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New York’s closed & pending home sales jump in November
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 13,276 previously-owned homes in November, up 21 percent from 10,961 homes sold in November 2019, as the housing market continued to show strength amid a limited inventory of homes. The growth of closed sales is also likely to continue as pending sales in November climbed more than 32 […]

Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls to offer COVID-19 saliva testing at drive-thru location
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls and Cayuga Health (CH) officials have announced that they will now offer COVID-19 saliva testing at

Cazenovia College delays start of spring semester amid continuing pandemic
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College announced it will push back the start of its spring semester by nearly two weeks and begin classes on Feb.

WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County announced that its office complex will be limited to essential in-person operations only — effective Monday, Dec 21 — and

Alivana Aesthetics formally opens New Hartford location
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Alivana Aesthetics formally opened an office at 4626 Commercial Drive in New Hartford on Dec. 10. The New Hartford Chamber of Commerce welcomed the small business to its membership and to the town of New Hartford with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that day. Alivana Aesthetics says it offers a full range of

State breaks ground on $7.6M resiliency project in Sodus Point
SODUS POINT, N.Y. — Construction has started on a $7.58 million Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI) project in the village of Sodus Point in Wayne County. The project will protect public areas, businesses, and homes along Wickham Boulevard and Greig Street from lakeshore flooding, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in a Dec. 4 news release.

Cryomech settles into newly built DeWitt building
DeWITT, N.Y. — Following a construction project that lasted just over a year, Cryomech says it has relocated to its new building at 6682 Moore Road in the town of DeWitt. It previously operated in a nearby location at 113 Falso Drive in DeWitt. Cryomech’s new 76,000-square-foot facility houses all of the company’s manufacturing and

Syracuse firm targets spring start for Utica Steam Cotton Factory project
UTICA, N.Y. — Lahinch Group, LLC of Syracuse anticipates beginning work this spring on a project to redevelop the former Utica Steam Cotton Factory at 600 State St. in downtown Utica. The structure is near the site of the Mohawk Valley Health System downtown hospital, per the office of Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri, which referred

Contractor completes work on Empire State Trail segment in Herkimer County
Tioga Construction of Herkimer County recently finished building a new 2.4-mile section of the Empire State Trail in Herkimer County between Erie Canal Lock E-18 in Jacksonburg and State Route 167 in Little Falls. The $3.3 million project was funded by the Empire State Trail, New York Power Authority, and the New York State Canal Corporation.

Finger Lakes Land Trust adds James Walsh as board member
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) announced on Dec. 10 that it has appointed former U.S. Congressman James T. Walsh to its board of directors for a three-year term. Walsh is currently serving as a government-affairs counselor for K&L Gates, a law firm based in Washington D.C. He and his wife DeDe
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