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Tioga County receives nearly $2 million from state shared-services initiative
OWEGO, N.Y. — The New York Department of State announced Tioga County will receive $1.18 million in state matching funds as a result of taxpayer

Leadership Greater Syracuse announces new executive director
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit annually offering a yearlong civic-leadership training program, announced that Michele Diecuch of Syracuse has started work

Oneida, Herkimer counties consider 911 consolidation
Facing critical staffing shortages, Oneida and Herkimer counties are exploring the possibility of combining their emergency 911 services into one dispatch system. A combined dispatch

Oswego Health purchases new molecular laboratory equipment
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it has purchased the cobas 5800 System, which it describes as a fully automated molecular laboratory instrument. It offers

People news: MVHS names three new board members
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) recently announced three new board members — Waleed Albert, John R. Brumsted, and Savneet Singh. Albert is

The Pay Transparency Laws Become Effective On September 17th. Are You Ready?
Later this month New York will join a handful of States in the US which require greater transparency in wages. In December 2022, the Governor

Carthage, Ogdensburg hospitals probe cyberattack
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg say their information technology (IT) teams worked through the weekend to stabilize all

MMRI receives $200,000 in funding for lupus research
UTICA, N.Y. — The Lupus and Allied Disease Association, Inc. (LADA) recently awarded the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) $200,000 for four research projects at

Ithaca nonprofit to use Guthrie program grant funding for clinical-internship program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca will use a grant of $5,000 for its clinical-internship program. The program provides mental-health interns with

Inflation and Insurance Rates: How to Offset the Impact
Many industries have been hit by inflation where it hurts the most, our pockets. Inflation is raising the price of goods and services including food,
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