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Coughlin & Gerhart re-elects Abbott as managing partner
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP announced it has re-elected Rachel Abbott as its managing partner. Originally elected in 2022, Abbott has been instrumental

Delta changes course, will continue Binghamton flights
MAINE, N.Y. — Delta Air Lines now says flights will continue at the Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) in the town of Maine, after previously planning to end them. That’s according to Jan. 9 statements from both Gov. Kathy Hochul and Broome County Executive Jason Garnar. The Atlanta, Georgia–based airline on Dec. 30 had announced plans

Selected SUNY campuses win grant awards for student mental-health programs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Several regional SUNY campuses are set to receive funding through the system’s Mental Health First Aid grant program. Binghamton University, Onondaga Community College, Tompkins Cortland Community College, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Morrisville, and Alfred State College are among the recipients. SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. announced the awards on Jan. 8.

Lockheed Martin delivers 350th MH-60R helicopter to U.S. Navy
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) says the firm delivered its 350th MH-60R “Romeo” helicopter to the U.S. Navy during a recent ceremony

Regional projects win funding in annual REDC initiative
Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier win ACHIEVE funding New York State has awarded funding

I-86 construction project in Tioga County has wrapped up
OWEGO, N.Y. — A two-year, $47 million project to improve a key stretch of Interstate 86 (I-86) in the town of Owego in Tioga County is now finished. The effort involved resurfacing a six-mile stretch of the highway and upgraded two bridges along the highway to improve resiliency following years of harsh weather impacts, Gov.

Bassett earns PTAP accreditation from American Nurses Credentialing Center
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The nurse-residency program at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown has received its second accreditation as a practice-transition program, or PTAP. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) commission on accreditation in practice transition programs awarded the certification. ANCC is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, per its website. The accomplishment included designation with distinction,

Yartym now leading Guthrie Clinic operations in both Cortland, Corning
CORNING, N.Y. — Jennifer Yartym, president of Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, is adding job duties in a place with which she is quite familiar. Guthrie Clinic has appointed Yartym as the new president of Guthrie Corning Hospital, effective Jan. 1. Before joining Cortland Medical Center in 2019, Yartym was with Corning Hospital for 19 years,

Chemung Financial pays Q4 2025 dividend of 34 cents
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CHMG), parent company of Chemung Canal Trust Company, recently paid investors a quarterly cash dividend of 34 cents per share for the fourth quarter. Common-stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 19, received the payment on Jan. 2. At the banking company’s current

TC3 inks new transfer agreement with Hobart
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) has agreed on a new transfer agreement with Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) in Geneva. It provides TC3 graduates guaranteed acceptance into bachelor’s degree programs at HWS, along with scholarship funding, according to a TC3 announcement. Amy Kremenek, president of Tompkins Cortland Community College, and Sarah
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