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Syracuse Crunch forward, Barre-Bouley, named AHL rookie of the year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The American Hockey League (AHL) announced that Syracuse Crunch forward Alex Barre-Boulet has been voted the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett
Syracuse football, Western Michigan agree to play two more times
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and Western Michigan jointly announced Wednesday that they have agreed to continue their football series with two additional games scheduled

People news: YMCA names Shannon associate executive director of Manlius branch
MANLIUS, N.Y. — The YMCA announced it has named Amber Shannon as associate executive director at the Manlius branch of the Hal Welsh East Area

Taste NY sales jumped 10 percent to nearly $18 million last year
Sales of Taste NY products, foods and beverages grown and produced in New York state, jumped more than 10 percent from $16.1 million in 2017

Walmart plans to spend about $64 million on store improvements in New York this year
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) expects to spend an estimated $64 million this year in New York through the remodeling of 13 stores. Of those stores,
Syracuse Crunch to face Cleveland in AHL playoffs starting Friday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Crunch have claimed the North Division title and will face the Cleveland Monsters in the first round of the American

SUNY Poly Marcy team wins CREATE competition with invention to help ARC Oneida
A team of students from the Marcy campus of SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) won the first-place prize of $15,000 in a competition to help

NYS Health Commissioner Zucker to deliver commencement address at Upstate Medical’s graduation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Health Commissioner will address the Upstate Medical University Class of 2019 during commencement on May 5. Dr. Howard
Shineman Foundation awards $270,000 in grants to area nonprofits
OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Richard S. Shineman Foundation announced that it recently awarded 11 Central New York not-for-profit organizations serving Oswego County with $270,000 in
Report: New York’s craft-beer industry generated $5.4B economic impact last year
Craft beer is making a big impact on New York’s economy, a new trade group report says. In 2018 the New York state craft beer
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