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People news: Rome Memorial Hospital names Sovey new corporate compliance officer
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital announced it has appointed Darlene Sovey as its new corporate compliance officer. She comes to Rome Memorial from Central
Chenango County tax preparer faces 8 years for false returns
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Lavyette Anna Louisa Garcia has admitted to filing false tax returns for paid clients, costing the IRS nearly $1 million, according to

Salina firm asks for tax breaks for expansion; hearing is Thursday
SALINA, N.Y. — A Salina company’s request for tax breaks to expand will be the subject of a public hearing on 10 a.m. Thursday at

Say Yes to Education is a New York City–based nonprofit education foundation that seeks to increase high school and college graduation rates for urban youth
Dermody, Burke & Brown hires an associate in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently hired Kyle Unser as an associate in the New Hartford office. He earned a
DeFrancisco shrugs off Molinaro’s endorsements in GOP nomination fight
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — State Sen. John DeFrancisco, R–DeWitt, doesn’t buy Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro’s “news-release manner of selection” for governor, he says. Molinaro has

Broome County demands New York City stop sending its homeless Upstate
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New York City has been illegally sending homeless people to Broome County for at least four months, Broome County officials say, and

Leahy Scott said in a news release that Gregory Jones, 42, of Utica, pleaded guilty Monday in court to a charge of criminal possession of

Tops Friendly Markets files for bankruptcy, says it has temporary financing in hand
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Tops Friendly Markets filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday and said it had arranged financing to get it through the process.
Syracuse police seek to identify two who stole $2,000 in cosmetics from Sephora Store at Destiny
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse police are looking for help identifying two women they said stole $2,000 worth of cosmetics from the Sephora Store at Destiny
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