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On holiday: Syracuse football coach Fran Brown met with the media in San Diego on Thursday. Brown and the Orange face Washington State in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night. Complete coverage. (Photo by Scott Schild)

The latest

New Laws Coming to New York in 2025: Paid Pregnancy Leave, Minimum Wage Increase, Bus Seat Belts, “Seinfeld Law”: New York will welcome the new year with a series of new laws aimed at protecting consumers, improving public health and safety, helping workers earn a living wage and returning unclaimed funds to citizens. Here’s what you need to know:

• House of the Week: Sellers made their mark in the Skaneateles’ “cozy” home
• Upstate New York mall closes early due to ‘disorderly groups’; 2 teenagers arrested

What’s trending?

CNY restaurants and bars that opened, closed or transitioned in 2024: While notable closures often make the biggest headlines, there were also plenty of new eateries offering new concepts to hungry New Yorkers downtown. This year there were particularly many new openings in downtown Syracuse. See the list.

• Cheers to 2024: Our food writers pick their favorite cocktails of the year

72 apartments proposed for former Post Standard building: The $17.6 million project includes one- and two-bedroom apartments, including units in the towering glassworks that once housed the printing press. The city Planning Commission approved plans for the project last week. The plans do not say how high the rents for the apartments will be.

CNY House Explosion Timeline, National Grid Delay Details: After a car accident in Madison County last year, the utility company failed to shut off gas and electricity for four hours, according to an order from the state Public Service Commission. The Commission and National Grid agreed to a $1 million settlement in this case.

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Syracuse coach mother on Kyle McCord’s call-up: “I’m focused on going out and getting a ‘W’ against (Washington State),” coach Fran Brown said when asked if he had anything to say about the effort to get McCord another year of eligibility. “I think the NCAA is closed right now. I think they’re on vacation too. So we don’t really have anything to know or say about that.” Syracuse plays in the Holiday Bowl on Friday evening at 8 p.m.: Here’s how to watch the game.

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According to police, a man stole $6,300 worth of sunglasses from a CNY store

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The trailer for Happy Gilmore 2 reunites Adam Sandler with the Upstate NY actor

2 national retailers are closing all stores and having closing sales

Man shot in arm and stomach in Syracuse

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