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Rome Lab’s chief of protocol retires
ROME, N.Y. — James Ray, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) chief of protocol, retired on July 1, wrapping up three decades of service

Binghamton University Ross Fund awards $24K to support collaborations with local nonprofits
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University’s Stephen David Ross University and Community Projects Fund has awarded $24,000 in three grants to support initiatives involving collaborations between

Operation Oswego County’s Treadwell to retire at year’s end
OSWEGO, N.Y. — After nearly 40 years of leading Operation Oswego County, Inc., L. Michael Treadwell plans to retire as of Dec. 31 of this

Rome Health names new chief nursing officer
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health announced it has appointed Ashley Edwards as its new chief nursing officer (CNO). As CNO, the Westernville native, Edwards, provides

People news: Utica’s Notre Dame Schools names new athletic director
UTICA, N.Y. — Notre Dame Schools announced the appointment of David Gardinier as its new athletic director. Gardinier spent 13 years coaching girls’ basketball, soccer,

Southern Tier 8 Regional Board working to expand broadband access in Southern Tier counties
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Southern Tier 8 Regional Board plans to explore the expansion of a middle mile fiber ring in Broome, Delaware, Schoharie, and

St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program graduates nine doctors
UTICA, N.Y. — The St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program graduated nine doctors on June 24, bringing the total number of family physicians completing the

Townsend named coordinator for Oneida County STOP-DWI
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. recently appointed Eric Townsend as the county’s new STOP-DWI coordinator. He officially began in his

Work begins on Georgia–based firm’s $16M hatchery project in Watertown
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Construction work is underway on a project that will be the largest hatchery in New York State and that is expected to create 20 new full-time jobs. CWT Farms International on June 15 broke ground on a $16 million chick hatchery in the town of Watertown. The upcoming 50,000-square-foot hatchery is located at

Adirondack Railroad has bustling 2022 schedule
UTICA, N.Y. — After two years of reduced pandemic offerings, the Adirondack Railroad has already kicked off a season packed full of events and celebrates its 30th anniversary this July. “It was difficult to get through,” Adirondack Railway Preservation Society, Inc. board member and marketing committee member Vince Sperrazza says of the past two years
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