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Onondaga County: 99 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday, highest single-day amount during pandemic
“When we have this many cases, it’s hard to quickly contact trace … because it’s just a lot of work,” McMahon said in his Friday

Syracuse airport installs faster exit portals in $1.5 million project
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Hancock International Airport recently unveiled the first part of a project that installed new high-tech exit portals in terminal B that should make it faster for passengers to leave the terminal. “What you see here is the first phase of it. Right now, the other side of the airport, the other exit

The Halal Guys restaurant to open location in Vestal
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Halal Guys, a fast-casual eatery started in New York City, will open a location in the Vestal Plaza in Vestal in

Onondaga County warns of potential COVID-19 exposures at five Syracuse–area businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department announced potential COVID-19 exposures at four Syracuse–area restaurants and bars and one jewelry store. Employees at Strada

Cazenovia College freezes tuition, room, and board costs for 2021-22
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College announced it is freezing the cost of tuition, room, and board and boosting the amount of merit-scholarship money available to

ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Tuesday announced that SUNY has adopted a policy mandating all students “using on-campus facilities in any capacity”

Madison County warns of potential COVID-19 exposures at Oneida businesses
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Madison County Health Department announced it has confirmed that patrons at three businesses in Oneida have tested positive for COVID-19. The

Leadership Alliance to host COVID-19 economic recovery town hall on Wednesday
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Leadership Alliance says it will host a COVID-19 economic recovery town hall on Wednesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The program

Customers may have been exposed to virus at Prime Steak House as employee tests positive
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department announced Saturday night that that an employee at Prime Steak House at 101 East Water St. in

Restaurants posted their best sales in September since the pandemic started
Comparable restaurant sales in the U.S. fell 8.1 percent in September, compared to the year-ago period. That’s the best-performing month for U.S. eateries since February, before the coronavirus pandemic hit, according to a report from Black Box Intelligence, a data provider for the hospitality industry. “Not only was this the first month of the COVID
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