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Bassett receives $6 million grant to help open employee childcare center
COOPERSTOWN — The Clark Foundation has awarded a $6 million grant to underwrite the creation of a new daycare facility on the Bassett Medical Center campus in Cooperstown. “The foundation’s board of trustees and I are very pleased to be providing the funding needed to build a state-of-the-art daycare center,” Jane Forbes Clark, foundation president, […]
Picente honors economic-development leader, outlines initiatives in State of the County Address
VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. discussed a number of issues in his 2024 State of the County Address, presented on Thursday, May 9 at Turning Stone Resort Casino, including recognizing a recently departed area economic-development legend. Picente started his address by honoring his friend and economic-development peerSteve DiMeo, the former
Herkimer Downtown Revitalization Initiative plans May 21 public open house
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The Herkimer Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) committee will hold a public open house May 21 from 4-7 p.m. — behind the Herkimer Library at 245 North Main St. — to provide information and collect input on the vision for the DRI project. The open house is one of several events planned for
Open-heart surgery paused during review at Wynn Hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — Following concerns expressed by the New York State Department of Health, Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has temporarily paused open-heart surgeries at the new Wynn Hospital while the program is reviewed, the organization announced in a news release. The health department expressed those concerns after a site visit earlier this week, the
Nonprofit registration open for Mohawk Valley Gives 2024
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties is gearing up for Mohawk Valley Gives, its third-annual 24-hour online day of community
Mohawk Valley organizations receive NYSCA grants
Two Mohawk Valley organizations received grants from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for projects at their facilities. The Kirkland Art Center
Water Safari’s new owners announce first new attraction
OLD FORGE, N.Y. — The new owners of Calypso’s Cove announced the fun park’s first new attraction. A ropes course with a zipline will debut this summer, Innovative Attraction Management (IAM) announced. Calypso’s Cove is located next door to Enchanted Forest Water Safari water park. IAM purchased Water Safari Resort including the fun park, water
Bassett specialty health clinic reopens in Sidney
SIDNEY, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network has reopened its specialty clinic at its A.O. Fox Tri-Town campus at 43 Pearl St. West in Sidney, offering
Thompson outlines goals as new Bassett CEO
COOPERSTOWN — For Bassett Healthcare Network’s new president and CEO Staci Thompson, joining the rural health-care organization just felt right. She first came aboard Bassett in 2023 as its chief operating officer (COO) after working for more than 27 years at the Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Guthrie is another rural-based provider where Thompson held
Bassett’s Valley Health Services recognizes five newly certified nursing assistants
HERKIMER — Valley Health Services (VHS) in Herkimer recently celebrated the most recent graduates of its nurse-aid training program that helps its resident assistants become certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The program graduated five new CNAs on April 11, VHS announced in a news release. “At Valley Health, we are all extremely proud of these five
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