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New grant program opens to boost state canal system tourism
Supporting tourism and recreation along the New York State Canal System, including canal waterways and the Canalway Trail, is the focus of a new competitive grant program starting later this month. The 2022 program will provide funding to support tourism infrastructure and amenity improvements, and events. The New York State Canal Corporation — through the […]

Destiny USA ends indoor mask requirement following state move
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA says that, as of Thursday, shoppers are no longer required to wear a mask inside the shopping and entertainment complex.

New York State ends indoor mask mandate, but not for schools
ALBANY, N.Y. — After nearly two months of being in place, the statewide indoor business mask-or-vaccine requirement will be lifted in New York state starting

Oneida County adds drive-thru COVID testing at Griffiss Airport
ROME, N.Y. — Precision Clinical Laboratories (PCL) has partnered with Oneida County to provide drive-thru COVID-19 testing at Griffiss International Airport Monday through Friday from

New grant program to support state canal system’s tourism infrastructure, events
A new competitive grant program seeks to support tourism and recreation along the New York State Canal System, including canal waterways and the Canalway Trail.

Ulrich joins NBT agricultural banking team
April Ulrich has joined NBT Bank’s agricultural banking team as VP and senior ag banking relationship manager at the bank’s Capital Regional Financial Center on

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse will get additional federal help in dealing with patients as the COVID-19 “winter surge” continues. A U.S.

Cooperative Extension, MVCC offer food-based business training workshop
ORISKANY, N.Y. — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County, in partnership with Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), is offering a workshop series for farmers and

Oneida County to close several COVID testing sites
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County announced on Friday that it will cease testing at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, Turning Stone Resort Casino, and Utica
New York milk production falls nearly 2 percent
New York dairy farms produced more than 1.27 billion pounds of milk in December, down 1.7 percent from nearly 1.3 billion pounds in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Milk production per cow in the state averaged 2,055 pounds in December, off 0.7 percent from 2,070 pounds in the
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