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ANDRO lands $240,000 Navy contract

ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC a phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at $240,000 to develop a new type of autonomous capability for uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) applications.  ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Innovation Lab team in Rome, led by Jithin Jagannath,

Jefferson County woman arrested for fake occupation license and lying about past felonies on job application

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York State Police in Watertown on Nov. 30 arrested a Jefferson County woman for using a fake occupation license and for providing false information when applying for a job. Trudy A. Latimer, age 49 of Felts Mills, was charged with 2nd degree possession of a forged instrument and 1st degree offering

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Five Star Bank parent to pay fourth-quarter dividend in early January

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 29 cents per common share outstanding. The banking company will pay the fourth-quarter dividend on Jan. 3, to shareholders of record on Dec. 16.  At the banking

M&T Bank to pay quarterly dividend of $1.20 a share on Dec. 30

M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB) recently announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.20 per share on its common stock.  The dividend will be payable on Dec. 30 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 1. M&T Bank Corp. is a financial-holding company headquartered in Buffalo. Its main banking

Tompkins County wins state funding for 7 electric vehicles

Tompkins County will use a state grant of more than $52,000 toward seven battery-powered electric vehicles. The funding for Tompkins County is part of more than $567,000 that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) awarded to 10 communities. They’ll use the money to purchase or lease zero-emission light- and medium-duty fleet vehicles

State comptroller faults Windsor CSD’s fuel-usage policies

WINDSOR, N.Y. — An audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office found the Windsor Central School District (CSD) in Broome County did not have adequate internal controls over fuel credit-card purchases and fuel inventory. This resulted in 18,369 gallons of fuel, costing about $38,300, that are not accounted for, the comptroller said.

New Clinton Chamber leader hopes to add new events, offerings

CLINTON, N.Y. — The Clinton Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director who is excited to continue the chamber’s many offerings while bringing a few new ideas to the table. Molly Marris took on the role in September, coming from a nonprofit background in California. She and her family moved to Clinton in 2021

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