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People news: Raju joins Hancock Estabrook as associate attorney
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP announced that Finney Raju has joined as an associate in the law firm’s litigation practice area. Raju focuses his

Pyramid lender extends loans on Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pyramid Management Group, which owns Destiny USA in Syracuse, on Thursday said its lender has extended the terms of the loans on

City of Syracuse to host job fair to fill government job openings
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse will host an in-person, government job fair on Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. at Cecile Community Center at 174

Cortlandville man busted for trying to pay with fake money
CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — New York State Police in Homer on Wednesday arrested Anthony J. Fenton, age 36 of Cortlandville, for the felony of criminal possession

Onondaga County unveils Otisco Lake Park in partnership with FLLT, DEC
OTISCO, N.Y. — Onondaga County has unveiled its newest park, Otisco Lake Park, located at the southern end of the lake on Otisco Valley Road

Work begins in Utica on Olbiston Apartments rehabilitation project
UTICA, N.Y. — A $67 million rehabilitation and modernization project at Olbiston Apartments recently began after the 124-year-old Utica building shut down last year due

Robert A. Ford, CPA merges operations with D’Arcangelo & Co.
DeWITT, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Robert A. Ford, CPA has merged its operations with the Syracuse–area office of D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP that is located in

Barclay Damon adds Porcello as partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon LLP announced that Joe Porcello has recently joined its commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, and insurance coverage & regulation practice areas as a partner. His primary office location is in Syracuse. Porcello has nearly 15 years of global law-firm experience. He comes to Barclay Damon after more than three years

Onondaga County Bar Association honors Barclay Damon’s Langan with Distinguished Lawyer Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Bar Association (OCBA) has honored John Langan — chair and former managing partner of Syracuse–based Barclay Damon LLP — with its 2022 Distinguished Lawyer Award. OCBA presented the award at its 145th Distinguished Lawyer Celebration held June 8, per its announcement released the following day. Danielle Fogel, OCBA’s immediate

Comptroller audits find accounting issues at several municipalities
Recent municipal audits conducted by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office found several accounting issues at a number of municipalities across the state, including two in Herkimer County and one in Tompkins County. Webb The northern Herkimer County Town of Webb, home to the popular tourist destination hamlet of Old Forge, was the
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