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People news: HCCC announces new appointments
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College (HCCC) recently announced a pair of new appointments. The college hired William H. Blovat, of Ilion, as an

Arc Herkimer to host hiring events
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Arc Herkimer will host in-person hiring sessions on April 21 and April 28 from 4-6 p.m. at 350 South Washington St. in

State Supreme Court Justice selected as Utica University commencement speaker
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica University alumna Justice Janet Malone is the commencement speaker for the upcoming undergraduate ceremony on May 12. Malone, a 1986 graduate,

Oneida Nation documentarian to speak at Cazenovia College commencement on May 14
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College graduate Kandice Watson, a Wolf Clan member of the Oneida Indian Nation, will be the special guest speaker the college’s

Binghamton Zoo seeks volunteers and donations for Imagination Forest project
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton’s Ross Park Zoo is partnering with Fairy Doors of Broome County to transform an underutilized area of the zoo into a

MVHS to host hiring event on Wednesday
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) will host an in-person hiring event on Wednesday, April 13 from 3-6 p.m. It will take

New Oneida boutique helps women feel Worthy
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The name of Jennifer Bailey’s new clothing store in Oneida sums up her hopes for the business venture — that every woman who walks into Worthy feels just that: worthy of looking and feeling her best. “A place where all women can feel welcome,” is how Bailey describes her premium and designer

Reality-show contestant offers sweet treats at Sherrill bakery
SHERRILL, N.Y. — Andrea Maranville’s self-taught skills as a baker have taken her from her house’s kitchen across the Atlantic to compete on a television baking competition and back home to Sherrill to open her own bakery. Maranville opened Sweet Life of a Baker at 522 Sherrill Road last October, but the road there was

Utica bar emerges from pandemic with a new look
UTICA, N.Y. — Running three bars during a global pandemic that, for a time, required her businesses to shut their doors was about the hardest thing Michelle Klosek has done as a business owner. Knowing that she had to either figure it out or fail, Klosek rolled up her sleeves and got to work. She

Broome Leadership Institute graduates 19 in Class of 2022
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — On Thursday, March 24, 19 area businesspeople graduated as members of the Broome Leadership Institute (BLI) Class of 2022 at a dinner and ceremony, at the Riverdale Banquet Hall in Endwell. The BLI Class of 2022 represents the 35th graduating class of the program. BLI is a six-month community leadership program, sponsored
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