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VIEWPOINT: The Beautiful Legacy of the Visiting Nurse Association
Three Syracuse women — Laura Bissett Mills, Arria S. Huntington, and Dr. Julia Hanchett — founded the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) in March 1890. All three were acutely involved in local public-welfare programs, especially those focused on the health of women and children. Mills founded the Good Shepherd School of Nursing in 1887 at the […]

Nascentia Health builds the Nascentia Neighborhood
ROME — Syracuse–based Nascentia Health continues its focus on the Nascentia Neighborhood project at the Beeches property in Rome, a mixed-use development that will include independent and supportive-housing options for seniors. Nascentia Health describes it as an “aging in place community crafted for active, aging adults,” per a Dec. 14 statement it emailed to CNYBJ.

Herkimer College and SUNY Poly sign dual-admission agreement
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Herkimer County Community College (Herkimer College) recently signed an agreement for a dual-admissions program that concurrently

Syracuse Mets, OCC announce scholarships for students whose education will benefit the community
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The Syracuse Mets and Onondaga Community College (OCC) have announced the creation of two scholarships to support OCC students who plan to

Syracuse Surge workforce graduation event honors 34 participants from three programs
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The most recent Syracuse Surge workforce programming included 34 participants in three programs. Syracuse Surge is the city’s “strategy for inclusive growth

Rome Community Foundation awards nearly $184K in fourth-quarter grants
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Community Foundation announced it has awarded $183,616 in grants — ranging from $500 to $25,000 each — to 21 Rome–area

SU’s Whitman School, OCC partner for OCC students to transfer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management says it has a new partnership with Onondaga Community College (OCC) for direct-transfer admissions

Syracuse QB Garrett Shrader to miss Boca Raton Bowl, recovering from surgery
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse football quarterback Garrett Shrader will not play in Thursday night’s Boca Raton Bowl against South Florida, as he is recovering from

Women’s Fund of Herkimer and Oneida Counties awards $27,000 in grants
UTICA, N.Y. — The Women’s Fund of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently awarded grants totaling $27,000 to fund programs at Young Scholars LLP, SUNY Poly

New Syracuse football head coach Brown outlines vision
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s new head football coach knows he has plenty of work to do even as the Orange prepare for their upcoming trip to the Boca Raton Bowl. Syracuse on Dec. 4 introduced Fran Brown, 41, as the school’s next head football coach a day after the Orange learned their bowl-game destination
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