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Possible virus exposure reported at bowling alley in Vestal
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department announced Monday that a person who was at Midway Lanes, located at 213 North Jensen Road in

Laci’s Tapas Bar to close for good in December
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Laci’s Tapas Bar has set a final closing date of Dec. 19 after 10 years of operation at 304 Hawley Ave. in

Winnie’s Soul Delicious to bring soul food to SU Hill
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dawn Evette Reed vividly remembers growing up in Syracuse, and at the age of 12, watching her mother and grandmother cook in their kitchen. “I used to sit at a table and I can remember my grandmother making cornbread dressing and I would ask, ‘Grandma how do you do that?,’ “ says
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate down nearly 16 percent in September compared to a year ago
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Just under one out of two Jefferson County hotel rooms, on average, were occupied in September as the coronavirus pandemic continued, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county reached 47.9 percent in September, off 15.9 percent from September 2019.

SBDC program seeks to help North Country small businesses survive
CANTON — The SUNY Canton Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and regional partners are reminding consumers “how crucial it is” to shop at local, independent businesses this holiday season “to help them survive” as they operate under continuing COVID restrictions. It announced a new campaign called “Buy Local or Bye-Bye Local” which seeks to help
Oneida County hotels see more than half of rooms filled in September
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County hotels posted an occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 51.1 percent in September, down 24.5 percent from a year prior, suppressed by the COVID-19 crisis, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Still, it was the smallest year-over-year decline in occupancy

Broome County executive reports 91 COVID cases over the weekend, a slowing from prior two days
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar reported 91 new coronavirus cases for the county over the weekend. Garnar, on his Facebook page, reported

Broome County warns of possible virus exposure on bus arriving from New York City
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department announced Sunday that a person who was on a Greyhound bus travelling from the Port Authority in

Boeheim says he’s tested positive for COVID-19; men’s basketball activities paused
“As part of our routine COVID-19 health and safety protocols, I, along with my team and staff, are tested for COVID-19 multiple times each week.

Broome County reports possible virus exposure at restaurant in Vestal
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department announced Thursday that a person who was at the Buffet Star Asian restaurant in Vestal on Nov.
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