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People news: Lombardi appointed to Tompkins Trust board
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) announced it has appointed Ryan Lombardi of Cornell University as a member of the board of
Syracuse Mayor Walsh appoints constituent services advocate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced he recently appointed Maria Maldonado Lewis as the city’s constituent services advocate. Lewis, who started on

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on? (vs. North Carolina)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball (18-9 overall, 7-7 ACC) seeks a second straight big ACC win when it hosts the defending national champion North Carolina

Syracuse School Superintendent Alicea to join OCC board of trustees
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Jaime Alicea, superintendent of schools for the Syracuse City School District (SCSD), has been appointed to Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) board of

Evolution Jets bringing aviation business to Greater Binghamton Airport
MAINE, N.Y. — Private charter jet company Evolution Jets is leasing a 28,000-square-foot hangar at Greater Binghamton Airport and expects to add 20 jobs locally.

North Country tourism study to look at how to spend $13 million
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo used the reopening of the Hotel Saranac to announce a feasibility study for spending the $13 million he

SkyOp to host drone training course on Feb. 27 at Syracuse Tech Garden
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SkyOp LLC will conduct a drone training course at the Syracuse Technology Garden, beginning Tuesday Feb. 27. The course is scheduled Tuesday

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced it has named Sheila R. Johnson-Willis associate VP and chief equal opportunity and Title IX officer. She has served
North Country communities to receive an extra $1 million from NYPA
MASSENA, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is making an extra payment of more than $1 million to eight local governments and school
Union reacts to reports Tops Markets is planning bankruptcy
ORISKANY, N.Y. — In the wake of reports that Tops Markets is considering bankruptcy, the union that represents thousands of the grocery chain’s workers says
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