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Cuomo unveils proposal for Syracuse STEAM school
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed creating an education and workforce training center to meet science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) job

Construction starts on $30 million renovation project at SUNY Cortland
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Contractors on Thursday started work on a $30 million project to renovate the Smith and Casey Tower complex at SUNY Cortland. The

State Police seek suspect in theft at Kinney Drugs store near Ithaca
LANSING, N.Y. — New York State Police in Ithaca say they are seeking a man accused of stealing several electronics from the Kinney Drugs store

Le Moyne College to use state REDC funding for plaza project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College will use a state grant of $485,000 for a project that will redevelop the Le Moyne Plaza. The state

Primary Urgent Care to open location in Herkimer
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Utica–based Primary Urgent Care announced it will open a second location at 130 W. Albany St. in Herkimer on Thursday. “Over the

People news: Psychiatrist joins Oswego Health
FULTON, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced that psychiatrist Dr. Damon Tohtz has joined its behavioral-health services department. Tohtz has experience working with adult and geriatric

Herkimer County HealthNet offers funding for health-care transportation in rural areas
ILION, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet announced it has awarded the RIDE program of Herkimer County Catholic Charities $3,700 to support health-care transportation in rural

Zabriskie named executive director of Onondaga County Public Library
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL) board of trustees announced it has named Christian Zabriskie as the library’s new executive director. Zabriskie

Cazenovia College to use $40K state grant for financial trading laboratory
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College will use a state grant of $40,000 to help pay for a project to develop a financial trading laboratory. The

Syracuse College of Law, Whitman School launch online joint J.D./MBA degree
J.D. is short for juris doctor, while MBA is short for master of business administration. “As we’ve learned from decades of success with our joint
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