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Auburn Community Hospital awarded $10 million in federal funding for COVID-19 costs
AUBURN, N.Y. — Auburn Community Hospital (ACH) will use a federal award of more than $10 million to cover costs associated with the hospital’s COVID-19

Oneida County names Kaleta director of economic development
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has appointed Shaun Kaleta as the county’s new director of economic development. Kaleta started in his new role on Feb.

State awards $19 million in revitalization funding to Mohawk Valley communities
The Town of Kirkland and Village of Clinton will receive a shared $10 million in funding from the sixth round of Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI)

People news: Fust Charles Chambers adds audit associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a certified public accounting (CPA) firm based in Syracuse, announced it has hired Madison Rice as an audit

OCC offering faculty early-retirement incentive, citing declining enrollment
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Citing declining enrollment, Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) board of trustees on Tuesday voted to offer a voluntary early-retirement incentive to eligible faculty

Cornell University returns ancestral remains to Oneida Indian Nation
VERONA, N.Y. — Cornell University recently returned to the Oneida Indian Nation ancestral remains and possessions that had been kept in a university archive for

Visit Binghamton launches site highlighting accessible amenities
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Visit Binghamton’s new Accessible Bing website provides an inclusive tourism experience by promoting accessible community amenities. “Visit Binghamton recognized the need for

Syracuse, Binghamton airports awarded federal funding for projects
Airports serving Syracuse, Binghamton, Buffalo, and Albany will use a total nearly $25 million in new federal grant awards for renovation work. The U.S. Department

Whitesboro Fire Department adds new rescue truck using state grant
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — The Whitesboro Volunteer Fire Department recently acquired a new rescue truck with assistance from state-government grant money secured by New York Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D–Assembly District 119). The grant enabled the Village of Whitesboro to purchase the new 2023 Chevy Suburban rescue vehicle for the fire department. The rescue vehicle can be
Tompkins County man arrested for HVAC installation scam
ITHACA, N.Y. — New York State Police and the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Tompkins County man for allegedly defrauding people into paying for HVAC installations he never performed. Orion C. Parker Megivern, age 44, of Tompkins County, was taken into custody on Feb. 8 and charged with the felonies of second-degree grand
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