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Onondaga County ends symptomatic testing at CNY Regional Market
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says the symptomatic testing that’s been available at the CNY Regional Market ended this past Friday. The

New York State increases capacity limits on entertainment venues
More people will be allowed to enter movie theaters, museums, and other entertainment venues soon. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced that movie-theater capacity across

State says more than 40 percent of residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose
ALBANY, N.Y. — On Friday morning, New York State hit the 40 percent mark for share of the total population that has received at least

ANCA executive director, Fish, to retire
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — Kate Fish — who has served as executive director of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) for nearly 12 years —

MAINE, N.Y. — Maine-Endwell Central School District announced that crews recently finished installing 6,240 solar panels on its property, which will now generate 100 percent of the district’s electricity. The system was fully activated by the power company NYSEG on March 23. The solar panels are located on 15 acres of district-owned property, adjacent to

Ashley McGraw says it’s “in very good hands” under new CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Edward McGraw says he’s left Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. “in very good hands” under the leadership of Matthew Broderick, the firm’s new president and CEO. Broderick has been serving as the firm’s president and adds the CEO role, succeeding McGraw, who will continue with the firm in an advisory role as partner

Application period opens for third year of Grow-NY business competition
The application window for the 2021 Grow-NY business competition is now open for submissions. Grow-NY is a business competition that focuses on “enhancing the emerging

Binghamton University researchers receive $50K from SUNY for Parkinson’s, environmental work
VESTAL, N.Y. — SUNY has awarded Binghamton University researchers $50,000 apiece as they work on separate projects. Their research efforts focus on creating a new

BAE supplies buses in Canadian city with electric-propulsion systems
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems says 15 public buses in Vancouver, British Columbia will be using its all-electric propulsion systems when they begin service in 2022. The technology will enable the buses to run “free of emissions,” the company announced. The fleet will be the “first in North America” to benefit from the next-generation, series-EV

LED lighting products business formally opens Rome location
ROME, N.Y. — Green Ignite, LLC, a business sells an array of LED light bulbs, lamps, and other products, has formally opened its new location
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