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Source: Syracuse prosecutor Carla Freedman poised to become U.S. Attorney for Upstate region – syracuse.com

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday that the workforce increase would number in the hundreds once research and manufacturing partners across the region are factored in. Over the past two decades the facility on what is now the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus has grown into the center of a public-private ecosystem of academics, […]

Source: Syracuse University hikes tuition 3%; Total cost with room, board will rise to $76,000 – syracuse.com

Source: SUNY Plattsburgh Alumnus Leading Statewide COVID-19 Pooled Testing | SUNY Plattsburgh

Source: Syracuse University grad remembers dad who was killed in Boulder shootings as ‘best dad ever’ – syracuse.com

Source: US Department of Justice: Oneida County violated voter rights in NY-22 election – syracuse.com

Source: Adirondack elopements: Saying ‘I do’ above tree line | Adirondack Explorer

Source: Area education officials request full reopening of schools | Sun Community News WARREN COUNTY | Remote learning is causing a steep increase in the number of students failing classes, is prompting mental health issues and is discouraging them from going to

Source: Will new CDC rules mean the end of plastic dividers in Onondaga County schools? Officials consider it – syracuse.com

The other big allocations of federal cash will go to SUNY Oswego ($22.5 million), Onondaga Community College ($19.5 million) and SUNY Cortland ($16.9 million). All told, New York’s colleges and universities will receive $2.6 billion in aid from the massive relief bill known as the American Rescue Plan, one of the largest spending bills passed […]

Source: Is subsidized child care coming to the North Country? | NCPR News

Source: Syracuse University suspends in-person dining, increases testing as Covid outbreak grows – syracuse.com

Source: Renters in Onondaga County owe at least $26 million, landlords say – syracuse.com

1,715 checks totaling more than $1.88 million March 15, 2021—After a tough year for many, Stewart’s Shops is happy to be delivering some good news to nonprofits in need. Holiday Match had another successful season, and checks are now in the mail to local children’s charities. Funding has now been allocated to 1,715 organizations across […]

As we move closer to summer, many attractions that were closed last summer are looking ahead to reopening this year. Same goes with the many annual events that people have come to expect throughout the summer and fall months.Source: Attractions Reopening in the Adirondacks – – The Adirondack Almanack

Town of Plattsburgh Clinton County Wilderness Rescue: On Mar. 1 at 3 p.m., Forest Ranger assistance was requested by DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer (ECO) LaCroix and the Cumberland Head Fire Department for two anglers stranded on a floating ice sheet on Lake Champlain. Fire department personnel accessed the men from Plattsburgh with an inflatable […]

ALBANY — If Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo were to resign or be impeached, the potential first woman governor of New York is waiting in the wings. Kathleen C. Hochul, 62, has served as New York’s lieutenant governor since 2015, the beginning of Cuomo’s second term in office. Source: Woman on the verge: Hochul praised for […]

Source: Skidmore student: ‘Cancel culture organized against us’

Source: Schools in Onondaga County can reduce social distance to 3 feet, let kids back into classrooms – syracuse.com

Binghamton is having its snowiest winter on record, at 98.9 inches. That’s almost 33 inches above average. Syracuse is the opposite: 65.7 inches so far, which is about 40 inches below normal. Then there’s Oswego, a full 66 inches below normal. In a typical year, Oswego has accumulated 10 feet of snow by early March. […]

Source: Capital Region hospitals lifting some visitor restrictions

Source: Syracuse hospitals allow visitors again as Covid-19 cases decline – syracuse.com

Source: As North Country prisons close, communities divided between reform and job losses | NCPR News