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Plans move forward to redevelop former IBM Country Club site
UNION, N.Y. — Plans for the redevelopment of the former IBM Country Club site moved forward Wednesday when The Agency board of directors approved an

Some aircraft can resume operations in low-visibility conditions at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Aircraft models using radio altimeters — that have been approved for low-visibility approaches at airports impacted by the rollout of 5G wireless,

Low-visibility flights currently banned at Syracuse airport with rollout of 5G cell service
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport is currently on a list of several airports where low-visibility operations are banned with today’s launch of 5G

Oneida County launches two new COVID test sites
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County government is providing weekly drive-thru COVID-19 testing through Precision Clinical Laboratories at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona and

McMahon hails “significant drop” in Onondaga County’s COVID cases in last week
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County has had a “significant drop” in COVID-19 cases over the last week. From Jan. 5-11, the county reported 12,059 confirmed

New NDMS team arrives at Upstate University Hospital to help emergency department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new group with the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) arrived at Upstate University Hospital on Friday, Jan. 14, just as the

Syracuse airport to host Wednesday open house to discuss update to facility master plan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) will hold a public open house on Wednesday between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., to discuss
New York egg production drops nearly 3 percent in November
New York farms produced 143.7 million eggs in November, down 2.7 percent from 147.7 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.74 million in November, a decline of 1.6 percent from 5.83 million in the same month in

Smoking at next State Fair to be limited to designated areas
GEDDES, N.Y. — Smokers who plan to attend this summer’s New York State Fair will only be allowed to light up in certain areas of the Fairgrounds. The New York State Fair plans to ban smoking on nearly the entire Fairgrounds for the 2022 Fair, creating small, designated outdoor smoking areas. The policy seeks to

Multiple CNY counties cease contact-tracing efforts
UTICA, N.Y. — Several counties across Central New York and Upstate have announced changes to COVID-19 contact tracing and case investigation efforts as they face
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