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Work begins to transform decrepit house into a multi-use storefront on...
Representatives from Syracuse University, including Chancellor Nancy Cantor, Home HeadQuarters and the Near Westside Initiative, among others, huddled under a tent in the rain this afternoon for a...
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Security camera records suspect in Auburn purse theft
Auburn, NY -- The theft of a wallet captured by a security camera in an Auburn store has led Auburn police to ask the public’s help in tracking down a thief. A 69-year-old Auburn resident dropped her...
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Siena College poll has Cuomo leading Paladino by 24 points in NY governor's race
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A new poll released today shows Democrat Andrew Cuomo is leading Republican Carl Paladino among likely voters as the race for New York governor enters its final month. The Siena...
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Cicero's tentative budget calls for higher taxes; budget workshop planned...
Cicero, NY - Cicero Town Supervisor Judy Boyke recently proposed a tentative 2011 budget of $10,783,188. That is up about $510,000, or 4.96 percent. The tentative budget includes three parts, a...
View ArticleMahoney to introduce baby sloth at zoo Wednesday
Syacuse, NY -- On Wednesday Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney will introduce what may be the county's slowest mammal, a baby sloth. Mahoney is set to unveil the baby Hoffman's two-toed sloth at...
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Scriba holds off on auction of stained glass windows
A resident asked if the windows could be kept for historical reasons. View full sizeGary Walts / The Post-StandardTom Bullard, head of the Scriba Water Department, displays stained glass windows that...
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What's going on: Hungary declares state of emergency day after toxic mud...
Also, Race to the Top funds concern Central New York school districts, and restaurant openings, closing are in the news. View full sizeGyoergy Varga / MTI, via APAn aerial view of the red mud covering...
View ArticleSay Yes to Education will scout out superintendent candidates for the...
Syracuse, NY -- A partnership of Say Yes to Education and the Seattle based Cascade Consulting Group will handle the search for a new Syracuse school superintendent, the school board decided late this...
View ArticleOswego County proposed 2011 budget carries a tax rate decrease
Oswego, NY -- Oswego County residents will see their county taxes go down slightly if the county legislature approves the county budget proposed for 2011. The legislature must approve a spending plan...
View ArticleState awards Race to Top grants; Syracuse schools get nearly $4 million
Albany, NY -- School districts around Central New York will receive more than $8 million in state Race-to-the-Top grants. The grants, announced last week in Albany, come from $700 million the state...
View ArticleMissouri man faces more cigarette smuggling charges
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man who federal agents say helped smuggle nearly 29 million cigarettes from Missouri to Illinois to profit from differences in their sales taxes on smokes has been indicted on...
View ArticleFormer New York governor's group targets Democrats on health care
CONCORD, N.H. — An advocacy group led by former New York Gov. George Pataki has begun running television ads in New Hampshire and New York attacking Democratic supporters of the new health care reform...
View ArticleEndorsements, cash flow in New York attorney general race
ALBANY, N.Y. — A Democratic legislator and a Republican prosecutor vying to become New York’s next attorney general have muscled up their campaigns with more money and big-name endorsements ahead of a...
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Your Comments: Let's do some math and cut Cicero's spending
Cicero Town Supervisor Judy Boyke has proposed a tentative 2011 budget of $10,783,188, which is up about $510,000 or 4.96 percent from last year's budget. It didn't take long for syracuse.com users to...
View ArticleUS Senate candidates stump in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY -- At Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Syracuse Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi said he wasn’t riding his daughter’s coattails. Just the same, as he introduced himself to...
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Syracuse area road report: Your guide to CNY construction news
Indicates ramp or road restrictionsIndicates ramp or road closures Onondaga County Interstate 81: View I-81Roadmap in a larger map Click map markers for details on the following construction news: •...
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Appellate court upholds North Syracuse's decision to fire codes officer...
North Syracuse, NY - A state appeals court has upheld the village of North Syracuse’s decision to fire a former codes officer accused of sexual harassment. Phil Drury was fired last September...
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New rules for New York's senior citizen drug program will require filing...
Seniors enrolled in New York’s popular EPIC prescription program, including more than 15,000 in Central New York, will have to jump through extra hoops to get their drugs covered under changes that...
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Candidate for judge in an Oswego County town actually lives in Onondaga County
Noah Felice also has a record, although his misdemeanor convictions do not prevent him from running for office. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post StandardWhen Noah Felice registered to vote in...
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What's going on: Taliban and Afghan government in secret talks to end war
Also: Supreme Court to decide on free speech rights at funerals. David Guttenfelder / The Associated PressTwo Afghan army soldiers, who were wounded in an IED explosion, are carried into a U.S. Air...
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