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State budget includes funding for fourth year of Downtown Revitalization Initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The new state budget includes $100 million for the fourth round of New York’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). The effort will support
Store clerk charged with grand larceny for more than $1K in missing ATM cash
RICHFIELD SPRINGS, N.Y. — New York State Police at Richfield Springs last Thursday arrested Amanda L. Gus, age 33 of Hartwick, for third-degree grand larceny,

DiNapoli: State agency overtime pay hit $787M in 2018, highest amount in a decade
ALBANY, N.Y. — Overtime earnings and hours in 2018 were at the highest levels of any year “within the past 10 years,” rising to $787
Colgate University says it has reached carbon neutrality
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University announced Monday it has achieved carbon neutrality after a 10-year initiative in which the private university cut its emissions by
CNY Psych Center employee charged with stealing nearly $6K in workers’-compensation fraud case
MARCY, N.Y. — A New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) employee has been arrested on multiple felony charges that he defrauded the workers’-compensation
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

SUNY Poly, Herkimer College announce eight new paths to bachelor’s degrees at SUNY Poly
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Herkimer County Community College (Herkimer College) on Wednesday announced an articulation agreement for graduating Herkimer College

Central New York Services plans to merge with Helio Health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Helio Health and Central New York Services Inc. (CNYS) — described as two of the region’s largest nonprofit behavioral-health systems —

People news: Community Bank promotes Connor to branch manager
OLD FORGE, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted Robert Connor, Jr. to branch manager of its Old Forge office. He has more

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
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