Cazenovia Schools Closed Thursday March 20th

All schools in the Cazenovia School District will be closed on Thursday, March 20th due to a bomb threat.

Superintendent of Schools Robert Dubik announced that a note was found in one of the high school bathrooms this afternoon. The note said a bomb was going be detonated in one of the schools in the district.

Police were called to the scene and the district is taking extra precautionary measures.

Real-estate giant Pyramid acquires Kinsgston firm

Upstate Commercial Group has been acquired by Pyramid Brokerage Co., Pyramid announced on January 7th. Steve Perfit, former president of Upstate, is now managing director of the Kingston office under Pyramid. All current Upstate employees were retained.

Syracuse based Pyramid has ten offices across upstate New York. In August, the firm became the exclusive upstate New York affiliate of global real-estate giant Cushman & Wakefield, which has offices in 58 countries.

The acquisition of upstate filled a gap in both Pyramid's and Cushman & Wakefield's coverage, said Bob Berkey, Pyramid's chief operating officer. The region is expected to serve as a relief valve for businesses that want to be close to New York City without paying city rent.

Syracuse homes still sell quickly

Day after day, bad news rolls in from real estate markets around the country: Foreclosures are accelerating; home prices are plummeting; and a glut of houses sits on the market unsold.

In many areas of the country, that is reality. But Syracuse still paints a more pleasant picture.

House sales continue apace here. From June through September, the average time a house spent on the market before selling was 54 days, said Jeff Roney, president of the Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors.

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