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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Canadian wildfire smoke continues disrupt daily life across upstate New York. State officials have again issued an air-quality health advisory for Thursday

Quebec wildfire smoke leads to alerts, cancellations in upstate New York
The current air-quality conditions across upstate New York caused by the smoke from the wildfires in Quebec has prompted advisories from local-government officials and some

MVHS drops vaccine mandate and testing requirements
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is no longer mandating a COVID-19 vaccine for employees, becoming the second health system in the region

ESD extends application deadline for COVID capital costs tax-credit program to Sept. 30
Empire State Development (ESD) on Monday said it has extended the application deadline for its $250 million COVID-19 capital costs tax-credit program to Sept. 30.

Rome Health drops vaccine mandate for employees
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health no longer requires vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of employment and will begin inviting back employees that left due
Vestal firm wants to help local retailers navigate shoplifting
VESTAL — Scorpion Security Products, headquartered on Jensen Road in Vestal, says it wants to make sure local retailers are aware of the tools and technologies available to stop shoplifters. “Alongside rising retail prices and recession fears, shoplifting incidents are also increasing,” the firm said in a recent news release. Scorpion says shoplifters have stolen

Oneida Health searches for next president and CEO; interim CEO named
Oneida Health says CFO Jeremiah Sweet will be serving as its interim president and CEO, effective Thursday. Sweet will retain his authority as CFO during

Global NY’s statewide export-promotion tour to include OCC
The effort represents the first export-promotion tour since the start of the pandemic in 2020. The federal government declared an end to the COVID-19 national

Woman charged with attempted theft of Madison County Sheriff’s vehicles
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies arrested a Wampsville woman for burglary and attempting to steal six separate sheriff’s office vehicles. Around

Schmidt joins Hancock Estabrook’s environmental practice
SYRACUSE — Hancock Estabrook, LLP recently announced that Carl L. Schmidt has joined the firm as counsel in its Environmental, Zoning and Land Use Practice. He focuses on all aspects of environmental law, including compliance and remediation, health and safety regulations, as well as right-to-build issues, including compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act
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