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Centro cuts some bus routes, reduces service levels during coronavirus pandemic
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As of Monday, Centro is beginning a plan to reduce its service levels as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The changes will come
SUNY Oswego, CiTi BOCES, Exelon, and Novelis partner to manufacture protective face shields
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A group of Oswego County educators and local companies say they have partnered to produce protective face shields for health-care workers and
Ithaca Wegmans coffee shop employee tests positive for coronavirus, Tompkins County warns
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Health Department announced Sunday that a Wegmans employee who works in the coffee shop of its Ithaca store has
Hartwick president elected vice chair of independent colleges commission
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich has been elected vice chair of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU). The CICU held
Onondaga County warns customers of possible COVID-19 exposure at three pharmacies, liquor store
Walgreens at 4001 S. Salina St. in Syracuse: Friday, March 27 between 7:50 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. Saturday, March 28 between 7:30 a.m. and
Cuomo orders hospitals to give spare ventilators, PPE to help downstate
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday said he is ordering hospitals across New York state to turn over ventilators and personal protection equipment
Coronavirus fallout: Cornell sets hiring, salary freeze
ITHACA — Cornell University says it has a plan to help it deal with the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, which has squeezed the revenue streams of the higher-education industry. The plan’s elements include a hiring freeze, a salary freeze, and an “immediate” suspension of discretionary spending. Cornell Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Joanne DeStefano,
CNY unemployment rates mostly fell in February
It’s the last report before the coronavirus crisis slammed the state’s job market Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and Ithaca regions declined in February compared to the year-ago month. At the same time, the jobless rate in the Watertown–Fort Drum area rose compared to February 2019, while the rate in the Elmira region
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Under the CARES Act
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) — a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The unemployment-insurance portion of this act, known as the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act, provides enhanced unemployment benefits including larger benefit amounts, availability for
MACNY: State budget includes funding for apprentice program
DeWITT, N.Y. — The newly approved state budget includes $750,000 to sustain the manufacturers’ intermediary apprenticeship program (MIAP). That’s according to a Friday statement from
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