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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state will schedule a public-information meeting “in the near future” on the report that recommends the community grid alternative as the

State budget includes funding for fourth year of Downtown Revitalization Initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The new state budget includes $100 million for the fourth round of New York’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). The effort will support
Store clerk charged with grand larceny for more than $1K in missing ATM cash
RICHFIELD SPRINGS, N.Y. — New York State Police at Richfield Springs last Thursday arrested Amanda L. Gus, age 33 of Hartwick, for third-degree grand larceny,

DiNapoli: State agency overtime pay hit $787M in 2018, highest amount in a decade
ALBANY, N.Y. — Overtime earnings and hours in 2018 were at the highest levels of any year “within the past 10 years,” rising to $787

Syracuse VA Medical Center director, Hayman, leaving for job in Montana
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the appointment of Judy Hayman, director of the Syracuse VA Medical Center, as
Colgate University says it has reached carbon neutrality
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University announced Monday it has achieved carbon neutrality after a 10-year initiative in which the private university cut its emissions by

Terreri named new director of Syracuse Hancock International Airport
He will begin his new duties as executive director on May 13, SRAA said in a Friday news release. Terreri has a five-year contract with

Utica Zoo to use grant funding for STEAM program for girls
The new program will introduce participants from Oneida and Herkimer Counties to STEM/STEAM-based careers and different aspects of operating a zoo, the Utica Zoo said
CNY Psych Center employee charged with stealing nearly $6K in workers’-compensation fraud case
MARCY, N.Y. — A New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) employee has been arrested on multiple felony charges that he defrauded the workers’-compensation

Syracuse Crunch forward, Barre-Bouley, named AHL rookie of the year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The American Hockey League (AHL) announced that Syracuse Crunch forward Alex Barre-Boulet has been voted the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett
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