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Five Star Bank parent to pay quarterly dividend of 26 cents a share
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced it will pay a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share per common share outstanding for the fourth quarter. The dividend is payable on Jan. 4, to shareholders of record on Dec. 21. Five Star Bank, based in Warsaw […]

Rome drone test site wraps up 2nd phase of pilot program
ROME, N.Y. — The second phase of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) unmanned aircraft traffic management pilot program (UPP) at the New York UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome is complete. The second phase of UPP (called UPP2) included capabilities and services that will support safe, high-density, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations,

Mets announce Syracuse and Binghamton as affiliates under new MLB player-development structure
The Syracuse Mets and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies are among the Minor League baseball teams that will be affiliates of the New York Mets under

Rome Memorial Hospital seeks retired health-care workers for help with virus patients
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) is encouraging retired health-care professionals who are interested in rejoining the workforce “temporarily” to contact its human-resources (HR)

Store manager arrested for grand larceny and falsely reporting robbery
WILLIAMSTOWN, N.Y. — New York State Police in Pulaski announced they have arrested the manager of a Family Dollar store in Williamstown for stealing cash

Broome County couple busted for using counterfeit cash to buy car
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New York State Police in Binghamton announced that they recently arrested a couple for purchasing a vehicle using counterfeit money. On Nov.

FDA gives Rheonix COVID-19 testing procedure emergency-use authorization
ITHACA, N.Y. — Rheonix Inc. of Ithaca on Monday announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an expanded emergency-use authorization (EUA)

Broome County man charged with burglarizing residences over the summer
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New York State Police in Binghamton recently arrested a 26-year-old man accused of burglarizing residences in the town of Windsor this summer.

Oneida County COVID-19 hospitalizations hit the 100 mark
UTICA, N.Y. — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oneida County hospitals has reached 100 as the virus continues to spread in the

Drone test site in Rome completes second phase of traffic management pilot program
ROME, N.Y. — The New York UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome has completed the second phase of the Federal Aviation Administration’s
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