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State Supreme Court Justice selected as Utica University commencement speaker
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica University alumna Justice Janet Malone is the commencement speaker for the upcoming undergraduate ceremony on May 12. Malone, a 1986 graduate,

Rosamond Gifford Zoo’s $7.5 million Animal Health Center formally opens for operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The $7.5 million Animal Health Center has started operations at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Officials marked the occasion with a formal opening

Oneida Nation documentarian to speak at Cazenovia College commencement on May 14
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College graduate Kandice Watson, a Wolf Clan member of the Oneida Indian Nation, will be the special guest speaker the college’s

Binghamton Zoo seeks volunteers and donations for Imagination Forest project
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton’s Ross Park Zoo is partnering with Fairy Doors of Broome County to transform an underutilized area of the zoo into a

SUNY forms search committee for new chancellor
ALBANY, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees has announced the members of the chancellor search committee. It includes key stakeholders from the SUNY board

Madison County Youth Bureau seeks funding proposals
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Youth Bureau is accepting funding proposals from community-based nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and Madison County municipalities to provide services

New Oneida boutique helps women feel Worthy
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The name of Jennifer Bailey’s new clothing store in Oneida sums up her hopes for the business venture — that every woman who walks into Worthy feels just that: worthy of looking and feeling her best. “A place where all women can feel welcome,” is how Bailey describes her premium and designer

Reality-show contestant offers sweet treats at Sherrill bakery
SHERRILL, N.Y. — Andrea Maranville’s self-taught skills as a baker have taken her from her house’s kitchen across the Atlantic to compete on a television baking competition and back home to Sherrill to open her own bakery. Maranville opened Sweet Life of a Baker at 522 Sherrill Road last October, but the road there was

Utica bar emerges from pandemic with a new look
UTICA, N.Y. — Running three bars during a global pandemic that, for a time, required her businesses to shut their doors was about the hardest thing Michelle Klosek has done as a business owner. Knowing that she had to either figure it out or fail, Klosek rolled up her sleeves and got to work. She

New Syracuse women’s basketball head coach starts her new role
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Felisha Legette-Jack has started her work in leading the Syracuse University women’s basketball program. Syracuse on March 28 introduced Legette-Jack, 55, as the team’s 7th head coach during a news conference held at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center. She’ll be coaching a team that now plays its games in the Carrier
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