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LeMura to serve as Le Moyne president through June 2028
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Linda LeMura, who has served as president of Le Moyne College in Syracuse since 2014, will continue leading the college through June 30, 2028. The Le Moyne College board of trustees recently approved the two-year contract extension. Her previous employment agreement was set to run through June 2026. No financial terms were […]

Feed Our Vets uses $100K state grant for upgrades to Utica food pantry
UTICA, N.Y. — New York State Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D–Marcy) recently announced the successful delivery of a $100,000 state grant to Feed Our Vets, a Utica–based nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting hunger among veterans and their families. The funding, secured by Buttenschon through the State Assembly, supported two essential upgrades at Feed Our Vets’ Utica
Ithaca Rotary Club awards nearly $15,000 in community grants to 11 local nonprofits
ITHACA — The Ithaca Rotary Club recently handed out $14,798 to its 2025 Community Grants awardees. From a pool of 41 applications, 11 grant proposals from area nonprofits received funding, the club announced. Awards are made from the Rotary Club’s donor-advised fund held at the Community Foundation of Tompkins County. The Ithaca Rotary Club, in

Urban farms, community gardens in CNY, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier awarded state funding
ALBANY, N.Y. — Organizations in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, and the Southern Tier were among 51 groups awarded a total of $2.5 million

SUNY to represent New York in Center for State Service Innovation
ALBANY, N.Y. — Service Year Alliance has selected New York to join the inaugural group of the Center for State Service Innovation, an effort seeking

Tech Farm II expansion at Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva is complete
GENEVA, N.Y. — The expansion of the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park Corporation’s (CAFTPC) Tech Farm II in Geneva is now complete. The project

Fidelis Care awards $10K grant to Utica’s Integrated Community Alternatives Network
UTICA, N.Y. — Fidelis Care on Tuesday presented a $10,000 Here for Your Health maternal health grant to Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) in Utica. This grant is one of seven totaling $130,000 awarded to providers and community-based organizations that support innovative strategies in postpartum care and maternal mental health in underserved communities across New

Clarkson CUHEAT program graduates first group of clean-energy trainees
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University in Potsdam says the first participants in its Home Energy Awareness Training (CUHEAT) program have completed their training. The program

State approves merger of North Country credit union with AmeriCU
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union tells CNYBJ that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has given final approval of its merger

Ithaca Area Economic Development names next president
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) on Tuesday said it has selected the organization’s next president. Kurt Foreman — who has led the Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP) as president and CEO since 2018 — will join IAED in January 2026. Foreman assumes the role that Heather McDaniel previously held before she stepped down
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