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New York announces matching-grant funding for private colleges
Four Central New York colleges are among private institutions statewide that will use funding from a matching-grants program for projects on their campuses. The schools

Baseball great Pete Rose makes Syracuse visit
SYRACUSE — Wherever Pete Rose goes, his lifetime ban from Major League Baseball (MLB) for gambling is fodder for discussion. And, that was true on Rose’s recent stop in Syracuse. In December, MLB denied Rose reinstatement to the game. However, Commissioner Robert Manfred, Jr.’s statement on his decision seemed to imply that eligibility for the

Starwood Hotels announces opening date for Inner Harbor Aloft hotel
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) has announced its Aloft Syracuse Inner Harbor will open June 1. Starwood’s second hotel
Syracuse football’s Dino Babers era starts Sept. 2 against Colgate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New Syracuse University football head coach Dino Babers makes his debut on Sept. 2 when his Orange kick off the season at home

Gaming Facility Location Board gives formal OK to Tioga Downs casino
NICHOLS, N.Y. — The New York Gaming Facility Location Board today gave its formal imprimatur to Tioga Downs Casino Racing & Entertainment to develop a
People news: Leadership Greater Syracuse hires new marketing coordinator
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit offering a yearlong civic-engagement training program, announced that it recently hired Kristen Vella as a marketing

Ithaca health and wellness facility rebrands as Cayuga Wellness Center
THACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center, Island Health & Fitness, and Rasa Spa, LLC are now calling their Ithaca facility the Cayuga Wellness Center. The

Metro Fitness Health Club adds muscle to DeWitt property
DeWITT — The owner of Syracuse–based Metro Fitness Health Club had only intended to offer advice about a property in DeWitt. Then, his company ended up with a second location. In the middle of 2015, one of business owner Randy Sabourin’s personal-training clients asked him to meet with one of his business partners. “That’s when

Café Kubal to open location at Marriott Syracuse Downtown
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Café Kubal plans to open a new location in the upcoming Marriott Syracuse Downtown in “late spring.” It will have a storefront
People news: Hartwick College president named to NCAA Div. III Presidents Council
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich will serve on the Division III Presidents Council of the NCAA. Drugovich begins her four-year term “immediately,”
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