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New York State ends mask mandate at health-care facilities
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) on Friday said its mask mandate for the state’s health-care facilities will end on

DEC seeks grant applicants for Mohawk River watershed projects
Grant funding totaling about $600,000 is available to help municipalities, soil and water-conservation districts, school districts, college and universities, and not-for-profit organizations to implement efforts to conserve, preserve, and restore the Mohawk River and its watershed, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced. The grants, supported by the state’s Environmental

Applications open for dairy-product innovation contest
ITHACA, N.Y. — Applications are open for the Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition for producers of value-added dairy products. The competition supports food innovators in launching products made from dairy ingredients produced in the Northeast and gives dairy entrepreneurs, including those on organic and small farms, access to entrepreneurial and technical support. Finalists and winners

First Southern Tier cannabis dispensary set to open Friday in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The state’s first cannabis dispensary outside of New York City opens this Friday in Binghamton after the city’s planning board gave its

Taitem Engineering names new leadership team
Brosnick, who previously served as VP, joined Taitem in 2006 and became a partner in 2013. He is the principal in charge of Taitem’s design

In Syracuse stop, Hochul outlines CNY-specific projects in state-budget proposal
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state-budget proposal includes funding for Onondaga Community College (OCC), a “New 15th Ward” public-housing project, and workforce-development initiatives. Gov. Kathy Hochul

EPA awards SU-EFC grant funding to continue serving the EPA’s region 2
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Syracuse University (SU) Environmental Finance Center (SU-EFC) to serve as a regional EFC.

People news: Appel Osborne hires new project designer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Emma Frazier has joined Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture as a project designer, the Syracuse–based firm announced. Frazier is a 2022 graduate of
New York milk producer prices dip nearly 3 percent from prior month
Milk prices at the producer level in New York state remained elevated in the latest month but prices moderated from previous months. New York dairy farms were paid an average of $26 per hundredweight of milk in November, down 2.6 percent from $26.70 in October, but were still 22 percent higher than the $21.30 average

City of Utica, MVHS plan to redevelop St. Elizabeth Medical Center property
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica and the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) have agreed to partner on the development of a master re-use
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