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People news: Madison County board clerk retires after 37 years
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County Board of Supervisors Clerk Cindy Urtz has retired after 37 years, serving since October 1985. Urtz began working at the
Utica PBA and city approve new five-year agreement
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica and the John E. Creedon Police Benevolent Association (PBA) reached a new five-year agreement approved by the Board
Utica to add parking lot in Bagg’s Square area
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri announced a new parking lot in the city that will add 130 public parking spaces in the Bagg’s
Upstate Medical, Crouse Health to host public forums on upcoming Upstate acquisition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Crouse Health will hold two public forums on Upstate’s proposed acquisition of Crouse. The sessions are set for
Oneida County offers incentives for municipal consolidation
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has launched a new incentive program to improve the efficiencies of municipal government. Called the Consolidation Challenge, the program will
Elmira home health aide sentenced for defrauding state workers’-comp. system
ELMIRA, N.Y. — An Elmira–based home health aide who was paid more than $6,000 to care for an elderly workers’-compensation recipient, but never showed up
VIEWPOINT: Judge Declares N.Y.’s COVID-19 Isolation & Quarantine Regulation Unenforceable
A New York State Supreme Court Judge [recently] ruled that New York’s regulation establishing isolation and quarantine procedures related to COVID-19 and other highly communicable diseases is void and unenforceable. On April 4, 2022, three Republican state legislators and a citizens’ group filed an Article 78 proceeding against Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York State Commissioner
State begins $30 million shared-services program for local-government cybersecurity
ALBANY, N.Y. — The cities of Syracuse, Rochester, Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers are among those that will benefit from a new shared-services program to help
NYPA, Canal Corp. appoint Driscoll as CEO, pending state Senate approval
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) board of trustees and the New York State Canal Corporation’s board of directors on Tuesday
White House recognizes Syracuse Build program among ARPA-funded initiatives
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The White House recognized the program Syracuse Build in a recent news release about the administration’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-funded initiatives.
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