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Contractor completes work on Empire State Trail segment in Herkimer County
Tioga Construction of Herkimer County recently finished building a new 2.4-mile section of the Empire State Trail in Herkimer County between Erie Canal Lock E-18 in Jacksonburg and State Route 167 in Little Falls. The $3.3 million project was funded by the Empire State Trail, New York Power Authority, and the New York State Canal Corporation. […]

New tenant begins operations in Earlville Opera House storefront
EARLVILLE , N.Y.— After some renovation work, the Earlville Opera House (EOH) has a new tenant that will generate rental income for the organization. The new shop called The 3 Olde Hags had its grand opening Dec. 5, per an EOH news release. It’s an arts and crafts variety store that has “everything you thought

Downtown Ithaca gets pop-up stores through new program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Some Ithaca eateries and specialty shops are operating in temporary spaces in the downtown area under a program that the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) has created. The businesses are part of DIA’s new pop-up program, which is designed to provide short-term leases to help support local entrepreneurs seeking temporary spaces for their

New program brings pop-up stores to downtown Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) has created a new program allowing some new eateries and specialty shops to set up temporary space

The Mission Restaurant in Syracuse to close permanently
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Mission Restaurant in downtown Syracuse will be closing its doors for good after it serves customers one last time this Saturday,

Oneida Indian Nation hospitality recruitment continues, target area expanded
Word of the recruitment campaign followed Disney’s announcement of mass layoffs of hospitality workers in Orlando. In addition to adding New York City and Atlantic

Mets announce Syracuse and Binghamton as affiliates under new MLB player-development structure
The Syracuse Mets and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies are among the Minor League baseball teams that will be affiliates of the New York Mets under

Store manager arrested for grand larceny and falsely reporting robbery
WILLIAMSTOWN, N.Y. — New York State Police in Pulaski announced they have arrested the manager of a Family Dollar store in Williamstown for stealing cash

Third-party food delivery service fees capped at 15 percent in Onondaga County
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fees for third-party food-delivery services in Onondaga County — including the city of Syracuse — are now capped at 15 percent. Onondaga

Girl Scouts seeking help from businesses, organizations for 2021 drive-thru cookie sales
CICERO, N.Y. — As the pandemic continues, the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN) Council is looking for help from regional businesses and community organizations
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