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People news: Upstate Cerebral Palsy hires Stedman
UTICA, N.Y. — Upstate Cerebral Palsy (UCP) announced it has recently hired Gail Stedman as its senior VP of human resources. She is responsible for

Syracuse Mayor Walsh names Russo census coordinator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced that he has appointed Tory Russo, currently his public information officer, as census coordinator for the U.S.

Gas-station employee arrested for stealing nearly $2,000 in lottery tickets
ONEONTA, N.Y. — New York State Police in Oneonta recently arrested a man for allegedly stealing nearly $2,000 in lottery tickets from the gas station
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate falls more than 6 percent in January
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County were less full in January compared to a year ago, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate
Broome County hotel occupancy rate nearly unchanged in January
BINGHAMTON — The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in Broome County dipped 0.1 percent to 40.5 percent in January
Radke reappointed as NYSAR Central Region VP
Donald Radke of Syracuse took the oath of office Feb. 11 for a fourth term as the 2019 Central Region VP of the New York
SRC names Mitchell to SRC board of trustees
CICERO — SRC, Inc., a Cicero–based nonprofit research and development company, announced that its board of trustees has named Anthony Mitchell as its newest board
IOA adds Walsh in employee benefits division in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON — The Robert J. Hanafin division of the Insurance Office of America (IOA) recently added an experienced professional in its employee benefits division in
AAA hires insurance associate for DeWitt office
DeWITT — AAA Western and Central New York (AAA WCNY) announced it has hired Roman Diamond as an insurance sales representative at its branch in