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Smithsonian reveals plans for Harriet Tubman photo it bought for $161K

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Smithsonian reveals plans for Harriet Tubman photo it bought for 1K
About a month after it acquired a recently discovered photo of Harriet Tubman at a New York City auction, the Smithsonian has released a statement outlining its plans for the artifact. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture joined with the Library of Congress to pay a total of $161,000 for the album containing the photo, which... more

Cayuga Onondaga BOCES nursing program chosen by website as best in state

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Cayuga Onondaga BOCES nursing program chosen by website as best in state
Cayuga Onondaga BOCES’ Practical Nursing Program was selected by the website practicalnursing.org as the state’s top licensed practical nursing program. Andrea Ruff, coordinator of health care occupations for BOCES, believes the honor is a testament to the efforts of those involved, saying she’s glad the staff can receive some recognition for their hard work. The course is 11-months long, with... more

Auburn teen pleads guilty to robbing 72-year-old man in city parking garage

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Auburn teen pleads guilty to robbing 72-year-old man in city parking garage
An Auburn teen will be heading back to prison for robbing a 72-year-old man last year. Austin Coff, 18, of Auburn pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge of second-degree attempted robbery, a class D felony. According to Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann, Coff was initially charged with second-degree robbery, a class C violent felony, for robbing an elderly... more

Auburn City Council hears public on Schine Theater, other Community Development Block Grant projects

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Auburn City Council hears public on Schine Theater, other Community Development Block Grant projects
About $2.6 million needs to be out the city of Auburn’s door by January 2018 due to new federal requirements around Community Development Block Grants. The Department of Housing and Urban Development introduced the changes in March, requiring those receiving CDBG funds to spend down those account balances. Utilizing the city’s five-year consolidated plan, Office of Planning and Economic Development... more

Prison City Pub & Brewery among 5 finalists in Cuomo’s Taste NY Craft Beer Challenge

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Prison City Pub & Brewery among 5 finalists in Cuomo’s Taste NY Craft Beer Challenge
An Auburn brewery is among the five finalists in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s inaugural Taste NY Craft Beer Challenge. Prison City Pub & Brewery was one of the top vote-getters in the online vote, which began in early May and ended Friday. More than 170 breweries from across the state participated in the contest and more than 42,000 votes were cast.... more

Auburn man pleads guilty to selling cocaine in Cayuga County

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Auburn man pleads guilty to selling cocaine in Cayuga County
An Auburn man has admitted selling cocaine in Cayuga County. William Lichtblau, of Auburn pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a class B felony. Lichtblau was arrested May 10 after a grand jury charged the 51-year-old with six felonies — three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and three... more

Will Auburn win $10 million? Cuomo launches downtown revitalization contest

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Will Auburn win million? Cuomo launches downtown revitalization contest
Another year, another chance for Auburn to win a $10 million state grant to improve its downtown corridor. Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched the second round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative Tuesday. The program provides $100 million to 10 municipalities for downtown projects. The state’s 10 regional economic development councils will each nominate a municipality to receive the grant. In last... more

FLX WEEKLY: Feels like summer in the Finger Lakes (podcast)

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FLX WEEKLY: Feels like summer in the Finger Lakes (podcast)
Summer-like weather has finally arrived in the Finger Lakes. How long will it last? Find out and gets some great ideas on how to spend your weekend out and about around the region with Jessica Lahr, Jim Sinicropi, Jessamy Uticone and Josh Durso on this week’s edition of FLX Weekly on FingerLakes1.TV. Also, our favorite local photos of the week... more

FIRST LOOK: Auburn welcome center unveiled at event on Tuesday

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FIRST LOOK: Auburn welcome center unveiled at event on Tuesday
The city of Auburn has taken the next step toward building its new welcome center downtown. On Tuesday evening, city officials and project architects gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn to unveil the welcome center’s preliminary design concepts and get feedback from the public. The design — which was primarily prepared by a team from nArchitects, a Brooklyn-based... more

Two breweries beat out Prison City Pub & Brewery to win Cuomo’s Craft Beer Challenge

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Two breweries beat out Prison City Pub & Brewery to win Cuomo’s Craft Beer Challenge
Two upstate New York breweries tied for first place in the inaugural Taste NY Craft Beer Challenge. Cooperstown-based Brewery Ommegang and Roscoe NY Beer Co. of Sullivan County won the competition with 90 points at the final tasting event in New York City Wednesday. Prison City Pub & Brewery in Auburn was one of the five finalists in the contest... more

‘This is our home’: Auburn police chief discusses department’s new look

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‘This is our home’: Auburn police chief discusses department’s new look
The Auburn Police Department is getting its first facelift in more than 20 years. Since its original construction in the 1930s, the historic building at the corner of North Street, Market Street and the Arterial has only had one major upgrade — when a three-bay garage was transformed into the police department’s command center in the early 1990s. Now that... more

Auburn Community Hospital cited; witness says incident ‘mishandled’

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Auburn Community Hospital cited; witness says incident ‘mishandled’
Auburn Community Hospital is under scrutiny again for their handling of an incident that played out last month at the facility. According to officials Auburn Community Hospital called 911 and had an ambulance take an injured woman to a hospital that was 30 miles away. The woman had jumped two stories off its parking garage. A witness has added some... more

Auburn to reassess all 9,200 city properties this year

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Auburn to reassess all 9,200 city properties this year
Assessor Mike Burns is gearing up for Auburn’s quadrennial citywide assessment reappraisal, a project that will review nearly 9,200 properties across the city between June and February. The effort helps to maintain the city’s 100 percent assessed value to market value and ensure a fair and equitable commercial tax role, Burns told the Auburn City Council at its meeting Thursday... more

Rep. Katko to federal agency: Steel rebar imports hurting Nucor in Auburn

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Rep. Katko to federal agency: Steel rebar imports hurting Nucor in Auburn
U.S. Rep. John Katko testified at an International Trade Commission hearing Thursday in support of Nucor Steel in Auburn and warned of the impact steel rebar imports are having on the local mill. Katko’s remarks come as the commission is on the verge of determining whether rebar imports from Japan Taiwan and Turkey are having a negative impact on the... more

Auburn man was driving drunk in wreck that killed teen

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Auburn man was driving drunk in wreck that killed teen
Update:  The Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann and Sheriff David Gould announced Friday evening that Dain R. Schneider, of Auburn was arraigned late in the day at Upstate University Hospital by Cayuga County Judge Thomas Leone on three charges connected to the fatal crash that killed 18-year-old Chloe Calhoun. Schneider was arraigned at Upstate Hospital where he is being... more
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