MVHS Welcomes New Cardiothoracic Surgeon

  Alexandros Karavas, MD, has joined the MVHS Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Group as a cardiothoracic surgeon. Dr. Karavas has privileges at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center.   Prior to joining the MVHS Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Group, Dr. Karavas was a surgeon at the Catholic Heart Center in Buffalo, New…

Full Bowls and Full Hearts!

    In June, Staffworks sponsored two Drive-Thru Pet Food Outreach events in Utica that were planned and run by volunteers from 4PetSake Food Pantry, Inc.   3,750 pounds of dry food, 1,218 cans of wet food and many, many treats were distributed to those on a limited income.   Providing this temporary assistance will…

Boilermaker Re-Opens Public Retail Store

  The Boilermaker is excited to announce that their retail store located at 805 Court Street in Utica has re-opened to the public. “We have followed all CDC guidelines for screening, sanitizing and social distancing in our store to ensure that it is a safe environment for all of our customers,” said Christine Pandolf, Community…

Visions Hotels is Growing & Promoting

  Visions Hotels is proud to announce the promotion of Brandee Townsend as new General Manager of the Holiday Inn Express in Utica, NY.  Brandee grew up in Rome NY, went to school for business administration, and started her hotel career in 2013 as a Front Desk Agent at the Wingate by Wyndham in Rome. …