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The Basketball Tournament selects OCC’s SRC Arena as a regional site for this summer’s event
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is coming to Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) SRC Arena and Events Center where the Boeheim’s Army team will

WCNY names Gelman new president and CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WCNY, Central New York’s public broadcaster, has a new leader. The organization’s board of trustees announced it has appointed Mitch Gelman as

St. Joseph’s Health, University of Rochester Medical Center form new venture
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health in Syracuse and the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) on Thursday announced formation of a new organization to

Masonic Medical Research Institute to use $6M state grant for renovation work, add up to 30 new jobs
UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) of Utica will use a $6 million state grant to renovate its 5,500-square-foot basement area and increase

St. Joseph’s Health, Fresenius Kidney Care team up to expand access to home dialysis with new center
CLAY, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has partnered with Fresenius Kidney Care to open a new home therapies dialysis center at its Seneca campus
Leadership Greater Syracuse announces new board members, officers
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit that offers a yearlong civic-leadership training program, announced six new members of its board of directors.

Schultz Family Foundation donates $7.5M to SU’s IVMF to expand veteran career-preparation program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The family foundation of the retired CEO of Starbucks has donated more than $7 million to Syracuse University so it can

Binghamton University to use $30M in state funding to complete nursing school building
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a $30 million Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI) grant to finalize the nursing school building and other projects

Syracuse Mayor Walsh details “Syracuse Surge” plan in annual State of the City address
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Thursday night used his second State of the City address to provide details of what officials are

Shortage of shingles vaccine sparks concern
SYRACUSE — A doctor with St. Joseph’s Health is among those concerned about a shortage of the vaccine used to combat shingles. The Atlanta, Georgia–based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that 99 percent of the people over age 40 have had chickenpox, which makes them “vulnerable to shingles,” Dr. Sandra Sulik said
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