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(APN) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced an $8 million investment in the Local Government Efficiency Grant (LGEG) program, doubling its funding to help municipalities streamline operations, reduce costs, and lower property taxes. The initiative supports projects involving shared services, consolidations, and dissolutions between local governments, benefiting property taxpayers across New York. The 2024 funding includes…
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(APN) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced the availability of $22 million in funding for projects to modernize and enhance the resilience of New York’s electric grid. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Resilience Formula Grant, the program is part of efforts to ensure grid reliability, support clean energy access, and prepare for…
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(APN) — Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $62 million in grants through the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support 1,497 nonprofit organizations and 509 individual artists across the state. This funding round brings Fiscal Year 2025’s total arts funding to $84 million, including $21 million in multi-year grants already awarded. The…
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(APN — Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine will become an independent institution, a move aimed at expanding educational programs and addressing healthcare inequities. The transition, which separates the medical school from City College and places it under the CUNY Graduate Center, will enable the…
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APN — New York has spent billions of dollars in Medicaid funding on home care services without verifying whether the services were provided, according to a report from the state comptroller’s office. An audit by New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found that 44% of more than $14.5 billion in personal care claims for 82…
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ORANGE, Conn. (APN) — Avangrid’s New York subsidiaries have installed more than 700,000 smart meters across upstate New York as part of a major grid modernization project, the company announced Tuesday. NYSEG and RG&E are currently upgrading meters in eight divisions, including Ithaca, Rochester, and Binghamton, at a rate exceeding 50,000 installations per month. The…
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ATLANTA (APN) — Tompkins Community Bank has selected NCR Atleos Corporation to modernize its ATM services, shifting to a full-service ATM management model, the companies announced Monday. The $7.8 billion-asset bank will transfer its entire ATM fleet operations to Atleos’ ATM as a Service (ATMaaS) solution, including hardware, software, security, maintenance, and cash management responsibilities.…
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ITHACA, N.Y. (APN) — Tompkins Financial Corporation announced Friday it will increase its quarterly dividend to $0.62 per share, marking its second dividend raise this year. The new dividend represents a 1.6% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.3% rise from the same period last year. Shareholders of record on November 8 will receive…
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ITHACA, N.Y. (APN) — Tompkins Financial Corporation reported an 18.2% increase in quarterly earnings Thursday, driven by loan growth and improved interest margins. The regional bank posted third-quarter earnings of $1.30 per share, up from $1.10 in the previous quarter. Net income reached $18.6 million, marking a significant recovery from the $33.4 million loss reported…
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Content warning: This story contains a description of alleged domestic violence and details of an active homicide investigation. ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca police have identified the victim in Monday’s homicide on South Plain Street as Alaa Husein Jeena Abedi, the wife of the primary suspect in the case, according to an announcement Friday afternoon. Ithaca…