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NY State of Health says 812,000 have signed up
More than 812,000 New Yorkers had enrolled for health-insurance coverage through NY State of Health, the state’s health-insurance marketplace, as of 9 a.m. Sunday morning.

Five Star Urgent Care expands with new office in Fairmount
CAMILLUS — Five Star Urgent Care today announced it has opened a location at 3504 W. Genesee St. in the Fairmount area of the town

Presbyterian Residential Community appoints Cole as administrator
NEW HARTFORD — The Presbyterian Residential Community, Inc. in New Hartford has appointed Michelle Cole as administrator. The Presbyterian Residential Community is a member of

Fowler named Herkimer County College Foundation executive director
HERKIMER — Herkimer College has appointed Robert C. Fowler, of New Hartford, as executive director of the Herkimer County College Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit that

NUAIR pilots Northeast UAS test-site
SYRACUSE — Headlines around the world: “UN report calls for independent investigation of drone attacks”; “UN report reconstructs civilian death toll from drone strikes”; “Obama’s itchy trigger finger on drone”; “U.S. targets its citizens for drone attack.” Drones, technically known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), have earned a reputation for military action. The first UAV

Cuomo pushes property-tax plan in DeWitt
DeWITT — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on March 25 outlined his proposal to cut property taxes during a visit to the DeWitt Community Room. Cuomo also encouraged local governments to reduce their costs during his presentation in the facility at 148 Sanders Creek Parkway near Carrier Circle. Cuomo’s appeared in DeWitt as talks on
Masonic Care Community: 121 years of charity
UTICA — The Masonic fraternity, the oldest and largest fraternal organization in the world, focuses on community service and charitable work as its principal activities. In the United States, Masonic organizations spend more than $2 million every day on charitable services. In the Mohawk Valley, the Masons established the Masonic Home in May 1893, fulfilling
N.Y. AG settles with MVP Health Care for wrongly denying mental-health benefits
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on March 20 announced a settlement with Schenectady-based MVP Health Care after an investigation uncovered “widespread” violations of mental-health parity laws. The probe found the health insurer denied mental-health benefits to “thousands” of New Yorkers, Schneiderman’s office said in a news release. Schneiderman’s office estimates that more than 3,000

Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to host ACC Tournament in ’17, ’18
Syracuse University will return to New York City for men’s college basketball post-season tournament games for at least two years later this decade. Brooklyn’s Barclays

Syracuse Heart Walk raises $450,000
SYRACUSE — More than 3,000 fundraising runners and walkers from across Central New York joined the 30th anniversary Syracuse Heart Walk last Saturday (March 22) and
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