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Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival

Syracuse Cultural Festivals Fund offers grants to boost local events

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Cultural Festivals Fund has $135,000 available to help produce local events, and the Downtown Syracuse Foundation, Inc. is accepting applications from interested organizations. Festivals planned to be held between October 2025 and September 2026 are eligible for consideration and applications may be submitted for grant amounts between $3,000 and $10,000

DEC

DEC environmental conservation officer named Conservationist of the Year by Onondaga County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) environmental conservation police officer (ECO) Heather Scalisi on July 21 received the Stanley Hamlin Conservationist of the Year Award from the Onondaga County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs. Scalisi was honored for her dedication and commitment to the Onondaga County Federation’s Women in Nature Program (WIN), the DEC

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Former Maria Regina convent

Crews demolish fire-damaged convent at former Maria Regina College in Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crews have demolished the fire-ravaged Motherhouse on the campus of the former Maria Regina College on the City’s North side. The City of Syracuse had announced the demolition effort on the former convent building on July 8. The Kimberly on Grant Boulevard — which owns the property at 1024 Court St. in

Syracuse Fire Department

Syracuse Fire Department’s Engine Company 12 reopens at Station 12 after 27 years

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After being closed since 1998, the Syracuse Fire Department’s Engine Company 12 reopened and returned to Station 12 at 400 West Genesee St. on July 2. Engine 12 will respond to calls for fires, car accidents, EMS, and other 911 emergencies across the city. The fire department said that amid record-breaking call

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