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NYSERDA awards ANCA, partners funding for regional clean-energy hub program
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is among the organizations chosen to establish a regional clean-energy hub program. The New York

City of Syracuse to start winter program to cull deer on Dec. 12
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The next installment of the City of Syracuse’s deer-management program will begin the week of Dec. 12 and continue through March 2023.

Ithaca company creates, pilot tests cold-emitting film
ITHACA, N.Y. — Imagine being able to walk into a hardware store and purchase a film that, when applied to a window on a hot summer day, not only blocks the sun’s heat but actually emits cold. Heat Inverse, LLC of Ithaca could make that a reality with its thin-film technology that gets cold without

Syracuse University, Northeast Clean Energy Council team up
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University and the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) have formed a collaborative partnership that seeks to raise the “visibility and impact of emerging research” on clean-climate technologies. Their agreement, which Syracuse announced Nov. 7, will also work to “increase engagement” in the region for governments and businesses looking to meet their net-zero

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.
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