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Ask Rusty: Octogenarian Asks About Wife’s Spousal & Survivor Benefits

Dear Rusty: I am now 80 and my wife is 76, and we both took early Social Security benefits at age 62. When my wife took her Social Security, it was a lot smaller than mine, so they took a portion of mine and added it to hers. How does that work? Also, when I […]

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Oneida Nation Enterprises starts accounting-scholarship program

VERONA, N.Y. — As businesses continue to struggle with unfilled positions, Oneida Nation Enterprises has launched a new scholarship program designed to attract and retain accounting professionals. The Professional Accounting Development Program for employees in its finance department is designed for accounting students as well as professionals working toward an associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degree

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State nears completion of Route 8 bridge-replacement project in Utica

UTICA, N.Y. — Major construction is complete on the $11.8 million project to replace the Route 8 bridge over state Routes 5 and 12, with just minor work remaining, according to a recent announcement from Gov. Kathy Hochul. The new multi-girder bridge replaces one built in 1960 and enhances safety and mobility along a key

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Jefferson County hotel occupancy up in September

WATERTOWN — Jefferson County hotels welcomed more guests in September than a year ago as their business momentum rebounded. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county increased 7.3 percent to 61.8 percent in the ninth month of the year, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and

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Onondaga County hotels saw rebound in business in September

SYRACUSE — Onondaga County hotels generated another substantial increase in guests in September, bouncing back from more tepid gains seen in the previous two months. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 14.7 percent to 69 percent this September from the year-prior month, according to STR, a

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Oneida County hotel-occupancy rate rises 4 percent in September

UTICA , N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 4 percent to 65.8 percent this September compared to the year-ago month, as the area hotel business rebounded from August’s decline. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. Occupancy in

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Oneida County Tourism honored for digital food tour

UTICA, N.Y. — Capping off a year where visitor spending in Oneida County totaled $2.7 billion, Oneida County Tourism (OCT) received two awards from the New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA) for a 2021 digital-marketing campaign promoting the delicious foods for which the region is known. The A-Z Food Tour on OCT’s Instagram page,

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Officials to study feasibility of a center in Binghamton to honor Rod Serling

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — In a “journey into a wondrous land of imagination,” The Agency, in partnership with the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation, the Serling Family, and others are looking into developing the Rod Serling “Dimensions of Imagination” Center for Media and the Arts.  The center would honor “The Twilight Zone” creator whose hometown was Binghamton.

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Syracuse airport prepares for busy Thanksgiving week travel

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport officials say they are getting ready for an anticipated “robust level” of Thanksgiving week travelers. From Nov. 21 through Nov. 27, the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) is expecting more than 30,000 passengers to board flights at the airport, the SRAA announced Nov. 15.  That figure is within

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Greek Peak Mountain Resort readies for ski-season opening

VIRGIL, N.Y. — Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Virgil, located just south of Cortland, is projecting Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving, as the date it’ll begin the new ski season.  It’s a start date that has launched seasons delivering an average of 100-110 ski days in previous years, Greek Peak said in its Nov.

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