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People news: Loretto names new assistant director of nursing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto Health & Rehabilitation announced it has promoted April Pirie to assistant director of nursing. She had previously served as a nurse

Nichols Park Pond project in Tioga County receives grant to restore trail
SPENCER, N.Y. — The Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation recently awarded a $5,000 grant to the Nichols Park Pond Beautification Project to assist in the restoration

Change in leadership at Community Foundation for South Central New York coming in June
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The Community Foundation for South Central New York (CFSCNY) will undergo a planned change in leadership at the end of June.

Utica Fire Department receives $2.1M to add firefighters
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica has received more than $2.1 million in federal funding to hire up to eight new firefighters, U.S. Senators

People news: Fust Charles Chambers hires audit associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP announced that Taylor Chapman has joined the accounting firm as an audit associate. She will help service the

People news: Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY hires communications director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York announced it has hired Rachel Murphy, of Manlius, as director of communications. Murphy

Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY appoints operations director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York announced it has promoted Nicole Poplawski, of Syracuse, to director of operations. Poplawski

People news: Goldberg Segalla adds attorney in Syracuse–area office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The law firm of Goldberg Segalla announced it has recently added Erin M. Tyreman as a special counsel in its civil litigation

Solvay Bank to pay quarterly dividend of 42 cents a share in late April
SOLVAY, N.Y. — Solvay Bank Corp. (ticker: SOBS), the holding company for Solvay Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a cash

Buono Construction certified as service- disabled veteran-owned business
New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that a Binghamton–area construction firm has been certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned