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Cargill in Lansing eliminating positions due to decreased demand for road salt
Cargill, the multinational company in charge of the Cayuga Salt Mine in the town of Lansing, confirmed to Tompkins Weekly on Friday Aug. 9 that the company plans to lay off workers as it seeks to restructure its operations to adjust to lower demand. A source familiar with the situation told Tompkins Weekly that the company will lay off 25 workers as part of the move.
Lineup For Porchfest Announced – Taking Place This Sunday in Cortland
Porchfest will be back again this Sunday, August 18th, for another day full of music in the City of Cortland. The music will be taking place on Van Hoesen, Chestnut, and Harrison Streets from 12pm to 5pm. This year will have over 35 artists/musicians performing. All sets will be 45...
Former Rochester police officer sentenced to 10 weekends in jail for raping 13-year-old
Canandaigua, N.Y. (WHAM)— A former Rochester police officer who pleaded guilty in March to rape and forcible touching was sentenced Wednesday to 10 weekends in jail and 10 years of probation. Shawn Jordanadmitted to having sex with a 13-year-old girl at his South Bristol home in 2022. He was...
Midlakes announces 2024 hall of fame inductees
One individual and one team are set to join the Midlakes Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony to be held next month. This year's honorees include 2014 graduate Sean Peacock and the 2007 boys volleyball team. The combination, along with Midlakes' 2023 inductees, will be recognized in a ceremony set for...
New business moving in to former Xerox campus
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — JLL marketing has announced a new lease for part of the former Xerox campus on Resende Road in Webster. The 151,000 square foot industrial lease will be home to Ranger Design starting in 2025. The company signed a long term lease for a space across the first floor of one building […]
Survey: 1 in 10 Monroe County teens admits to carrying weapon
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – No one has ever tried to count how many loaded, illegal guns are in our community everyday. But Monroe County has asked teenagers how often they’ve carried a weapon over the course of a month. Chief investigative reporter Berkeley Brean dug into the results that...
Massive Tornado Damage Renders 82 Buildings in Rome Uninhabitable
It's official, roughly 500 structures in Rome need to be repaired or demolished entirely after a tornado ripped through the city last month. It's been nearly a month since an EF-2 tornado devastated the City of Rome, sparking an intense recovery mission involving local, state, and national officials. Due to...
Strangers Rally Around Georgian Arms Tenants in Rome
ROME, N.Y. -- It was clear right after the July 16 tornado that the seventh floor of Georgian Arms Apartments in Rome was devastated. But it wasn't until apartment management got inside the building that they learned the full extent of the damage. "The sixth and seventh floor were the...
Utica man sentenced to over 7 years in prison for role in fentanyl trafficking ring
A Utica man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in a large fentanyl trafficking ring. Federal prosecutors say 59-year-old Bernabe Lopez acquired the deadly drug from co-conspirators and sold the fentanyl in Utica. He’s the last of nine sentenced in the trafficking ring....
School Bus Struck By Gunfire In Broad Daylight In Syracuse
Syracuse , N.Y. - Syracuse Police investigating a school bus being hit by gunfire Wednesday afternoon. Police say the First Student School bus with four children onboard was traveling on the 400 block of Highland Street a little after 2, when people on the side of the road and fired off some shots. A bullet went through the front of the bus and hit the radiator. Luckily no one was injured.
CNY cancer practice plans to ramp up cutting-edge therapy after successful outpatient treatment
Syracuse, NY -- A cutting-edge cancer treatment that promises to control certain tumors after traditional methods fail is poised to reach more people in Central New York. Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY is now scheduling roughly one patient a week to begin bispecific antibody therapy, a treatment for some cancers that have stopped responding to chemotherapy and radiation.
Popular Chain Restaurant Closing Only Location In New York State
Another restaurant chain confirmed massive closures, including leaving the Empire State. The owners of the Italian restaurant chain Buca di Beppo filed for Chapter 11 protection this week. Buca di Beppo Files For Bankruptcy. The restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American food is now based in Orlando, Florida. The name loosely...
Here We Go Again: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Returns to Upstate New York
The entirety of New York State is under an air quality alert due to smoke billowing in from the raging Canadian wildfires. Summer 2023 was memorable because of one thing: the Canadian Wildfires. The thick, pungent smoke painted the skies gold and partially obscured the sun. Not only did the smoke make it look slightly apocalyptic outside, it also made it reek of campfire.
When are the free admission days and special days for NYS Fair 2024?
Geddes, N.Y. — The New York State Fair opens Wednesday, Aug. 21 and once again features a variety of special days with free attendance and events for specific groups. General adult tickets to the fair cost $8 (up from $6 in 2023) and are available online. Parking is $12 per vehicle, up from $10 in 2023. Fair admission will once again be cashless (card only).
Most Air Pollution Found In These Parts Of New York
Higher levels of air pollution are found in these areas of your hometown in New York. The New York State DEC released the results from the first phase of the State’s "historic effort" to monitor air quality. DEC Releases First Phase Results of Statewide Community Air Monitoring Initiative. The...
National Weather Service: “Above” Average Precipitation This Winter In New York
The calendar says it's only mid-August, but weather experts are giving snow lovers exciting news about the upcoming winter. As I write this article, the date says August 15. However, Fall is near. Halloween stores are opening, and pumpkin spice season is days a way. In fact, Dunkin' is now selling a "spiked" pumpkin spice latte with 6% ABV. CLICK HERE to find out more.
Upstate New York Casting Call for This Peacock Series, Can You Play Ball?
With all of the TV shows and movies filming in the Empire State this summer, New York is more Hollywood than Hollywood is. Season 3 of the Gilded Age, for example, is currently filming in the Stockade District of Schenectady as well as locations around Troy, NY with many Capital Region residents filling roles as background actors.
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