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Work wraps up on $3 million in recreation improvements at Massena Intake Park
MASSENA, N.Y. — A project focusing on $3 million in improvements at Massena Intake Park in in St. Lawrence County is now complete. The Massena Intake Park is a local marina and picnic facility. It’s associated with the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project on the St. Lawrence River, the New York governor’s […]

SUNY Oswego project to renovate Hewitt Hall into broadcasting and graphic-design facility
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has launched a $65 million project to renovate Hewitt Hall into a hub for its School of Communication, Media and

Syracuse names Read acting head coach of women’s basketball program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Vonn Read, who has been serving as associate head coach of the Syracuse University women’s basketball team, will serve as acting head

Frontier Airlines to provide year-round, nonstop service from Syracuse to Miami
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Frontier Airlines plans to launch year-round, nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Miami International Airport beginning Nov. 1. Frontier will

Madison County won’t issue mask mandate for fully vaccinated at this time
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County officials say they’re not mandating that fully vaccinated residents wear masks, as the county’s transmission level is currently categorized as

State announces $3 million in recreation improvements for Massena Intake Park
MASSENA, N.Y. — Crews have finished their work on more than $3 million in improvements at Massena Intake Park, a local marina and picnic facility

Hillsman resigns as head coach of Syracuse women’s basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Quentin Hillsman — head coach of the Syracuse University (SU) women’s basketball program for the last 15 seasons — has resigned as

Syracuse basketball schedules Cornell for Dec. 21 game at the Dome
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball announced it will next play its local rival Cornell on Dec. 21 at the Carrier Dome. Cornell is Syracuse’s second-most

Oneida County launches Main Street program to help support downtown-development projects
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. on Wednesday announced a Main Street program that seeks to provide support for local municipal downtown-development
Oneida County’s hotels see big business bounce back in first five months of year
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels saw a large rebound in guests in the first five months of 2021 as the hospitality and travel and leisure industries recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The county’s hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 32.5 percent to 45.8 percent year to date through
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