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Community Bank System’s Q3 profit slips 9 percent
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) — parent of Community Bank, N.A. — reported net income of $44.1 million, or 82 cents

Boonville woman busted for stealing 77 items from Rome Walmart
ROME, N.Y. — The New York State Police in Sylvan Beach have arrested a Boonville woman for allegedly seeking to walk out of the Rome

Bond, Schoeneck & King elects new management committee chair
The Syracuse–based firm’s membership has elected Brian J. Butler as its chair, succeeding Kevin M. Bernstein who served as chair for two four-year terms, the

Cerminaro named CEO of Community Bank Wealth Management
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that Michael T. Cerminaro has been appointed president and CEO of the Community Bank

LGS executive director departing for corporate job
DeWITT, N.Y. — Pam Brunet, executive director of Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), announced Friday that she is leaving in early September for another job at

Bond, Schoeneck & King names new chief marketing officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC has named Katherine (Katie) E. Toomey as chief marketing officer of the nearly 300-attorney law firm. Toomey

Tickets for 2023 PGA Championship in suburban Rochester are sold out
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The upcoming PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford has sold out its ticket allotment. An estimated 225,000 spectators are

Dowd named Pathfinder Bank president and CEO
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), the bank holding company of Pathfinder Bank, announced April 3 that its board of directors has named

Syracuse men’s basketball hires Straughn as assistant coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New Syracuse men’s basketball head coach Adrian Autry has gone outside the Orange family, but turned to a familiar face, to fill

Central New York home sales fall more than 50 percent in February
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Realtors in a six-county region of Central New York closed on the sale of 293 homes in February, down 50.4 percent from