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Cuomo announces approval of advanced-treatment technologies for drinking water in Auburn, Owasco
AUBURN, N.Y. — “Advanced”-treatment technologies will address water-quality concerns in the city of Auburn and town of Owasco in Cayuga County. The New York State
New York milk production rises nearly 4 percent in March
New York dairy farms produced 1.28 billion pounds of milk, up 3.6 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported.

Carthage Area Hospital’s non-clinical departments, administration relocate
WEST CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital this week plans to move its executive and administration offices to another building in West Carthage as it

Excellus hit with $1M state fine for denying contraceptive coverage
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has fined Excellus Health Plans, Inc. $1 million for “wrongly” denying contraceptive coverage. A DFS investigation
St. Joseph’s Health has named JORDAN D. JENNINGS director for acute care coordination. He has significant experience in diverse health-care settings. Most recently, Jennings served
AMANDA SWEEZEY, RN, has been named nurse manager for Neuro/Peds at the St. Elizabeth Campus of the Mohawk Valley Health System. Sweezey is responsible for
Upstate Cerebral Palsy recently hired JAMES CARHART as VP of information services and DEBRA TORCHIA as VP of finance on its executive team. Carhart coordinates, directs, and designs operational

SUNY appoints Kristina Johnson as system’s 13th chancellor
ALBANY, N.Y. — The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees has appointed Kristina Johnson as SUNY’s 13th chancellor. Johnson’s appointment as chancellor
Colgate forms new applied mathematics major
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University earlier this month announced it has made its applied mathematics minor into the university’s 55th major. The steady popularity of
People news: MVHS names Webster new nurse manager for St. Luke’s Campus
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has named Taylor Webster nurse manager for AC 2 at the St. Luke’s Campus.
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