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Upstate Medical, Binghamton University sign five-year agreement for closer collaborations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Binghamton University announced they have inked an agreement allowing the schools to jointly “pursue sponsored funding opportunities and

Analysis leads to pay increases at Bassett Healthcare Network
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network says it has invested nearly $50 million into pay increases for its workforce as part of a full compensation

Boy Scouts name new executive for Oneida and Herkimer counties
UTICA, N.Y. — Leatherstocking Council, BSA, has promoted Rebekah A. Dickerson to district executive for the Adirondack Foothills District, where she supports Cub packs and

Hutchins named director of Rome Health Primary Care
ROME, N.Y. — Kristen Hutchins is the new director of Rome Health Primary Care, providing leadership and support for all the hospital’s affiliated primary-care practices.

Construction begins on flood-resiliency project in Clayton in Jefferson County
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Construction has started on a series of flood-resiliency projects in the village of Clayton in Jefferson County. The four projects were awarded

Hamilton’s Community Memorial adds cardiovascular nurse practitioner
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital has added cardiovascular nurse practitioner Rebecca Dorn to the cardiology practice at Hamilton Family Health Center. “She brings a

Elmira home health aide sentenced for defrauding state workers’-comp. system
ELMIRA, N.Y. — An Elmira–based home health aide who was paid more than $6,000 to care for an elderly workers’-compensation recipient, but never showed up

Countryside and Northern Credit Unions plan to merge
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The members of Countryside Federal Credit Union (FCU) are expected to vote on and approve a proposed merger with Watertown–based Northern Credit Union on Aug. 1. Countryside FCU is located at 5720 Commons Park Drive in DeWitt. The proposed combination “will be finalized in the fall following an anticipated positive vote” by

Visions Federal Credit Union’s COO Butler retires
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Ed Butler, executive VP and chief operating officer (COO) of Visions Federal Credit Union, has retired after 42 years with the organization. Butler started working for Visions on July 8, 1980 and retired on July 8 of this year, per the credit union’s July 18 news release. Butler began his career with

Community Bank’s Penny named to AHA’s Syracuse Advisory Board
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced that its VP and director of marketing, Dara Penny, has been appointed to the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Syracuse Advisory Board. In this new role, Penny will help drive AHA’s “mission for a world of longer, healthier lives through fundraising, advocacy, and volunteer efforts.” Penny, who has been
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