Oneida County budget proposal doesn’t include a property tax increase
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Board of Legislators is considering a 2021 county budget proposal that doesn’t include an increase in property taxes “despite

Le Moyne President LeMura named a visiting fellow at Syracuse University
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College President Linda LeMura has been named a chancellor’s distinguished visiting fellow at Syracuse University. The appointment is for 10

Laci’s Tapas Bar to close for good in December
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Laci’s Tapas Bar has set a final closing date of Dec. 19 after 10 years of operation at 304 Hawley Ave. in

WellNow plans to hire 75 in its Syracuse market
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WellNow Urgent Care says it plans to open new locations in Syracuse, Clay, and Cortland in early 2021 and the effort to hire 75 people for openings in its Syracuse-area offices is underway. It’s part of an overall plan to add 300 positions in the months ahead in markets that include Syracuse,

New York IG says GBHC plant superintendent “wasted” $121,000 on materials
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The plant superintendent of the Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC) is on administrative leave after a state investigation found he “wasted” $121,000 in taxpayer funds. The plant superintendent, Jeffrey Flansburg, 57, of Binghamton wasted those funds by “grossly overpaying” for materials for a duct-cleaning project, New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro

Rome Hospital Foundation donates face shields to local schools
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Hospital Foundation announced it delivered five cases of face shields to the Rome City School District on Oct. 29, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools. The donation is one of several the foundation has made to local school districts over the past few weeks. It also provided face

Wang to leave SUNY Poly for position at Ohio State
The interim president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute will be leaving her position at the end of the month to become executive VP at Ohio State University. Jinliu (Grace) Wang, who also served as SUNY’s senior vice chancellor for research and economic development, will join former SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson who became the 16th president of

Mahoney becomes first woman president of SUNY ESF
SUNY also drops “interim” from Dewan’s title at Upstate Medical University SYRACUSE — Joanie Mahoney, the former Onondaga County Executive, is now the first woman to serve as president of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. At the same time, SUNY has decided to drop the “interim” from Dr. Mantosh Dewan’s presidential

Utica College to establish Institute for the Study of Integrative Healthcare
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College (UC) plans to establish the Institute for the Study of Integrative Healthcare (ISIH) using a multi-year donation of $2.8 million. “This represents one of the largest charitable gifts in UC’s history, and the largest single endowment gift since our founding,” Utica College President Laura Casamento said in an Oct. 28
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