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Hartwick College campus to remain closed to the public through the summer
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College says its campus will remain closed to the public through this summer. The campus has been closed to the public

Griffiss, other Upstate airports awarded federal funding for projects
Griffiss International Airport in Rome, Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Ithaca Tompkins International Airport, and Watertown International Airport are among the upstate New York airport awarded

Community Bank System to pay Q2 dividend of 42 cents a share in July
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 42 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on July 9 to shareholders of record as of June 15. The dividend is the same amount that Community Bank paid each
Lockheed Martin’s suburban Syracuse plant wins almost $10M Navy contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) plant in the Syracuse area has been awarded a nearly $9.7 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. The cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to the pact is for the design, prototyping, and qualification testing of submarine electronic-warfare equipment, according to a contract announcement the

New York manufacturing index dips in May but still shows solid growth
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index dipped two points in May to 24.3, but still showed the industry is generating significant growth while emerging from the pandemic. The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had climbed 9 points in April to 26.3, a “multi-year high.” The May reading

School-district treasurer in Otsego County gets no jail time for $34K theft
MORRIS, N.Y. — A former treasurer for the Morris Central School District in Otsego County will not serve any jail time after admitting to stealing $34,000 from her employer over a six-year period. On May 13, a federal court sentenced Kristina Hand, 47, of Morris, to two years of probation and ordered her to serve

Oneida Indian Nation announces plans for the Cove at Sylvan Beach
SYLVAN BEACH, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation on Thursday announced its plans to open the Cove at Sylvan Beach, described as an “all-new, one-of-a-kind

New York has now administered more than 18 million COVID vaccine doses
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported that nearly 18.2 million doses of a vaccine that protects against COVID-19 have now been administered

Syracuse airport and six others in New York to host pop-up vaccination sites May 24-28
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport is among seven New York airports that will host pop-up vaccination sites next week to inoculate travelers and

United Airlines resumes service from Ithaca to Washington-Dulles on June 3
LANSING, N.Y. — United Airlines plans to resume air service from Ithaca to Washington-Dulles on June 3. The service will involve two daily flights Monday
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