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Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY announces new board member, officers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York (CNY) announced it has appointed Colleen McLaughlin, owner/operator of a McDonald’s franchise, to its board of directors for 2021. McLaughlin joins 13 other members currently on the board. The charitable organization also announced the following board officers for 2021: President, Amy Collins, VP and […]

The Be A Neighbor Fund seeks to help struggling Utica small businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Seeking to help local small businesses that have struggled during the pandemic, four Utica–area businesses have started the Be A Neighbor Fund. The businesses involved include Universal Bookkeeper, Made In Utica, McGrogan Design, and thINCubator. The fund has an initial goal of raising $45,000 to help out five small businesses. “The idea

Community Foundation awards nearly $540K in grants to area nonprofits
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Community Foundation recently announced that it distributed $539,877 in grants to nonprofit organizations in Onondaga and Madison counties through its Community Grantmaking program. The initiative funds projects in the areas of arts and culture, civic affairs, education, health, human services, and the environment. The grant recipients are as follows.

New York to no longer require quarantines for fully vaccinated, following new CDC guidance
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Thursday announced that it will adopt the CDC’s new guidance, relaxing the quarantine requirements on people who have

Owego awarded federal funding for flood-damaged road, culvert repairs
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Town of Owego will use more than $1 million in federal funding to repair roads and culverts damaged from severe flooding

Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce selects new executive director
UTICA, N.Y. —The board of directors of the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce has appointed Kari Puleo as its new executive director. She will be

MVHS moves respiratory triage service at St. Luke’s campus
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has closed its respiratory-triage trailer at the St. Luke’s campus amid a drop in COVID-19 cases

SU’s Whitman School appoints new director of marketing & communications
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University announced it has appointed Dawn S. McWilliams as director of marketing and

Businesses start the Be a Neighbor Fund to help Utica small businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Four Utica–area businesses have launched the Be A Neighbor Fund, which seeks to raise money to help small, local companies in Utica

McMahon is dealing with double vision, says serious causes ruled out
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Tuesday said he’s currently experiencing double vision, which he began noticing last week. McMahon discussed his
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