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People news: MVCAA appoints Tuggle as fiscal director
UTICA, N.Y. —The Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency (MVCAA) announced it has recently selected Renee Tuggle, the current executive assistant and head of the MVCAA

Baseball Hall of Fame to use nearly $5 million in federal funding for operations
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown will use federal funding of nearly $5 million that’s meant to help it “recover

Upstate Medical University researcher to use nearly $700K in federal funding for dementia research
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University will use grant funding of more than $680,000 for research into one of the leading forms of dementia. The

People news: Dermody, Burke & Brown hires Apps
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently announced it has hired Brittany Apps, CPA as a manager in its audit and accounting

People news: Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt hires Twyman as senior engineer
DeWITT, N.Y. — Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt recently announced it has hired Paul Twyman as a senior engineer. He has more than 20

MVCAA recognizes 55 years of service with luncheon, awards
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. (MVCAA) on Aug. 2 honored community members during a luncheon recognizing the nonprofit’s 55 years of service. MVCAA describes itself as “the frontline resource for people living in poverty in Oneida and Herkimer Counties, providing direct services and support for education, employment and family support services.”

Lt. Gov. Hochul says she and Cuomo aren’t close; she’s ready to lead New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she thinks it’s “very clear” that she and Gov. Andrew Cuomo “have not been close,

New York City firm to merge with the Bonadio Group
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Ganer + Ganer, a New York City–based accounting firm, plans to merge its operations with the Bonadio Group, a Rochester–based accounting firm

People news: Unity House of Cayuga County hires Phelps
AUBURN, N.Y. — Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc. announced that Nyka Phelps has recently joined the agency as the new director of the PROSperity

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Syracuse graduate, to become state’s first female governor
On her Lt. Gov. Twitter feed, Hochul tweeted, “I agree with Governor Cuomo’s decision to step down. It is the right thing to do and
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