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Crews raise the final beam in first phase of expansion project at Point Place Casino in Bridgeport
SULLIVAN, N.Y. — Construction crews on Tuesday, Feb. 4 raised the final beam into place on the first phase of the $50 million expansion of

Ithaca College plans new $4 million track and field facility
ITHACA, N.Y. — With help from alumni, Ithaca College plans to build a new outdoor track and field facility for use by intercollegiate athletic teams as well as the wider campus and surrounding community, the college said. The project — with a total cost of $4 million — will include an eight-lane, 400-meter running track

TSA reminds New Yorkers they’ll need a REAL ID license to board a plane starting in May
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York state residents who want to board an airplane for a domestic flight will soon need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license,

Syracuse Mets to continue nonprofit We Care Wednesdays during 2025 season
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— The Syracuse Mets minor-league baseball team say the nonprofit We Care Wednesdays will return for the upcoming 2025 season. We Care Wednesdays allow

NYS Blues Festival announces headlining act this June
GEDDES, N.Y. — The Warren Haynes Band will headline this year’s New York State Blues Festival, which is set for Chevy Court at the New

Syracuse airport issues annual report
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) marked its 75-year anniversary with the annual State of the Airport event on Friday morning. More than

Winter Fair underway, continues through Sunday at State Fairgrounds Expo Center
GEDDES, N.Y. — The 6th annual Winter Fair is set for this weekend at the Expo Center at the New York State Fairgrounds. The fair
Oneida County hotel business indicators were mixed in December
UTICA — Oneida County hotels had a mixed month of business performance in December, as measured by three key benchmarks. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) edged down 0.9 percent to 43.9 percent in the final month of 2024 compared to the year-prior month, according to a report from STR,
Jefferson County hotel occupancy falls more than 7 percent in December
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County hotels registered a drop in occupancy in December, as two other key indicators of hotel-business performance were mixed in the same month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the North Country’s most populous county declined 7.4 percent to 33.5 percent in the final month of

Hochul proposes free tuition at community colleges for adult learners to expand workforce
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday unveiled her plan to offer free community college tuition to adult learners ages 25 to 55 in
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