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DEC appoints former OCRRA leader to new department role
The DEC has announced the appointment of Dereth Glance to the role of regional director in the department’s region 7. It covers Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga, and Tompkins counties. The appointment was among four that DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced on Aug. 10. Glance most recently served as DEC’s deputy commissioner […]
SUNY Oswego physics professor to use grant funding for lithium-ion battery research
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego physics professor Mohammad Islam will use grant funding of $15,000 to continue his research on lithium-ion batteries. The Syracuse Center
Construction begins on $4.8 million sanitary-sewer project in the town of Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Crews have started construction work on the town of Oswego’s $4.8 million sanitary-sewer project. The effort is part of the state’s Lake
Village of Lowville to apply again for DRI funding
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — The Village of Lowville is hoping the fourth time’s the charm in applying to win $10 million in state funding to help
Friends of the Zoo appoints new executive chef
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo recently announced it has promoted Allison Walts from sous chef to executive chef of Catering
New York egg production dips 1.5 percent in July
Farms in New York state produced 147.7 million eggs in July, down 1.5 percent from 149.9 million eggs in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.75 million in the seventh month of this year, up 0.5 percent from 5.72 million
Gillibrand pushes bill to designate Finger Lakes a National Heritage Area
ROMULUS, N.Y. — New York state’s Finger Lakes region would be designated as a National Heritage Area under a proposal that U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) recently announced. Gillibrand on Aug. 14 visited Buttonwood Grove Winery in Romulus to push the proposal in a news conference. National Heritage Areas (NHA) are established by Congress to
Firms from New York among 20 finalists in this year’s Grow-NY competition
Businesses from Ithaca, Buffalo, Geneva, Poughkeepsie, and three from New York City are among the 20 finalists in the fifth year of the Grow-NY competition.
Micron formally applies for funding through the CHIPS & Science Act, Schumer says
CLAY, N.Y. — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has submitted its application for federal aid through the CHIPS & Science Act for its semiconductor campus
Adirondack Railroad resumes service between Utica and Old Forge
UTICA, N.Y. — The Adirondack Railroad resumed service between Utica and Old Forge after repairs were made to damage along the tracks caused by severe
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