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Oneida shop owner charged with selling untaxed cigarettes and marijuana
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and Criminal Investigations Division has charged an Oneida store owner following a lengthy investigation into

WISE Women’s Business Center receives $100,000 Syracuse University grant
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced it is investing $100,000 in the WISE Women’s Business Center (WBC). This new special-impact grant will allow WISE WBC

Community Foundation seeks funding applications for senior programs
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties is seeking funding applications from organizations that serve older adults in the two-county region.

Rome charity helps fund new equipment at MMRI
UTICA, N.Y. — The Griffin Charitable Foundation in Rome has made a $71,000 donation to the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) to fund the purchase

Climate scientists to lecture at Hamilton College in early April
A 1979 Hamilton graduate, Jonathan Overpeck, one of the nation’s leading experts on climate change, gives his “Climate Change 2023: Challenges and Opportunities” lecture Thursday,

Grow-NY seeks applicants for fifth round of food and agriculture competition
The state is accepting applications for the fifth round of the Grow-NY food and agriculture competition. The application period continues through 5 p.m. on June

People news: Creighton Manning hires Carroll
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP announced it has hired Sarah Carroll as a project manager. Carroll is a transportation engineer based in Syracuse
Jefferson County hotels register a decline in guests in February
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels hosted fewer overnight guests in February. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 7.7 percent to 40.2 percent in the second month of 2023 from February 2022, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Revenue per available

Herkimer College opens The Zen Den student-relaxation space
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College unveiled a new student-wellness space, The Zen Den, at a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, March 28. Located adjacent

Utica arts center reveals new name and brand
UTICA, N.Y. — Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute has shortened its moniker, and the Utica museum and arts organization will simply go by Munson going forward. “Clarifying
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