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JOHN D. CLOPPER has joined Bond, Schoeneck & King’s Syracuse office as senior counsel in its litigation practice. He will advise clients on commercial and

JILLIAN DILAURA MCGUIRE has been elected to the partnership at Mackenzie Hughes LLP. Since joining the firm in 2013, her practice has focused primarily on

The Legal Aid Society of Mid New York, Inc. has hired ALEX SIMON as director of development and communication, a new position at the organization.

MELANIE SARAFIN has recently been promoted to director of affiliate relations at Upstate Caring Partners, Inc. She previously served as assistant to the president and

Chemung Financial to pay dividend of 26 cents per share on April 1
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share.

YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County announces new board of directors
ITHACA — The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County announced it has recently appointed four new board members for 2020: Christopher Kusznir, Candace Maxian, Christopher
New York milk production rises more than 2 percent in January
New York dairy farms produced 1.29 billion pounds of milk in January, up 2.2 percent from more than 1.26 billion pounds in the year-prior period,

CNY Community Foundation awards nearly $850,000 in grants to area nonprofits
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Community Foundation announced that it recently awarded the following grants to local nonprofit organizations in Madison and Onondaga counties.

Planet Fitness franchisee formally opens new $1.9M gym in Cortland
CORTLAND — ECP-PF Holdings Group, a Planet Fitness franchisee, has recently formally opened its new, 16,102-square-foot Planet Fitness gym at 156-160 Clinton Ave. in the
D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP has recently promoted and hired the following people. ROBERT R. RITZ has been named managing partner. He is a graduate of