September

Oneida County announces COVID-19 vaccine booster availability

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be available to eligible residents on Thursday and Friday. Read More

Onondaga County rolls out mass-vaccination clinic for COVID booster shots on Wednesday

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced that the county will offer a mass-vaccination clinic for booster shots of the Pfizer COVID vaccine on Wednesday at the Oncenter for those who are eligible for the jabs. Read More

McMahon says hospital-worker vaccine mandate a “real problem”

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says the mandate requiring vaccinations for hospital workers that takes effect at midnight Tuesday morning is “a real problem.” Read More

Oneida County announces two new business-grant programs

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County will be making $200,000 in microenterprise grants and $750,000 in Cares Act grants available to area small businesses and startups through Mohawk Valley EDGE. Read More

MMRI to use $25,000 donation to continue lupus research

UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) will use a $25,000 donation to continue its research into systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). Read More

Carrols chairman and CEO Accordino to retire by mid-year 2022

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Thursday announced that Daniel Accordino — the company’s chairman, president, and CEO — will be retiring as CEO and president by June 30, 2022. Read More

Ithaca man busted for credit-card theft topping $7,000 in Capital Region

SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. —New York State Police in Saratoga County announced they recently arrested an Ithaca man for stealing multiple credit cards and using them to make over $7,000 in unauthorized purchases across the county. Read More

Syracuse University, MEAC sign agreement involving athletics, seminars, conferences

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) on Thursday announced an agreement that will involve Syracuse playing MEAC schools in sports, as well as hosting joint seminars, conferences, and visiting professorships. Read More

Cliff’s Local Market opens revamped convenience store in New Hartford

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Cliff’s Local Market formally opened its newly rebuilt and expanded convenience store at 17 Genesee St. in New Hartford earlier this summer. Read More