In its 15 years, the battery collection has been quite successful. “On average, residents keep more than 90,000 pounds of alkaline batteries out of our waste stream each year,” said Andrew Radin, OCRRA’s director of Recycling and Waste Reduction. If you operate a business and want to dispose of old batteries, visit www.

According to Jessica Ziehm, a spokesperson for Ag and Markets, the State Fair pays $550 annually in dues to NYSAAF. In a phone message, Ziehm said that it is the position of Ag and Markets that state funds are not to be used to lobby state agencies or the Legislature, and “we will be reminding them of that position.

Knowing that those who want to support Wanderers’ Rest all possess varying degrees of cycling aptitude and fitness, Ivers created three rides: a two-day, 90-mile Madison Meander from Chittenango to Hamilton and back; a casual 16-mile ride from that...

The transformation of the corner of Spencer and Liberty streets is nearly complete, as a worker from Graphics Warehouse in Phoenix, N.Y., preps the new sign that will lure chowhounds to the former Little Gem Diner.

From his Mattydale location, Sposato ships 12,000 to 13,000 balls a year all over the world. “We wholesale to pro shops, bowling centers and distributors worldwide,” Sposato said, “Japan, Korea, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Egypt.

If the Save the Rain program mandated for Onondaga County seems like a drop in the bucket, that’s because part of it is. . .literally.

While college graduates are scrambling for lackluster desk jobs or settling for internships, one from Syracuse University has landed the job of his dreams. Days after earning a master’s in media studies from the S.I.

It has been more than 18 months since a pair of Syracuse police officers investigating a report of gunshots kicked in the door of Jeff Beck’s home on Marcellus Street and let Sadie, his 4-year-old Pomeranian, out into the street.

Here are the entries, along with First Place and the Grand Prize winner. Thanks to everyone who entered. Look forward to similar contests in the future..