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Syracuse, Utica cancel St. Patrick’s parades over coronavirus concerns
Officials in Syracuse and Utica announced cancellations of their St. Patrick’s parades over concerns about the coronavirus. Both parades were scheduled for this Saturday, March

ADK Barrel plans to expand, relocate from Remsen to Utica’s Bagg’s Square
UTICA, N.Y. — Adirondack Barrel Cooperage, LLC (ADK Barrel) is planning to expand and move from its current home to a site in downtown Utica’s

Cornell, Colgate shifting to online classes only over coronavirus fears
Both Cornell University and Colgate University on Tuesday informed their respective campus communities that they plan to move classes online over concerns about the coronavirus.

What channel is Syracuse basketball’s ACC Tournament game on?
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Syracuse men’s basketball (17-14) starts its ACC Tournament voyage when the 6th seeded Orange face the 14th seeded North Carolina Tar Heels

Syracuse University to suspend on-campus classes through at least March 30
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University plans to suspend on-campus, or what it calls “residential,” instruction, effective the end of the academic day on Friday, as

Wegmans limits toilet-paper purchases after frantic buying
Wegmans announced it is limiting shoppers to the purchase of one family pack of Wegmans-branded bath tissue after a run on toilet paper and other

Embassy Suites Destiny USA announces new general manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Embassy Suites by Hilton at Destiny USA is promoting its assistant general manager to the top position. Justin Chapman will begin his

Syracuse basketball’s Hughes named first-team all-ACC
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball forward Elijah Hughes, who led the ACC in scoring this season, has been named first-team all-conference, the ACC announced Monday
Broome County hotel occupancy rate edges up in January
BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County welcomed ever so slightly more guests in January than in the year-ago month, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county inched up 0.2 percent to 40.6 percent in January, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market
Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate jumps more than 8% in January
SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County were significantly fuller in January than in the year-prior month, while room revenue also jumped, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 8.2 percent to 41.9 percent in January, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel
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