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Erie Canal Museum to use Canalway grants for projects
A total of 13 nonprofit organizations — including the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse and the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum — will use Erie Canalway IMPACT! grants for projects. The 2021 grants total more than $108,000, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor said. The grants “advance vital work to preserve and showcase canal heritage, educate youth, […]

Madison County says it won’t conduct COVID-19 vaccine lottery due to lack of supply
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County government announced Thursday that it will not be using a lottery system to help get vaccines into the arms of

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health (DOH) undercounted the number of COVID-19 nursing-home deaths by 50 percent, according to a new

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds 39 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs and hiring

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Tuesday announced that the county is seeking proposals for the purchase and development of the ShoppingTown

Onondaga County, Kinney Drugs partner to preregister seniors for vaccine doses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County is partnering with Kinney Drugs for an initiative called ONList to preregister senior citizens on a waiting list for their

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County officials and the county’s school superintendents have identified “barriers” to allowing “high-risk” winter sports in area school districts. Oneida County

Greater Binghamton Chamber to host virtual event BingBizCon on Thursday
The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce will host BingBizCon, a virtual conference for business professionals, on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event
CNY tops all New York regions in getting COVID vaccines into arms
Nearly 87,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have so far been administered in the five-county Central New York region out of more than 95,000 doses received,

ConnextCare COO to become CEO in June
PULASKI, N.Y. — ConnextCare, which provides health-care services to northern Oswego County, is promoting Tricia Peter-Clark to president and CEO, effective June 4. Peter-Clark —
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