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Safe Schools Mohawk Valley donates to MVHS cancer center patients
UTICA — Safe Schools Mohawk Valley recently made a donation of hot-cocoa packets in handmade envelopes decorated with drawings and words of inspiration for patients at the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Cancer Center. “The MVHS Cancer Center is extremely grateful to the children from Safe Schools Mohawk Valley for thinking of our patients in […]

Oneida Health Hospital joins Upstate University Hospital’s telestroke network
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Health Hospital in Oneida has joined the telestroke network at Upstate University Hospital’s comprehensive stroke center in Syracuse. Through its telestroke

Cornell University, Yates County firm win funding in NYS Microelectronics Innovation Challenge
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University and a company operating in Yates County are among the recipients of funding in the New York State Microelectronics Innovation

SUNY Oswego President Nwosu named to CNY Regional Economic Development Council
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul has named SUNY Oswego President Peter Nwosu to the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council. As a member of the Council, Nwosu will collaborate with a group of business leaders, community stakeholders, educators, and policymakers to shape the region’s economic future. The appointment recognizes the “vital economic role”

Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties awarded record amount last year
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties awarded more than $15.7 million in grants, scholarships, and emergency relief funds in 2024,

United Way of Central New York president to retire at year’s end
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nancy Kern Eaton, who has served as president of the United Way of Central New York since 2017, plans to retire at the end of 2025. Under Eaton’s leadership, United Way of CNY expanded community awareness and the organization’s role as a “collaborative hub for human-service organizations and coalitions,” the organization said.

SU, MLBPA team up to offer academic programs to current, former baseball players
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) say they’re working together to offer academic programs to both current

Oswego Health names director of Springside at Seneca Hill senior living community
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health has appointed Bryan Jenkins as the new director of Springside at Seneca Hill, an independent senior living community near downtown Oswego. In this role, Jenkins oversees the daily operations of the community, managing all departments and ensuring the facility provides the highest standard of care and service to its residents.

Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks begins March 1
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks returns for its 21st year, beginning on Saturday, March 1 and continuing through Friday, March 14. Dozens of

St. Elizabeth campus reuse proposals clear key hurdle with DGEIS
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Planning Board, at its Feb. 20 meeting, unanimously voted to deem the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) complete for the re-use alternatives for the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center campus, the city said. The DGEIS evaluated the potential for a host of environmental impacts resulting from the four proposed redevelopment
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