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Syracuse Mayor Walsh to appoint advisory group focused on deer and tick management
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh plans to appoint an advisory group to address the public-safety and public-health issues resulting from the city’s growing

Central New York Services plans to merge with Helio Health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Helio Health and Central New York Services Inc. (CNYS) — described as two of the region’s largest nonprofit behavioral-health systems —

People news: YMCA names Shannon associate executive director of Manlius branch
MANLIUS, N.Y. — The YMCA announced it has named Amber Shannon as associate executive director at the Manlius branch of the Hal Welsh East Area

City of Syracuse seeks proposals for website content-management system
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to select a vendor for web-design services and implementation of a

Syracuse College of Law signs admissions agreement with three HBCUs in Atlanta
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University College of Law has signed 3+3 admissions agreements with three historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) located at Atlanta University

People news: Rome Memorial Hospital names Carissimo-Harris director of relationship-based care
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital announced it has named Amy Carissimo-Harris director of relationship-based care. She has 25 years of nursing experience, including 20

Goetz takes over as Rescue Mission of Utica leader, following Haid retirement
UTICA, N.Y. — Wendy R. Goetz took over as executive director of the Rescue Mission of Utica earlier this month, following the retirement of Jim

MVHS appoints Scholefield VP of facilities and real estate
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has appointed Robert Scholefield to the new role of executive VP of facilities and

SUNY Poly Marcy team wins CREATE competition with invention to help ARC Oneida
A team of students from the Marcy campus of SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) won the first-place prize of $15,000 in a competition to help

NYS Health Commissioner Zucker to deliver commencement address at Upstate Medical’s graduation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Health Commissioner will address the Upstate Medical University Class of 2019 during commencement on May 5. Dr. Howard
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