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Hochul signs executive order to expand eligible health-care workforce after vaccine deadline passes
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday night signed an executive order that “significantly expands” the eligible health-care workforce and allows additional health-care workers to administer COVID-19

Site-Seeker to formally open downtown Utica HQ on Friday
UTICA, N.Y. — Digital-marketing firm Site-Seeker will formally open its new downtown Utica headquarters on Oct. 1. Formerly based in nearby New Hartford for more

Oneida County announces COVID-19 vaccine booster availability
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be available to

Onondaga County rolls out mass-vaccination clinic for COVID booster shots on Wednesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced that the county will offer a mass-vaccination clinic for booster shots of the Pfizer COVID vaccine

McMahon says hospital-worker vaccine mandate a “real problem”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says the mandate requiring vaccinations for hospital workers that takes effect at midnight Tuesday morning is “a

Oneida County announces two new business-grant programs
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County will be making $200,000 in microenterprise grants and $750,000 in Cares Act grants available to area small businesses and startups

MMRI to use $25,000 donation to continue lupus research
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) will use a $25,000 donation to continue its research into systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). Lupus and

Carrols chairman and CEO Accordino to retire by mid-year 2022
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Thursday announced that Daniel Accordino — the company’s chairman, president, and CEO — will be

Ithaca man busted for credit-card theft topping $7,000 in Capital Region
SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. — New York State Police in Saratoga County announced they recently arrested an Ithaca man for stealing multiple credit cards and using

Syracuse University, MEAC sign agreement involving athletics, seminars, conferences
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) on Thursday announced an agreement that will involve Syracuse playing MEAC schools in sports,
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