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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
SUNY BEST April 3 event discusses small businesses and federal-government contracting
BINGHAMTON — The SUNY Business and Education Cooperative of the Southern Tier (SUNY BEST) will host an event on April 3 offering small-business owners information
VNA Homecare, Upstate HomeCare sign preferred provider agreement
SYRACUSE — Utica–based Upstate HomeCare and VNA Homecare of Syracuse have signed an agreement allowing Upstate to supply the infusion, oxygen, and medical equipment that
American Heart Association names Mohawk Valley ‘Fit-Friendly Worksites’
UTICA — The American Heart Association (AHA) last week announced it is recognizing 15 Utica–Rome area organizations as “Fit-Friendly Worksites.” Each organization promotes physical activity

Binghamton University computer scientist gets grant for project to study computer energy use
BINGHAMTON — A Binghamton University researcher aims to slash the energy used by computing systems ranging from smart phones to data centers, the university says.

Pestello to leave Le Moyne, becoming president at Saint Louis University
DeWITT — Fred Pestello, the 13th president of Le Moyne College, will leave the school later this year to assume the presidency at Saint Louis
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