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Fort Drum Dental Health Activity welcomes new commander
FORT DRUM, New York – Soldiers, civilian employees, friends and family of Fort Drum’s Dental Health Activity, also known as DENTAC, welcomed the unit’s new commander during a change of command ceremony at the Command Sgt. Maj. Southern “Buddy” Hewitt Noncommissioned Officer Academy in Fort Drum, New York, July 18, 2024.
Governor Hochul Awards Key Contract for Syracuse’s Transformative I-81 Project
(WNY News Now) – Syracuse – Governor Kathy Hochul announced the award of the fourth construction contract for the transformative Interstate 81 Viaduct Project. The award of the $313.5 million contract to CNY Alliance will begin construction on the Community Grid along streets on Syracuse’s eastside, in the former 15th Ward neighborhood. The Community Grid will replace the elevated highway in Downtown Syracuse and will relieve existing traffic congestion challenges in the city, while improving access to and from the interstate highway network and key destinations, including the downtown business districts, area hospitals, and higher education institutions.
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More sun than clouds today
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - It will be a beautiful-looking summer day. We’ll have mostly sunny skies at the beginning and the end of the day, with a mix of sun and clouds in the middle. It will be on the humid side with highs in the low 80s.
Annual demolition derbies at the Boonville Fair
BOONVILLE — The Boonville-Oneida County Fair will end its week of events and festivities with double the excitement: two demolition derbies on Sunday, July 28. The afternoon show starts at 1 p.m. and the evening show at 6 p.m. Tickets for the 1 p.m. show are $10 for age...
TOWPD: Woman observed swerving towards oncoming in Old Forge allegedly drove while impaired with two children in back-seat
OLD FORGE- A woman from Oswego County is accused of impaired driving with two children in the vehicle, following reports of a traffic stop last week in the Western Adirondacks. Mindy S. Billman, 45, of Fulton, NY was arrested by the Town of Webb Police Department on the night of...
Dylan Bancroft Wins Kinney Drugs Modifieds on Christman Fuel Service CDL Night on 7/20/24 At Evans Mills Raceway Park
Evans Mills, NY-The first true summer night brought race fans to the Evans Mills Raceway Park for the annual CDL Night, which had the first ever visit from the Dirt Modified Nostalgia Tour. The Excess Storage Pro Late Models started the evening’s feature. An opening lap caution would the only...
Massive Number Of Tourists Choosing Upstate New York Over NYC
Tourism is booming in "unexpected" places in Upstate New York, but declining in New York City. In late June, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul paused the start of Congestion Pricing "indefinitely." The plan was set to start on June 30 and would have charged drivers at least $15 to drive...
Rome residents can soon apply for money from $1 million-plus recovery fund
Rome, N.Y. — Rome residents harmed by severe thunderstorms and a tornado that plowed through the city last week can soon apply to a recovery fund, officials said. About $175,000 has already been raised for the Rome Victims Recovery Fund, according to Anthony Picente Jr., the Oneida County executive. The county plans to contribute $1 million, he said.
Binghamton homeowners can get up to $40,000 to repair their house
BINGHAMTON, N.Y (WIVT/WBGH) – New York State’s Targeted Home Improvement Program or T-HIP, is a pilot program that awards grants to non-profits serving low income homeowners. Eligible homeowners can get $40,000 per house, for home repairs, including, ADA improvement, roof repairs, code violations and utility upgrades. The funding will be administered through the non-profits, First […]
Syracuse residents can now buy a second trash cart from city if one isn't enough
Syracuse, N.Y. — If the 96-gallon trash cart Syracuse households received last year isn’t big enough, residents will soon be able to get a second container. But unlike the first round of carts the city delivered to 32,400 properties, the second ones won’t be free. Residents will have to pay $75 to cover the cost of the additional can.
Mexican restaurant that moved into former Kirby's space is now open
A Mexican restaurant chain based in Ohio has opened a location in the former Kirby’s space in Westvale Plaza. Plaza Grande Cocina Mexicana & Cantina opened in the past few days. Kirby’s closed its doors at 2112 W. Genesee St. in Westvale in October 2022, soon after the Kirby’s restaurant in Fayetteville closed.
Fast-food restaurant resurrects plan to move into plaza by Wegmans
It’s been seven years since fast-food giant McDonald’s proposed a plan to move into a shopping plaza in Clay. McDonald’s withdrew its application about 18 months after first submitting its proposal to build a restaurant in the Wegmans shopping plaza, off West Taft Road in Clay, said Clay planning officials.
Nonprofit seeks to launch Syracuse charter school for kids living in poverty
Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse nonprofit that’s been providing tutoring and mentoring services to city children for 16 years is now looking to open its own publicly funded school, with the goal of helping students living in poverty. The group 100 Black Men of Syracuse has an application...
Scholarship Program Promises To Do More After Say Yes Graduate Nets Full Ride To Medical School
“What we want students to know is that they have a community behind them. What Say Yes is a reflection of the community coming together and figuring out how can we support students while they’re in school from kindergarten to twelfth grade by offering wrap-around supports and everything else.
Historic Pub in Syracuse Redefines “Family Owned”
NATURAL SOUND: Door opening. GERALDINE PAGLIA, REPORTER: Kevin Shulz took over Guilfoil’s in January of 20-18 from longtime owner Micheal Guilfoil the third. He went right to work to make some upgrades. KEVIN SCHULZ, GUILFOIL’S OWNER: Some stuff had to be done fast and drastic and somethings had to...
Man With History Of Stalking & Harassing Young Girls Seen In Central New York
An urgent warning after a man with a history of stalking was seen harassing a number of underage girls in Central New York. Kayleigh Burgess, the assistant manager from the Planet Fitness in Rome said a guy was harassing her and numerous other girls at the gym. "He told me I caught his attention because of my birth year on my necklace which makes me 26 years younger than him."
Confronting Syracuse’s Homeless Crisis
Jack McGuire: SOME SYRACUSE RESIDENTS WOULD SAY RISING RENTS AND HIGH MORTGAGE RATES ARE TO BLAME FOR THE PROBLEM. OTHERS WOULD CHALK IT UP TO THE EFFECTS OF RAMPANT DRUG USE. FOR JOHN BALLARD, IT’S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. John Ballard: I’m trying to work but I’m also...
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