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Guthrie Sports Medicine hosts inaugural career day for area high-school students
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Nearly 40 local high-school students explored various sports-medicine professions and got hands-on experience during an event Guthrie Sports Medicine hosted July 18.

Berkshire Bank Foundation details $400K in Q2 grants to local nonprofits
The Rome Art and Community Center was among the more than 100 recipients of nearly $400,000 in total grants and other giving from the Berkshire Bank Foundation to local nonprofits during the second quarter of 2025. Several Central New York organizations were among the nonprofit organizations in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont

Visions CEO Muse awarded honorary doctorate degree from Binghamton University
VESTAL — Binghamton University has awarded Tyrone Muse, president and CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU), an honorary doctorate degree. Muse was honored as Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) during the university’s School of Management commencement ceremony on May 16 in Vestal, the credit union said in a June 18 announcement. During the university’s
Jefferson County hotels post slight drop in occupancy in June
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County hotels saw slightly fewer overnight guests in June, as two other key business indicators also posted small declines during the month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the North Country’s most populated county slipped 1.6 percent to 57.7 percent in the sixth month of 2025,

Bassett Healthcare Network names new board chair
COOPERSTOWN — Bassett Healthcare Network announced that Robert Hanft, former executive at J.P. Morgan and current senior adviser with Strategic Financial Services in Utica, has recently been elected chair of Bassett’s board of directors. Hanft will serve a three-year term, which formally began on July 11, following formal election at the board’s annual meeting in
Oneida County hotels post strong first-half numbers
UTICA — Oneida County hotels registered a solid first half of business this year, with gains in overnight guests and room revenue. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 5.4 percent to 59.2 percent in the first six months of 2025, compared to the year-ago period, according to a report
Broome County hotels register drop in business in June
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw a decline in overnight guests in June, as two other benchmarks of business performance also dipped in the month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 5.5 percent to 67.2 percent in the sixth month of 2025, compared to June

Liverpool woman arrested for spring thefts at Marshalls store in Cortlandville
HOMER, N.Y. — New York State Police (SP) in Homer on Wednesday, July 23, arrested a Liverpool woman in connection with the theft of more

City of Binghamton seeking proposals for the Clinton Street DRI effort
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton businesses, property owners, nonprofit leaders and community groups have until mid-August to submit project proposals for funding through the city’s $10

MVCC names Beilein head coach of men’s basketball team
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) on Tuesday said it has hired Patrick Beilein as the head coach for its men’s basketball team,
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