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Ithaca house cleaner charged with grand larceny
ITHACA, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced they recently arrested an Ithaca woman for stealing jewelry worth more than $1,000 from a home
State approves Massena Memorial request to close critical-care unit
MASSENA — Massena Memorial Hospital (MMH) recently announced plans to close its four-bed critical-care unit (CCU) after the New York State Department of Health (DOH) approved its request to do so. The MMH board of directors on Aug. 19 voted to approve a closure plan for the CCU, pending DOH approval. It made the request
Four Broome County small businesses receive $10,000 grants from Town of Union
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Four Broome County businesses have secured small business funding awards of $10,000 each from the Town of Union local development corporation’s
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate dips over 3 percent in August
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County welcomed fewer guests in August than in the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 3.5 percent to 71.6 percent in August from 74.2 percent a year earlier, according to STR, a Tennessee–based
Briggs & Stratton begins operations in new Sherrill manufacturing facility
SHERRILL — Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) has a new facility in the Sherrill Industrial Park. Milwaukee, Wisconsin–based Briggs & Stratton on Sept. 18 formally opened its $10 million, 552,000-square-foot commercial-products manufacturing facility in Sherrill. The firm is the “world’s largest” producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment, and a designer, manufacturer and
New section of Erie Canalway Trail opens in Mohawk Valley
Trail addition in Herkimer County will help complete 750-mile Empire State Trail initiative GERMAN FLATTS — The New York State Canal Corporation recently announced it has opened a new section of the Erie Canalway Trail in the Mohawk Valley that will “fill a crucial trail gap” in the region as well as bring Gov. Andrew
Pennsylvania firm captures grand prize in 76West clean-energy competition
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A Pennsylvania company that makes emission-reducing biodiesel fuel systems for trucks is grand-prize in this year’s 76West clean-energy competition in the Southern
People news: MVHS names Scholefield human resource business partner
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has appointed Conor Scholefield as human resource business partner. In this position, he will
SUNY Poly, partner to use $6 million NSF grant for electronics-industry workforce development
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and a California–based trade association will use a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Cayuga Medical Center adds robotic surgery system
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) has added the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system, which is “designed to enhance surgeon capabilities and advance
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