Helpful Harvest Fund Awards Over $70,000 to Human Service Organizations

Through the Helpful Harvest Grant Round, supported by the Helpful Harvest Fund, the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties awarded $71,849 to 50 human service organizations including food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters to help alleviate food insecurity and support increased need around the holidays and colder months. This year’s recipients received grants ranging…

Tickets On Sale Now, Get The Led Out

Get The Led Out (GTLO) will make their triumphant return to The Stanley Theatre on Saturday, February 3 at 8:00 p.m. No wigs or fake English accents, GTLO brings what the audience wants – a high-energy Zeppelin concert with honest, heart-thumping intensity. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin…

Bassett Healthcare Network Welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Pelkofski, Gynecologic Oncologist

Bassett Healthcare Network is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Pelkofski, MD, Gynecologic Oncologist, to its Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Pelkofski, who joined Bassett in September, is highly specialized in caring for patients with gynecologic cancers, including cancers of the ovary, fallopian tube, peritoneum, cervix, vagina, vulva, uterus, and endometrium, as well as gestational trophoblastic neoplasia…

AmeriCU Credit Union Partners with SUNY Poly Foundation

AmeriCU Credit Union recently announced its partnership with the SUNY Poly Foundation in establishing the Nursing 300 Scholarship Program to support future healthcare professionals. The Nursing 300 Program will address the growing shortage of qualified nurses, ensuring the delivery of quality healthcare to the community. SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s (SUNY Poly) College of Health Sciences launched…

Theresa Flemma earns Certified Private Wealth Advisor Certification

Theresa Flemming of Baird Financial Services in New Hartford, NY on Thursday, April 8, 2021. (PHOTO BY NANCY L. FORD) The Baird Utica Branch is pleased to recognize Theresa Flemma, Managing Director, for successfully earning the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® Certification. This is an impressive achievement, reflective of the experience, ethics and graduate-level investment training…

Julie Hall at Bassett Medical Center Honored with NYONL 2023 Region Leadership Award

Julie Hall, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Services at Bassett Medical Center, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Region Leadership Award for the Northeast Region by the New York Organization for Nursing Leadership (NYONL). The award is conferred in recognition of exemplary leadership within an institution, the community, and the…

America Heart Association invests in the future at Masonic Medical Research Institute

Cardiovascular research is going strong at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), where four scientists currently have projects funded by the American Heart Association for a total amount of $499,000. Today, November 28, 2023, the researchers presented brief overviews of their projects to gathered board members from both institutions and the public. “Since 1949, the American…