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Broome County executive reports 91 COVID cases over the weekend, a slowing from prior two days
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar reported 91 new coronavirus cases for the county over the weekend. Garnar, on his Facebook page, reported

Visit Binghamton opens film office
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Visit Binghamton, the official tourism promotion agency for Broome County, has announced the opening of a film office, which it hopes will

State Police investigate theft of tools from worksite in Oneida County
WESTMORELAND, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced they are investigating the larceny of tools and equipment from a temporary work site located on

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Wednesday reported 222 additional cases of COVID-19, the highest single-day amount during the pandemic, to bring

Oneida County Health Department seeks volunteers to help in COVID-19 response
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Health Department says it needs volunteers to help with daily COVID-19 tasks that include contact tracing. “Our health department

Parts of Onondaga County enter COVID-19 yellow zone amid rising cases
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced that parts of Onondaga County are now designated a yellow zone micro-cluster in the state’s effort to combat rising

State Police seek suspect in armed robbery at Phoenix gas station
SCHROEPPEL, N.Y. — New York State Police say they’re seeking a suspect in an armed robbery of the Phoenix Fastrac gas station/convenience store on Wednesday

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The plant superintendent of the Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC) “wasted” $121,000 in taxpayer funds by “grossly overpaying” for materials for a

Brown & Brown Insurance boosts quarterly dividend by nearly 9 percent
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 9.25 cents a share. The dividend is payable on Nov. 18 to shareholders of record on Nov. 4, the insurance agency said in a news

Rome man arrested for charging more than $1,600 with a stolen debit card
ROME — The New York State Police recently announced that they arrested a Rome man for charging more than $1,600 at various stores on a stolen debit card. State Police in Lee arrested Patrick M. Morrissey, age 36, for 4th degree criminal possession of stolen property and 2nd degree identity theft, both felonies. On Oct.
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