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EXEC TALK: St. Joseph’s COO discusses sale of Franciscan Companies
St. Joseph’s had been considering selling the DME company before the onset of the COVID-19 impact in Central New York, Janet Ready, COO of St.

FINGER LAKES HEALTH WILFREDO J. CRUZ, M.D. will be joining FLH Medical P.C. Geneva Primary Care and Clifton Springs Internal Medicine. He completed his residency

MVCC to lead FIRST Tech Challenge as regional partner
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has partnered with FIRST (For Inspiration of Science and Technology) to lead the organization’s youth robotics competitions,

Rome Community Foundation awards third-quarter grants
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Community Foundation has awarded $8,000 in grants to three Rome–area charitable organizations in the latest distributions for the third quarter

WellNow Urgent Care opens second Camillus location
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — WellNow Urgent Care on Sept. 30 opened the doors to its newest urgent-care center at 3800 W. Genesee St. in the town of Camillus. The new location is just a half mile up the road from another WellNow clinic at 3504 W. Genesee St. in Camillus. The company calls that its Fairmount

MVCC board of trustees appoints new chair, vice chair
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) board of trustees has appointed Anthony J. Colón as board chair and Dr. Frank Dubeck, Jr., as board vice chair, effective Oct. 1. Colón is serving his 12th year on the board of trustees since his Oneida County appointment in 2008. He previously served as vice

Syracuse mayor quarantines after Binghamton mayor’s positive COVID-19 test
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Thursday said he is undertaking a “precautionary” quarantine after potential exposure to COVID-19 at a New York

Oneida County reports one COVID-19 death, recent virus exposures
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County officials on Thursday reported that the county had one new COVID-19-related death in the last day, bringing its total to

Upstate Medical University announces new mental-health program for adolescents
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University on Tuesday opened its new adolescent intensive outpatient program. It is designed to treat adolescents aged 13 to 18

Madison County warns of possible virus exposure at diner
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Health Department on Thursday warned the public that a recent visitor to Knotty Pine Diner in Wampsville tested positive
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