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7 Brew to open drive-thru coffee stand in Clay in May
CLAY, N.Y. — 7 Brew, a drive-thru coffee business that says it has 20,000 “unique” drink combinations, plans to open a location near the Sweetheart Corner intersection in the town of Clay this May. The company, which is headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, says the site is located at 3906 Brewerton Road in the town of […]

Crews start work on Clinton road project
CLINTON, N.Y. — An $8.8 million road-rehabilitation project in Clinton to enhance safety and improve travel along State Route 12B and State Route 412 has

SUNY Poly names commencement speakers
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute recently announced that Guru Madhavan, senior director of programs the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, will serve as guest speaker at the College of Engineering commencement, and Maria Kontaridis, executive director and director of research at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), will be the speaker for the Colleges of

TC3 seeks public input as the Dryden school develops strategic plan
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden is asking the community for input as the school develops its next strategic plan. A

GSAR and CNYIS inaugurate 2025 officers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors (GSAR) and Central New York Information Service (CNYIS) recently inaugurated their 2025 slates of officers and directors during an installation event on Jan. 17. Taking the oath of office to serve GSAR were: Dave Manzano, Sr., president; Don Radke, president-elect; and Kelli Jo Maher, secretary/treasurer. Directors

Upstate Medical University Arena to get nearly $3M in interior improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crews will spend this summer renovating the interior of the Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial. Onondaga County is providing $2.6 million in funding toward improvements at the Upstate Medical University Arena, according to a March 4 announcement from Onondaga County, ASM Global Syracuse, and the Syracuse Crunch. ASM

Works progresses on $50M expansion project at Point Place Casino
SULLIVAN, N.Y. — Construction work continues on the $50 million expansion of Point Place Casino in the Bridgeport area of the town of Sullivan in Madison County. Construction crews on Feb. 4 raised the final beam into place on the project’s first phase. Before its installation, the beam was signed by Point Place Casino employees,

SUNY taps OCC official as next president of Capital Region community college
ALBANY, N.Y. — A top official at Onondaga Community College (OCC) is set to lead another SUNY campus in the Capital Region. The SUNY board of trustees on Tuesday voted to name Anastasia Urtz as the eighth president to lead SUNY Adirondack. Urtz currently serves as provost and senior VP of academic and student affairs

IAED seeks applicants for Tompkins Build apprenticeship program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) says it’s accepting registrations for Tompkins Build – Pathways to Apprenticeship program. It begins March 31 at

Veo fleet of e-bikes, scooters returns to full capacity in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Following a planned fleet reduction during the winter months, the Veo micromobility program fleet of shared e-bikes and scooters is returning to
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