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The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) today announced that the new Child Labor Task Force held its inaugural meeting on March 28th, the first benchmark in New York State’s aggressive crackdown on child labor violations and the protection of young members of our workforce.

EPA Announces $3 Million For New York To Plan Innovative Climate Projects Across the State

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will award $3 million for New York to plan innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies across the state.

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Travelers Hop To Warmer Destinations For Easter

AAA Western and Central New York chose National Virtual Vacation Day to announce the top destinations for Easter travelers as pandemic-style virtual vacations are being replaced with international getaways, cruises, and beach destinations. More than three years since the pandemic began, travel has gone from hold to bold as travelers try to make up for lost time.

Planning A Digging Project In Central New York? UDig NY Has Important Information For You.

April is National Safe Digging Month and UDig NY has important information for anyone planning a digging project in Upstate New York. Digging without knowing the approximate location of underground utility lines can result in injury, repair costs, fines, and outages. That’s why professional excavators and homeowners with digging projects should place an underground utility location request with UDig NY. A location request can be placed by visiting UDigNY.org or by calling 811. Location requests should be placed at least two business days, but not more than ten days, before beginning an excavation project.

Mayor Barlow Announces Independence Day Parade & Downtown Block Party On July 2

Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the City of Oswego Independence Day Parade will be held on Sunday, July 2 at 1:00 p.m. beginning on Liberty Street, turning eastbound onto Bridge Street.

Fulton CDA ‘Home To Grow’ Education Course Offered On April 4,6,11 And 13

The City of Fulton’s ‘Home to Grow’ program is currently open to help first time homebuyers secure up to $20,000 toward the purchase of their first home, Fulton Community Development Agency (CDA) Executive Director Sarah Farley announced. To apply, applicants must first enroll in and complete the First Time Homebuyer Education course to meet state funding requirements.

Harborfest Advises Potential Vendors To Apply Now As Space Is Filling Up

Vendors interested in working at the 2023 edition of Harborfest are advised to apply quickly as space is rapidly filling for food and beverage, arts and crafts, commercial and farmer’s market vending.

NYSOFA Presents New Resource Guide to Help Older Adults Caring for Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities

For Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March, the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) presents a new resource guide for older adult caregivers of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DDs).

USDA Announces Additional Assistance For Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning in April it will provide approximately $123 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk, as part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The announcement builds on financial assistance offered to borrowers through the same program in October 2022.

Daldrop Group Announces Largest Expansion In Company History With New Syracuse, NY Facilities

Daldrop SBB, a Daldrop Group company, has selected the L. Michael Treadwell Oswego County Industrial Park (OCIP) in Schroeppel, NY for its future manufacturing facilities.