Could Fort Drum be first NY site for advanced nuclear reactor? (Good Morning CNY for Oct. 29)

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Our favorite photos from NYS Field Band Championships: Members of the Baldwinsville marching band perform Sunday at the New York State Field Band Championships at the JMA Wireless Dome. The top marching bands in the state competed in the event, including more than a dozen from Central New York. We’ve picked our favorite photos from all of the local schools. Take a look at our picks, plus galleries featuring hundreds more photos. (N. Scott Trimble photo)
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Could Fort Drum be the first site for an advanced nuclear reactor in New York state? Fort Drum, the U.S. Army base outside Watertown, could become the first New York site to try advanced nuclear power technology if the Army goes along with pleas from Congressional representatives. U.S. Reps. Elise Stefanik and Claudia Tenney, both Upstate Republicans, issued a joint letter Oct. 25 urging the Army to put Fort Drum first in line for one of the small modular nuclear reactors.
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Brent Axe: Can Syracuse football wake up from its November nightmare? Kyle McCord hasn’t been in Syracuse that long but has been here long enough to know that darkness is on the horizon in November. And we’re not talking about how early the sun goes down. Syracuse football has put up a 12-32 record in the month of November since beginning ACC play in 2013. Can this team do anything to turn that November bad luck around?
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