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City of Syracuse formally opens Kirk Park outdoor classroom
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse on Tuesday formally opened the newly constructed outdoor classroom at Kirk Park on the city’s south side. This

Excellus presents $27K in health awards to seven nonprofits
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS), the largest health insurer in Central New York, has presented more than $27,000 in community health awards to
SUNY Oswego offers online graduate certificate in health and wellness
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego) recently announced it is offering offer an online graduate certificate in health

Siena poll: Katko has 10-point lead over Maffei in local congressional race
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Challenger John Katko (R–Camillus) has a 10-point lead over the incumbent U.S. Representative Daniel Maffei (D–DeWitt) in the hotly contested race for
Rome Memorial pursues other options for affiliation after suspending talks with Bassett
ROME — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) is pursuing new options for a potential affiliation partner after suspending its talks with Bassett Medical Center on Oct. 14. Bassett Medical Center is part of the Bassett Healthcare Network, which is based in Cooperstown. But as of Oct. 20, RMH hadn’t started new discussions with any other organization.

The growing role of physician assistants in health care
With more than 100,000 physician assistants (PAs) currently practicing nationally, and more than 6,000 new PAs entering the workforce each year, this fast-growing medical field shows no signs of slowing down. “I think we’re going to continue to see growth,” says Mary Springston, director of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at Le Moyne College
SU researchers develop tool to track the performance of federal-court judges
SYRACUSE — Researchers at Syracuse University (SU) have developed a data tool that provides information on the performance of more than 900 federal district-court judges. The data tool, developed by SU’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) officially launched Oct. 14. TRAC announced the advancement in a news release distributed that same day. With the new
ConMed profit, sales fall in third quarter
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical device maker, earned more than $1.9 million, or 7 cents per share, during the third

State funding to help pay for two Syracuse recreation projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — State funding will benefit projects at the Magnarelli Community Center gymnasium and at Grant Middle School on Syracuse’s Northside. The Magnarelli Center

Binghamton University dedicates Center of Excellence building
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University on Wednesday dedicated its $30 million, 114,000-square-foot Center of Excellence building. The facility is located on Murray Hill Road in
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