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Audit: Onondaga County is owed more than $326K in room-occupancy tax revenue from hotels
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Some area hotels owe Onondaga County room occupancy tax revenue totaling more than $326,000. That’s the finding of an audit report of

People news: NBT promotes Burns to senior corporate controller
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced it has promoted senior VP Annette L. Burns to senior corporate controller. Burns is responsible for
Schenectady woman arrested for unemployment fraud of more than $3,700
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — New York State Police in Schenectady County last Thursday arrested Monaisha D. Leigh, age 30 of Schenectady. Leigh is accused of stealing

People news: Figueroa joins Barclay Damon
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon announced it has added attorney Gabrielle Figueroa as an associate. Figueroa will work from the firm’s Syracuse office. She is

NYS Fairgrounds employee charged with stealing truck engine and engine lift
GEDDES, N.Y. — New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro on Thursday announced the arrest of a mechanic who worked at the New York State
Broome County woman arrested for grand larceny after scamming victims out of more than $50K
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The New York State Police on Tuesday arrested a Broome County woman for scamming several people out of more than $50,000 for

State Police seek suspect who stole from Kinney Drugs store in Lansing
LANSING, N.Y. — New York State Police in Ithaca are seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman accused of stealing more than a dozen
Florida woman charged with scamming elderly couple in Madison County out of $40,000
HAMILTON, N.Y. — New York State Police investigators in Oneida have arrested a Miami, Florida woman for conning an elderly couple in the village of

City of Syracuse opens online Zoning and Permitting Discovery Center
The Zoning and Permitting Discovery Center will help guide users through the City’s permitting requirements as they begin complex projects, such as starting a new

Hancock Estabrook moves into newly renovated space in Axa Tower I
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP has completed its renovation and relocation to floors 17 through 19 of Axa Tower I in downtown Syracuse. The
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