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Greater Utica Chamber honors Business of the Year winners
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce honored its Business of the Year award winners and nominees at a ceremony on Dec. 8

Syracuse University getting ready to install new seating at JMA Wireless Dome
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University on Thursday said the installation of upgraded chairback seating will happen “in the months ahead.” Crews will replace bench seating

Parks and rec director in Southern Tier village pleads guilty to stealing funds, altering records
WAVERLY, N.Y. — The former parks and recreation director for the Village of Waverly in the Southern Tier pleaded guilty to stealing village funds and

City of Syracuse to start winter program to cull deer on Dec. 12
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The next installment of the City of Syracuse’s deer-management program will begin the week of Dec. 12 and continue through March 2023.

MVCC’s Colón named Northeast regional director of community college trustees association board
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) Trustee Anthony J. Colón was recently elected Northeast regional director of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) board of directors. In this role, Colón will serve as a conduit to information among the states in his region. Based in Washington, D.C., ACCT is a nonprofit educational

New SUNY Chancellor King to start new role in January
ALBANY, N.Y. — In his career, John King, Jr. has served as New York education commissioner, U.S. secretary of education, and he now has another high-profile title on his résumé. The SUNY board of trustees on Dec. 5 announced the appointment of King as the 15th chancellor of the SUNY system. He’ll begin his new

Ithaca College’s stadium project offers environmental benefits
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College expects an upcoming project to add artificial turf and lighting to Butterfield Stadium will result in “positive environmental and economic benefits.” The college announced on Nov. 29 that it will use a $3 million donation to fund the turf and lighting installation. Monica Bertino Wooden, a 1981 graduate of Ithaca

NYWEA executive director to retire in June
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Patricia Cerro-Reehil, who has served as executive director of the Syracuse–based New York Water Environment Association, Inc. (NYWEA) since 2000, plans to retire in June. Donna Grudier, NYWEA’s president-elect, is chairing the search committee to identify a new executive director. Cerro-Reehil started working for NYWEA in 1987 and went on to become

UTICA, N.Y. — The Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida Counties, Inc., has launched a new website called Connect Mohawk Valley to link students to

People news: Herkimer County Community College announces two new staffers
Joseph J. Kelly of New Hartford was hired as Faculty Student Association staff accountant. Prior to joining the college, Kelly worked as an audit/payroll intern
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