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Madison County fines two businesses for violating state mask order
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Health Department on Monday announced that for the first time it has cited two businesses for violating New York
Madison County announces potential public exposures to COVID-19 at store and pub
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Health Department on Friday announced that individuals who recently visited the Erieville Country Store in Erieville and Ye Olde

Eastwood residents to unveil street piano in Saturday event
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Eastwood residents are planning to unveil the first street piano in Syracuse. A street piano is a piano placed in a public
TCAD to use federal grant to support project extending broadband fiber cable from Ithaca to Lansing
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County Area Development (TCAD) announced it will use grant funding of more than $404,000 to support the “Cayuga Data Juice–Broadband Connectivity”

OCRRA institutes residential recycling fee, citing “skyrocketing” costs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) has instituted a new residential recycling tip fee of $34 per ton. The fee

SUNY appoints acting president to lead SUNY Oneonta
“SUNY Oneonta is at a critical juncture and Acting President Craig will bring steady, focused, and collaborative leadership to the campus. Dennis Craig was one

New York MilkLaunch dairy-startup competition announces four finalists
New York MilkLaunch, a new startup competition focused on “accelerating product innovation” for dairy products in New York State, has announced the four finalists for

Excellus BCBS to issue $21 million in premium-refund credits due to pandemic
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) on Wednesday announced it is issuing $17.6 million in medical-premium refund credits to about 700 large-group employer

VESTAL, N.Y. — A researcher at Binghamton University’s Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences will use a four-year, $1.2 million federal grant to study

Loretto’s LPN apprentice program graduates first class
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto’s LPN (licensed practical nurse) apprentice program has graduated its first class, the organization announced Tuesday. Loretto said in a news release
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