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ESD awards Ithaca firm $560K to produce COVID-19 respirator masks
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca company will use a state grant to retool its facility for N95 respirator mask production. Empire State Development (ESD) on
Binghamton University Twitter study tracks early days of COVID-19 pandemic in U.S.
The study focused on more than 530,000 tweets collected between March 14 and March 24. Ramesh and Seetharam tracked popular hashtags and topics, and collated
Cuomo to CNY: Start to reopen the economy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday gave the Central New York region the go-ahead to partially reopen its economy starting Friday — following
Syracuse University raises tuition by nearly 4 percent for next academic year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has announced a tuition increase of almost 4 percent for the 2020-21 academic year along with a 7 percent increase
EPA awards Broome County IDA, City of Ithaca $300K each in brownfield grants
The Broome County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the City of Ithaca have each been awarded $300,000 brownfield grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Cuomo greenlights phased regional reopening starting May 15
IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — New York State’s COVID-19 lockdown is poised to partially end across the Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier — and likely Central New
Oneida County reports a 22nd COVID-19 death
On Sunday, Oneida County also reported 22 new positive infections, bringing the county’s total to 646. The county also noted that, “upon further investigation,” one
DEC cites construction firm for environmental violations at St. Lawrence River site
MORRISTOWN — On March 23, Mike Sherry, an environmental conservation police officer with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), was patrolling along the St. Lawrence River in the town of Morristown at 295 River Road, when he saw several construction vehicles. Sherry noted that a company was working on the riverbank, so
COVID-19 deaths The deceased are an African-American woman in her 60s and the other is a Caucasian male in his 90s, both of whom
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Friday announced the county’s COVID-19 death toll has risen by one to 34. He announced the
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