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Remsen man charged with stealing $43,000 in worker’s compensation benefits

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(Remsen, NY – Feb. 12, 2010) State Troopers in Poland and the BCI in Herkimer along with Investigators from the Worker’s Compensation Board Office of the Fraud Inspector General arrested Dennis J. Clark Sr., 50, of 838 Wheelertown Road in Remsen, Herkimer County Town of Russia for third-degree Insurance Fraud, a class E felony, first-degree [...]


American Heart Association Announces New Pre-registration Site and Health Fair

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Pictured is Alyssa Pomitcher.
(Poland, NY) The American Heart Association and the Poland Central School District announce a NEW Pre-registration Site and Health Fair for America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk 2010. Both events will take place on Thursday, February 11, 2010.
Pre-Registration for America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk 2010: The school will be the host [...]


United Way Celebration held Today

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(Utica, NY – Jan. 20, 2010) United Way invites the entire region to a community-wide celebration of the 2009 Campaign. The event will be held in the lobby of M &T Bank at 233 Genesee Street at 5:00 PM on Wednesday January 20. Attendees can park in the lot behind the building.
“This was a community-wide effort, [...]


Herkimer County Residents Named to HCCC President’s, Deans Lists

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(Herkimer, NY)  One hundred eighty-eight students have been named to the President’s List at Herkimer County Community College for the fall 2009 semester, and 395 students have been named to the Dean’s List. The distinction recognizes outstanding academic achievement.
The President’s List recognizes students who have earned a minimum 3.8 average on a 4.0 scale for [...]


HCCC to Host Junior & Senior High School Science Fair

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Herkimer, NY—Herkimer County Community College will host a science fair, sponsored by Prevalere Life Sciences, Inc., for Herkimer County students in grades 7-12 on Saturday, February 6, 2010. The purpose of the science fair is to encourage students’ interest in science and engineering, provide students with a learning experience and to recognize talented [...]


Reflect on Charitable Giving during Community Foundation Week Nov. 12-18

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By Ann White
UTICA, NY – The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. will join more than 700 community foundations across the United States in observing charitable giving during Community Foundation Week, November 12–18, 2009.
In 2007, community foundations gave an estimated $4.1 billion to a variety of nonprofit activities in fields that included the [...]


Anniejr. Opens at Poland Central School Nov. 13

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Poland Central School Drama Club will be presenting the production of Anniejr. on Friday, November 13th and Saturday, November 14th at 7 p.m., Poland School Classic Gym. 
Anniejr. tells of a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the [...]


HCCC Students Honored at Scholarship Reception

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Submitted by Robert Palmieri, Associate Dean for Enrollment Management
Caption: Pictured from left: Chairman of the HCCC Board of Trustees Donald Snyder, Superintendent of Mohawk Central Schools, Joyce Caputo, and Hope Scholarship recipient Elizabeth Harter of Mohawk.
Caption: Pictured are HCCC students who were recognized at the 2009 Foundation Tuition and Hope Scholarship Reception with HCCC President [...]