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From zookeeper to executive director to retirement
Fox to step down from Rosamond Gifford Zoo in late May SYRACUSE — He started his work at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo as a zookeeper in 1991 and was later tapped to serve […]
Ithaca College to award honorary degree to alum, Disney CEO Bob Iger
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College says it will recognize Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, with an honorary Doctor of Letter degree during
Central New York Defense Alliance names new executive director
ROME, N.Y. — The Central New York Defense Alliance (CNYDA) has appointed Nick Stewart as its new executive director. Stewart will succeed Mary C. Chruscicki, who has led the not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization since its creation in 2011. Stewart will oversee CNYDA’s mission of advocating for Central New York’s critical federal assets, including the Air Force
Cayuga Health clinics in Ovid and Montour Falls receive Rural Health Clinic designation
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Health, an affiliate of Centralus Health, says its primary care clinics in Ovid and Montour Falls are now designated as Rural
CNY schools take part in key suicide-prevention training
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nearly 300 employees from 32 school districts across Central New York gathered at the Oncenter in Syracuse on March 31 for a landmark suicide-prevention training session. The event, which brought together educators, administrators, counselors, and support staff from Oswego, Onondaga, Cortland, Madison, and Oneida counties, marked a “pivotal moment in the region’s
New Utica Children’s Museum opens
UTICA, N.Y. — Construction has wrapped up on the new $8 million Utica Children’s Museum, which is part of an overall $14 million ICAN Family
OCC to use Matthews Auto donated car to help auto-tech students learn repair work
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The automotive-technology program at Onondaga Community College (OCC) is using a new teaching tool. In conjunction with Nissan North America, the Matthews Auto family of dealerships has donated a 2025 Infiniti QX60. It’s a three-row luxury SUV loaded with options, which OCC’s automotive-technology students will be able to work on and learn
Bassett, Oneonta Family YMCA extend lease at FoxCare Center
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network and the Oneonta Family YMCA have announced they are extending their lease agreement at FoxCare Center in Oneonta for
Southern Tier IDAs announce the New York Southern Tier Cleantech Strategy
Southern Tier regional economic-development leaders on Tuesday released what they’re calling a “blueprint” on how the region can “cement its role” in upstate New York’s
Christopher Community Inc. names new president and CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc. (CCI) says it has appointed Jeffrey Eysaman as its new president and CEO. Eysaman, who started in the new role April 23, succeeds Justin Rudgick, who departed CCI earlier in the year to pursue other opportunities, a spokesman tells CNYBJ in an email. The nonprofit Christopher Community, Inc. is
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