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Rome Area Chamber of Commerce announces business-assistance fund
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday announced the availability of a business-assistance fund (BAF). The BAF will provide grants to

Onondaga County opens vaccinations to restaurant, hotel employees, drivers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County has a clinic for 1,800 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine set for Thursday at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. Due

Onondaga County reports 4 deaths in last day, hospitalizations fall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County reported four COVID-19 deaths in the latest day, bringing its total to 662 confirmed deaths since the pandemic started a

FAA selects Syracuse airport, four others to test, evaluate drone-mitigation technology
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has chosen Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) and four others for the FAA’s UAS detection and mitigation

City of Binghamton accepting applications for business-plan competition
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton Mayor Richard David has announced details of this year’s edition of a business-plan contest that will award $5,000 to the best

Oneida County COVID-19 hospitalizations fall more than 80 percent from peak
UTICA, N.Y. — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oneida County has declined more than 80 percent in the last eight weeks. In

St. Bonaventure president, who formerly worked at Le Moyne, dies from COVID-19
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dennis DePerro — the 21st president of St. Bonaventure University and a former VP at Le Moyne College — died early Monday

New York nears 4.6 million total vaccine doses administered as J&J vaccine is on the way
ALBANY, N.Y. — As New York State awaits the arrival of the just-approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine, it announced that almost 4.6 million doses of

Rome Health names new president and CEO
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health, an affiliate of St. Joseph’s Health, on Friday announced it named AnneMarie Walker-Czyz as its next president and CEO, effective

Excellus net income declined 43 percent to $97 million in pandemic-impacted 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, reported net income of $97.2 million on $6.2 billion in premium revenue in
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