$12K In Pitch Prizes Offered To Emerging Entrepreneurs At SUNY WCC On Oct. 15
Early-stage entrepreneurs will compete for seed funding when SUNY Westchester Community College hosts its second annual LevelUp! Pitch Challenge in Valhalla this fall.
The competition will be held Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, and is open to newly established businesses that have been operating for six months to two years, according to SUNY Westchester Community College.
Three prizes will be awarded: $6,000 for first place, $4,000 for second place, and $2,000 for third place.
The challenge is backed by a $10,000 grant from the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship through …
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Saratoga Hospital Family Medicine Residency Celebrates Class of 2026 Graduates
Saratoga Hospital is celebrating the first graduating class from its Family Medicine Residency Program, with six physicians completing the program.
The inaugural Class of 2026 includes Alina Bazarian, MD, who served as chief resident for 2025–2026; Awais Chaudary, MD; Anna Kaoutskaia, MD, also a 2025–2026 chief resident; Elena Mejery, MD; Carolyn Miller, DO; and Zeynep Ovacik, MD.
According to Saratoga Hospital, the program was created through a collaboration among Saratoga Hospital, Albany Medical Center, and Hudson Headwaters Health Network.
Residents receive training in hospital and out…
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Cash For Supplies That Never Arrived: Former DC School Official Admits Bribery
She was supposed to be buying supplies for students.
Instead, federal prosecutors say a longtime DC school administrator was taking cash under the table while approving payments for orders that never showed up.
District resident Tracy Hatton, 60, admitted to her role in the scheme after pleading guilty to bribery, according to the US Attorney's Office for DC.
The guilty plea, entered in November 2025, was unsealed Thursday, July 9.
Hatton worked as the administrative officer at McKinley Technology High School, where she controlled the school's supply budget, selected vendors, approv…
