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Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate falls more than 14 percent in June
SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County welcomed substantially fewer guests in June 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 plummeted 14.2 percent to 63.4 percent in June from 74 percent a year earlier, according to STR, a […]

Crews to build new I-690 eastbound on-ramp at State Fairgrounds once current Fair ends
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) will construct a new Interstate 690 (I-690) eastbound on-ramp bridge, “ensuring that a temporary

Centro introduces mobile app for certain events
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro has introduced its Token Transit app, a new mobile app for people who want to ride a Centro bus to Syracuse

TSA to hold recruitment event for officer jobs in St. Lawrence County
CANTON, N.Y. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will hold a one-day recruitment event in early September to help people who want to work as

Cuomo nominates U.S. News & World Report executive to lead Empire State Development
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the nomination of Eric Gertler to serve as president and CEO of Empire State Development (ESD), New York’s chief

Rome Memorial Hospital holds health-care academy with 21 area students
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital’s (RMH) three-day, health-care academy program introduced 21 students from area schools to various options for health-care careers. RMH held

Stone’s Steakhouse builds on farm-to-table success
DeWITT — Some restaurants boast a farm-to-table concept, but not too many restaurant owners can say they also own the farm. That’s what helps set Stone’s Steakhouse apart from the competition, says April Stone. In addition to owning the restaurant at 3220 Erie Blvd. E. in DeWitt, she also co-owns Green Acres Black Angus Beef

Hope Café and Tea House to open second café in downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Hope Café and Tea House in Liverpool, which opened in August 2017, is planning to open a second location in downtown Syracuse this fall at 357 South Warren St. at the intersection of South Warren and East Jefferson Streets. The existing café operates inside the Village Mall at 350 Vine St. in Liverpool.

Oswego County: Fishing & much more
Jimmy Zaccagnino, left, and Jeff Browne, right, both of Williamsville in Erie County, show off their catch after a beautiful day on Lake Ontario aboard Capt. Troy Creasy’s High Adventure sportfishing charter out of Oswego last summer. Fishing is one of the major tourism attractions in Oswego County, but the region also offers historic sites,

Marriott Syracuse Downtown GM discusses active year at hotel
SYRACUSE — The general manager of Marriott Syracuse Downtown, the former Hotel Syracuse, called 2019, so far, “definitely an active year” for the hotel. “Anybody who’s grown up in Syracuse has been to this hotel for an event at some point in their life, whether it be a social event, a wedding, a graduation,” says
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