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Oneida County reports 11 COVID-19 infections in last day
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County officials on Wednesday reported that the county had 11 new coronavirus cases in the last day. The number of active
SyracuseCoE partner companies can apply for grant funding to address COVID-19 issues
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Companies that are partners with the Syracuse Center of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) can apply for up to $10,000 in a round 2 disbursement
City seeks buyer for former Syracuse Developmental Center property
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has announced that the former Syracuse Developmental Center campus is for sale. It is the “long vacant,” 48-acre
Syracuse mayor extends weekend Walton Street closure for dining, shopping through September
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The weekend conversion of Walton Street in Armory Square into a two block, open air café and shopping area will continue through
Girl Scouts formally open solar STEM lab/classroom in Broome County
SANFORD, N.Y. — Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN) on Aug. 27 formally opened the organization’s new solar STEM lab and classroom at the council’s Amahami Adventure Center in the town of Sanford in Broome County. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The one-story building, located at 434 Page Pond Road, includes
ANCA clean-energy director named to NYS climate justice working group
SARANAC LAKE — An official with the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has been named to New York’s climate justice working group. Jerrod Bley, ANCA’s clean-energy program director, is one of three individuals from rural communities to be named to the panel. The group will help guide the implementation of New York’s new Climate Leadership
Madison County seeks public input on updated solid-waste management plan
WAMPSVILLE — The Madison County Department of Solid Waste has released a draft of the updated local solid-waste management plan (SWMP) that will focus on the next 10 years (from 2021 through 2030) of solid-waste disposal and recycling in Madison County. In the past, Madison County has prepared SWMPs to “evaluate and execute an environmentally
EPA proposes cleanup plan for superfund site of former Sidney company
SIDNEY, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cleanup plan to address creosote contamination at the GCL Tie and Treating superfund site located in the village of Sidney in Delaware County. The location is a former wood-treating facility that was operated between the early 1950s and 1988 when the property was
FDA approves Lansing firm’s product to disinfect N95 respirators
LANSING, N.Y. — NovaSterilis, a nearly two-decade old Ithaca–area company, says health-care workers can use one of its products to decontaminate “select” N95 respirators used as personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The firm on Sept. 1 announced the emergency-use authorization by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to use its Nova2200 system
Report outlines state agencies’ efforts in using sustainable practices
New York State agencies on Aug. 23 issued a report which documents how “innovative” energy efficiency and sustainability programs have “substantially reduced” energy use in state buildings, tripled the generation of solar energy over the past two years, and “significantly” curbed paper use. “Most significantly,” the 2018-19 Greening New York State Report also notes a 22.6
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