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Community Bank System acquires Minnesota benefits-administration company
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced Thursday that it has acquired Fringe Benefits Design of Minnesota, Inc. (FBD), a provider of
Former town supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling $240,000
Spent stolen money on personal vacations, designer handbags, and more PHARSALIA, N.Y. — The former supervisor of a small town in Chenango County recently admitted
Town clerk in Finger Lakes gets jail time for stealing public funds
POTTER — A former town clerk in the Finger Lakes region was recently sentenced to a half-year of jail time for using her position to

Gas-station employee at Thruway service area busted for unauthorized credit-card purchases
GUILDERLAND, N.Y. — New York State Police on Monday arrested an employee of a gas station at a New York State Thruway rest area between

Oneida County reports just 23 COVID cases in last three days
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday reported 23 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days. The county reported 11 infections for Friday and

New York State to start scaling back drive-thru COVID testing on Friday
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday announced the state would start demobilizing its state-run drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites across New York beginning

Rudgick takes over as Christopher Community president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc announced it has appointed Justin Rudgick as its new president. He started in the position on Monday, succeeding Douglas

Gorczynski takes over as M&T Bank’s CNY regional president
Gorczynski, a 16-year M&T veteran, previously served as commercial bank senior group manager for M&T in CNY, after working as a commercial-relationship manager. Earlier in

Flood-mitigation project on Sauquoit Creek in Mohawk Valley set to begin
WHITESTOWN, N.Y. — New York State and the Town of Whitestown will start construction this month on a $3.9 million flood-mitigation project to bolster resilience

New York’s COVID hospitalizations fall to lowest level since last October
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 fell by 54 in the latest day to