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People news: Fust Charles Chambers hires Gonzalez
DeWITT, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a DeWitt–based certified public accounting firm, announced it has hired Marek M. Gonzalez as a tax associate. Gonzalez

Liberty Resources announces hiring of new CFO, Harris
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Human-services agency Liberty Resources, Inc. announced it recently hired Kelli Harris as its new chief financial officer. Harris began her new role
RCIL renames senior care center to Many Hearts
UTICA — The Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL) has renamed its adult day services program in Utica to the Many Hearts Senior Care Center.
VRS opens news enriched housing, assisted-living apartments
HERKIMER — Valley Residential Services, Inc. (VRS), a unit of Bassett Healthcare Network, on Sept. 26 formally opened its newest addition of enriched housing and

Security Mutual Life Insurance names two new officers
Guerriero will be directing marketing operations for Security Mutual’s individual life insurance and annuity products, and will also be involved in product development and agent
New York milk production rises nearly 2 percent in August
New York dairy farms produced 1.28 billion pounds of milk in August, up 1.7 percent from 1.26 billion in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National
OCC Foundation names new board members
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) announced that the OCC Foundation has added the following new members to its board of directors. • Rickey T.
New York winter-wheat production falls 22 percent this year
New York winter-wheat production declined 22 percent to 6.56 million bushels in 2018 from 8.38 million bushels last year, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oneida County hotel occupancy rate rises 6 percent in August
Hotels in Oneida County welcomed more guests in August compared to a year earlier, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold

Five Star Bank names Miller CNY commercial market executive
AUBURN, N.Y. — Five Star Bank, a unit of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), on Thursday announced it has hired Alison K. Miller as senior