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The House of the Good Shepherd selected as 2024 Neighborhood Champion by Bank of America
UTICA, N.Y. — Bank of America announced it has named The House of the Good Shepherd as its local 2024 Neighborhood Champion. As part of

Crews complete $3.5M bridge project along I-81 over East Colvin Street in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction crews have wrapped up work on a $3.5 million project to fix up the bridge carrying Interstate 81 (I-81) over East

Verona Collective to open two more cannabis dispensaries in January
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation will open two new cannabis dispensaries later this month in Sherrill and Chittenango, doubling its number of dispensary locations. Verona Collective’s grow facility exceeded production expectations in 2024. As a seed-to-sale cannabis enterprise, the Oneida Indian Nation oversees every aspect of production including cultivation, harvesting, processing, packaging, and

New York State of Agriculture address at Oncenter focuses on education, workforce development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York’s top agriculture official reviewed the state’s efforts to provide increased support for agricultural education and agricultural-workforce development in 2024, and

Former mayor of Tioga County community pleads guilty to stealing from village
CANDOR, N.Y. — The former mayor of the Village of Candor in Tioga County pled guilty to stealing $23,000 from the village government’s coffers. New

Cayuga Health hires Tompkins County public health director
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County’s public health director will soon take on a new role at Cayuga Health System. Effective in March, Frank Kruppa, director of public health for the Tompkins County Health Department, will join Cayuga Health System as assistant VP of community program development and partner integration. In this new position, Kruppa will

Genius NY accepting applications for 9th round of accelerator competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— The Genius NY program is accepting applications for this year’s 9th round of the yearlong competition. Genius NY — operated by CenterState CEO

SU plans to build new hotel near University Ave. parking garage
Targets fall 2027 opening, addresses shortage of hotel rooms SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) anticipates opening a new hotel across from the University Ave. parking garage in the fall of 2027 — a move that will address the recently reduced inventory of available

New passenger terminal at Watertown airport is on the way
Officials recently marked a key construction milestone HOUNSFIELD — Officials expect the new passenger terminal at the Watertown International Airport to open this September. The project reached an “important construction milestone” when crews lifted one of the last steel beams into place during a ceremony held on Friday, Dec. 20 at the airport, located in

SUNY Oswego wins award for supporting adult learners
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego says its division of extended learning recently received the UPCEA 2024 Excellence in Enrollment Management Award. The honor recognized the school for outstanding work in academic advisement and support for adult learners enrolled in its main campus in Oswego, its Syracuse campus, and online programs, per the SUNY Oswego announcement. Previously
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