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Colón Torres joins OCRRA board of directors
SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) recently announced Luis A. Colón Torres, of Syracuse, has joined its board of directors. Colón Torres is an entrepreneur in the trucking and food-services industries, OCRRA said in a release. He has extensive experience in transportation and logistics. Colón Torres was appointed to the board […]
Stefanik announces $558K Department of Education grant for Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R) — who represents the 21st Congressional District, covering northern New York — recently announced the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe will receive a U.S. Department of Education grant of $558,679. The tribe plans to use the funding for vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities to prepare for and engage in gainful
Upstate University Hospital suspends or fires 113 who didn’t comply with vaccine mandate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital has suspended or terminated about 113 employees who didn’t comply with the state mandate to receive a COVID-19 vaccine
Dannible’s Lyon joins LAUNCH board of directors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LAUNCH, a nonprofit organization that supports individuals with cognitive deficits in Onondaga County, has added Samuel M. Lyon, a tax manager at Dannible & McKee, LLP, to its board of directors. Lyon will join 11 other directors providing strategic guidance and fiscal oversight for LAUNCH, which helps more than 400 people a
State to provide more overtime pay for health-care workers at SUNY hospitals
New York State has launched a pilot program to provide nurses, other health-care professionals, and hospital employees at SUNY hospitals an overtime rate of up to two and a half times their normal rate of pay. Overtime is normally at one and a half times the hospital employees’ regular rate of pay, the office of Gov. Kathy
LADA’s $25,000 donation will benefit MMRI’s lupus research
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) says it plans to use new funding to continue its research into systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). Lupus and Allied Diseases Association (LADA), an all-volunteer national patient-advocacy organization located in Verona, donated $25,000 to benefit the research effort, MMRI said in a news release. MMRI on Sept.
Liberty Resources, others receive mental-health funding
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Liberty Resources Inc. will use a federal grant of $5 million to strengthen its school-based mental-health program. Liberty Resources is a provider of addiction treatment, behavioral health, and suicide-prevention services that is headquartered at 1045 James St. in Syracuse. The funding for Liberty Resources is from the Rockville, Maryland–based Substance Abuse and
St. Joseph’s Health names new dean of College of Nursing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has concluded its search for a permanent dean for the St. Joseph’s College of Nursing, with the hiring of Lenore Boris. She succeeds Susan Berger, who has served as interim dean since April, per a Sept. 8 announcement from the health system. Berger resumes her role as the chairperson
Oswego Health to use $100K M&T gift for Lakeview Center for Mental Health & Wellness
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) has donated $100,000 to support the newly opened Lakeview Center for Mental Health and Wellness. It represents “one of the largest corporate donations” to the Campaign for Oswego Health and brings the nonprofit “one step closer to its fundraising goal.” The new 42,000-square-foot facility provides
Matthew House in Auburn adds two to board of directors
AUBURN, N.Y. — Matthew House — an Auburn nonprofit that operates a two-bed comfort-care home for terminally ill people in their final days of life — announced it has recently added two new members to its board of directors. Beth Burgmaster and Diane Lozowsky were inducted to the board for three-year terms. Burgmaster, a life-long
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