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Cornell says it’s “simply too soon” to say students will be back on campus this fall
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University remains “hopeful” that it will be able to resume campus operations for the fall semester, but as of now, “it

New York’s COVID-19 deaths fall to lowest level since late March
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Thursday reported 306 new coronavirus deaths in the last day, the lowest number of deaths from the dangerous

Rome Memorial Hospital resumes elective surgeries
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) announced it is now ready to restart elective surgical procedures. In collaboration with its physicians, RMH says it

Launch NY 1st quarter investments include funding for two Ithaca firms
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Launch New York (Launch NY) has reported its first-quarter investments for 2020, which included funding for two Ithaca companies. Those firms are

M&T Bank donates $25,000 to Broome County COVID-19 relief fund
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Buffalo–based M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) — the largest bank in the Binghamton metro area, ranked by deposit market share — has donated

Cuomo announces upstate counties that can resume elective outpatient surgeries
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced 35 counties have been approved to resume elective outpatient treatments. Cuomo previously announced that the state

Oneida County reports 16th COVID-19 death
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Tuesday reported its 16th COVID-19 death. It was the county’s fifth death from the dangerous disease in the last

Onondaga County reports three additional COVID-19 deaths
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Three more Onondaga County residents have died from a coronavirus infection, bringing the county’s death toll from the disease to 29. That’s

Cuomo says this year’s State Fair only happens if all of New York state reopens
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The fate of the New York State Fair is contingent upon the entire state of New York being open for business, as

Upstate University Hospital sends 13 more nurses to Stony Brook to help treat COVID-19 patients
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital has sent another group of nurses to Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island to help the facility in
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