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Upstate University Hospital helps Ogdensburg hospital with stroke treatment via telemedicine
OGDENSBURG — Upstate University Hospital is using telemedicine to assist Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center (CHMC) in Ogdensburg in St. Lawrence County in the treatment of stroke symptoms. CHMC’s emergency department will use a telemedicine program to connect its physicians with neurologists at Upstate’s “comprehensive stroke center,” Upstate said in a news release issued June 16. Upstate […]

North Country farms among those receiving state grants to support agribusiness
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in early June announced the New Farmers Grant Fund will provide more than $743,000 in grants to support 25 early-stage agricultural businesses across New York state. The recipients include several farms in Northern New York. The purpose of the fund, now in its second round, is to help early-stage farmers in
The Strand Theater: From Movies to Drive-In Garage
The Strand Theater opened to the silent-movie-going public in Syracuse at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 1915. Construction had begun the previous August, and the Syracuse Herald touted the project’s use of “local capital, local labor, and local brains.” Entertainment offered at this theater was different from the live stage shows that attracted residents less than
New York manufacturing index returns to positive territory in June
After a negative reading in May, increases in new orders and shipments helped drive a monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing activity back into positive territory in June. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index jumped 15 points to at 6.0 in June. The index also registered positive readings in both March and April.

Auburn Doubledays start baseball season with new safety netting at Falcon Park
AUBURN — The Auburn Doubledays started their 2016 season on June 17 knowing the fans who sit near the dugout have a little more protection from game action. The City of Auburn has installed protective netting at the top of the first and third-base dugouts at Falcon Park where the Auburn Doubledays play their home

Schumer: ITC votes to place duties on firms exporting “cheap” steel to the U.S. marketplace
The top official at Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE), which operates two locations in Central New York, is applauding the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) decision

New York CPA group elects two new board members from Mohawk Valley region
The group has elected John Lauchert, a CPA who works in Clinton in Oneida County, to serve as the board’s secretary/treasurer. Lauchert is an outsource

Great Lakes Research Consortium awards nearly $45K in grants
The Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) has awarded nearly $45,000 in grants for research projects in upstate New York. The projects investigate vitamin B deficiency

Rome Memorial Hospital names Ruddy new clinical director for Wound Care Center
ROME, N.Y. — Melissa Ruddy has been named clinical director of Rome Memorial Hospital’s Regional Center for Wound Care. She will manage the day-to-day operations

St. Joseph’s Health adds 20 permanent beds
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has added 20 beds to help fill the patient need generated by its expanding regional partnerships. The New
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