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Guthrie Ithaca City Harbor location opens
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Guthrie Ithaca City Harbor facility — a 60,000-square-foot, three-story medical office building — has opened its doors at 720 Willow Avenue

New grant program opens to boost state canal system tourism
Supporting tourism and recreation along the New York State Canal System, including canal waterways and the Canalway Trail, is the focus of a new competitive grant program starting later this month. The 2022 program will provide funding to support tourism infrastructure and amenity improvements, and events. The New York State Canal Corporation — through the

Destiny USA ends indoor mask requirement following state move
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA says that, as of Thursday, shoppers are no longer required to wear a mask inside the shopping and entertainment complex.

Couple makes $5 million donation to Syracuse’s Lally Athletic Complex in honor of Floyd Little
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Howard (Howie) Phanstiel and wife, Louise Phanstiel, are donating $5 million to the upcoming John A. Lally Athletics Complex on Syracuse University’s

Southern Tier businesses, residents urged to take New York broadband survey
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Residents and businesses across the Southern Tier and throughout New York can take the Empire State Broadband Assessment Survey by Feb. 28.

Proposed Utica budget avoids tax increase
UTICA, N.Y. — There are no tax increases in the fiscal year 2022-2023 budget Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri’s presented Feb. 7 to the Board of

Crews complete work on $7.6 million renovation project to Oswego Hospital’s medical-surgical unit
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Crews have wrapped up work on a $7.6 million renovation project on the medical-surgical unit at Oswego Hospital. The project targeted the

Oneida County adds drive-thru COVID testing at Griffiss Airport
ROME, N.Y. — Precision Clinical Laboratories (PCL) has partnered with Oneida County to provide drive-thru COVID-19 testing at Griffiss International Airport Monday through Friday from

New grant program to support state canal system’s tourism infrastructure, events
A new competitive grant program seeks to support tourism and recreation along the New York State Canal System, including canal waterways and the Canalway Trail.

Two Tioga County contractors arrested for not carrying workers’-compensation insurance
APALACHIN, N.Y. — Two Tioga County contractors are under arrest and facing charges for allegedly not having workers’-compensation insurance at three construction projects in Apalachin.
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