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Area insurance agents named to Big I New York leadership posts
Insurance-producer trade organization Big I New York recently elected new leadership. Ronald M. Brunell, a Long Island insurance executive, was elected chair of the board for the 2021-22 term. Nicholas C. Masterpole, of Masterpole-Murphy Agency in Syracuse, was elected to a one-year term as vice-chair and secretary-treasurer. Big I New York members also elected and re-elected […]
Former town supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling $240,000
Spent stolen money on personal vacations, designer handbags, and more PHARSALIA, N.Y. — The former supervisor of a small town in Chenango County recently admitted to stealing $240,000 in public funds, which he used to fund personal vacations and shopping sprees. Former Pharsalia Town Supervisor Dennis Brown pleaded guilty and must now pay full restitution,

Syracuse airport earns ACI health accreditation
’s airports, per its website. The Syracuse airport earned the accreditation following an “extensive evaluation process meant to ensure the airport is providing a safe

Gas-station employee at Thruway service area busted for unauthorized credit-card purchases
GUILDERLAND, N.Y. — New York State Police on Monday arrested an employee of a gas station at a New York State Thruway rest area between

Greater Binghamton Chamber to host single day women’s conference on Wednesday
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Breakout sessions, networking, and a comedian to begin the program are all scheduled as part of THRIVE 2021 in Binghamton. The Greater

State Fair to open at full capacity, Cuomo announces
GEDDES, N.Y. — This year’s New York State Fair will increase capacity to 100 percent and reopen many of its buildings with additional vendors, “given

Oneida County reports just 23 COVID cases in last three days
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday reported 23 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days. The county reported 11 infections for Friday and

Utica’s Black River Systems wins nearly $12 million contract from U.S. Air Force
UTICA, N.Y. — Black River Systems Co. Inc. of Utica has been awarded an $11.97 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Cognitive Algorithms for Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Contested and Degraded Environments (CASCADE) software and hardware prototype. The scope of this contract is to research “unique and innovative techniques and algorithms that provide the

Small firms in Oswego awarded $225K in COVID-19 grants
OSWEGO, N.Y. — More than 30 small businesses in the city of Oswego will use funding from the city’s COVID-19 REVIVAL grant program. Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow on May 25 announced the recipients of the grant program, which is funded through the federal government’s American Rescue Plan, per a news release on the City of

Lake Placid to host 2022 U.S. Biathlon National Championships
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid has been selected to host the 2022 U.S. Biathlon National Championships. The championships will take place at the revamped facility from March 23-27, 2022, the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) and U.S. Biathlon announced on June 7. The U.S. Biathlon National Championships were last held
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