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Onondaga County Correction Department K-9s get protective vests
DeWITT, N.Y. — The dogs of the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit have a new layer of protection, thanks to an anonymous donor. The

People news: Dermody’s de Silva appointed chairman of committee for Board of Examiners
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — David de Silva — CPA and member/owner at Syracuse–based Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC — was appointed chairman of the State
Clinton orthopedic surgeon charged with workers’-compensation fraud
CLINTON, N.Y. — A Clinton surgeon faces more than 20 felony counts for allegedly billing the state workers’-compensation system for office work when he was

People news: Powers joins Mackenzie Hughes
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New lawyer Christopher Powers has joined the litigation and business departments of Mackenzie Hughes LLP and will concentrate his legal practice in

Dannible & McKee acquires Binghamton–area CPA firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dannible & McKee, LLP, a Syracuse–based accounting firm, on Tuesday announced it had acquired an Endicott accounting firm in a deal that

Former owner charged with burglarizing business after it was seized by state for taxes
LENOX, N.Y. — Madison County Sheriff’s deputies arrested David T. Van Marter, the former owner of a chimney cleaning company, charging he burglarized the business

Steuben County restaurant owner admits to failing to pay more than $175K in sales taxes
A Steuben County restaurant owner has pleaded guilty for failing to pay more than $175,000 in sales taxes at two Sonora’s Mexican Restaurant locations in

ESD re-designates Syracuse’s College of Law as science and technology law center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state has re-designated Syracuse University’s College of Law as a New York State Science and Technology Law Center (STLC). Empire State

Bond, Schoeneck and King names Siegel new general counsel
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced that Arthur J. Siegel will take over as the firm’s general counsel. He assumes the position

Syracuse contractor ordered to pay restitution for violating court order
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse contractor doing business as Under Construction has been fined $2,000 and ordered to pay more than $40,000 in restitution for
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