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Construction begins on Salina 1st project, south of downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction is underway on the Salina 1st development project at 1081 S. Salina St., just south of downtown Syracuse. The construction site

Oneida Indian Nation suspends gas tax for rest of year
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation will suspend its gasoline tax for the remainder of 2022 at all Maple Leaf Market and SavOn store

LANSING, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) has purchased the 480-acre Bell Station property from New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG). The

Final approval granted for I-81 viaduct-replacement project, which will begin this fall
The first phase will last about three years through 2025 and the second phase begins in 2026 and will be done by the end of

Boilermaker drops COVID restrictions for race participation
UTICA, N.Y. — Boilermaker officials have lifted COVID restrictions for participation in all its road races on July 10. With these changes, participants no longer
New York milk producer prices increase again in latest month
Milk prices at the producer level kept going up in New York state in the latest month for which data is available. New York dairy farms in March were paid an average of $25.90 per hundredweight of milk, up 50 cents, or almost 2 percent, from $25.40 in February. The year-over-year rise in prices was

New lab at Port of Oswego tests each load of delivered grain
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The new $15 million grain-export center at the Port of Oswego includes a grain-testing lab that tests each load of grain delivered to the port. The facility can store up to 22,000 metric tons, or 780,000 bushels. The Port of Oswego Authority (POA) formally opened the lab with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on

Hannaford Supermarkets aims for 100 percent renewable-energy use
Hannaford Supermarkets has set a goal to be a greener grocery store with a commitment to 100-percent renewable energy in the next two years. The Scarborough, Maine–based grocer operates 10 stores in New York, including seven in the Mohawk Valley. Those stores are in Herkimer, Utica, New Hartford (2), Clinton, Rome, and Oneonta. “We’ve all got

MV regional transportation council updates EV charging- station plan
The Herkimer Oneida Counties Transportation Council has recently released an updated Electric Vehicle Charging Station Community Plan encompassing Oneida and Herkimer counties. “We all saw at the recent opening of Wolfspeed in Marcy that electric vehicles are an important part of the future of transportation nationally and a key piece of our economy in this county

DEC: New York hunters harvested more than 211K deer in 2021-22
“DEC’s committed efforts to create new and exciting opportunities for young and seasoned hunters alike continue to enhance New York’s world-class hunting opportunities,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. “Our pilot program for youth hunters, early antlerless season, new Holiday Hunt, and longer daily hunting hours all enhanced opportunities for New York’s hunters to safely and
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