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Utica to become New Jersey Devils hockey affiliate again
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Thursday announced a 10-year affiliation agreement with the New Jersey Devils of

Schumer calls on U.S., Canadian governments to devise a plan to reopen border
MASSENA, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Wednesday called on the U.S. and Canadian governments and public-health officials to develop a

Utica College to hold in-person graduation for Class of 2021 but without guests
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College will hold commencement ceremonies for Class of 2021 on May 15 at the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial

New York State reports 6-month lows in daily COVID deaths, positivity rate
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced that the state had 23 COVID-19 deaths the previous day, the lowest single-day death

New York SBDC helps nearly 3,000 COVID-impacted small businesses, including Binghamton café
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The New York Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has helped nearly 3,000 COVID-19-impacted small-business owners secure more than $560 million in aid

Destiny USA to host pop-up vaccination clinic Friday and Saturday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic this Friday and Saturday in the complex’s Canyon area. Destiny USA is partnering with

State project to repurpose former St. Lawrence County mine into solar-energy project
CLIFTON, N.Y. — New York State has announced an agreement to repurpose formerly mined land in St. Lawrence County into one of the “largest solar

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — JPMorgan Chase has announced an additional $8 million grant to support the national training and research programs over the next three years

NOCO hiring for about 50 open positions throughout Western and Central New York
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NOCO, an energy company headquartered near Buffalo, announced it is now hiring about 50 additional employees across its Western and Central New

New York State nears 16 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
New York State on Tuesday reported that nearly 15.9 million total doses of COVID-19 vaccine have gone into arms so far, up by 147,654 doses
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