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New York State increases capacity limits on entertainment venues
More people will be allowed to enter movie theaters, museums, and other entertainment venues soon. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced that movie-theater capacity across

Ithaca College to renovate Ithaca Commons building for new master’s degree program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College plans to renovate facilities in the former Rothschild Building on the downtown Ithaca Commons for its new master’s degree program

ANCA executive director, Fish, to retire
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — Kate Fish — who has served as executive director of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) for nearly 12 years —

Schuyler Hospital to renovate imaging services using $500,000 grant from foundation
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital plans to renovate its imaging services, using a $500,000 grant it received from the Schuyler Health Foundation. Funds will go toward a new mammography suite, upgrading CT (computed tomography) services, and other department improvements. “This donation will go a long way toward updating and modernizing imaging services for our

Hage succeeds Wolf as president & CEO of Griffiss Institute
ROME, N.Y. — A woman who most recently worked for the SUNY Research Foundation has started her new duties as president and CEO of the Griffiss Institute in Rome. Heather Hage most recently served as VP of industry and external affairs for the SUNY Research Foundation. She succeeds William Wolf, the organization’s first-ever president and

Bassett Healthcare Network appoints new members to board
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network recently announced it has appointed three new members to its board of directors — Dr. Anil Rustgi, Carl Mummenthey, and Laurie Zimniewicz. Dr. Rustgi currently serves as director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and as interim executive VP and

Application period opens for third year of Grow-NY business competition
The application window for the 2021 Grow-NY business competition is now open for submissions. Grow-NY is a business competition that focuses on “enhancing the emerging

Tompkins County leads all New York counties on COVID vaccinations, but one
ITHACA, N.Y. — Nearly 54,300 people in Tompkins County, or 52.8 percent of all residents, have so far received at least one dose of a

Clarkson donation to benefit upcoming $40M science center renovation, expansion
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University will use a donation from a 1979 graduate and his wife to help pay for an upcoming $40 million project

Karolyi named new dean of Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has named Andrew Karolyi as dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Karolyi had been serving as acting
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