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CNY campuses awarded SUNY funding to boost enrollment for nursing degrees
ALBANY, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College, SUNY Morrisville, and Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) are among 11 SUNY campuses awarded funding to expand health-care

Shipping from Oswego Harbor jumped 300 percent last year
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Calling it a “record year,” the Port of Oswego Authority says shipping from the Oswego Harbor increased more than 300 percent in

New family physician’s office formally opens in New York Mills
NEW YORK MILLS, N.Y. — A new family medical practice has recently formally opened in New York Mills. Anchor Family Medicine held a grand-opening ribbon

Northeast College of Health Sciences opens digital anatomy lab
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Northeast College of Health Sciences in Seneca Falls announced it has opened a new digital anatomy lab that includes the “most

MVHS to host hiring event on Tuesday
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) will host a hiring event on Tuesday (Jan. 24) from 2-6 p.m. at the Wynn Hospital construction

Oneida Nation Enterprises to host hiring expo January 31
VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida Nation Enterprises is hosting a hiring expo on Jan. 31 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Turning Stone Resort Casino in hopes

People news: Herkimer College names Bowman assistant professor
UTICA, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has appointed Alesha L. Bowman as an assistant professor of fashion buying and merchandising. Bowman previously

Bassett adds robotic-assisted weight-loss surgery to offerings
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network has expanded its services to include technologically advanced robotic-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric-bypass surgery as a weight-loss surgery option. Dr. Joon Shim, attending surgeon and program director of the general-surgery residency program, recently performed Bassett’s first surgery of this type. “Robotic-assisted surgery is a tool that enables surgeons to make even

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute announces new board chair, trustee
UTICA, N.Y. — F.X. Matt III is the new board chair of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, and the board also welcomed Laura Tansey Wetzel of Cooperstown as a new board trustee. Matt has served on the board for several terms since 2007. He previously served as board chair from 2013-2016 and has worked closely with
Corn production in New York fell nearly 17 percent in 2022
New York farms produced 80.5 million bushels of corn for grain last year, down 16.9 percent from 96.86 million bushels in 2021. That’s according to a Jan. 12 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Northeastern Regional Field Office. The total yield per acre in the Empire State averaged 140 bushels per acre in
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