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Saturday, May 18, 2013  Impatiens is being sold, but buy at your own risk

Friday, May 17, 2013  Crews are working to demolish part of the former Nestle chocolate plant in Fulton to make way for redevelopments.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Honeywell provides CNYCentral with an exclusive update on the Onondaga Lake clean-up project.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Onondaga County lawmakers approved spending more than $6 million on Tuesday in connection with a big cost overrun at a sewage treatment plant.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  NY State Comptroller wants dry-cask storage

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Authorities believe between five and 15 people are dead after a massive explosion ripped through a fertilizer plant in West Texas Wednesday night

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  One of the emergency sirens at the nuclear power plants in Oswego County accidentally sounded Tuesday morning around 8:45 a.m.

Monday, April 15, 2013  In response to the Boston Marathon explosions, the nuclear power plants at Nine Mile in Scriba in Oswego County have been put on a status called heightened alert.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  After a 10 year decline in the demand for milk, Central New York dairy farmers are seeing a boost in business thanks to the growing popularity of Greek yogurt.

Monday, April 01, 2013  The McMahon/Ryan Advocacy Center is planting pinwheel gardens to remind neighbors about the ways we can prevent child abuse. The Center says spreading the message can be as simple as knowing what’s going on in your neighborhood. The pinwheel is the national symbol of child abuse prevention and awareness.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  The superintendent in the Liverpool School District will undergo a heart transplant. Dr. Richard Johns issued an open letter to parents, students, teachers and staff members in the district Wednesday, saying he is working with a medical team at Strong Hospital to 'explore receiving a new heart.'

Monday, March 25, 2013  The recent yogurt boom in upstate New York has meant more jobs and more economic activity. But it has not led to many more dairy cows in the state.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The yogurt culture continues to grow in Central New York. An Ohio-based company is setting up shop in Lysander next month, and could bring as many as 120 new jobs.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A new study says bees get a shot of caffeine from the nectar of certain flowers, and it perks up their memory.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A Carthage woman is accused of pouring milk on a man and refusing to get out of his truck.