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Arbor Day Foundation recognizes SUNY Oswego for its tree-planting effort
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized SUNY Oswego under its Tree Campus Higher Education program for the school’s “commitment to effective urban forest management.” The Arbor Day Foundation is the world’s largest membership nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees. Its Tree Campus Higher Education program began in 2008 to encourage colleges and […]
SUNY Oswego, three area community colleges partner on Central New York Transfer Collaboration
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego and three regional community colleges are partnering on the Central New York Transfer Collaboration (CNYTC). The effort seeks to work on “improving the transfer experience,” SUNY Oswego said in its Thursday announcement. CNYTC also includes Onondaga Community College (OCC), Jefferson Community College (JCC), and Cayuga Community College (CCC). SUNY is
New York closed, pending home sales rise in April
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors closed on the sale of 7,155 previously owned homes in April, up 1.5 percent from the 7,046 existing homes they sold in April 2023. Pending sales climbed more than 6 percent in April, pointing to further increases in closed home sales in the next couple months, according to the
UTICA, N.Y. —New York City–based VNS Health announced it has entered into an agreement with Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) to enroll former members of
MVHS to close its adult day health care program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it will shutter its adult day health care program on Friday, June 7. The health-care organization cited declining demand for the program as well as staffing challenges as the reasons behind the closure. The program had ceased operations during the pandemic, reopening in June 2023. According
New initiative works to bolster microelectronics and semiconductor industries in New York
Empire State Development (ESD) has announced the launch of the Upstate Defense Initiative. It brings together ESD’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), CenterState CEO, the Griffiss Institute, FuzeHub, and Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families to support workforce development, bolster supply chains, and cultivate innovation and entrepreneurship in the state’s microelectronics
Syracuse law firm combines with Buffalo–based firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CCBLaw — a Syracuse law firm known for its work with health care, business, and labor and employment clients — has combined with Buffalo–based Lippes Mathias LLP. Eleven attorneys (including two set to be admitted on June 17), along with eight staff members, have joined Lippes Mathias as part of the move,
State acquires land near Ithaca, creating Cayuga Shores Wildlife Management Area
LANSING, N.Y. — New York State has purchased a portion of the former Bell Station property in the town of Lansing in Cayuga County and announced its “permanent protection” as the Cayuga Shores Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The 287-acre Cayuga Shores Wildlife Management Area provides public access to 3,500 feet of shoreline on the east
Former North Country housing authority director and her mother plead guilty to theft
WEST CARTHAGE, N.Y. — A former West Carthage Housing Authority (WCHA) executive director recently pled guilty to stealing more than $48,000 from the organization, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has announced. Jan Hoffman, who served as executive director of the government-funded apartment complex for low-income senior citizens and individuals with disabilities from 2016-2021,
Herkimer College announces sixth class of police training graduates
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer College graduated its sixth class from its Phase I Pre-Employment Basic Training course at a ceremony held May 30. The course is offered in partnership with the Little Falls Police Department. Seven of the eight graduates have already secured employment with a law-enforcement agency, where they will complete the remainder of
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