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Cayuga County Parks and Trails moving forward with Deauville Island project

Cayuga County Parks and Trails moving forward with Deauville Island project
Cayuga County only needs to receive a finalized contract from the state before it can begin the design phase of a nearly $1 million project for renovations at Emerson Park’s Deauville Island, including new paving and a new playground. Cayuga County Parks and Trails Director Doug Dello Stritto said Wednesday at a meeting of the Parks Commission that the department... more

Doubledays get off to fast start in win over Black Bears

Doubledays get off to fast start in win over Black Bears
Once the West Virginia Black Bears finally got on the scoreboard, the Auburn Doubledays answered emphatically. The Black Bears scored their first two runs in the top of the eighth but the Doubledays put up a four-spot in the bottom half, as Auburn routed West Virginia, 9-2, at Falcon Park Monday. For Doubledays manager Jerad Head, a fast start offensively... more

Longtime Auburn nursery school closes, adding to Cayuga County child care shortage

Longtime Auburn nursery school closes, adding to Cayuga County child care shortage
After 66 years of service, Westminster Nursery School is shutting its doors in Auburn, adding to what experts say is a statewide shortage of child care options. In a Facebook post earlier this month, Westminster Nursery School announced that the preschool program would be closing. It cited “financial reasons,” noting that the school’s enrollment had dropped dramatically in the past... more

Auburn man sentenced to prison, ordered to pay nearly $15,000 for string of burglaries

Auburn man sentenced to prison, ordered to pay nearly ,000 for string of burglaries
Two months after his son was sentenced to prison, Patrick Langworthy received a similar fate for committing a string of burglaries in Cayuga County. Last summer, Langworthy and his son, John Munger, were arrested and charged with burglarizing several businesses in the county. Munger was ultimately charged with six felonies and five misdemeanors while Langworthy, 44, of Auburn, was charged... more

‘One bad night’: Owasco man sentenced for menacing family with shotgun

‘One bad night’: Owasco man sentenced for menacing family with shotgun
An Owasco man will spend the next six months in jail for menacing a family in what authorities deemed a “landlord-tenant dispute” last fall. At around 10:50 p.m. Nov. 5, the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home on North Road following reports of shots fired at the residence. At the time, the sheriff’s office said two males... more

Police: Auburn woman who injured 5 children in drunk driving crash again charged with DWI

Police: Auburn woman who injured 5 children in drunk driving crash again charged with DWI
An Auburn woman, described in 2014 as “the face of drug addiction” by the judge who sentenced her to prison for a drunk driving crash that injured five children, was charged with driving drunk in Auburn on Tuesday. Troopers out of the Auburn state police barracks reported that Michelle A. Andujar, 33, was charged Tuesday with felony driving while intoxicated,... more

Doubledays continue to roll with win over West Virginia Black Bears

Doubledays continue to roll with win over West Virginia Black Bears
For a third straight game, the Auburn Doubledays limited the opposition to a pair of runs in a single inning. The Doubledays pulled ahead with three runs in the third inning and held on for a 4-2 victory despite the West Virginia Black Bears plating a pair of runs in the fifth Tuesday at Falcon Park. “It’s just good baseball.... more

Auburn school board to ask Cayuga Centers to make up $210,000 deficit

Auburn school board to ask Cayuga Centers to make up 0,000 deficit
The Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education plans to request $210,000 from Cayuga Centers to help the district recover from a deficit due to the center’s residential treatment program closing this spring. Superintendent Jeff Pirozzolo explained, during an Auburn school board meeting on Tuesday, that the district “took a financial hit” with the unexpected and uncommunicated closing. “We... more

Cayuga Centers: Financial situation with Auburn schools is ‘complicated’

Cayuga Centers: Financial situation with Auburn schools is ‘complicated’
A day after the Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education voted to request $210,000 from Cayuga Centers, the agency’s president and CEO said the situation is more complicated than it appears. Edward Hayes said Cayuga Centers can’t respond publicly to the district until it receives an official request. “We have not gotten any communication from the Auburn school... more

Auburn brewpub wins gold medal for IPA at Governor’s Cup contest

Auburn brewpub wins gold medal for IPA at Governor’s Cup contest
A New England-style India pale ale from Auburn’s Prison City Pub & Brewery has once again come out on top of a competition. The brewpub’s Control for Smilers took the gold medal in the New England-style IPA category at the second annual New York State Craft Beer Competition, whose results were announced Wednesday. The competition, a partnership between the New... more

Auburn medical supply business under new ownership

Auburn medical supply business under new ownership
A longtime family-owned medical supply company in Auburn is now under new ownership. Homecare Medical Supply Inc. announced that the business, founded in 1983 by Joseph and Joan Manning, became a branch of Respiratory Services of Western New York Inc. in July. According to a press release from the business, Homecare will retain its name and location and the founders’... more

Moody’s: Auburn’s finances continue to improve though debt is high

Moody’s: Auburn’s finances continue to improve though debt is high
A new credit report issued by an international rating agency found that the city of Auburn’s finances are healthy and the city poses a low credit risk to investors. Moody’s Investors Services last week gave the city the same rating it received last year, though the report said Auburn’s financial health has “much improved” due to increases in utility rates... more

Auburn extends contract with state to maintain Arterial

Auburn extends contract with state to maintain Arterial
The city of Auburn and the state Department of Transportation extended a nearly 60-year agreement that authorizes the state to pay the city to maintain the Arterial. The contract, which was unanimously approved Thursday by the Auburn City Council, begins retroactively on Jan. 1, 2017 and runs through Dec. 31, 2049. Over that time, the state will pay the city... more

As new school year looms, Auburn art and music cuts still face vocal opposition

As new school year looms, Auburn art and music cuts still face vocal opposition
For much of the late spring and summer, Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education members have heard from parents, students and staff expressing their concerns about planned reductions in the number of music and art classes at elementary schools. The steady stream of district residents coming to the board's regular meetings to express their opinions has been an... more
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