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Rasheed takes over as board chair for Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties
UTICA, N,Y, — Jawwaad Rasheed, a recently retired Oneida County Family Court Support Magistrate, is serving as the new board chair of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. In addition to his years of service on the Community Foundation board, Rasheed has been involved in the Eastern Regional Child Support Enforcement Association, 100 […]

Oneida County communities can tap into Main Street program
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Sherrill, Town of Verona, and all Oneida County communities can benefit from a Main Street program that Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. announced July 28. It has a goal of providing support for local municipal downtown-development projects and seeks to assist in the “safe and efficient” redesign of
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT: Outlining affiliation structures in the nonprofit sector
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is a success.” — Henry Ford One thing about the pandemic is now perfectly clear. That is, nonprofit health and human-service organizations have, for the most part, been given a reprieve from the $6 trillion-plus of federal stimulus initiatives. Just one example of this reprieve

Oneida County surpasses CDC’s substantial COVID transmission level but won’t issue mandates yet
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County says it will not be issuing any communitywide mandates, including on masks, at this time even as it is now

SUNY Oswego project to renovate Hewitt Hall into broadcasting and graphic-design facility
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has launched a $65 million project to renovate Hewitt Hall into a hub for its School of Communication, Media and

Frontier Airlines to provide year-round, nonstop service from Syracuse to Miami
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Frontier Airlines plans to launch year-round, nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Miami International Airport beginning Nov. 1. Frontier will

NYAG report says Cuomo sexually harassed women; he responds in video message
“This is a sad day for New York because independent investigators have concluded that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and, in doing so, broke

Madison County won’t issue mask mandate for fully vaccinated at this time
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County officials say they’re not mandating that fully vaccinated residents wear masks, as the county’s transmission level is currently categorized as

Onondaga County to again require indoor mask wearing at senior facilities
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County will again require indoor mask wearing for the county’s nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and independent-living facilities amid the county’s recent

Hillsman resigns as head coach of Syracuse women’s basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Quentin Hillsman — head coach of the Syracuse University (SU) women’s basketball program for the last 15 seasons — has resigned as
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