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NBT Bancorp boosts quarterly dividend by nearly 9 percent
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced on Monday that its board of directors has approved an increase of its quarterly cash dividend

ConnextCare uses $100K Delta Dental grant to complete hybrid dental room
OSWEGO, N.Y. — ConnextCare announced it has used a $100,000 grant from the Delta Dental Foundation to complete a hybrid dental room at its Oswego

MMRI holds graduation ceremony for summer fellows program
UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) of Utica on Friday held its annual graduation ceremony to honor the accomplishments of its 13 summer fellows who completed the scientific program. For 10 weeks, these Summer Fellows studied in the laboratories of MMRI’s principal investigators gaining scientific-research experience. MMRI selected students based on academic excellence,

State Police arrest man for theft of $2,100 in merchandise from Horseheads Walmart store
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — New York State Police say they arrested a Corning man on Friday, July 25 for allegedly stealing more than $2,100 worth of

Utica to host Special Olympics New York State Summer Games from 2026-2028
UTICA, N.Y. — Special Olympics New York has selected Utica to host its State Summer Games for the next three years between 2026 and 2028.

Southern Tier attorney arrested for grand larceny
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Police on Wednesday, July 23 arrested attorney Jessica M. Saks on one count of third-degree grand larceny and one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree. The arrest resulted from an investigation by the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit in Rochester.

Guthrie Sports Medicine hosts inaugural career day for area high-school students
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Nearly 40 local high-school students explored various sports-medicine professions and got hands-on experience during an event Guthrie Sports Medicine hosted July 18.

Berkshire Bank Foundation details $400K in Q2 grants to local nonprofits
The Rome Art and Community Center was among the more than 100 recipients of nearly $400,000 in total grants and other giving from the Berkshire Bank Foundation to local nonprofits during the second quarter of 2025. Several Central New York organizations were among the nonprofit organizations in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont

Visions CEO Muse awarded honorary doctorate degree from Binghamton University
VESTAL — Binghamton University has awarded Tyrone Muse, president and CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU), an honorary doctorate degree. Muse was honored as Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) during the university’s School of Management commencement ceremony on May 16 in Vestal, the credit union said in a June 18 announcement. During the university’s
Jefferson County hotels post slight drop in occupancy in June
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County hotels saw slightly fewer overnight guests in June, as two other key business indicators also posted small declines during the month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the North Country’s most populated county slipped 1.6 percent to 57.7 percent in the sixth month of 2025,
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