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Controversy over Pizze Fritte size at NYS Fair; more top stories (Good Morning CNY for Aug. 28)
Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. Charcuterie board competition at the State Fair: A charcuterie competition sponsored by the The New York Beef Council was part of Beef Day at the State Fair on Tuesday. The board above was prepared by Olivia Orlando of Cafe Blue in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor. See more photos, and find out who the winner of the competition was. (Charlie Miller photo)
New York Among Top 10 States With Smallest Number of Residents Moving Out
If you thought people are packing up and fleeing New York, think again. Despite a recent poll finding 1 in 3 New Yorkers are thinking about leaving the state, it appears many aren't willing to put their money where their mouth is. The real estate experts at AgentAdvice are out...
New York GOP to Hochul: Cost analysis, grid concerns must be discussed at climate summit
As preparations become finalized for New York's energy summit in Syracuse next week, Republican lawmakers are urging the state leaders and global experts who will participate to make a cost analysis of New York's clean energy goals and reliability of the electric grid part of the conversation. Environmental experts, state...
NYS Fair concerts today: Joan Jett headlines Women’s Day (Wednesday, Aug. 28)
Welcome to our daily New York State Fair concert guide! We’ll be publishing a list of music performers and showtimes every day of the 2024 NYS Fair on syracuse.com. There are two main stages: Suburban Park and Chevy Court. Suburban Park will host the Fair’s largest concerts in the New York Experience area on the west end near Gate 10, in the back of the Midway and past the Expo Center. Chevy Court is located near Gate 1, next to the Center of Progress Building and by the Dairy Products Building. Both have limited seating available.
Day 8 at the NYS Fair: Today’s handpicked menu and schedule
Geddes, N.Y. — Tuesday was Beef Day at the State Fair, and 52,285 folks walked through the gates to celebrate. For the first time ever, the New York Beef Council sponsored a charcuterie board competition. Three finalists who make these grazing appetizers for a living created snack boards in...
How Unchained plans to increase incarcerated people’s access to books in New York state prisons
In an office on West Genesee Street, 11 volunteers folded more than 250 forms they would eventually send to people incarcerated in New York state prisons. The volunteers worked on behalf of Unchained, a Syracuse-based nonprofit dedicated to dismantling the prison industrial complex. The forms, sealed in colorful, custom-designed envelopes, will allow incarcerated people to request books, which Unchained has organized to be sent back to incarcerated people of charge.
Disabilities Beat: How can LGBTQ+ Pride festivals be more accessible? A look at Toronto
Warm weather and sunny skies make summer the perfect time to go to festivals in Western New York and Southern Ontario. But for people with disabilities, festivals are sometimes set up in a way that is difficult to navigate, overstimulating or inaccessible. . WBFO’s Grant Ashley took a deep...
Warning for Horse Owners in Central New York
Own a horse? Make sure they are up to date on vaccinations. Cases of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and the West Nile Virus (WNV) are rising across New York State and the New York State Agriculture Department is urging horse owners in Oneida and Madison counties to get their animals vaccinated.
New Project To Enhance View Of Niagara Falls
It's truly a great thing to live in Western New York. There are so many great things to do and places to go. From the grand canyons of Letchworth State Park to the majestic Fort Niagara and everything in between, Buffalo and Western New York has so much to offer the people.
New York State Police Shared Work Zone Speed Enforcement Update
It is no secret that New York State has its share of wealthy people and you would need to have some decent cash if you get a ticket in a New York Work Zone. The message is to slow down and follow the lane changes but not everyone gets the message.
A NY State Fair ‘size matters’ controversy: How big is that Pizze Fritte anyway?
At one point this week, it seemed like it could become the biggest scandal in New York State Fair history. The legendary Villa Pizze Fritte, billed for 60 years as a 2-foot length of sugary fried dough, seems to be shrinking, according to several users of the Where Syracuse Eats Facebook group.
Nine members of women's tennis team are scholar-athletes
Nine Hamilton College student-athletes have been recognized as 2024 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III Women's Scholar-Athletes. To be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, one must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better for the 2023-24 academic year, and be listed on the institutional eligibility form. Grace Fuss '24 and Lorelei Glidden '24 collected scholar-athlete recognition all four years. The full list of Hamilton honorees is below.
WCS Graduate Dies In Construction Accident
A construction accident in North Carolina resulted in the death of a former North Brookfield man. Austin Furner, 26, was operation an amphibious excavator on an island in the Cape Fear River the morning of Monday, Aug. 19. He died when the excavator turned over, landing deep in the river,...
Former St. Mary’s Church Can’t Be Saved: Tornado Damage too Severe
Sad news for those hoping the iconic church that stood on Liberty Street in Rome could be saved after an EF-2 tornado ravaged the building. The owners confirmed the historic structure, which had stood since 1872, is too far gone and will be demolished. The tornado on July 16 produced...
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