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Madison County starts planning broadband project
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County officials held a kickoff meeting May 31 with their partners for the construction of a broadband project. The county received

Environmental conservation police officer recruits begin training academy in Oswego County
PULASKI, N.Y. — On May 22, 20 new environmental conservation police officer (ECO) recruits from 15 counties across New York state, began their 29-week training at the Pulaski Academy in Oswego County. Recruits will log 1,520 hours of training in how to perform ECO job duties centered on enforcing the 71 chapters of New York

Illegal turkey harvested in Jefferson County
ANTWERP, N.Y. — A hunter in Jefferson County was recently cited for illegally killing a turkey, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced. On May 1, while patrolling a Fort Drum training area, New York environmental conservation police officer Max Woyton observed vehicles parked in an area closed to hunting/recreation. One of

Finger Lakes Land Trust buys Bell Station property in Lansing
LANSING, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) says it has acquired the Bell Station property in Lansing in Tompkins County, which FLLT says was the largest privately owned parcel of shoreline remaining in the Finger Lakes region. FLLT bought the 480-acre parcel from New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG), per its May

Fulton small businesses can apply for grants from city’s DRI funding
FULTON, N.Y. — The City of Fulton Community Development Agency (FCDA) says the city’s small businesses can apply for funding for projects to “enhance and strengthen” the city’s downtown area. The $750,000 available for these grants are part of Fulton’s award in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). FCDA is accepting applications through Oct. 3,

NYSERDA launches 4th Commercial & Industrial Carbon Challenge
Makes $15 million available for clean-energy projects The fourth annual Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Carbon Challenge seeks to help to reduce carbon emissions at commercial and industrial businesses and institutions. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on May 13 launched the latest round of the C&I Carbon

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
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