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Ithaca College’s stadium project offers environmental benefits
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College expects an upcoming project to add artificial turf and lighting to Butterfield Stadium will result in “positive environmental and economic benefits.” The college announced on Nov. 29 that it will use a $3 million donation to fund the turf and lighting installation. Monica Bertino Wooden, a 1981 graduate of Ithaca […]

DEC announces completion of Little Sandy Creek Bridge
BOYLSTON, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the completion of the Little Sandy Creek Bridge — a 110-foot structure that extends over Little Sandy Creek in the Winona State Forest. The newly constructed bridge, located in the town of Boylston in Oswego County, is part of the new

NYWEA executive director to retire in June
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Patricia Cerro-Reehil, who has served as executive director of the Syracuse–based New York Water Environment Association, Inc. (NYWEA) since 2000, plans to retire in June. Donna Grudier, NYWEA’s president-elect, is chairing the search committee to identify a new executive director. Cerro-Reehil started working for NYWEA in 1987 and went on to become

Naturally Lewis seeks developer for former Glenfield elementary school
GLENFIELD, N.Y. — Working with Lewis County, Naturally Lewis is seeking those interested in acquiring and redeveloping a 6.9-acre former elementary school property at 5960

Micron announces names for new twin elephants at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo; free day Dec. 18
Onondaga County earlier in the week had announced the community could help name the twins through an online-voting process. “If you think about what elephants
New York egg production rises less than 1 percent in October
New York farms produced 149.3 million eggs in October, up 0.6 percent from 148.4 million eggs in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged more than 5.75 million in October, up 0.5 percent from nearly 5.73 million in the year-ago month.

Regional organizations awarded state tourism-grant funding
CNY Arts, Inc., ICAN, the Town of Massena, and Opera Ithaca are among the organizations receiving state funding through the Market New York program and

North Country businesses in transition receive boost from National Grid grant
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will use a $100,000 grant from National Grid (NYSE: NGG) to support the regional nonprofit’s

Ithaca College to use donation to add artificial turf, lights at Butterfield Stadium
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College will use a $3 million donation to pay for the installation of artificial turf and lighting at its Butterfield Stadium.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Canadian company on Tuesday announced plans to create the first international electric, advanced air mobility (AAM) corridor between Syracuse Hancock International
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