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VIEWPOINT: N.Y.’s Hospital Quality Remains Among the Worst in the U.S.
The federal government recently updated its hospital quality ratings, and New York once again fell near the bottom. Among 132 New York hospitals that received a rating, the average grade was 2.5 out of 5 stars, which ranked 48th out of the 50 states. That marked a slight improvement from last year, when New York […]
New York expands Veterans Tuition Awards program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Following an expansion, New York’s Veterans Tuition Awards program will enable more veterans to access financial aid for college. Under this expansion, all veterans who served at least four years on active-duty now qualify for full-tuition awards, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced in early July. Previously, only veterans who served in combat or
Smith Brothers Insurance acquires independent Ithaca agency
ITHACA, N.Y. — Moscato & Associates of Ithaca is now under the ownership of Smith Brothers Insurance, LLC, a Connecticut–based firm with offices in Owego, Vestal, Waverly, and Albany. The deal closed on Aug. 1, Smith Brothers said in its Aug. 4 announcement. Moscato & Associates — an independent insurance agency specializing in employee benefits,
New leader of Schweinfurth Art Center starts duties
AUBURN, N.Y. — Syracuse native Catherine Underhill has started her new job as executive director of the Schweinfurth Art Center, a multi-arts facility in Auburn. Underhill, who began in her new role Aug. 25, most recently served as executive director of View Art Center in Old Forge. “I’ve spent my entire career in the arts,”
Upstate names chair of Center for Bioethics and Humanities
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University recently announced that it has named Amy Caruso Brown chair of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities. She had served as interim chair of the center since September 2021. The Center for Bioethics and Humanities, a department of the College of Medicine, advances the scholarly and professional understanding of
Survey: 3 in 4 Gen Zers bring parents to job interviews
More than three out of four (77 percent) Gen Z workers reported that they had brought a parent along on a job interview, according to a recent survey from the job-seeker-resource website ResumeTemplates.com. The survey, commissioned by ResumeTemplates.com, was conducted by Pollfish in July 2025 among 831 Gen Z workers who are employed full time
Johnson City YMCA to use $1.2 million state grant to renovate swimming pool
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The West Family Branch YMCA will use $1.2 million in state funding to renovate the branch’s pool to improve activities that
Crews complete work on Binghamton’s Murray Street railroad bridge project
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Murray Street in Binghamton has reopened to traffic following the completion of a major project to rehabilitate the railroad bridges between Clinton
SU women’s basketball coach to speak at CenterState CEO Economic Champions event
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack will be the keynote speaker at CenterState CEO’s annual Economic Champions event on Oct. 29. It’s scheduled from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center at Oncenter. Legette-Jack, who also played for and graduated from SU, is a graduate of the Syracuse
Taste of Syracuse raised more than $24,000 for two local nonprofits
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The fundraising effort at this past June’s Taste of Syracuse event generated more than $24,000 for two local nonprofit organizations. Galaxy Media, which organizes Taste of Syracuse, on Wednesday presented checks totaling just over $12,000 to both David’s Refuge and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York. The money collected for
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