Gratitude over love and support for a 103-year-old World War II vet., a symbol of the veterans community.
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Syracuse lawmakers again leave drone program waiting on the runway
Syracuse lawmakers have grounded the city police department’s proposed drone as first responder program by delaying for nearly a year a vote on the purchase of software.
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Sean Kirst: Two centuries after Erie Canal transformed Syracuse, museums seek lost plaques that make the point
One of world’s leading experts on the Erie Canal recalls how an Erie Boulevard monument — now missing key plaques — ignited his childhood curiosity.
Posted inJails & Prisons
Detainees allege shoddy medical care at ICE Batavia
Central New Yorkers arrested by ICE are often taken to the ICE facility in Batavia, where detainees have repeatedly alleged medical neglect, according to court records, documents and interviews.
Posted inSyracuse Housing Authority
Walsh appoints two allies of mayor-elect Sharon Owens to Syracuse Housing Authority board
Change is coming at City Hall. Walsh appears to have laid the groundwork for Owens to “shift” leadership at the housing authority.
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Sean Kirst: As Owens becomes mayor, a stop at Dunbar is testament to epic length of shared journey
Like so many in the city’s Black community, Sharon Owens holds deep family gratitude for the meaning of a “settlement house.”
Posted inElections 2025
Democrat Jeremiah Thompson flips Onondaga County Legislature’s 4th District seat
Thompson beat incumbent Republican Onondaga County Legislator Colleen Gunnip, and won about 56% of the votes in the race.
Posted inElections 2025
Surrounded by Syracuse’s past and present, historic mayor-elect Sharon Owens looks toward future
Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens on Tuesday evening made history as Syracuse’s first Black mayor-elect. Hundreds of Syracusans helped her celebrate.
Posted inElections 2025
‘We swept it’: Democrats flip Onondaga County Legislature on historic night
The Democrats’ historic night locally followed election trends nationally. Onondaga County Democrats flipped the legislature for the first time in decades.
Posted inElections 2025
Democrat Elaine Denton flips Onondaga County Legislature’s 10th District seat
Denton beat Mark Olson, who has represented the Onondaga County Legislature’s 10th District since 2022.
