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Town clerk in Finger Lakes gets jail time for stealing public funds
POTTER — A former town clerk in the Finger Lakes region was recently sentenced to a half-year of jail time for using her position to steal nearly $27,000 in public funds for her personal use. Julie Brown, former town clerk and tax collector for the Town of Potter in Yates County was sentenced to six […]
VIEWPOINT: The Art of Compliance: Doing What’s Right, Not Just What’s Required
The rest of society got a taste of what corporate compliance officers go through when the COVID pandemic forced restrictions and requirements on the entire population. Suddenly, people were told to wear masks, social distance, and wash their hands more regularly and thoroughly than ever before. Plenty of people didn’t like that, trying to dodge the new
Gas-station employee at Thruway service area busted for unauthorized credit-card purchases
GUILDERLAND, N.Y. — New York State Police on Monday arrested an employee of a gas station at a New York State Thruway rest area between
Weedsport office building sold for $100,000
WEEDSPORT, N.Y. — The commercial property located at 8941 N. Seneca St. in the village of Weedsport was recently sold for $100,000. The more than 2,500-square-foot-building, located on about one-sixth of an acre, had housed Malvaso Insurance and the Yates Law Firm. The insurance agency remains in operation at other locations, while the owner of
Syracuse’s American Rescue Plan funding to target infrastructure, jobs, city government operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Friday outlined plans for the city’s $123 million in federal aid through the American Rescue Plan Act
2021 Wealth Management Special Report
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Oneida man arrested for string of vehicle thefts, other crimes
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Oneida Police Department on Tuesday investigated reports of several stolen vehicles in the city of Oneida
NUAIR tests drone parachute-recovery system at Rome test site
ROME, N.Y. —NUAIR says it recently put a drone parachute-recovery system (PRS) through safety and failure scenarios over multiple days at the New York UAS
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The state plans to lift most of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions once 70 percent of New Yorkers aged 18 or older
Construction-law attorney joins Hancock Estabrook
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Attorney Michael Balestra has joined Syracuse–based law firm Hancock Estabrook, LLP as a partner in the firm’s construction, commercial litigation, and cannabis practice areas. Balestra represents owners, contractors, and design professionals in matters related to public and private construction projects, the law firm said in a release. He assists clients in reviewing,
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