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EPA completes cleanup of Charlestown Mall site in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed asbestos cleanup work at the Charlestown Mall site, clearing the way for redevelopment. The

SUNY board designates Stanley as president emeritus of SUNY Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees this week bestowed Deborah Stanley with the title of president emeritus of SUNY Oswego. Stanley, who retired

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,

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

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

Syracuse Podiatry’s new Rome office is bustling
ROME, N.Y. — After almost a decade in business in the Syracuse area, Syracuse Podiatry, PLLC has expanded with a satellite office in Rome in cooperation with Rome Health. “We’ve been very busy, and we get a lot of referrals from the Utica–Rome area,” says practice owner Ryan D’Amico. The lack of surgical podiatry services

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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