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CNY Psychiatric Center aide charged with insurance fraud
UTICA, N.Y. — New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott on Monday announced the arrest of an employee at the Central New York Psychiatric
New York home sales decline in August, CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold nearly 14,200 previously-owned homes during August, down 3.2 percent from the more than 14,600 homes they sold in

Excellus seeks applications from Utica/North Country nonprofits for $55K in community health awards
Nonprofit organizations in the Utica/North Country and Rochester regions can apply for a total of $55,000 in Excellus BlueCross BlueShield community-health award grants. Nonprofits in
CenterState CEO hires Stassel for new research and policy analyst job
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO announced it has hired Christie Stassel as its first research and policy analyst for its research, policy, and planning portfolio.
People news: Vaccaro named director of OCC @ Liverpool
CLAY, N.Y. — Erin Vaccaro has been named director of the OCC @ Liverpool college extension location. She replaces Barb Dennehy who retired, Onondaga Community

Group to redevelop two South Salina Street buildings into Whitney Lofts
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A group of developers has plans to renovate the buildings at 321-323 S. Salina St. into a $4.2 million mixed-use development called
SUNY Cortland’s Bowers Science Museum to formally open Sept. 28
CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Cortland announced that its updated Ross E. Bowers Hall Science Museum and Greenhouse will formally open next Thursday Sept. 28 with
Report: Most CNY region unemployment rates rose in August
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions increased in August compared to a year ago. Meanwhile, the jobless rate in the

Le Moyne College, Cazenovia College sign agreement for “accelerated path” in arts administration
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Le Moyne College and Cazenovia College have recently signed an “accelerated-path” agreement to “attract” Cazenovia students to Le Moyne’s master of science
Mohawk Valley Plaza in Herkimer sold for $1.25 million
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Plaza in Herkimer was recently sold by JIM Development, LLC to Goal Investments, LLC for $1.25 million, according to
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