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On-site therapy key to aging in place at assisted-living community
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — The Community at Sunset Wood says it has found a way to bring therapy services to residents, improving their quality of life and helping to mitigate issues such as falling. As an independent-living facility, the state Department of Health does not permit Sunset Wood to offer such services itself. However, through […]

Rome Health partners with SOS to offer hip and knee joint care in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Those in need of hip and knee joint care in the Mohawk Valley might not have to travel as far to find a doctor thanks to a new collaboration between Rome Health and Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists (SOS). Rome Health recently announced a team of four SOS joint-replacement surgeons will work with the

MVHS adds new treatment option for enlarged prostate
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) now offers Aquablation therapy for the treatment of lower urinary-tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Also known as an enlarged prostate, BPH is a non-cancerous condition where the prostate grows to be larger than normal. One in two men ages 51 to 60 have

MVHS recognized for stroke care
UTICA, N.Y. — The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recently honored the Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. For the 12th straight year, MVHS received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get
Three join board of Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently added three new members to its board of trustees to succeed departing members who have completed their service on the volunteer body. Kathryn Zongrone serves as the director of proposal development services at Head Global. With experience in international business relations, she joined

Lockheed Martin to pay Q3 dividend of $2.80 a share in late September
The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) board of directors has authorized a third-quarter, 2022 dividend of $2.80 per share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 23, to holders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 1. At Lockheed’s current stock price, the dividend yields nearly 2.7 percent on an annual basis. The
Jefferson County hotels post more than 16 percent increase in occupancy
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels continued to attract more overnight guests in May compared to the year-ago month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 16.3 percent to 56.9 percent in the fifth month of the year, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and
Oneida County hotels see 15 percent rise in occupancy in May
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 15.2 percent to 60.9 percent in May from the same month in 2021. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Through the first five months of the year, occupancy in

New pediatric office opens in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Blooming Pediatric & Family Nurse Practitioners, PLLC, the brainchild of Michal Hovak and Coral Montana, is a new pediatric medical office at 1 Oxford Crossing, Suite 3, in New Hartford. Hovak, a family nurse practitioner, and Montana, a pediatric nurse practitioner, met when both worked for longtime area pediatrician William Fuchs.

Rev: Ithaca Startup Works launching a new AgTech manufacturing hardware accelerator
ITHACA, N.Y. — Rev: Ithaca Startup Works says it’s launching a new AgTech manufacturing-hardware accelerator. The accelerator is funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s University
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