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Off Broadway Dance Center’s New Normal
GRANBY — For Ellen Marshall, owner and artistic director of Off Broadway Dance Center near Fulton, just about everything changed in her studio when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After being closed from March until October of last year, Marshall made changes in her business to keep everyone safe, but still allow students to dance. Founded […]

NYPA’s NY Energy Zone visitor center opens in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) newly constructed NY Energy Zone visitor center in Utica has opened its doors. It’s an admission-free facility that provides an “immersive, interactive, state-of-the-art museum experience” focused on the past, present, and future of energy in New York state, NYPA contends in a release. The facility on

Weekends on Walton outdoor dining returning June 4-5
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Outdoor dining in Armory Square known as “Weekends on Walton” will resume on Fridays and Saturdays beginning the weekend of June 4-5.

City of Oswego awards $225K to small businesses in COVID-19 grant program
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The City of Oswego has awarded more than 30 businesses funding in its COVID-19 REVIVAL grant program. Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow on

AAA expects big rebound in Memorial Day weekend travel, compared to 2020
More than 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend period between Thursday and

Ithaca College alumna tells graduating class to see gifts in their pandemic experiences
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Emmy-nominated television creator and producer told about 1,300 Ithaca College graduates that the “beauty in life comes in the questions and

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s a collaboration to install infrastructure throughout New York’s 50-mile unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) corridor between Syracuse and Rome. Syracuse–based NUAIR is

Syracuse men’s basketball adds Lehigh to next season’s schedule
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse men’s basketball announced on Monday it has scheduled a non-conference home game in the upcoming season against Lehigh on Saturday, Dec.

SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley to retire at end of year
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Deborah Stanley — who has served as president of SUNY Oswego for more than 25 years — has announced her intention to

Cuomo says all New York state schools can reopen fully by September
All New York state schools will reopen for full in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year beginning in September, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday.
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