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New York home sales slide nearly 4 percent in October
ALBANY — New York realtors sold 9,609 previously owned homes in October, a drop of 3.8 percent from the 9,989 existing homes sold in the
Local investor group plans to buy Cazenovia College campus
CAZENOVIA — A local investor group is planning to buy the campus of Cazenovia College. The group calls itself 9 Fresh, and Village of Cazenovia Mayor Kurt Wheeler confirmed its plans for the campus in an email to CNYBJ. No expected purchase price was disclosed. The campus closed due to financial difficulties following the 2022-23
Exit 31 study council plans public meeting in Utica on Dec. 3
UTICA, N.Y. — The Herkimer-Oneida Counties Transportation Council (HOCTC) will present improvement options for the Exit 31 interchange of I-90 at a public open house
Town of Manlius Police announce retail crime task force focused on Fayetteville Towne Center
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — The Town of Manlius Police Department on Tuesday said it has formed a retail crime task force to address robberies and other
Tompkins County announces initiatives to bolster homeless-shelter options
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County has announced plans to purchase the property at 227 Cherry St. in Ithaca to develop a long-term emergency-shelter facility. The
Broome County IDA launches tech park survey
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Industrial Development Agency (BCIDA) has launched an online community survey on the proposed Broome Technology Park in the towns
Anthony House holds fundraiser for new hospice-care facility in Hannibal
OSWEGO — Anthony House by Wellhouse Ministries in Oswego has plans for a new hospice-care facility in Hannibal. The organization on Nov. 9 hosted a fundraising and launch event — Journey of Hope: The Road to Anthony House — at the Lake Ontario Event & Conference Center in Oswego, per its announcement. The event included
Final phase of railway work between Cortland and Syracuse gets nearly $4M funding boost
CORTLAND — The federal government is providing a nearly $4 million grant for the final phase of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway’s (NYSW) rail-line modernization project between Cortland and Syracuse. The more than $3.9 million in funding comes from the federal Infrastructure & Jobs Law to complete a “major modernization project” for the
CABVI breaks ground on $24.5 million renovation project
UTICA — The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) recently broke ground on a $24.5 million project to renovate its Utica headquarters at 507 Kent St. Work will enhance both CABVI’s call center, as well as its manufacturing operations. The project is the final one in a three-part, 10-year plan for expansion
Port of Oswego to build warehouse for chip, advanced- manufacturing industries
OSWEGO — A new climate-controlled warehouse to help serve the region’s semiconductor, renewable energy, and advanced-manufacturing industries is coming to the Port of Oswego. It will use more than $11 million in federal funding to build the facility. The money will help replace a decades-old, damaged warehouse with the Great Lakes’ first climate-controlled warehouse at
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