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Destito Announces Arts and Cultural Grants

(Utica, NY – Sept. 1, 2010) Assemblywoman RoAnn M. Destito (D/WF-Rome) recently announced that the New York State Council on the Arts has awarded $220,000 in grants to cultural organizations and facilities in the Mohawk Valley Region. Awards for local organizations include: *Capitol Civic Center, Rome, $3,400 for exhibitions *Central New York Community Arts Council, [...]

Local Home Improvement Company Wins National Award

(Whitesboro, NY) New York Sash, a local family-owned and operated remodeling company, has been recognized nationally as one of the 2010 Top 500 Remodelers for the fifth year in a row by Qualified Remodeler magazine. The award, whose inception dates back to 1978, is given to those companies nationwide who excel in the remodeling industry. [...]

LMV Announces Nonprofit Project Awards

(Marcy, NY – Aug. 27, 2010) Leadership Mohawk Valley (LMV) announces recipients of the 2010-2011 Nonprofit Project Awards. Each of the organizations submitted a project request to be completed by project teams, comprised of LMV Class of 2011 class members. The organizations receiving project support from LMV are: The Women’s Fund of Herkimer and Oneida [...]

Utica, Rome Awarded Community Renewal Loans, Tax Credits

Assemblywoman RoAnn M. Destito (D-Rome) recently announced that the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation has awarded low interest loans and tax credits to the City of Utica for Kennedy Plaza and the City of Rome for Liberty Gardens. These awards were made through the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal’s [...]

Leadership Mohawk Valley’s Class of 2011 Begins Program

(Marcy, NY – Aug. 26, 2010) Leadership Mohawk Valley (LMV) kicked off its program year on August 12-13 with orientation held on the SUNYIT campus in Marcy. The day-and-a-half long orientation was designed to introduce the class members to LMV, prepare them for the program they’ll be part of until Graduation in May, 2011, and [...]

Destito: New York awarded Race to the Top education funding

(Rome, NY) “New York State has received nearly $700 million in Race to the Top Round II stimulus education funding. I am excited about the potential this money has to increase opportunities for our children.” “This award proves that hard work and dedication pays off. This year, we lifted New York State’s charter school cap, [...]

Living Legends, Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

(Utica, NY – Aug. 24, 2010) The Oneida County Historical Hall of Fame—begun in 1946—has named nine individuals to its 2010 inductee class. Four inductees constitute this year’s Richard W. Couper “Living Legends” class—Masonic Medical Research Lab director Dr. Charles Antzelevitch, Matt’s Brewery CEO Nicholas Matt, historian Virginia Kelly, and USC President Philip Williams. They [...]

Cyclocross Weekend to be held in Kirkland Town Park

(Clinton, NY) The Mohawk Valley Bicycling Club (MVBC), in conjunction with the Capital Bicycle Racing Club (CBRC), is proud to sponsor the 2010 NYCROSS Series Beginners Cyclocross Clinic to be held Saturday, Sept. 11. MVBC is also the sponsor of the Third Annual Kirkland Cyclocross Race on Sunday Sept. 12. Both events take place at [...]

Mohawk Valley Chamber Announces 2010 Chamber Approved Business Showcase

(Utica, NY) The Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present the Chamber Approved Business Showcase, slated for Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Harts Hill Inn, Whitesboro. A broad range of exhibitors will feature the best of business products, business services, travel and leisure. The best Mohawk Valley businesses all under one roof! The [...]

Final Utica Music and Arts Festival Concert is Aug. 28

(Utica, NY) The Utica Music and Arts Festival is teaming up to raise money for local charities through its ‘I Love U Social Charity Campaign.’ UMAF has hosted 8 concerts over 8 weeks to raise money for local charities, including: National Brain Injury Foundation (NBIF), American Red Cross, United Way of the Valley & Greater [...]

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