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Tops store remodels in Fayetteville, Manlius wrap up
MANLIUS — Work crews recently completed remodeling projects at the Tops Friendly Markets stores at Towne Center at Fayetteville and in the village of Manlius. Tops held two ribbon-cutting ceremonies on Oct. 1, beginning at the 41,000-square-foot store at 119 West Seneca St. in the village of Manlius, where it completed a $2.15 million renovation. […]

MVCC expects to finish work on Applied Technology Center in late 2027
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) expects its upcoming Applied Technology Center (ATC) to be completed by late December 2027. MVCC on Sept.

Oswego Hospital to expand emergency and imaging department
It’s a $14 million construction project OSWEGO — A $14 million, multi-phase construction project at Oswego Hospital will renovate and expand its emergency and imaging department. The effort is “designed to enhance emergency care, streamline diagnostic services, and create a safer, more efficient hospital experience for patients and their families across CNY,” according to

Former fire chief in Wayne County sentenced for $101,000 theft from department
NEWARK — William Storrs, the former chief and treasurer of the Marbletown Volunteer Fire Department in Newark in Wayne County, was recently sentenced to four months of weekends in the Wayne County Jail and five years of probation for stealing more than $101,000 from the department. Storrs was also ordered to pay a total of

Lockheed Martin boosts dividend, stock buyback
The Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) board of directors has authorized a fourth quarter 2025 dividend of $3.45 per share, up 4.5 percent from the $3.30 a share that the defense contractor paid last quarter. It is Lockheed’s 23rd straight year of dividend increases, the company said in its Oct. 9 announcement. The dividend is

Rome Community Foundation awards $45K in grants to area nonprofits
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Community Foundation said it awarded $45,344 in grants to a group of Rome–area charitable organizations in its latest distributions for

Jennerations Bakery formally opens in Phoenix area
PHOENIX — Jennerations Bakery officially celebrated its opening with an Oct. 10 grand-opening event at its location in the Three Rivers Plaza, on Route 57, just outside the village of Phoenix in the town of Schroeppel. Jennerations Bakery owner Jennifer Morey cut the ribbon in a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony held that morning with the Greater

Clarkson to launch introduction to energy & utilities seminar course
POTSDAM — Clarkson University says it is partnering with leading industry executives to introduce a new one-credit seminar course, called “Introduction to Energy and Utilities,” during the spring 2026 semester. The class will introduce students to both the technical and business aspects of the field and will be presented through the Center for Electric Power

Crews complete $4 million in renovation work at Upstate Medical University Arena
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The $4 million renovation project at the Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial has wrapped up ahead of the

Ogdensburg company selected as St. Lawrence County Chamber Business of the Year
CANTON, N.Y. — The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce says Pepsi-Cola Ogdensburg Bottlers is its 2025 Business of the Year. In addition, the chamber will recognize Jernabi Coffee House of Potsdam for its Customer Service Excellence, Canton Apples & Cider as the Local Producer of the Year, and the Massena Public Library as the
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