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Cortland County woman charged with welfare fraud, grand larceny of $1,400
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Tessa J. Bell, age 33 of Cincinnatus, was arrested on Aug. 6 for 4th degree welfare fraud and 4th degree grand larceny

Clairborne starts as Tompkins County director of veterans services
ITHACA — William (J.R.) Clairborne, Jr., recently started in his position of Tompkins County director of veterans services. He leads the county’s new Office of Veterans Services (an agency required under New York State Executive Law), which will connect local military veterans to federal and state services, including services provided by the U.S. Department of

Crouse Health spending $2.5 million on upgrades to pediatric cardiac catheterization suite
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health has started work on a $2.5 million renovation and upgrade of its 700-square-foot pediatric cardiac catheterization suite, located in the

Cuomo appoints four new ESF board members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed four new members to the board of trustees of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF).

Ithaca College appoints Valesente as new baseball head coach, replacing father
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College announced it has appointed David Valesente as the new head coach of the college’s baseball program. He will succeed his

USDA to use $500K for hemp-seed bank, co-located at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva
ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS) will use $500,000 in federal funding to create the nation’s “only” industrial hemp

Upstate announces winners of 2019 medical device innovation challenge
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has announced the six winners of its 2019 medical device innovation challenge (MDIC). Upstate MIND (medical innovation and novel

Syverud to chair Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University President and Chancellor Kent Syverud will chair the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Council of Presidents for the 2019-20 academic year.

State awards funding for regional health-care projects
Sitrin Health Care Center in New Hartford and Syracuse–based Liberty Resources Inc. are among the regional organizations awarded funding from a state program that seeks

MVHS names senior VP of marketing and strategy
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has appointed Patricia Charvat as senior VP of marketing and strategy. Charvat had been
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