The death of an infant who was born at the Onondaga County jail is under investigation.
Chris Libonati
Chris Libonati is the former managing editor of Central Current. He was a founding editorial member of the organization and was hired as Central Current's first reporter. He previously worked at the Syracuse Post-Standard as crime and policing reporter before briefly covering Syracuse City Hall.
Chris was born and raised in a suburb of Rochester before attending Syracuse University.
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Developers donated $25K to Hochul campaign before she OK’d $29M for Syracuse project
The $29 million would make way for Long Island-based Albanese to redevelop the Syracuse Developmental Center.
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How an Onondaga County legislator voted for the $85M aquarium from the Jersey Shore
Legislator Mark Olson voted from the Jersey Shore because of a family vacation he takes every year.
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Hillbrook counselor accused of breaking labor laws 82 times retires, returns part-time
A Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Center supervisor who worked exorbitant overtime has retired and returned as a part-time employee, according to Onondaga County Comptroller Marty Masterpole.
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Onondaga County Legislature passes $85 million aquarium with Dem as deciding vote
The vote ends a 10-month debate over the $85 million project. Legislator Charles Garland was the deciding vote.
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‘No one at the Nation supports this’: Science committee makes for latest aquarium battle
Poor communication with the Onondaga Nation and the timing of the committee’s creation have frustrated those who want a greater focus on science at the aquarium.
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Syracuse legislator will vote for aquarium, gets housing deal for South Side
Onondaga County 16th District Legislator Charles Garland announced he would vote in favor of County Executive Ryan McMahon’s proposed $85 million aquarium.
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South Side legislator, displaced by urban renewal as a kid, reps district at a crossroads
Charles Garland has thrown himself into the middle of key projects, including changes to I-81, public housing and a proposed aquarium.
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Onondaga County youth detention center mismanages overtime, auditor says
One employee failed to take a full day off 82 of the last 132 weeks.
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Author Seamus Kirst visits hometown Syracuse as latest book rises in popularity
Syracuse author Seamus Kirst plans to publish four more books in the next two years.
