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Thursday, June 13, 2013  Erie Canal locks E-6 (Waterford) through E-25 (Mays Point) on the Erie Canal and Locks O-1 (Phoenix) through O-8 (Oswego) on the Oswego Canal are closed due to high water levels.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A 93-mile stretch of the Erie Canal from the Albany area to central New York has been closed because of high water levels on the Mohawk River.

Friday, May 31, 2013  State police say an employee of the Thruway Authority who works on the Erie Canal stole metal material worth more than $5,700 from his workplace.

Friday, May 17, 2013  It was a perfect day out for the 72-mile bike ride to raise awareness and funds for kids with cancer.

Monday, April 22, 2013  The village of Canastota is the first official "Trail Town" along New York's stretch of the North Country Trail

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  About 200 employees of the New York state Thruway Authority are expected to lose their jobs as part of layoffs announced by the Cuomo administration earlier this year.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A pair of ospreys that nested last spring on top of a crane in central New York is going to be getting a new home so the state can go ahead with plans to sell the machinery for scrap.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Two former employees have admitted stealing a combined $300,000 from an upstate New York bank.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  On Friday, Seneca Falls Police began a search for a 49-year-old Seneca Falls female in the canal off Cowing Street.

Saturday, November 10, 2012  Saturday night, the Shadow Chasers and the Erie Canal Museum welcomed the public to try their own investigations. They were able to use the latest in ghost hunting technology, but at the same time, were also given informal history lessons about the Erie Canal.

Sunday, November 04, 2012  Erie Canal is now open, they'll go to NYC then Florida

Monday, October 29, 2012  Worries high water, but also low water because of the storm

Monday, October 29, 2012  There could be widespread power outages across the state due to high winds.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Bee Man Candle Company, a Canastota beeswax candle company, won Martha Stewart's American Made small business awards.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  A candle company from Canastota is leading a national small business competition sponsored by Martha Stewart.