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Oneida Community Mansion House receives grant to fund preservation report
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Oneida Community Mansion House (OCMH) has received a $18,940 Preserve New York grant to fund a cultural landscape report. OCMH will

Nonprofits can apply for Excellus BCBS Health Equity Innovation Award funding
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) on Monday said nonprofit organizations to apply for 2023 Health Equity Innovation Award (HEIA) funding. The awards help pay for

Former OCRRA leader serving in new role with DEC
A former leader of the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) is now serving as a regional director the New York State Department of Environmental

Heavy rains damage Adirondack Railroad tracks
OLD FORGE, N.Y. —The Adirondack Railway Preservation Society, which operates the Adirondack Railroad, is busy making repairs along the rail corridor after severe storms with

SECNY Federal Credit Union opens new branch, operations facility in Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — SECNY Federal Credit Union has opened a new Fairmount location at 3508 West Genesee St. in the town of Camillus across from

CenterState CEO holds groundbreaking for Tech Garden expansion project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The $32 million expansion project at the Tech Garden at 235 Harrison St. in Syracuse is now underway. It’s expected that crews

Oneida County launches Nexus Center survey
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has rolled out a survey to assess the experience of visitors to the Utica University Nexus Center and evaluate what

Loretto names new marketing and communications director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto recently announced it has promoted Julie Smith to marketing and communications director. Formerly marketing and communications manager, Smith started at Loretto in September 2020. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management with a concentration in marketing and a minor in communication/ journalism from St. John Fisher College. Smith is a

Utica University education prep program receives accreditation
UTICA, N.Y,. — Utica University’s Educator Preparation Program recently earned national accreditation from the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) for all undergraduate and graduate programs. The AAQEP Accreditation Commission awarded the program with a full seven-year accreditation at the end of June. It follows an extensive self-study and peer review by the
Oneida County hotels host slightly more guests in June
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) inched up 1.5 percent to 69.1 percent in June from the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. Year to date through June, occupancy was up 0.8 percent to 56.7
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