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Utica Zoo breaks ground on new welcome center
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Zoo broke ground Monday, July 11 on a $2.5 million project to expand its current gift shop and admissions building

Madison County announces park-improvement project
NEW WOODSTOCK, N.Y. — Madison County is set to launch the first phase of a project to improve numerous elements at Delphi Falls County Park

MOST to host exhibit on first images from NASA’s Webb telescope
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) in Syracuse’s Armory Square will soon host an exhibit of the first

Work begins on Georgia–based firm’s $16M hatchery project in Watertown
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Construction work is underway on a project that will be the largest hatchery in New York State and that is expected to create 20 new full-time jobs. CWT Farms International on June 15 broke ground on a $16 million chick hatchery in the town of Watertown. The upcoming 50,000-square-foot hatchery is located at

Crews complete improvements to Chittning Pond in Oneida County
SANGERFIELD, N.Y. — Crews recently finished improvements along Chittning Pond in the town of Sangerfield in Oneida County, including rehabilitation of the dam that impounds the pond and an enhanced fishing-access site. The 70-acre pond located in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Albert J. Woodford Memorial State Forest is home to

SyracuseCoE has new executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has named Jianshun (Jensen) Zhang as the new executive director of the Syracuse Center of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) in Environmental and

New York maple-syrup production jumps 31 percent this year
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York maple-syrup production increased nearly 31 percent to 845,000 gallons this year from 647,000 gallons in 2021, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Contributing to the rise in production was a longer maple-syrup season. On average, the season lasted 33 days in 2022, compared with 29 days last

ANCA adds Boggess, Trombley to board of directors
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) recently added two clean-energy leaders to its board of directors. Sarah Boggess, VP of external affairs at ReEnergy Holdings LLC, and Troy Trombley, government and community relations manager at the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG), joined the board. Boggess and Trombley both bring

Competition aims to create food & agriculture innovation hub
ITHACA, N.Y. — Grow-NY, a food and agriculture innovation business competition, does more than just hand out a $1 million top prize. The contest draws businesses to the 22-county region that spans Central New York, the Finger Lakes region, and the Southern Tier as it seeks to grow a food and agriculture innovation hub. Why

Onondaga County unveils Otisco Lake Park in partnership with FLLT, DEC
OTISCO, N.Y. — Onondaga County has unveiled its newest park, Otisco Lake Park, located at the southern end of the lake on Otisco Valley Road
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