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Syracuse airport anticipates uptick in holiday travelers this year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on Wednesday cited improved data from October for its expectation of a rise in travelers at

ShoppingTown Mall owner to transfer property, nearby parcels to Onondaga County for development
DeWITT, N.Y. — Onondaga County announced it has reached an agreement with the owner of ShoppingTown Mall on a plan that would have the county

Possible public exposure to COVID-19 reported at Utica pizza restaurant
UTICA, N.Y. — An employee at Lukin’s Brick Oven Pizza in Utica recently tested positive for COVID-19, the Oneida County government announced Wednesday. An area

Virtual Lights of Love ceremony on Crouse clock tower set for Nov. 30
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The annual lighting ceremony for the Crouse Hospital Auxiliary Lights of Love campaign is set for Nov. 30 and will be held

St. Lawrence to use $5M donation for second phase of Appleton Arena expansion project
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University in Canton will use a $5 million donation to help pay for the second phase of the Appleton Arena

Oneida County budget proposal doesn’t include a property tax increase
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Board of Legislators is considering a 2021 county budget proposal that doesn’t include an increase in property taxes “despite

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.
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