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New York State Senator John Mannion, Circare, and the Food Bank of Central New York partnered with HEP and sponsored the drive-thru backpack and vaccine clinic on September 18 for families in need.
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After 70 years, Toggenburg Mountain in Fabius will close down this winter, leaving ski racers with no place to train.
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The 18-day extravaganza of food, music and people-watching that defines late summer in Syracuse wraps for another year.
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Kathy Courtney Hochul, a former Student Association vice president, was well respected during her time at SU.
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Onondaga County residents heading to get their first or second vaccine shared with The NewsHouse how the pandemic has affected their lives.
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COVID in the Community: Michael Collins is commissioner of the Syracuse Department of Neighborhood and Business Development.
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COVID in the Community: Alec Hefke is a Rochester restaurant owner.
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Jackie Terribile is the founder of The Small Town Stylist.
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COVID in the Community: SU Professor Brian Brege was a fellow at Harvard’s Villa I Tatti Institute in Florence when COVID-19 hit.
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