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People news: Community Bank promotes Houghton to Cazenovia branch manager
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted Barbara Houghton to VP and branch manager of its Cazenovia office. In her new role,

SBA announces participants in 2018 Emerging Leaders program
In the back row (from left to right): Steve Bulger, SBA region II administrator; Doug Arena, partner and project manager at Bell & Spina Architects;

Whitesboro man charged in robbery of GPO Federal Credit Union
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Police arrested a Whitesboro man, charging him with robbing the GPO Federal Credit Union. Joshua M. Smith, 38, was arrested April
Thousand Islands Bridge night traffic will be one-way for maintenance starting May 6
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. — Traffic on the Thousand Islands Bridge will be reduced to one-way during overnight hours starting May 6. The Thousand Islands Bridge
Tree-killing emerald ash borer confirmed in Tompkins County, Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — For the first time, the emerald ash borer beetle has been confirmed to be in Tompkins County, including in Ithaca. The state

CEO TALK: CMC, FHN leaders discuss partnership
HOMER, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) of Ithaca and the Family Health Network (FHN) of Central New York, Inc. started working on a plan

MVHS nursing leadership team receives state association award
UTICA, N.Y. — On March 18, members of the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) nursing leadership team received the New York Organization of Nursing Executives

St. Joseph’s expects to close NYHC acquisition before May 6
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health plans to acquire a Syracuse–based cardiology practice with nearly 100 employees. The local health system on March 29 announced
Health Care Career Moves – April 2018
CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL MELISSA BEAGLE has joined Carthage Area Hospital’s Carthage Behavioral Health team as a general therapist. Before she joined Carthage Behavioral Health, she
MVHS gets certificate-of-need application approved, but downtown-hospital project obstacles remain
UTICA, N.Y. — New York State has approved Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) certificate-of-need (CON) application for the construction of the new health-care campus. At
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