Broadway Utica Presents One of Your Favorite Things: The Sound of Music-On Stage This Weekend

🎟 Get your tickets today by calling The Stanley Theatre Box Office at 315-724-4000 or visiting broadwayutica.org. For 65 years, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed – it’s meant to be shared. Now, a critically acclaimed North American…

MMRI Publishes Major Study Uncovering Key Proteins that Keep the Heart Beating Properly

A groundbreaking new study led by researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) has identified that two closely related proteins, RBPMS and RBPMS2, act in tandem to protect the heart’s ability to process the genetic information needed for normal heart development and function. This process, called splicing, edits a gene’s RNA by rearranging or…

Excellus BCBS Names New Executive Vice President, Chief Healthcare Services Officer

  Martin Stallone, MD, has been named executive vice president, chief healthcare services officer of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and its parent company, The Lifetime Healthcare Companies. Stallone is currently CEO of Centralus Health. He will start his new role on Dec. 1, 2025. “As a local, nonprofit health plan, we increasingly partner with hospital systems…

Seven Clinicians Graduate from Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Program

  On Sunday, August 24, Bassett Healthcare Network’s Post-Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Residency Program celebrated its latest group of graduates at a ceremony held at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown. The Class of 2025 is made up of seven FNPs and two of those clinicians have accepted FNP positions at Bassett Healthcare Network. Rebecca Louch, FNP-BC,…