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McMahon: Still no confirmed coronavirus cases in Onondaga County as of midday Monday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As of midday Monday, Onondaga County still had no confirmed cases of coronavirus, but 19 people are under quarantine following overseas travel.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The UHS health-care system announced it has appointed Rick Borschuk as its senior VP and CFO, a position he has held on

Number of New York coronavirus cases rises; state of emergency declared
(Updated at 3:30 p.m. on 3/8/20) ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday confirmed additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to

Cornell’s Arnot Teaching Forest gets $500K from state for improvements
VAN ETTEN — Cornell University will use state funding of $500,000 for work at the Arnot Teaching and Research Forest in Van Etten in Chemung County to improve and expand maple processing and increase efficiency in operations. It’s one of two projects for which New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball on Jan. 31 announced

Excellus awards North Country hospitals funding for improvements
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced it has awarded three North Country hospitals and five in the Utica–Rome area a total of $1 million in quality improvement incentive payments in 2019. They’re among 36 upstate New York hospitals and health centers that were awarded nearly $30 million in the nonprofit health insurer’s hospital-performance incentive program. Eight hospitals
North Country Farm-to-School projects win state funding
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Feb. 18 announced that New York State has awarded $1.5 million to 16 Farm-to-School program projects to increase the use of New York farm products in schools and boost the state’s agricultural economy. As part of Round 5 of the Farm-to-School program, the projects will benefit more than 120,000 students

Syracuse Airport says it’s monitoring coronavirus situation, operating normally
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) is “closely monitoring” the situation involving the coronavirus, which is also known as COVID-19. As of

St. John Fisher appoints new dean of the Wegmans School of Nursing
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — St. John Fisher College announced it has appointed Tricia Gatlin as the next dean of its Wegmans School of Nursing. Gatlin’s appointment

MVCC science technology entry program awarded $1.5 million grant
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will use a nearly $1.5 million grant for the next five-year cycle of the school’s science technology

McMahon: No coronavirus cases in Onondaga County, but a dozen under quarantine after visiting China
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says Onondaga County doesn’t have any cases of the coronavirus, as of Wednesday morning. “But like many
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