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Lowville police chief and sergeant arrested
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Lowville’s police chief and a sergeant at the Lowville Police Department were arrested Wednesday, following an investigation by the New York State

Oneida County Tourism names new president
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Tourism board of directors has selected Sarah Foster Calero as the next president of the Convention and Visitors Bureau

Northeast Dairy Foods and Suppliers Associations name new executive director
CICERO, N.Y. — The Northeast Dairy Foods and Suppliers Associations recently announced the appointment of Alex E. Walsh as executive director. Walsh oversees the day-to-day operations of the two associations — Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc. (NDFA) and Northeast Dairy Suppliers Association, Inc. (NDSA) — as well as the governmental, public, and industry relations on

Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q2 dividend in early July
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 30 cents per common share outstanding. The banking company will pay the second-quarter dividend on July 3, to shareholders of record on June 15. At the banking

Lockheed Martin to pay Q3 dividend of $3 a share in late September
The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) board of directors has authorized a third-quarter, 2023 dividend of $3 per share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 22, to holders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 1. At Lockheed’s current stock price, the dividend yields about 2.6 percent on an annual basis. Lockheed

Area hospitals hope for employee return with end of vaccine mandate
In the wake of news that the state will no longer enforce the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workers as it works to repeal it, hospitals and health systems in our region are hopeful the news means relief to the chronic worker shortages they face. Those shortages, present before the pandemic began, only worsened as

Bill would allow victims of age discrimination to sue in court
The proposed Protecting Older Americans Act would invalidate forced-arbitration clauses that prevent age-discrimination victims by suing in court, where they could seek “justice and public accountability,” the bill’s sponsors contend. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.), Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.); Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D–Ill.); and U.S/ Representative Nancy Mace

Collins named Geneva General Hospital medical-staff chief
GENEVA, N.Y. —Dr. Craig Collins was recently elected chief of staff for the Geneva General Hospital medical staff through April 2025. He will also sit on the board of directors for Finger Lakes Health, the hospital’s parent organization. Collins is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and

Amazon donates $50K to OCC to support its student-success coaches
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) on Wednesday donated $50,000 to Onondaga Community College (OCC) to support student-success coaches at the school. The Seattle, Washington–based

State launches guide for dairy industry workforce development
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets launched a workforce-development resource guide to connect young people and those interested in a career in
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