Good morning, Syracuse.

Dot Foods donated $36k in food, personal care, and essentials to six Liverpool-area pantries from Sept.

2 to Sept. 11 through its Neighbor to Neighbor program to help groups choose the items they needed. Volunteers and staff assisted with transporting and organizing the donations.

A major children’s retailer will reopen a standalone store at Destiny USA, marking its return nearly a decade after closing all outlets.

The chain plans to launch 120 new stores nationwide, including 40 standalone locations, with the new store set to take over the former Via Roma menswear space.

Fields Restaurant at Skaneateles Fields Resort & Spa, which opened last fall, earned placement on Travel + Leisure’s top hotel restaurant list and Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence for its wine program featuring local Finger Lakes bottles.

Gov. Hochul announced nearly $1B in funds for a clean energy push to lower heating bills, improve school air quality & boost energy supply statewide.

The program will pay for building upgrades, renewable energy work and grid improvements that may save money and create jobs.

The National Association of Realtors reported that in Q2 2026, 26% of views on Syracuse home listings came from outside the area, with over 22% coming from the Washington area and 6.9% from Boston.

The data highlights growing interest in local homes among out-of-state buyers.

Cincinnatus updated its welcome signs to honor the girls varsity soccer team after they won the state championship last fall and posted a 7-0 start this season.

The team (with nine seniors graduating) now chases a third title.

The SU men’s lacrosse team added two new players to its Class of 2028 when attack Luke Conly from Cardinal Gibbons High in North Carolina and goaltender Jake Colclasure from De La Salle High in California announced their commitments; they join eight others to complete the group.

Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery in Elbridge will host the 46th annual Sportsmen’s Days Sept.

26-27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. hosted by the Onondaga County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs; visitors can enjoy free outdoor demonstrations and giveaways while parking costs $5 (veterans and active military are admitted free).

The Section III high school football league today published Week 3 stats leaders, naming top performers in passing, rushing and receiving from local schools.

Syracuse.com has highlighted top high school football players from across New York in a position-by-position review ahead of the 2026 season.

The feature spots standout athletes like Bryce Moye, Kory Brown, and Cam Toomey — each drawing college interest and coach praise.

Le Moyne College signed a jersey sponsorship deal with local company ForEDU to feature its patch on all 20 Division I teams’ uniforms starting this fall.

The multi-year agreement is set to extend beyond the 2026-27 season as the college enters NCAA post-season play.