May

New York’s COVID positive-test rate falls to lowest level since pandemic started

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday reported that New York state’s daily positivity rate for COVID-19 tests fell to 0.59 percent in the last day, the lowest mark since the pandemic began nearly 15 months ago. Read More

Syracuse Mets to expand seating in June

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Mets are expanding seating to fully vaccinated fans starting in June. Read More

TSA at Syracuse airport prepares for busy summer travel season

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects to see an uptick in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Syracuse Hancock International Airport as the summer travel season approaches. Read More

Binghamton professor Whittingham, a Nobel Prize winner, named fellow of the Royal Society

VESTAL, N.Y. — M. Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 Nobel laureate and distinguished professor at Binghamton University, has been named a fellow of the Royal Society. Read More

AmeriCU buys building on Route 57 in Clay to establish training center

CLAY, N.Y. — AmeriCU plans to open a training center in a building it recently bought on Route 57 in Clay. Read More

Chemung Financial boosts quarterly dividend by 19 percent

ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corporation’s board of directors recently boosted its quarterly cash dividend by 19 percent to 31 cents a share from the previous 26 cents. The new dividend is payabl Read More

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Mazzye’s Meats: “Meating The Highest Standards”

SALINA — At 6:30 in the morning, when most of us are asleep or enjoying our first cup of coffee, Drew D’Angelo arrives at Mazzye’s Meats, at 7252 Oswego Road (Route 57) in Salina, to begin preparing the store. Read More