A Beam of Light in Cayuga County (photo)
Sunday morning sunrise on Owasco Lake. Photo by Todd Tanner.
more
Category: Auburn
Relaxing Autumn Spot in Cayuga County (photo)
There are many places to enjoy the beautiful Fall weather we’ve been having. This was taken at Emerson Park on Friday afternoon. Photo by Rachel Burkholder.
more
Auburn native John Walsh, ‘America’s Most Wanted’ creator, stars in TV ad for Katko
With Election Day three weeks away, a prominent Auburn native is playing a starring role in a new television commercial supporting U.S. Rep. John Katko’s re-election campaign. John Walsh, who created the hit TV show “America’s Most Wanted,” appears in Katko’s latest 30-second TV ad, which began airing Tuesday in the Syracuse media market. Walsh highlights his experience as an...
more
Auburn teen sentenced for attempted knifepoint robbery of 75-year-old man
A 19-year-old Auburn man was sentenced to jail and a term of shock probation for attempting to rob an elderly man at knifepoint in June. On Tuesday, Cayuga County Court Judge Mark Fandrich sentenced Shane Andrews, of 36 Franklin St., to six months in the county jail followed by five years of post release supervision. In August, Andrews pleaded guilty...
more
Helming, Baldridge debate showcasing differing governing styles
While the 54th New York Senate District candidates generally agreed on many issues, a battle of governing style arose during the candidate debate held at Cayuga Community College on Tuesday. Two years ago, incumbent Pam Helming, R-Canandaigua, vied for the Senate seat against Kenan Baldridge and Floyd Rayburn. Baldridge, the Democratic candidate from the town of Rose, has come back...
more
Syracuse teen admits to robbing Byrne Dairy in Auburn
A Syracuse teen pleaded guilty to robbing an Auburn convenience store with a loaded weapon over the summer. Tuesday morning in Cayuga County Court, 18-year-old Javon English pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies. During his plea, he admitted to Judge Mark Fandrich that in July, he robbed the Byrne Dairy at 70...
more
OWLA reveals results of 2017 Owasco Lake tributary sampling
The Owasco Watershed Lake Association released the results of its 2017 Tributary Sampling Results survey, a program designed to identify potential sources of harmful algal bloom-promoting nutrients for mitigation projects. OWLA Board of Directors member Dana Hall, speaking at a meeting of the Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council Tuesday, explained how OWLA took samples from 17 of Owasco Lake’s tributaries...
more
Cayuga Women’s Business Trust partners with Generations Bank
The Cayuga Women’s Business Trust announced it is moving its lending program to Generations Bank. The trust facilitates loans to women in business who reside and work in Cayuga County, which can be used to start or grow businesses with job creation potential. According to a press release, the trust is modeled after revolving funds that operate in Asia and...
more
Downtown Auburn restaurant redecorates, refocuses as it turns 2-years-old
Downtown restaurant Gusto Italiano is celebrating its second birthday with some new decor. Owners Dario and Lucia D’Angelo, and their family, took a few days to visually transform the restaurant earlier this month. They moved its coffee bar and lunch buffet toward the back, freeing up space for the dining room. The restaurant, which used to seat 25, now seats...
more
JOINING FORCES: Cayuga Community College, Le Moyne sign landmark transfer agreement
It’s all about creating more opportunities. Cayuga Community College President Dr. Brian Durant and Le Moyne College President Dr. Linda LeMura signed a formal agreement enhancing opportunities for Cayuga students to further their education at the prestigious four-year college in Syracuse. The transfer agreement allows accomplished Cayuga students graduating from one of a dozen Associate of Science or Associate of...
more
Auburn City Court Judge candidates Thurston, Buschman participate in forum
The two candidates in the race for Auburn City Court Judge made their case to the court of public opinion Thursday in a televised presentation at Cayuga Community College. Steven Buschman and David Thurston are competing for the position vacated by Judge Michael McKeon, who announced in May he would not seek re-election, putting an end to a 20-year career as...
more
Man sentenced for injuring Auburn police officer
A former Auburn man was sentenced to prison Thursday for seriously injuring an Auburn police officer while resisting arrest last year. In December, the Auburn Police Department responded to a call for a domestic incident at a city apartment involving Justin Gervais, 23, who’s address is now listed as 2497 Route 34B, Aurora. That call was uneventful, but police were soon called...
more
Auburn City Council picks firm to design landfill-replacing transfer station
The Auburn City Council Thursday approved the hiring of an Albany engineering firm to design a transfer station as a preemptive move to prepare for the eventual closure of the city-owned landfill. In a unanimous 4-0 vote, with one absence, the council approved the hiring of Barton & Loguidice to provide engineering services for the project, the total cost of...
more
Inside the projects up for Auburn’s $10M grant
Several projects were part of Auburn's winning proposal in the state's $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative competition this summer. Now, as a local committee decides how it will spend that $10 million, each of those projects is up for a piece of it. Follow the link below to see the Auburn Citizen's collection of recent reporting on several of those...
more
Upstate NY hospitals would suffer from federal funding cuts, Schumer says
Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing for a federal prescription pricing program to be maintained for rural hospitals after plans were announced that would cut funding. The cuts are being proposed for the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which assists hospitals in prescribing prescription medication for low-income patients at reduced costs. When the hospitals prescribe the medications, they can file the transaction...
more
Auburn library, church make threatened properties list
A church and a library in Auburn were included on an annual list of historic properties in central New York that are threatened by neglect and other issues. The Preservation Association of Central New York’s Eight That Can’t Wait list included the Osborne Library at 99 South St. and the Wall Street Methodist Episcopal Church at 71 Wall St. The...
more
With ‘Raise the Age’ in effect, Harriet Tubman Residential Center in Sennett reopens
After being closed for seven years, the Harriet Tubman Residential Center in Sennett has reopened. The facility opened Monday as the state’s “Raise the Age” law took effect. As of Oct. 1, 16-year-olds who are charged felonies and misdemeanors won’t be placed in adult correctional facilities or jails. Instead, they will be housed in specialized detention facilities. The Raise the...
more
Ex-prosecutor retracts statements, drops lawsuit against Cayuga County district attorney
A former assistant district attorney who had a filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Cayuga County and District Attorney Jon Budelmann has retracted all of his statements on the matter as part of a court settlement. Jeffrey Domachowski, a former assistant district attorney and drug prosecutor, had filed a notice of claim in 2016 and a subsequent lawsuit in February...
more