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Bassett adds surgical robot to A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network now offers robotic-assisted surgery at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta with the da Vinci Surgical System. The system provides

Syracuse University formally introduces Fran Brown as new head football coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fran Brown, the new head football coach at Syracuse University, says he likes to “speak from the heart and it always comes

Bassett CEO Ibrahim to depart at end of year; Thompson named interim CEO
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network will change leadership in the new year as President/CEO Tommy Ibrahim leaves the health-care system at the end of

Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York receives technology grant for online portal
UTICA, N.Y. — The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has awarded the Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York (LASMNY) a $270,600 Technology Initiative Grant to develop

Syracuse to face South Florida in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 21
The Orange, which finished 6-6 during the 2023 season, will make its second straight bowl appearance and play in back-to-back bowl games for the first

Endicott-Johnson Victory factory in Johnson City formally opens after $40M renovation
This rehabilitation project represents a “new beginning for the iconic industrial asset, improving the connection” between Binghamton University’s Health Sciences campus, UHS Wilson Medical Center,
Survey: Most Americans concerned about their workplace well being
Nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of American workers are moderately or highly concerned about their workplace well-being. In addition, almost three-fourths of the workers reported a similar level of concern about their emotional well-being or mental health and a quarter rate their mental health as fair or poor. Those are some of the findings from the
Most CNY subregions generate slight job growth in last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Ithaca sub-regions of our 16-county Central New York coverage area produced job growth ranging from 0.2 percent to 1.6 percent between October 2022 and this past October. At the same time, the Elmira area posted no change in jobs in the 12-month period. That’s according to the latest

Hochul signs law to boost public-sector workers’ benefits
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 21 signed a legislative package that seeks to strengthen the rights and benefits of public-sector workers in New York state. This package builds upon changes announced earlier this year to “rebuild and modernize” the state and local public-sector workforce as part of the state budget, her office announced. About the

North Country nurses can pursue doctorate program remotely
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — North Country nurses can pursue an advanced degree remotely through a collaboration between Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and SUNY Canton. Representatives from both colleges recently signed an agreement allowing Upstate Medical’s College of Nursing to offer its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree remotely through SUNY Canton’s Margaret D. Sovie School
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