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MVHS drops universal mask requirement
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has dropped universal masking requirements at all of its locations now that COVID-19 transmission rates have

Herkimer County Community College holds tuition rates steady for coming year
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it will hold tuition and fee rates steady for the 2023-2024 academic year. Tuition for full-time, in-state

Tickets for 2023 PGA Championship in suburban Rochester are sold out
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The upcoming PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford has sold out its ticket allotment. An estimated 225,000 spectators are
Lockheed Martin Owego wins nearly $30 million Navy order modification
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Owego has been awarded a more than $29.5 billion firm-fixed-price modification to an order against a previously-issued basic ordering agreement. This adjustment exercises options to procure 228 Generation 3i/5i mission computers (MCs) (210 for the Navy, 11 for the government of Australia, four for the
Syracuse Opera announces four new board members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors for Syracuse Opera, Central New York’s only year-round professional opera company, recently announced it has appointed the following four new board members. Casey Barduhn has been a member of the Syracuse Opera Chorus for more than 30 years. He served as an educator for 35 years, including as
State comptroller report: Value of IDA projects increased 10 percent in 2021 to $126 billion
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state’s 107 local industrial development authorities (IDAs) reported 4,324 active projects with an aggregate value of $126 billion in 2021, a 10.4 percent, or $11.9 billion, increase from 2020. That’s according to a report issued by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on April 11. The number of IDA

UHS Wilson Medical Center tower project progresses
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Construction on the UHS Wilson Medical Center’s six-story expansion project is more than 25 percent complete with work moving forward on the 183,375-square-foot main tower that will serve as the new front entry for UHS’ health and medical services. With the majority of the structural steel in place as of February,

Bassett, Oneonta YMCA partner to keep FoxCare Fitness open
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network and A.O. Fox Hospital announced they have reached an agreement with the Oneonta Family YMCA to keep FoxCare Fitness open to the public. Beginning June 6, Bassett will lease the space to the YMCA, which will operate the facility without any disruption in service, the health-care system said in

Natur-Tyme to close after insurmountable financial losses
DeWITT, N.Y. — The owners of Natur-Tyme — a store that describes itself as serving the health and wellness needs of Central New York — plan to close the location in the coming months after 40 years of operation. The store is located at 3160 Erie Boulevard East in DeWitt. In its April 14 statement,

Visions holds annual meeting, announces board appointments
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union elected three directors to its board of directors during the credit union’s 57th annual meeting, which was held recently at its headquarters located in Endwell. In addition, a special reorganization meeting following the annual meeting included the election of new officers and appointments, per an April 11 news
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