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Tompkins County man arrested for HVAC installation scam
ITHACA, N.Y. — New York State Police and the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Tompkins County man for allegedly defrauding people into paying for HVAC installations he never performed. Orion C. Parker Megivern, age 44, of Tompkins County, was taken into custody on Feb. 8 and charged with the felonies of second-degree grand […]
Syracuse University’s Lally Athletics Complex is open with more work planned
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The project still has more phases to come, but Syracuse University on Feb. 17 formally opened the John A. Lally Athletics Complex. It followed the first phase of renovation work at the former Manley Field House on the school’s South campus. The Lally Athletics Complex is meant to serve and support Syracuse
Mercy House of the Southern Tier begins kitchen-expansion project
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — A kitchen-expansion project is underway at Mercy House of the Southern Tier that will allow the organization to serve its current residents and their families more efficiently. “We have outgrown our kitchen, plain and simple,” Linda Cerra, Mercy House executive director, says. With a mission to serve the terminally ill and their
Greater Binghamton Chamber celebrates 2023 Building BC Award winners
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce awarded its 2023 Building BC Awards at its annual economic forecast event on Feb. 14. This year’s Building BC Innovative Award — which recognizes a product, project, or service that thinks outside the box — went to McIntosh Labs. Founded in 1951, the Binghamton company produces
Rome Health unveils plans for four new operating rooms
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health will receive $26 million in funding from the New York State Department of Health Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program III to support its construction of an addition to house new operating rooms to modernize the hospital’s surgical services. The hospital is building four new operating rooms to replace ones
Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developer Summit set for April
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The second annual Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developer Summit, set for April 25-26 at Herkimer County Community College, continues the collaborative efforts between economic-development agencies across the six counties of the Mohawk Valley and Mohawk Valley Economic Development District, Inc. (MVEDD). The event provides developers an in-person chance to network, explore, and invest
Broome County executive lays out agenda in State of the County address
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar highlighted recent success in the county and laid out his agenda for the coming year at his
Southern Tier communities receive $19 million in downtown revitalization funding
Johnson City will receive $10 million in state Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding while the villages of Montour Falls and Waverly will each get $4.5 million
Syracuse company opens new Cricket Wireless location on Teall Avenue in Salina
SALINA, N.Y. — A Syracuse company that’s an authorized retailer for Cricket Wireless has opened a new location at 1826 Teall Ave. in the town
Tessy Plastics participating in state apprenticeship program
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Tessy Plastics Corp. says it’s participating in the state’s apprenticeship program with its first group of four apprentices. Under the initiative, the
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