Newsbrief: November 6 Newsbrief: November 6

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Today is November 6, 2019, it is a Wednesday and this is your NCC News Brief…I’m Nick Kuzma.
Early voting was an option in New York for the first time ever and Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says about 8 thousand Central New Yorkers took advantage.
He also says this was learning opportunity for those who work the polls as well.
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“We learned how flow and staffing in an early voting center will work. We learned how our poll books work and how they don’t work in certain places and how we can adjust for that. We learned how much time it takes to prepare for all of this and how much time it takes for the post-election and we’re learning that still.”
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When you think about the Great New York State Fair Fairgrounds, you probably think about the summer version of the Great New York State Fair.
Well, think that no longer as the second annual Winter Fair will kickoff in February.
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow.
Steve Becker, of Premiere Promotions, says the event’s goal is to become a New York institution.
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“[We] want to grow it out this year, become a tradition for memories and we saw that that first year.”
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And lastly, Syracuse Men’s Basketball will be back in the Dome for the first time this regular season.
The Orange host number 11 Virginia, who won the National Championship last season.
SU Freshman Joe Girard III says the team is excited to play such a great opponent.
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“It’s been a long summer, a long preseason but it’s starting to get rolling here. It’s starting to get real. There’s no better way to start off than playing the defending national champs. When you come in here in the ACC to play the best and you know in order to be the best you need to beat them. It’s going to be a really great game for us and I’m looking forward to it.”
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And that’s it for your NCC News Brief. You can check out all our stories at NCCNewsOnline.com