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Onondaga County announces COVID-19 testing sites for the week of Aug. 9
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Friday announced additional asymptomatic testing sites in Onondaga County for the week of Aug. 9. Those
New York milk production rises more than 3 percent in June
New York dairy farms produced nearly 1.32 billion pounds of milk in June, up 3.1 percent from just under 1.28 billion pounds in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Milk production per cow in the state averaged 2,090 pounds in June, up almost 2.5 percent from 2,040 pounds a

Oneida County surpasses CDC’s substantial COVID transmission level but won’t issue mandates yet
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County says it will not be issuing any communitywide mandates, including on masks, at this time even as it is now

Syracuse names Read acting head coach of women’s basketball program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Vonn Read, who has been serving as associate head coach of the Syracuse University women’s basketball team, will serve as acting head

Madison County won’t issue mask mandate for fully vaccinated at this time
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County officials say they’re not mandating that fully vaccinated residents wear masks, as the county’s transmission level is currently categorized as

State announces $3 million in recreation improvements for Massena Intake Park
MASSENA, N.Y. — Crews have finished their work on more than $3 million in improvements at Massena Intake Park, a local marina and picnic facility

McMahon says Onondaga County is “still in good shape” on COVID
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Though Onondaga County has had a recent increase in COVID-19 cases, the county’s top official says the data doesn’t yet indicate the

State-run hospital health-care workers need COVID-19 vaccination by Labor Day
Upstate Medical University began the year administering COVID-19 vaccine doses to frontline personnel. SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras visited the medical school in early January to

State says $200M available for fifth round of Downtown Revitalization Initiative
REDCs will decide whether to nominate two $10 million awardees or one $20 million awardee for downtown-redevelopment projects upon review of the submitted applications. As

Laboratories at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and at Cornell University in Ithaca are among five the state has chosen to “bolster” efforts in identifying
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