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Matthew House board adds three new members

Matthew House board adds three new members
Auburn facility Matthew House has added three community leaders to its board of directors. Kelly Buck of Unity House of Cayuga County, Patrick Carbonaro of Carbonaro Law Offices and Laurie Piccolo of the Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency began their duties in September. “We are pleased to welcome this distinguished group of community leaders to our board,” Matthew House Executive Director... more

Few people show up at Auburn school district’s public hearing on capital project

Few people show up at Auburn school district’s public hearing on capital project
The public hearing for the Auburn Enlarged City School District’s proposed multi-million capital project was presented largely to empty chairs Tuesday night. No members of the public showed up at the start of the hearing in the Auburn High School library, while the district’s board of education and a couple district employees were present. Seven people came to the hearing... more

Auburn school board: Safety, security top priorities in capital project

Auburn school board: Safety, security top priorities in capital project
By now, most of the community is more than likely aware of the capital project that the Auburn Enlarged City School District is asking residents to vote on in early January. This project, if approved by voters, will greatly enhance the safety and security in all of the school buildings, improve the health and safety of the air flow systems... more

Candlelight Tours come back to Seward House for holidays

Candlelight Tours come back to Seward House for holidays
The Seward House Museum is celebrating the holidays with its annual Candlelight Tours. The event sees costumed guides lead guests through the home, which is decorated for a 19th-century Victorian Christmas. Actors portray members of the Seward family and share stories of holiday memories that have been gleaned from their letters and diaries. Tours conclude with caroling around the historic... more

Cayuga County Legislature committee tentatively approves CCC project plan

Cayuga County Legislature committee tentatively approves CCC project plan
A Cayuga County legislative committee Tuesday tentatively acknowledged a capital project plan from Cayuga Community College, a necessary step before the plan can be submitted as a budget request to the state. The Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a resolution acknowledging the college’s plan for more than $6 million worth of capital projects to support workforce development, childcare... more

Full bellies, full hearts: Auburn school’s food drive helps families during holidays

Full bellies, full hearts: Auburn school’s food drive helps families during holidays
Genesee Elementary School’s winter break lasts 12 days this year, and Sandy Lalonde wants to make sure children at home have enough to eat on every single one of them. Lalonde is the co-founder of Fill-A-Belly Over Break, which collects supplies to make sure families of children who attend the Auburn school have breakfast, lunch and dinner each day of... more

Pair of eateries leaving Fingerlakes Mall this month

Pair of eateries leaving Fingerlakes Mall this month
Two restaurants are leaving Fingerlakes Mall Dec. 31, but each has a different opinion on the role of the mall’s management in their exit. Subway will leave the mall after 18 years there, said David Liseno, who also owns the sandwich chain’s North Street, Auburn Plaza and Auburn Walmart locations. (He does not own Subway’s Cayuga Community College location.) Liseno... more

Jordan-Elbridge students may be able to attend OCC tuition free

Jordan-Elbridge students may be able to attend OCC tuition free
Jordan-Elbridge High School students may have an opportunity to attend Onondaga Community College tuition-free thanks to the OCC Advantage Program which the Jordan-Elbridge Board of Education heard about during its regular meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 5. Representatives from OCC detailed the program which centers on college and career readiness. The program began in 2016 and various high schools from the... more

Syracuse woman sentenced for stealing jewelry worth $10K to support addiction

Syracuse woman sentenced for stealing jewelry worth $10K to support addiction
A Syracuse woman was sentenced to prison for breaking into a Cayuga County home and stealing jewelry to support her heroin addiction. Andrea Kreydatus, 27, pleaded guilty in October to breaking into a Throop home on State Street Road in December 2017 and stealing jewelry and other valuables. She then pawned the items to get money to buy drugs. Cayuga County... more

Auburn school district to stop trying to reach out to Cayuga Centers over financial loss

Auburn school district to stop trying to reach out to Cayuga Centers over financial loss
The Auburn Enlarged City School District will stop its attempt to recoup its loss from Cayuga Centers closing its residential treatment program earlier this year. The board of education approved a motion to end attempts to engage with Cayuga Centers; the district had been trying to recover over $200,000 it said Cayuga Centers owed. The motion was made following an... more

Long arm of the law grabs Auburn theft suspect in New York City

Long arm of the law grabs Auburn theft suspect in New York City
It took a 10 hours of driving, but Auburn police finally got their man. Dashaun Gray, 19, who allegedly used two counterfeit $100 American Express travelers checks at the Auburn Wegmans in July, was arrested on Wednesday. The Auburn Police Department reported that Gray, who lives in Queens, purchased small items with the travelers checks and got cash back. They... more
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