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Ross Park Zoo in Binghamton releases reopening plan as it gets ready for late June restart
BINGHAMTON — The staff and board of the Southern Tier Zoological Society on June 1 announced a plan for the reopening of Ross Park Zoo as part of phase 4 of the Southern Tier’s reopening under New York State’s regional restart. “We anticipate being able to reopen Ross Park Zoo at the end of June. […]

The Agency creates local loan pool for Broome County small businesses
DICKINSON — Broome County small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can pursue loans from the NY Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF) through a partnership between the Agency and the National Development Council (NDC). The Agency is the rebranded name of the Broome County Industrial Development Agency and Local Development Corporation. The New York City–based NDC

Broome County Council of Churches to use federal funding to build food market
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Council of Churches will use $150,000 in federal funding for construction of a food market on the north side

Broome County playgrounds, courts, fields, and beaches reopen
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County playgrounds, basketball courts, and athletics fields reopened on Friday, June 12, after County Executive Jason Garnar lifted an emergency order

Cazenovia College to start fall semester early so it can end by Thanksgiving
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College on Thursday announced that it’s planning for a fall 2020 academic calendar that will begin a week earlier with in-person

North Country pair arrested for causing more than $6K in property damage with vehicles
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — State Police in Watertown announced that they arrested two North Country residents this week following an investigation into more than $6,360 in

Hartwick College names first director of its Griffiths Center for Collaboration and Innovation
ONEONTA, N.Y. — The Griffiths Center for Collaboration and Innovation (GCCI) at Hartwick College in Oneonta has its first director: Patricia (Patti) Delaney. Delaney’s appointment

Cuomo approves phase 3 reopening in Central New York, four other regions
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Central New York, Mohawk Valley, North Country, and Southern Tier regions have received the go-ahead to begin the third phase of

Oneida County learns of additional nursing-home deaths, upping COVID-19 death toll to 71
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Wednesday said it learned of four nursing-home deaths that occurred “within the last two weeks” that are part of

Centro to charge bus fares again, restore most weekday service on June 15
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro plans to reinstate regular weekday bus service on nearly all of its routes and will also resume requiring customers to pay
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