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New York care management company to acquire nearby personal care provider
Two central New York home care companies will soon combine. Aging Advocates, a provider based in Manlius, NY, moved to acquire Senior Home Care Solutions, headquartered in East Syracuse, NY. Aging Advocates announced the transaction on Thursday. “This acquisition aligns with our mission to promote dignity and independence for our...
Utica Blue Sox rally for win in final regular-season home game of 2024
UTICA — The Utica Blue Sox closed the home portion of the 2024 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League regular-season schedule with some late-inning heroics. Held in check for seven innings Thursday against the visiting Oneonta Outlaws, the Blue Sox totaled three hits, four walks and took advantage of some miscues to rally for five runs in the eighth inning.
Engineering Camp inspires future engineers in Rome
ROME — “You are all engineers,” Engineering Camp head instructor and founder Toni York told the 20 student participants Friday at the Orion NTROPEE facility. “You are already engineers because you did real engineering this week.”. The weeklong Engineering Camp welcomed area students in grades 6-8,...
Macedonian Ethnic Festival returns for 22nd year first weekend of August
SYRACUSE N.Y. — From August 2 to August 4, the St. George Macedonian Orthodox Church is bringing back its annual Macedonian Ethnic Festival!. The festival celebrates Macedonian cuisine, wine, music, and traditions. The festival will feature free admission, free Macedonian food and drinks, as well as music and church tours.
Man paid $50 dollars to attack kidnapping victim found guilty of assault and robbery
Syracuse, N.Y. – A man who was paid $50 to attack a man who was later held for days and tortured was found guilty Friday of participating in the brutal assault. Quincy Williams, 29, was convicted by the jury of first-degree assault and first-degree robbery, prosecutor Alphonse Williams said Friday.
Shots fired in Syracuse tripled in a week: 8 injured in 5 shootings
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The number of shots fired incidents in Syracuse tripled in a week and appear to stem from beefs between rival gangs, police said. In seven days, there were 36 shots fired incidents in Syracuse, according to Syracuse Police COMPSTAT reports. That’s compared to 12 shots fired incidents the week before.
Syracuse native Symir Torrence signs with an overseas pro basketball team
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse native Symir Torrence will play professional basketball in Finland next season. Torrence said Friday he had been in contact with the team’s coach, Konsta Mastomaki, and will play for LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa in the Finnish Korisliiga league. The team finished 10-22 last season, but has hired a new coach in Mastomaki.
Utica police release narrated video of Nyah Mway shooting death: Here's what it reveals
Note: This story was updated with a statement from Justice For Nyah Mway. From the time he was stopped to when he was shot, the Utica Police Department went over its body camera footage of the shooting death of 13-year-old Nyah Mway in a new video released Thursday night. Utica Police Lt. Ashley Berger...
Syracuse men’s basketball will play first exhibition game in 2024-25 season against Clarion University
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Syracuse men’s basketball team will play its first exhibition game this offseason on Saturday, Oct. 26 against Clarion (Pennsylvania) University. The Division II school went 8-20 last season. The time of the game will be announced at a later date. Division I programs are permitted...
First Presbyterian still in 'digging out phase' after Rome tornado
ROME — Clean up and stabilization efforts continue at the First Presbyterian Church in Rome, with church leaders as much in the dark as everyone else on the future of the house of worship. “I know everybody is looking for some answers. We don’t really have all the facts...
Store in Rome busted for untaxed cigarettes, 10+ pounds of cannabis
ROME, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Monday, July 22, the Rome Police Department searched the Rome Dairy Market at 603 North James Street. Celine Dion performs for 1st time since ‘stiff-person’ diagnosis: What is the disease?. Police found over 350 cartons of unstamped/untaxed cigarettes, along with 10+ pounds...
TNIAAM Roundtable: predicting the Syracuse football starting offense
The first Syracuse Orange football game of 2024 is fast approaching and now that we have a roster, our staff will prediction the two-deep. Offense is up first and next week we’ll tackle the defense and special teams. For each position group, we’ll list our choice for starter and back-up when the Orange start the season.
'A problem we can solve:' More affordable housing is coming to Buffalo
NEW YORK — More high-quality, affordable housing is coming to Buffalo. State Senator Sean Ryan announced the first step of ‘The City of Good Neighborhoods’ plan to build safe and affordable rental units statewide. $40 million in the state budget was established in New York’s Vacant Rental Improvement Program to create more affordable rental properties for low-income families, notes the Senator’s Office.
Massena woman arrested for series of vehicle thefts in Cayuga County
A Massena woman was arrested for stealing multiple vehicles in Cayuga County Wednesday. On February 29, deputies with the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office responded to Lake Road in the Town of Genoa for a car in a ditch. Deputies quickly learned the vehicle was stolen out of the Town of Mentz. Witnesses report they saw a woman flee the scene shortly after crashing. While continuing the investigation, deputies were notified a homeowner just north of their location on Lake Road reported their home was broken into and their car was stolen.
CNY Central earns 4 nominations in 67th Annual New York Emmy Awards
CNY Central earned four nominations in the 67th Annual New York Emmy Awards!. The New York Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoring those in television and advanced media in the tri-state New York-New Jersey-Connecticut and New York State. CNY Central, WSTM-NBC3,...
City of Cortland receives $65,000 to remove ash trees
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that the City of Cortland and other municipalities will receive grant funding to support 23 urban forestry projects across New York state, according to a release. Cortland is receiving $65,000 of the $7.1 million distributed through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Urban...
News10NBC Investigates: Customer says convicted crooked contractor is at it again
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Contractor complaints are some of the most frequent cases that land in News10NBC’s inboxes. But as News10NBC consumer investigator reporter Deanna Dewberry explains, most contractors rarely face criminal prosecution. Why not? The answer is simple. If a contractor took your money but didn’t do any...
Preble looks to hire landscaper
PREBLE, NY (CortacaToday) — An outdoor job is open in Preble. Officials are looking to hire a landscaper. The part-time position would help tidy up the front of the Town Hall. Anyone interested should contact Town Supervisor James Doring at 607-749-5315. In related news, Preble is exploring short term...
Man killed in head-on collision in Madison County, woman airlifted to hospital
A Chenango County man is dead after a head-on collision in the Town of Brookfield Tuesday afternoon. New York State Police report Dominick E. Brown, 44, from New Berlin was driving a pickup truck southbound on NY-8 when he crossed over the double yellow line into the opposite, striking an SUV driven by a 63-year-old woman woman from Leonardsville.
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