Kyleigh Richmond, 16, helps her sister, Larrae Rutledge, 3, fill her backpack with school supplies during the 23rd Annual Mary Nelson Youth Resource Center Back to School Supply Giveaway at Sankofa Park on Aug. 17.
Central New York students and their families waited in long lines during the event, which offered thousands of backpacks, school supplies, back-to-school clothing and food.
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New York AG’s office levies $100K in penalties against Syracuse father-son landlord duo over lead violations
Dek: Brian and Harry Murphy, a father and son landlord duo, has been under investigation by the AG’s office since late 2023 for renting out properties with rampant property code violations.
Sean Kirst: On Jackie Robinson Day at NBT stadium, perfect choice for the first pitch
For Al Gunn, a Syracuse youth baseball coach who endured the same conditions Robinson took on and shattered, a moment that meant everything.
Syracuse Housing Authority held apartments vacant and lost $1 million. Now SHA wants a HUD waiver.
The Syracuse Housing Authority held apartments vacant to relocate residents who were affected by the redevelopment of public housing.
Syracuse Housing Authority inches toward progress on public housing redevelopment– one phase at a time
Syracuse Housing Authority’s redevelopment of public housing on the Southside will see over 1,400 new units which will house current residents and attract market-rate renters.
‘A rising tide lifts all boats’: Syracuse University professors and researchers aim to make the university a union campus
If the educators and researchers at Syracuse University vote to form the union, they could add another 350 unionized workers to 3,000 already unionized.
