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Onondaga County mandates that school employees get vaccinated or face weekly testing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — All interfacing employees of Onondaga County schools will have to provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated or agree to undergo weekly COVID-19

Private developer to buy former Northland Communications building in Utica for $400K
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica’s Urban Renewal Agency (URA) approved an application from Michael Pezzolanella to purchase the former home of Northland Communications

Carrols Restaurant Group reports net loss in second quarter
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST), the nation’s largest Burger King franchisee, has reported a net loss of $9.6 million, or 19

Baseball Hall of Fame to use nearly $5 million in federal funding for operations
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown will use federal funding of nearly $5 million that’s meant to help it “recover

Ithaca’s William Henry Miller Inn marks second anniversary under current ownership
ITHACA, N.Y. — The William Henry Miller Inn in downtown Ithaca marked its second anniversary under its current ownership in mid-June with a ribbon-cutting event. The Tompkins Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Ithaca Alliance hosted the June 14 event. The William Henry Miller Inn is located at 303 N. Aurora St. in downtown Ithaca. Owners
Oneida County hotel occupancy jumps 46 percent in June
UTICA , N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels posted another strong month of business in June as the hospitality industry recovers from the pandemic. The county’s hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) climbed 46 percent to 60.1 percent in June, compared to the same month in 2020. That’s according to a
Onondaga County hotels continue business rebound in June
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels saw another substantial surge in guests this June compared to a year ago as the travel and leisure industry continued to recover from the pandemic, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 84.7 percent to

Parking-deck project at Hancock Airport is underway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The first phase of a multi-year parking-deck rehabilitation project has started at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. In anticipation of the construction that got underway Aug. 9, the northernmost portion of each level of the parking deck have been closed, the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) said. The closures reduce the parking capacity

Onondaga County executive mandates masks in all buildings at New York State Fair
GEDDES, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Tuesday announced that he has signed an executive order requiring everyone attending the New York State

Onondaga County COVID-19 briefing discusses COVID-19 quarantining, vaccine availability, State Fair
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — What are the rules for quarantining if you’re someone who is vaccinated against COVID-19 and still get the delta variant of the
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