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MMRI holds graduation ceremony for summer fellows program
UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) of Utica on Friday held its annual graduation ceremony to honor the accomplishments of its 13 summer fellows who completed the scientific program. For 10 weeks, these Summer Fellows studied in the laboratories of MMRI’s principal investigators gaining scientific-research experience. MMRI selected students based on academic excellence, […]

Work wraps on Syracuse airport’s $28 million expansion, boulevard-bridge work
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crews have completed work on a $28.4 million project to enhance the passenger experience at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). The expansion

Utica to host Special Olympics New York State Summer Games from 2026-2028
UTICA, N.Y. — Special Olympics New York has selected Utica to host its State Summer Games for the next three years between 2026 and 2028.

Southern Tier attorney arrested for grand larceny
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Police on Wednesday, July 23 arrested attorney Jessica M. Saks on one count of third-degree grand larceny and one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree. The arrest resulted from an investigation by the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit in Rochester.

City of Syracuse municipal greenhouse-gas emissions fell 67 percent since 2010
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report found that the City of Syracuse’s municipal operations reduced their greenhouse-gas emissions by 67 percent and the overall community

Guthrie Sports Medicine hosts inaugural career day for area high-school students
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Nearly 40 local high-school students explored various sports-medicine professions and got hands-on experience during an event Guthrie Sports Medicine hosted July 18.

Cayuga Community College, HWNY awarded Health Foundation grants
BUFFALO — The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded a total of $500,000 in grant funding to recipients that include Cayuga Community College and Health WorkForce New York (HWNY). The funding awards were part of an annual initiative made possible by a 2022 donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the Health Foundation

Berkshire Bank Foundation details $400K in Q2 grants to local nonprofits
The Rome Art and Community Center was among the more than 100 recipients of nearly $400,000 in total grants and other giving from the Berkshire Bank Foundation to local nonprofits during the second quarter of 2025. Several Central New York organizations were among the nonprofit organizations in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont

Crews getting STEAM High School in Syracuse ready for the start of the new academic year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction crews continue their renovation work on the upcoming Syracuse STEAM High School to get it ready to welcome 250 freshman students

Veterans Legal Clinic at SU’s College of Law wins $150K state grant for services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University (SU) College of Law’s Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC) will use a state grant to help provide services to Central New York veterans. The New York State Department of Veterans’ Services awarded the school a $150,000 Justice for Heroes grant, per a post on the
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