"About 85 percent of the sun will be eclipsed by the moon in Syracuse, which is still pretty spectacular."
"A fishing charter boat captain spotted a big black bear swimming across Oneida Lake early Saturday morning. There's no doubt that a bear can swim across Oneida Lake. The lake's width varies from 4 to 7 miles. Black bears are "good" swimmers, according to the North American Bear Center's website."
It isn't all bad news ... That said, I don't get up to Plattsburgh very much lately, although I did think about swinging by there before my April trip got rained out.