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The Copper Mountain Solar farm near Bolder City, Nevada, covers some 4,000 acres. Getty ImagesGetty Images
CLOUDY CENTRAL NEW YORK: A SOLAR-FARM HOTBED? Solar farms — like the Copper Mountain Solar farm (above) near Bolder City, Nevada — might soon be a common sight in Central New York. Syracuse, one of the cloudiest cities in the U.S., is drawing lots of interest from solar developers, with multiple projects recently proposed for the city’s suburban areas. So why is Syracuse — the 14th-cloudiest city in the nation, getting an average of only 46% of possible sunshine annually — suddenly a popular place for solar farm developers? (Getty Images photo)
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County makes it official: Amazon coming to CNY: Multinational online retailer Amazon will be the tenant in a massive warehouse and distribution center under construction in the town of Clay. Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced Monday that Amazon will open a state-of-the-art fulfillment center at the warehouse, which will be the second-largest building of its kind in the world. “We’re very happy about this,” McMahon said. “You can’t think restart without thinking about this once-in-a-generation project.”
Syracuse man dies in car fire. His family’s question: Why? One day last month, Justin Dougal said goodbye to his girlfriend and headed out to get a beer. Hours, later, his body was pulled from a car that had burned. Police don’t yet know if it was accidental or criminal. “I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around this, about how did my son end up in this car dying in a fire,” his father said.
New vaping, tobacco restrictions go into effect: New York state’s ban on flavored e-cigarettes went into effect on Monday, and the state also ended the sale of all tobacco products in pharmacies.
THE CONDEMNED PODCAST, COMING JUNE 1: “The Condemned” true-crime podcast will tell the stories of five men, each sent down “the last mile” to be executed in a machine that was invented in Upstate New York. If you’re interested in checking out “The Condemned,” you can listen to the trailer and subscribe on our Acast page. Our podcasts are also available on all the popular platforms including iTunes, Spotify and Google.
Sports
My first Syracuse game: Fans tell their stories: We asked for your stories from the first sporting event you attended in Syracuse and boy, did you deliver. The email box lit up with stories from the Carrier Dome, Archbold Stadium, MacArthur Stadium, Manley Field House and more. Check out the great memories and great moments.
Josh Allen ... Seattle Seahawks QB? The Buffalo Bills will host the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9 this season. Under center for Seattle will be Russell Wilson, one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks. If a rumored trade had gone through before the 2018 Draft, however, it’s very possible that Buffalo would be hosting a Seahawks team led by Josh Allen in 2020.
Coronavirus Update
Julissa Mago stands in front of her mom's casket May 6 in Brookyln.
ONE FINAL PROMISE: A PLACE TO REST: Julissa Mago buried her mother, Lourdes Mago, on May 6 in an unmarked patch of dirt at a New Jersey cemetery. The spare service culminated weeks of panic after Lourdes died of Covid-19 in New York City. As a Catholic woman from the Dominican Republic, Lourdes made it clear to her daughter: She, upon her death, wanted to be buried. From Syracuse, Julissa had battled funeral homes, cemeteries and hospitals. She slept in her car and wept behind a mask. Like thousands of other grieving people suddenly making funeral arrangements in New York City, Julissa had little help. (Provided photo)
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County death toll passes 100: Onondaga County reported one new coronavirus-related death on Monday, but revised numbers from the weekend pushed its overall death total to 103.
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- Cuomo briefing: Gov.'s test result, nursing homes, courthouse update
McMahon "leaning toward" opening Oneida Shores beach: Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said the county is getting closer to opening the beach at Oneida Shores Park in time for Memorial Day weekend.
- Sylvan Beach, however, won't open for the holiday; here's why
- Churches will be the last places to reopen in NY, alongside stadiums, concert halls
Close to 300 businesses ready to reopen: McMahon said Monday that at least 278 Onondaga County businesses have submitted plans to New York in recent days as the state has begun allowing more people to go back to work.
- Western New York ready to reopen, Cuomo says
- Gov. Cuomo encouraging NY teams to plan reopening: "I want to watch the Buffalo Bills"
Special delivery for migrant workers: When migrant workers at Green Empire Farms became the center of the largest coronavirus outbreak in Upstate New York, a Chittenango group decided to make them feel welcome in the community. On Sunday, about 30 volunteers prepared and dropped off more than 300 meals to the workers.
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- Ithaca College announces it won’t bring students back to campus until October
- Centro to receive $28 million in federal coronavirus relief aid
- At this Central NY drive-in show, Mother Nature will be the director
In Brief
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Oneida County man killed in accident at speedway parking lot
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