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In Syracuse stop, Hochul outlines CNY-specific projects in state-budget proposal
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state-budget proposal includes funding for Onondaga Community College (OCC), a “New 15th Ward” public-housing project, and workforce-development initiatives. Gov. Kathy Hochul

EPA awards SU-EFC grant funding to continue serving the EPA’s region 2
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Syracuse University (SU) Environmental Finance Center (SU-EFC) to serve as a regional EFC.

Early Childhood Alliance Onondaga names new executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bethany J. Creaser is the new executive director of the Early Childhood Alliance (ECA) Onondaga, the executive committee of ECA announced. Creaser

Food Bank of Southern Tier CEO to become CEO of Binghamton’s WSKG
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Natasha Thompson, president and CEO of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, will step down March 17 to become the new

Endicott Police arrest two men for armed robbery of store
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — The Endicott Police Department announced Thursday afternoon that it has arrested two men for a recent armed robbery at an Endicott convenience

OCC inks transfer agreements with HBCUs in Pennsylvania, North Carolina
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) has signed transfer agreements with two historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that it says give students a

People news: Appel Osborne hires new project designer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Emma Frazier has joined Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture as a project designer, the Syracuse–based firm announced. Frazier is a 2022 graduate of

Congresswoman Tenney formally opens new district office in Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney (R–N.Y. 24th District) recently formally opened her new Oswego district office. The congresswoman, who is starting her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, held a ribbon cutting and open-house event on Jan. 26 to celebrate the new district office at 46 E. Bridge St., Suite 102.
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OSWEGO, N.Y. — U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney (R–N.Y. 24th District) recently formally opened her new Oswego district office.
The congresswoman, who is starting her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, held a ribbon cutting and open-house event on Jan. 26 to celebrate the new district office at 46 E. Bridge St., Suite 102. Office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
In addition to the Oswego office, Tenney, 61, currently has full-time district offices in Lockport (Niagara County) and Victor (Ontario County). She also has a satellite office in Watertown (Jefferson County) with office hours held every Tuesday and Thursday.
Tenney also plans to add mobile office hours beginning in February to better serve residents across the geographically vast district’s 12 counties.
“Providing top-tier constituent services remains among my top priorities, and my team of expert caseworkers is ready to serve any individual in need of assistance,” Tenney contended in a news release. “If you need help with a federal agency, call us today.”
The sprawling 24th Congressional District includes portions of the North Country, Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and Western New York, following along much of the shoreline of Lake Ontario. Municipalities located in the district include Clayton, Watertown, Oswego, Fulton, Auburn, Seneca, Falls, Geneva, Penn Yann, Newark, Canandaigua, Victor, Geneseo, Dansville, Batavia, and Lockport.

Shineman Foundation announces board changes
OSWEGO — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation recently welcomed new board members Linda Eagan and Dr. Micheal Stephens as it also bid farewell to two longstanding board members, Kathy Fenlon and Casey Raymond, who both served on the board since the inception of the foundation. “The two new board members know the greater Oswego community
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OSWEGO — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation recently welcomed new board members Linda Eagan and Dr. Micheal Stephens as it also bid farewell to two longstanding board members, Kathy Fenlon and Casey Raymond, who both served on the board since the inception of the foundation.
“The two new board members know the greater Oswego community well and have a broad range of experience,” Margaret Barclay, newly elected board chair, said in a release. “The current Shineman board members are looking forward to working with them. We value the awareness and understanding they bring to support the mission of the Shineman Foundation.”

The Shineman Foundation works to enhance the quality of life in Oswego County through grantmaking and by working with its nonprofit partners.
Eagan, who moved to Fulton in 1987 and worked in the human-services field until her retirement in 2016, is a key founder of the Fulton Block Builders grassroots community-revitalization program.
Stephens began his medical career in 1997 in British Columbia and currently serves as the associate chief medical officer at Oswego Health and medical director for The Gardens by Morningstar assisted-living community. He also provides care at Oswego Family Physicians.
The departing Fenlon served as board chair while Casey was board vice chair. Under their direction, the foundation had an “amazing” impact on the region, Barclay said. Accomplishments included approving $12.2 million in grants during their tenure to more than 200 nonprofit organizations. “Kathy and Casey have worked tirelessly and with patience and determination to ensure that the mission of the Shineman Foundation was followed,” she added.
New York milk producer prices dip nearly 3 percent from prior month
Milk prices at the producer level in New York state remained elevated in the latest month but prices moderated from previous months. New York dairy farms were paid an average of $26 per hundredweight of milk in November, down 2.6 percent from $26.70 in October, but were still 22 percent higher than the $21.30 average
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Milk prices at the producer level in New York state remained elevated in the latest month but prices moderated from previous months.
New York dairy farms were paid an average of $26 per hundredweight of milk in November, down 2.6 percent from $26.70 in October, but were still 22 percent higher than the $21.30 average in November 2021.
The data is from the monthly milk-production report that the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued on Jan. 25. The year-over-year price increase was lower than the 34 percent rise seen in the preceding month’s NASS report.
New York dairy farms produced
1.323 billion pounds of milk in December, up 2.8 percent from 1.287 billion pounds in the year-earlier month. Milk production per cow in the Empire State averaged 2,100 pounds in the final month of 2022, up 1.2 percent from 2,075 pounds in December 2021. The number of milk cows on farms in New York totaled 630,000 head in December, up 1.6 percent from 620,000 head in the year-prior month, NASS reported.
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