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Rasheed takes over as board chair for Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties
UTICA, N,Y, — Jawwaad Rasheed, a recently retired Oneida County Family Court Support Magistrate, is serving as the new board chair of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. In addition to his years of service on the Community Foundation board, Rasheed has been involved in the Eastern Regional Child Support Enforcement Association, 100 […]

Oneida County communities can tap into Main Street program
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Sherrill, Town of Verona, and all Oneida County communities can benefit from a Main Street program that Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. announced July 28. It has a goal of providing support for local municipal downtown-development projects and seeks to assist in the “safe and efficient” redesign of
VIEWPOINT: How to Motivate and Coach Employees for Success
I talk to lots of people each day and that I hear is a lack of love, support, motivation, and recognition from their direct manager or supervisor. Too many people in management positions think the only reason someone works is for money. Many managers believe that the paycheck is why people work and there is no reason to

SUNY Oswego project to renovate Hewitt Hall into broadcasting and graphic-design facility
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has launched a $65 million project to renovate Hewitt Hall into a hub for its School of Communication, Media and

Syracuse names Read acting head coach of women’s basketball program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Vonn Read, who has been serving as associate head coach of the Syracuse University women’s basketball team, will serve as acting head

Lockheed Martin CFO retires, firm appoints acting CFO
BETHESDA, Maryland — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) says CFO Kenneth Possenriede has decided to retire immediately due to personal reasons. “Over the past 14 months,

NYAG report says Cuomo sexually harassed women; he responds in video message
“This is a sad day for New York because independent investigators have concluded that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and, in doing so, broke

Madison County won’t issue mask mandate for fully vaccinated at this time
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County officials say they’re not mandating that fully vaccinated residents wear masks, as the county’s transmission level is currently categorized as

Onondaga County to again require indoor mask wearing at senior facilities
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County will again require indoor mask wearing for the county’s nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and independent-living facilities amid the county’s recent

Hillsman resigns as head coach of Syracuse women’s basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Quentin Hillsman — head coach of the Syracuse University (SU) women’s basketball program for the last 15 seasons — has resigned as
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