Area advocates worry about sequestration effect on regional non-profits
The automatic federal budget cuts that are slated to go into effect in March would have a big impact on programs that help the poor and elderly in Syracuse. Advocates for these programs are urging...
View ArticleArea congressman discusses sequestration with constitutents
With the federal budget sequestration deadline only days away, Syracuse-area Cong. Dan Maffei opened the phone lines for a telephone town hall meeting Tuesday night. Callers were concerned about the...
View ArticleFederal sequester means deep cuts at Fort Drum, impact on regional economy
The federal government's across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester are set to kick in Friday, barring an agreement between Congress and the president. That means a big impact for defense...
View ArticleMaffei says central New Yorkers won't feel impact of sequester right away
Most central New Yorkers won't notice the impact of federal budget cuts caused by sequestration right away, according to Syracuse-area Rep. Dan Maffei. But Maffei, who was in Syracuse today to tout the...
View ArticleState of Onondaga County is financially sound
Unlike many other local governments in New York state, Onondaga County has weathered the recent fiscal crisis, and come out on firm financial footing. In her State of the County address Tuesday night,...
View ArticleSome Southern Tier air traffic towers facing closure
The regional airports in Ithaca and Binghamton would both lose their air traffic controllers if federal budget cuts known as sequestration take full effect. The first round of closures begins April 7.
View ArticleFort Drum civilian worker furloughs begin
Civilian employee furloughs start at Fort Drum this week, as part of the federal budget cuts known as sequestration. Non-uniformed workers face one mandatory unpaid day off each week for 11 weeks....
View ArticleLockheed Martin lays off 139 workers at upstate NY sites
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin has laid 114 workers at its site in suburban Syracuse and 25 in Owego, as part of the approximately 300 job cuts announced last month. The 139 employees will be out...
View ArticleHomecoming ceremony at Fort Drum marks end of one mission, possible start to...
Fort Drum commemorated the end of its combat role in Afghanistan Monday. Most of the 10th Mountain Division is now back for the holidays, but the U.S. Army will continue its mission in Afghanistan. At...
View ArticleFort Drum training academy included in proposed federal budget
The Department of Defense has drafted a new budget that includes $19 million for Fort Drum in 2016. The money would go towards building a training academy on the base. But, the Pentagon budget still...
View ArticleFort Drum turns to community for help to try to limit personnel cuts
The Defense Department is taking another hard look at the size of the Army, including at Fort Drum. Defense cuts fueled by sequestration requires that the Army cut 20,000 troops every year for the...
View ArticleUpstate members of Congress welcome Pentagon officials ahead of Fort Drum...
Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro), John Katko (R-Camillus), Richard Hanna (R-Barneveld) and Chris Gibson (R-Kinderhook), were in Clayton Thursday evening for a private reception to welcome Pentagon...
View ArticleThousands in the North Country rally to save Fort Drum jobs
Several thousand Fort Drum backers sent a loud message to the Pentagon Friday. They said the Army base near Watertown should be spared from deep cuts as the military downsizes after the wars in Iraq...
View ArticleSecretary of defense visits Fort Drum, says base isn't going anywhere
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited Fort Drum Monday afternoon. The base was the second stop on the secretary’s first domestic trip outside Washington since taking office just over a month ago....
View ArticleFort Drum commander says overseas deployments to continue, now with fewer...
All units at Fort Drum will likely deploy overseas within the next 13 months. That’s according to the military base’s new commanding general, Maj. Gen. Jeffery Bannister. He sat down with local...
View ArticleArmy expected to announce cuts at Fort Drum Thursday
The Pentagon is expected to announce major cuts across the entire Army Thursday morning. Local officials and those who live in Fort Drum’s surrounding communities are waiting anxiously for news on...
View ArticleFort Drum to only lose 28 soldiers as part of nationwide troop reduction
Updated at 2:20 p.m. The official press release from Fort Drum confirms the post will lose 28 military positions. Today's announcement from the Army does not include any reductions to civilian...
View ArticleFort Drum spared deep cuts in Army downsizing; 28 troops cut
North Country lawmakers say they're relieved after hearing the news that Fort Drum will take just 28 troop cuts as a part of the Army’s downsizing. Compare that with several thousand cuts at Fort...
View ArticleFort Drum boosted North Country economy by $1.6 billion last year
A report put out by Fort Drum quantifies how much of an impact the base has on the North Country's economy. Based on military figures, the study says the base pumped more than $1.6 billion into...
View ArticleCarl McLaughlin retires after decade of connecting community with Fort Drum
After a decade of lobbying state and federal officials on behalf of Fort Drum, Carl McLaughlin, has announced his retirement. McLaughlin began his work as head of the Fort Drum Regional Liaison...
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