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Tampa Bay Lightning hire Halpern as Syracuse Crunch assistant coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have hired Jeff Halpern to serve as assistant coach for its AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Halpern,
State investigating shut down, oil spill at FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in Scriba
SCRIBA, N.Y. — New York officials are investigating the shutdown and subsequent oil leak into Lake Ontario at the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power plant
Price Rite location to serve Syracuse South Side neighborhood
SYRACUSE — About two-thirds of current Price Rite grocery-store locations operate in buildings that had previously operated as supermarkets. “This was a supermarket, too,” says Neil Duffy, president of Price Rite, referencing the building at 611 South Ave. in Syracuse where Commercial & Residential Painting, Inc. currently operates. The building was once home to a
Rosamond Gifford Zoo spruces up banquet facility, adds outdoor patio
SYRACUSE — Crews are finishing work on Catering at the Zoo, the banquet facility at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnett Park. The $300,000 project included construction of a new, 2,400-square-foot outdoor patio and interior improvements on the 3,000-square-foot banquet room, says Janet Agostini, president and CEO of Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Friends
The Strand Theater: From Movies to Drive-In Garage
The Strand Theater opened to the silent-movie-going public in Syracuse at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 1915. Construction had begun the previous August, and the Syracuse Herald touted the project’s use of “local capital, local labor, and local brains.” Entertainment offered at this theater was different from the live stage shows that attracted residents less than
Auburn Doubledays start baseball season with new safety netting at Falcon Park
AUBURN — The Auburn Doubledays started their 2016 season on June 17 knowing the fans who sit near the dugout have a little more protection from game action. The City of Auburn has installed protective netting at the top of the first and third-base dugouts at Falcon Park where the Auburn Doubledays play their home
CNY ATD honors BEST Learning and Performance Award Winners
CONTENT SUBMITTED BY THE CNY ATD The winners of the 9th Annual CNY BEST Learning and Performance Awards were announced at CNY ATD’s CNY BEST Learning and Performance Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 16, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, near Carrier Circle in DeWitt. CNY ATD annually presents CNY BEST Learning and Performance Awards
Seneca County IDA selects winning bidder for the former Seneca Army Depot
ROMULUS, N.Y. — The Seneca County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) selected business owner Earl Martin as the winning bidder for the approximately 7,000 remaining acres
FAA awards Hancock International Airport $165,000 for drainage improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Hancock International Airport more than $165,000 for drainage renovations. The improvements will target the airport’s
The growing trend of business “bleisure trips”
Business travel was never designed to be fun. Very often, you find yourself rushing to an airport, getting off in another city, jumping in a cab, going to a hotel, meeting in the hotel’s conference room, jumping back in a cab, etc. And the next thing you know, you are sitting in the office. You
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