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BC Transit

Broome County’s first fully electric buses start transporting the public

VESTAL — Broome County Transit’s first fully electric buses have been transporting the public for nearly two months after they were placed into service in mid-October. The new zero-emission buses replace older diesel models, “significantly improving” air quality and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions across the community, Broome County said in its announcement. The electric buses are

Cornell ash tree planting

Cornell plants ash trees it hopes are resistant to borer insects

ITHACA — Newly planted ash saplings on Cornell University property are potentially resistant to destructive emerald ash borer insects, making the university the first propagation center in New York state. The planting is part of The Nature Conservancy’s Trees in Peril project, seeking to restore disappearing ash trees across the United States, according to a

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MVHS formally opens new surgery center as it completes final readiness steps

UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) on Wednesday formally opened its new ambulatory surgery center, which it calls the Mohawk Valley Surgery Center. The event was held in conjunction with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce. Community leaders, health-care partners and MVHS staff attended the event at the Medical Office Building at 601

MMRI accepting applications for 2026 summer fellowship program

UTICA, N.Y. — College students interested in a summer fellowship at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica can now apply for consideration. The program is open to both local and national undergraduate and graduate students. The MMRI Summer Fellowship is a 10-week, hands-on training program designed to get undergraduate and graduate students involved

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