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Dear Rusty: Is it still possible to suspend Social Security benefits for a time? And, if so, how often? Signed: Curious Senior Dear Curious Senior: If you have already reached your full retirement age and are receiving Social Security benefits which you claimed earlier, you can voluntarily suspend your benefits to earn Delayed Retirement Credits […]

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Dear Rusty: Is it still possible to suspend Social Security benefits for a time? And, if so, how often?

Signed: Curious Senior

Dear Curious Senior: If you have already reached your full retirement age and are receiving Social Security benefits which you claimed earlier, you can voluntarily suspend your benefits to earn Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs) and get a higher benefit amount when your payments are resumed. While your benefit payments are suspended, you will earn an additional 0.67 percent for each full month of suspension (8 percent per full year of suspension). If you wish to do so, you can suspend until you are 70 years old, after which you will no longer receive Delayed Retirement Credits, and your benefit will have reached maximum.

At age 70, the U.S. Social Security Administration will automatically restart your benefit at the higher amount, as appropriate for the number of DRCs you earned while suspended. If you prefer or need the money sooner, you can request that your benefit be restarted earlier than age 70.

You can voluntarily suspend and restart benefits more than once if that is necessary, but the process requires some lead time to stop/restart benefits and there are other important factors to consider. If you suspend your personal Social Security retirement benefit now to gain a higher payment amount later, while you are suspended no other benefits based on your record (such as a spousal or other dependent benefits) will be paid. And, if you currently have your Medicare premium deducted from your Social Security (SS) benefit, suspending your SS benefits will require you to make alternate arrangements for direct payment of your Medicare premium(s). You would need to pay your Medicare premium via mail or by direct withdrawal from your bank account, or by charging a credit/debit card.

If you decide to suspend your SS payments, you will need to contact the Social Security Administration directly at (800) 772-1213 (or call your local Social Security office) to do so. When requesting your benefit suspension, you can also make arrangements through the Social Security Administration to pay your Medicare premium separately.

Russell Gloor is a certified Social Security advisor with the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC). The 2.3 million member AMAC says it is a senior advocacy organization. Send your questions to: SSadvisor@amacfoundation.org.

Author note: This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). The NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity.

Syracuse STEAM school boosted by $1.75M Amazon donation

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), which is preparing for operations in the Syracuse area, plans to donate $1.75 million for robotics and computer-science technology improvements at the upcoming Syracuse STEAM school. STEAM is short for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. The STEAM school will be housed at the downtown building that was previously home

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STEAM is short for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. The STEAM school will be housed at the downtown building that was previously home to Central High School. Known as the Greystone building, it was last used as a school in 1976.

Amazon — the Seattle, Washington–based e-commerce giant — is building a fulfillment center in the town of Clay and a second smaller facility in the town of DeWitt.

“At Amazon, technology and innovation fuel our business. Our employees work alongside innovative, advanced technologies, and we recognize the jobs of tomorrow require a stronger aptitude for STEM skills,” Ryan Smith, director of North America fulfillment operations at Amazon, said in a company news release about the donation. “We want to inspire the next generation of innovators to explore opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math, so we’re proud to partner with Onondaga County — which we will soon call home — to increase access to STEM education for thousands of local students for years to come. We hope they’ll join our team at Amazon one day and teach us a thing or two as they build their careers here.”

STEM is short for the terms represented by the acronym STEAM, minus the A for arts.

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced the funding on April 13 at the Oncenter.

McMahon noted that Amazon is developing more than 4 million square feet of workspace in Onondaga County combined, between the Clay location and the smaller facility upcoming in DeWitt.

“When we were courting Amazon to come here and [saying] why they should be here … we talked about the relationships in this community … and we talked about the STEAM school and we talked about how unique of a project this was, a project that you would have a county-wide reach to all of our kids focused on the curriculum of tomorrow,” McMahon said in his remarks. “That was a big selling point for them.”

The STEAM school is part of the Syracuse SURGE, a strategy developed by the administration of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh for “inclusive growth in the new economy.”

“We have jobs being created by companies like Amazon that increasingly require a different skill set than we’re used to teaching in schools or in the trades,” Walsh said in his remarks. “We have to modify our approach to make sure that we’re preparing people in our community, particularly young people, for the jobs of the new economy and that’s what the STEAM school is all about.”

Ashley McGraw says it’s “in very good hands” under new CEO

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Edward McGraw says he’s left Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. “in very good hands” under the leadership of Matthew Broderick, the firm’s new president and CEO. Broderick has been serving as the firm’s president and adds the CEO role, succeeding McGraw, who will continue with the firm in an advisory role as partner

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Hage succeeds Wolf as president & CEO of Griffiss Institute

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ROME, N.Y. — A woman who most recently worked for the SUNY Research Foundation has started her new duties as president and CEO of the Griffiss Institute in Rome. Heather Hage most recently served as VP of industry and external affairs for the SUNY Research Foundation. She succeeds William Wolf, the organization’s first-ever president and

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ROME, N.Y. — A woman who most recently worked for the SUNY Research Foundation has started her new duties as president and CEO of the Griffiss Institute in Rome.

Heather Hage most recently served as VP of industry and external affairs for the SUNY Research Foundation. She succeeds William Wolf, the organization’s first-ever president and CEO, who announced his retirement back in September.

Hage “will expand the technical and economic impact of the Griffiss Institute and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate, and the surrounding region, in the advancement of ongoing research, technical innovation, and entrepreneurial ventures locally, nationally, and globally,” Griffiss Institute said in a news release.

Hage brings 17 years of experience in technology commercialization, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit management from previous role with the SUNY Research Foundation, per the Griffiss Institute.

“Ms. Hage brings extensive expertise in innovation and entrepreneurship as drivers of economic growth and domestic competitiveness to lead the Griffiss Institute forward,” Patricia Baskinger, chair of the Griffiss Institute board of directors, said. “As the Griffiss Institute and Innovare Advancement Center undertake new opportunities in artificial intelligence/machine learning, cybersecurity, and quantum computing, it is imperative that the new president and CEO be equipped to leverage these initiatives to expand the high-tech ecosystem of the region. Ms. Hage is a natural fit for the position because of her proven leadership ability through her tenure in the SUNY system, and strong roots in our region.”

Hage is a graduate of Hamilton College, and earned her law degree from Albany Law School of Union University. She has served on various nonprofit boards; is an adjunct faculty member for the “Innovation Intensive” programs at SUNY Polytechnic Institute and Albany Law School; and was the recipient of SUNY Research Foundation’s 2015 Woman of Excellence award, which recognizes “outstanding service, exemplary support of women in leadership, and a distinguished career,” Griffiss Institute said.

The Griffiss Institute — in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, Oneida County, and the State of New York — has recently developed and built the new $14 million Innovare Advancement Center. The center is co-located with the Griffiss drone test site and Skydome, one of only seven FAA-designated test sites for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones.

Established in 2002, the Griffiss Institute is an independent nonprofit. By partnering with the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate and connecting its technologies with private industry and academia, the Griffiss Institute says it “facilitates and grows the technology base” of the upstate New York region.

PAR founder, Sammon, to step down from board of directors

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He’s departing company after 53 years NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Fifty-three years after starting PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) and 10 years after stepping down as CEO, John W. Sammon, Jr. will leave the company this June when he steps down from its board of directors. PAR Technology announced on April 12 that Sammon will

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He’s departing company after 53 years

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Fifty-three years after starting PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) and 10 years after stepping down as CEO, John W. Sammon, Jr. will leave the company this June when he steps down from its board of directors.

PAR Technology announced on April 12 that Sammon will not stand for re-election to the board at the restaurant technology company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders on June 4.

Sammon started PAR Technology in 1968 in Rome. PAR Technology was originally known as Pattern Analysis and Recognition Corporation and was a Department of Defense contractor. Ten years later, Sammon led PAR Technology’s transition to a restaurant technology provider. He served as chairman and CEO of PAR Technology from its founding until his retirement in 2011 from day-to-day operations. He stayed on since then as an active member of PAR Technology’s board, especially in setting the company’s future strategy.

“As I leave the company after 53 years since its founding; I am proud of all we have accomplished and know that none of this would have been possible without the support and hard work of so many people including employees, fellow board members, customers, stockholders and my family,” Sammon said in a release. “Looking forward, I have great confidence in our current CEO, Savneet Singh, and the management team he is now leading. I leave knowing the Company is in good hands.”

PAR Technology, through its wholly owned subsidiary ParTech, Inc., has more than 100,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries using its point-of-sale hardware and software.

Singh, reflecting on Sammon’s pending departure, said, “Since joining the PAR board of directors in 2018 and being named CEO in 2019, I have gotten to know and deeply respect John for the exceptional foresight and determination he so passionately brings to PAR. He will be missed. Since becoming CEO, I am even more impressed with PAR, the caliber of our employees, and their commitment to serving customers with our transformative technology. Our team is focused on our mission, and we are working hard to drive significant, long-term growth that benefits all of our stakeholders.”

PAR Technology generated revenue of $213.8 million in 2020, up more than 14 percent from $187.2 million in 2019.

Two Finger Lakes–area nonprofits form alliance

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WATERLOO/ITHACA, N.Y. — Two regional nonprofit agencies, Mozaic of Waterloo and Challenge Workforce Solutions of Ithaca, announced they have formed an alliance, effective April 7. With more than a century of combined service to thousands of individuals across the Finger Lakes region, Mozaic and Challenge said in a release that they have long shared a

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WATERLOO/ITHACA, N.Y. — Two regional nonprofit agencies, Mozaic of Waterloo and Challenge Workforce Solutions of Ithaca, announced they have formed an alliance, effective April 7.

With more than a century of combined service to thousands of individuals across the Finger Lakes region, Mozaic and Challenge said in a release that they have long shared a “common commitment: building one strong community where people with varying abilities and barriers gain independence and become an integral part of society.”

Mozaic, created upon the merger of the Arc of Seneca Cayuga and the Arc of Yates in 2020, provides a range of clinical, residential, educational, vocational, and day service programs for children and adults with developmental disabilities. It has locations in Waterloo, Penn Yan, and Auburn. Mozaic also runs Finger Lakes Textiles, an enterprise that has been manufacturing winter hats and other apparel for U.S. armed forces and the public for more than 25 years.

Challenge Workforce Solutions, established as an independent nonprofit organization in 1968, has a specialized focus on community-based prevocational and supported employment services for people with disabilities, mental-health diagnoses, and socioeconomic or legal obstacles. The nonprofit says it also has a suite of flexible contract-staffing solutions that augment essential operations at Cornell University, Ithaca College, Cayuga Medical Center, and other top area employers.

The organizations contend this alliance, which was under development for several months, will position both agencies to “offer a more robust array of person-centered, community-integrated services to an expanded geographical area while promoting fiscal sustainability and opening up new avenues for innovation.”

Effective April 7, current Mozaic CEO Allen Connely also became president and CEO of Challenge Workforce Solutions, according to a note on the Challenge website, written by Kelley Cooper, chair of the Challenge Workforce Solutions board.

Challenge will be retaining its 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, its staff, its administrative offices, a production center at the South Hill Business Campus, and its numerous community partnerships and connections, according to Cooper.

Bassett Healthcare Network appoints new members to board

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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network recently announced it has appointed three new members to its board of directors — Dr. Anil Rustgi, Carl Mummenthey, and Laurie Zimniewicz. Dr. Rustgi currently serves as director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and as interim executive VP and

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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network recently announced it has appointed three new members to its board of directors — Dr. Anil Rustgi, Carl Mummenthey, and Laurie Zimniewicz.

Dr. Rustgi currently serves as director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and as interim executive VP and dean of the faculties of health sciences and medicine at Columbia University. A “world-renowned physician-scientist and leader in the field of gastrointestinal cancers,” he has been recognized for his contributions to research and teaching with many awards and is funded extensively through the National Institutes of Health, according to a Bassett news release. For more than 80 years, Bassett Healthcare Network and Columbia University have partnered to provide a rural health-care education experience for medical students. As a member of Bassett’s board of directors, Dr. Rustgi will help continue to strengthen the Bassett-Columbia program.

Mummenthey joins Bassett’s board of directors in addition to his longtime membership on Cobleskill Regional Hospital’s board of trustees. He has been superintendent of schools for the Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District since 2014, and previously served as superintendent of Jefferson Central School for nine years. A career educator, Mummenthey has also worked as a high-school English teacher, a staff-development specialist, and a high-school principal.

Zimniewicz has served on the board of directors at A.O. Fox Hospital since 2014 and is the current board chair. She is president and owner of Z Solutions, a business-consulting firm that provides advisory services that help organizations improve their financial and operational performance. Zimniewicz has held a variety of leadership and business consulting roles, having served as the executive director of the Oneonta Family YMCA. A self-described “professional volunteer,” Zimniewicz currently serves on the president’s advisory board of Hartwick College, the board of directors of the Susquehanna Animal Shelter, the A.O. Fox Hospital Auxiliary, the Executive Service Corps, is a member of the Oneonta Rotary Club, and volunteers with Saturday’s Bread.

Believe in Syracuse to launch mentorship program

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The nonprofit Believe in Syracuse plans to launch a new mentorship program before May. The Greater Syracuse Career Mentoring program seeks to increase educational opportunities for students by helping them work on career skills, per a news release about the program. The initiative also seeks to boost college graduation rates throughout the

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The nonprofit Believe in Syracuse plans to launch a new mentorship program before May.

The Greater Syracuse Career Mentoring program seeks to increase educational opportunities for students by helping them work on career skills, per a news release about the program. The initiative also seeks to boost college graduation rates throughout the region with the hope that it will “ultimately fuel our regional economy by helping local employers find and keep quality local talent.”

When the Greater Syracuse Career Mentoring (GSCM) program launches, it will begin with 30 Say Yes Scholars from the Syracuse City School District who will be connected with between 15 and 30 local college-educated professionals. The mentors will help the students sharpen career skills and show them how their skillsets and talents can directly benefit employers in Central New York.

Volunteering as a mentor is about a five-to-10-hour commitment per month. Interested professionals are asked to email Believe in Syracuse at mentoring@believeinsyracuse.org.

Students and mentors will be connected through a new, interactive digital platform. The portal is “convenient” during the pandemic and times of social distancing, but it also positions GSCM to be “successful well into the future” as the program expands, to help students who want to attend colleges outside of Central New York, the organization contends.

Believe in Syracuse hopes to double participation next year, and by 2025, organizers project 50 percent of GSCM participants will become Central New York employees.

“More than half of adults in Central New York have only the equivalent of, or less than, a high school diploma. With many Say Yes Scholars being first-generation college students, they may not feel like they will have opportunities to find a career here after they graduate,” Ahmeed Turner, executive director of Say Yes Syracuse, said in the release. “Our program will help shift that perspective, and these mentoring relationships will help students feel a stronger connection to our community.”

Turner is also a member of Believe in Syracuse and one of the founders of the GSCM program.

By “fostering this sense of belonging now,” Believe in Syracuse hopes more students will choose to stay in Central New York to start their careers, “helping local employers find talent.”

“We are being strategic about how we match Say Yes scholars with professionals in our community where interests and opportunities align,” Sally Sayles-Hannon, president of the board of directors for Believe in Syracuse, said. “We are excited to launch this program and provide a boost to the local economy. The Greater Syracuse Career Mentoring Program directly supports Believe in Syracuse’s mission to create partnerships, drive success and promote pride throughout Greater Syracuse and Central New York to contribute to sustaining a stronger community.”

Believe in Syracuse also credits the support of the Community Foundation of Central New York in launching the program, along with community partners that include the Syracuse City School District, Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection, volunteers, and the mentors involved.

Believe in Syracuse describes itself as a volunteer organization that “creates partnerships, drives progress and promotes pride throughout Syracuse and Central New York.” Established in 2013, the organization works to “cultivate an inclusive community and network through retaining and attracting engaged residents, building civic engagement, and enhancing the well-being of community to drive continued success.”

VIEWPOINT: 5 Tips to Stop Fear From Blocking Your Path to Success

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Fear has been a common emotion throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But with vaccinations bringing hope of a return to normalcy, public confidence is making a comeback. For many, however, fear was an obstacle well before the virus. And as new opportunities emerge in a changing economy, fear can prevent people from pursuing opportunities that could help

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Fear has been a common emotion throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But with vaccinations bringing hope of a return to normalcy, public confidence is making a comeback.

For many, however, fear was an obstacle well before the virus. And as new opportunities emerge in a changing economy, fear can prevent people from pursuing opportunities that could help them prosper.

Fear, more than anything else, is what keeps most of us from succeeding. It stops us from going after opportunities we’re prepared for, and it keeps us from even preparing ourselves for opportunities. We can fear failure and success all at the same time, for a variety of different reasons.

But if you know how to prevent fear from overpowering you, especially in these changing times, you’ll be prepared to seize new opportunities that can avail you as businesses continue to pivot.

Here are five points about understanding and overcoming fear to pursue opportunities such as starting a business, buying one, or making a bold career move:

• Accept that a little fear is useful. The proverbial thorns in your flesh — fear and anxiety — keep you humble. That fear and anxiety some experience will likely never go away completely. And if it does, it may not be such a good thing. Fear means that you still care. It keeps you sharp and engaged.

• Don’t run from the bully. Fear needs to be tackled head-on from the time it enters one’s mind. Otherwise, it will become a debilitating problem that distracts from your work and ability to focus on solving problems. Fear is like a bully in school. You can’t run from that bully forever because he’s going to keep harassing you. It’s the same thing with fear. The harder you try to run away from it, the worse it gets. You have to attack it directly.

• Know what F.E.A.R. stands for. There is a great acronym for fear: false evidence appearing real. The fear of the unknown really boils down to not knowing enough about the situation. That’s why so many of us often find ourselves feeling anxious about our future, because it’s ultimately a complete unknown. When false evidence about what may happen appears real to us, it’s virtually impossible to come up with a viable solution to the dilemma. Fear stalls our progress by clouding our judgment and leading us off our path to greatness.

• Fight fear with knowledge. The most effective weapon against fear is knowledge. Whether it be related to an individual or company, my finances, a business concept that’s foreign to me, legal issues, or something else, I try to do as much homework as I can until I feel more comfortable with the situation. Knowledge is confidence, and while confidence may not be the complete absence of fear, it certainly helps you control it.

• Don’t be consumed by material success. When you achieve great success, you obviously don’t want to lose what you have worked so hard to gain. And that desire to hold on to what you have built can become a crippling source of fear — a fear of loss — if you are not careful and begin to value the material things in your life too much.

You will sometimes have fears of one kind or another, but you will get better at managing fear on each occasion that you face it down.

Tim Mercer (www.timtmercer.com) is founder of IBOXG, a company that provides technology services and solutions to government agencies and Fortune 500 corporations. He is also author of “Bootstrapped Millionaire: Defying the Odds of Business.”

OPINION: Tax-and-Spend Budget Will Have Relocation Ramifications

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The majority conferences in the New York Legislature recently passed a back-room budget deal that completely disregarded every rule of fiscal responsibility. The 2021-2022 enacted budget is $18.7 billion more than last year’s spending plan. New York State is now planning to spend $212 billion across the board, which represents a 9.7 percent increase over last year

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In a state budget larger than anything we’ve ever seen, a number of Assembly Republican priorities were addressed: the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) will receive $538 million for infrastructure funding; additional transportation and infrastructure programs like BRIDGE-NY, PAVE-NY and Extreme Winter Recovery will receive $350 million in total; the state will administer $2.45 billion in emergency rental assistance for tenants and landlords, along with $600 million in homeowner relief; the spending plan also includes $825 million for a Small Business Pandemic Relief Program, $600 million for the Small Business Credit Initiative Program and continues tax cuts for the middle class. However, the bad, unfortunately, far outweighs the good.

The enacted budget’s corporate-tax hike and new, permanent taxes on high earners are sure-fire job killers that will surely force businesses and residents to more affordable states. The outmigration issue and affordability crisis are not new issues here, and this budget will ensure the problems are not going away. Companies and individuals already thinking about leaving New York before this budget was passed are basically being pushed out the door. And states like Florida, which do not have a personal-income tax, will reap the benefits.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez recently told CNBC he immediately started recruiting some of New York’s biggest businesses as details about the tax hikes started to emerge. We are not going to get $12 billion in bailout money every year from the federal government (like we did this year), and we are not going to be able to sustain this level of spending as our tax base dwindles due to frustrated business owners leaving.

At a time when families and businesses are struggling to recover from one of the worst economic collapses in a lifetime, the legislature had a responsibility to protect their future and the state’s still-fragile economy. Instead, they took out their checkbook, went on a spending spree, and asked taxpayers and residents to foot the most-expensive bill in state history. This budget is bad for New York, and our minority conference will continue to advocate for more long-term, fiscally responsible measures in the coming months.

William (Will) A. Barclay, Republican, is the New York Assembly Minority Leader and represents the 120th New York Assembly District, which encompasses most of Oswego County, including the cities of Oswego and Fulton, as well as the town of Lysander in Onondaga County and town of Ellisburg in Jefferson County. Contact Barclay at barclaw@assembly.state.ny.us.

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