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DiNapoli: State agency overtime pay hit $787M in 2018, highest amount in a decade
ALBANY, N.Y. — Overtime earnings and hours in 2018 were at the highest levels of any year “within the past 10 years,” rising to $787

Syracuse VA Medical Center director, Hayman, leaving for job in Montana
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the appointment of Judy Hayman, director of the Syracuse VA Medical Center, as

Utica Zoo to use grant funding for STEAM program for girls
The new program will introduce participants from Oneida and Herkimer Counties to STEM/STEAM-based careers and different aspects of operating a zoo, the Utica Zoo said
CNY Psych Center employee charged with stealing nearly $6K in workers’-compensation fraud case
MARCY, N.Y. — A New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) employee has been arrested on multiple felony charges that he defrauded the workers’-compensation
Syracuse football, Western Michigan agree to play two more times
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and Western Michigan jointly announced Wednesday that they have agreed to continue their football series with two additional games scheduled

SUNY Poly, Herkimer College announce eight new paths to bachelor’s degrees at SUNY Poly
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Herkimer County Community College (Herkimer College) on Wednesday announced an articulation agreement for graduating Herkimer College

Syracuse Mayor Walsh to appoint advisory group focused on deer and tick management
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh plans to appoint an advisory group to address the public-safety and public-health issues resulting from the city’s growing

Central New York Services plans to merge with Helio Health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Helio Health and Central New York Services Inc. (CNYS) — described as two of the region’s largest nonprofit behavioral-health systems —

People news: YMCA names Shannon associate executive director of Manlius branch
MANLIUS, N.Y. — The YMCA announced it has named Amber Shannon as associate executive director at the Manlius branch of the Hal Welsh East Area

Syracuse College of Law signs admissions agreement with three HBCUs in Atlanta
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University College of Law has signed 3+3 admissions agreements with three historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) located at Atlanta University
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