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Blue Sox secure playoff home game with win
All the Blue Sox needed to secure a playoff game at Murnane Field was to knock off the lowly Boonville Lumberjacks at the Robert Smith Sports Complex on Sunday, July 27. Despite already prepping for the long trip home, the Lumberjacks certainly were not going to make it easy.
Here’s who made syracuse.com’s Mount Rushmore of Utica Proctor girls athletes
Syracuse, N.Y — It wasn’t easy, but after receiving hundreds of votes and scouring many record books, the Mount Rushmore of Utica Proctor girls athletes has been selected. Syracuse.com’s Mount Rushmore Project is an endeavor that identifies the four best boys and girls athletes in the history of selected Section III schools. Utica Proctor is one of the programs we highlighted this summer, along with Baldwinsville, Hamilton, Henninger, Tully and Westhill.
Rotary Gala raises over $12K for RCIL program
UTICA — The Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL) received a donation of $12,432.76 from the Utica Rotary Club. This donation was the result of the rotary’s Service Above Self gala held on June 7 at the Stanley Theatre. The gala featured live music by Soul Injection, a...
FOCUS Greater Syracuse announces 2024 Wisdom Keepers
FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc. has announced the 2024 Wisdom Keeper honorees are Robert M. Simpson, president & CEO of CenterState CEO, and Sheena Solomon, executive director of The Gifford Foundation. This prestigious recognition celebrates community members who demonstrate exceptional leadership, continuous care, and a clear vision for the future of...
Emergency Department Traffic at Rome Health Will Be Rerouted
ROME, N.Y. -- In August, the traffic circle at the Emergency Department entrance of Rome Health will be closed until November. This closure is necessary to complete grading and site work for the new Intensive Care Unit and the Kaplan Center for Surgical Services addition. "In preparation," according to a...
Suspended Central NY judge tried to downplay her racially insensitive comments: ‘I don’t see color’
New Hartford, N.Y. – A Central New York Supreme Court justice tried to minimize her comments at a graduation party that she admitted showed an appearance of racial bias, her testimony to a state commission shows. Erin P. Gall, a judge based in Oneida County, was suspended with pay...
Oneida County real estate: See all homes sold, July 20-July 26
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Oneida County reported from July 20 to July 26. There were 46 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 960-square-foot home on Davis Road in Floyd that sold for $195,700. Deerfield.
More cinnamon recalled after tests find elevated levels of lead
Federal health authorities are once again urging people to check their spice racks and cabinets for certain cinnamon products after testing found lead in multiple additional brands. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it was recommending recalls of nine brands of ground cinnamon products with elevated lead levels, ranging from 2.03 to 7.01 parts per million (ppm). "These levels are significantly lower than the levels of lead associated with the WanaBana cinnamon apple puree and applesauce products recalled in the fall of 2023, which had between 2,270 ppm to 5,110 ppm lead in the cinnamon," the agency noted.Still, the FDA is advising...
Increased access to overdose kits for domestic violence programs
ALBANY, NY (WENY)--GOV. KATHY HOCHUL RECENTLY ANNOUNCED INCREASING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY OVERDOSE KITS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS. OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS, NEW YORK HAS DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 700,000 OVERDOSE EMERGENCY KITS STATEWIDE. MANY STATE LEADERS STRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS ARE AT A GREATER RISK FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND OVERDOSES MAKING...
New York wants 40,000 school buses to go electric: Some school district voters are pushing back
Syracuse, N.Y. – New York state’s efforts to replace 40,000 diesel and gasoline-fueled school buses with electric ones during the next decade are hitting some speed bumps with local taxpayers. Two years ago, state leaders set an ambitious calendar to retire combustion engine buses — those iconic workhorses...
N.Y. Thruway: Gov. Hochul announces start of $36.8M improvement project
A road improvement project on the New York State Thruway has begun in two upstate counties, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday. The work will focus on a nearly 54-mile stretch of the I-90 section of the thruway, between Rochester and Buffalo in Monroe and Genesee counties. Between exits 45...
After threatening cuts, MTA now has faith Gov. Hochul will fill $15B congestion pricing hole
This tunnel on Manhattan East Side was partially finished in the 1970s for the Second Avenue subway. The MTA plans to use it for the extension of the line into East Harlem, but the work will remain on hold until Gov. Kathy Hochul either unfreezes congestion pricing or reaches a deal with lawmakers on a new funding source for the transit agency. Agency leaders have changed their tune since last month, when they said Hochul's pause on the tolling program would force them to halt major upgrades to the city's mass transit. [ more › ]
New York is changing exit numbers on these Upstate NY highways
The New York State Department of Transportation has begun changing exit numbers on multiple highways in Central New York. Exits on Interstate 81, Interstate 690 and state Route 481 will be updated to numbers matching their mile markers along each highway, the DOT announced last month. Exit 11 for Ithaca/Cortland on I-81 recently changed to Exit 52 and Exit 13 for state Rt. 281/Preble is now Exit 62; both include smaller signs noting the “old exit” number.
NY weather update: The current flood advisory will expire at 5:15 p.m.
The advisory was for Suffolk County. "The Flood Advisory will expire at 5:15 p.m. this afternoon for a portion of southeast New York, including the following area, Suffolk. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures," according to the National Weather Service.
Beloved Chain Restaurant Likely Saved In New York After Closings
After filing for bankruptcy and closing many locations in New York, a new deal may save many other eateries. In May, Hudson Valley Post learned Red Lobster is closing nearly 50 locations across the country, including many in New York. Red Lobster Closes Many New York Locations. We later learned...
NY judge hands former NRA head Wayne LaPierre a 10 year ban but declines to appoint monitor
The former head of the National Rifle Association has told a New York judge that the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group’s finances would be damaging. The comments came Monday during closing arguments in the second phase of a civil case that New York Attorney General Letitia James brought against the NRA. (AP Video by John Minchillo) NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Monday banned Wayne LaPierre, the former head of the National Rifle Association, from holding a paid position with the organization for a decade, but declined to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group. The split decision from Judge Joel Cohen came on the final day of arguments in the second stage of a civil trial brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The first phase of the trial, decided in February by a Manhattan jury, found LaPierre and another deputy liable for misspending millions of dollars on lavish trips and other personal expenses.
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