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Broome County man charged with burglarizing residences over the summer
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New York State Police in Binghamton recently arrested a 26-year-old man accused of burglarizing residences in the town of Windsor this summer.
City of Syracuse awards winter COVID-19 grants to 23 small businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has announced that 23 Syracuse small businesses will use grant funding to “adapt to the challenges presented by
Oneida County COVID-19 hospitalizations hit the 100 mark
UTICA, N.Y. — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oneida County hospitals has reached 100 as the virus continues to spread in the
Drone test site in Rome completes second phase of traffic management pilot program
ROME, N.Y. — The New York UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome has completed the second phase of the Federal Aviation Administration’s
Community Bank System elects Skerritt as new independent director
DeWITT— Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced the election of Susan E. Skerritt to its board of directors as a new independent director. Skerritt’s election expands the DeWitt–based banking company’s board to 13 directors, 12 of whom are independent. She was also appointed to the board of directors of Community Bank, N.A., the
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Oneida County hotels see more than half of rooms filled in October
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County hotels posted an occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 51.8 percent in October, down 21.5 percent from a year ago, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Though business was hindered by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was the smallest year-over-year
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New York egg production rises more than 6 percent in October
New York farms produced 151.3 million eggs in October, up 6.2 percent from 142.5 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.79 million in October, up 3.3 percent from nearly 5.61 million layers a year prior. October egg
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The Bluetooth stethoscope connection
ROME, N.Y. — The Cardiovascular Institute at Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) is using “Bluetooth stethoscope” technology, which allows doctors to hear and see a patient’s heartbeat “without physically being there.” Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) and St. Joseph’s Health say they’re deploying the technology and working together to “offer patients in rural areas access to cardiac
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Jefferson County hotels see fewer than half of rooms occupied in October
WATERTOWN — Just under one out of two Jefferson County hotel rooms, on average, were occupied in October amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county came in at 45.8 percent in October, down 16.1 percent from October 2019,
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Shineman Foundation issues final grant awards of 2020
A revitalization grant was also provided to the town of Constantia’s public park, David C. Webb Memorial Park at Taft Bay, to pay for the construction of a large, previously donated municipal-quality playground system in the spring. The Shineman Foundation made a commitment of $60,000 to Victory Transformation to pay for renovations of its new
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