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Deputies: Auburn man drove drunk, stopped speeding on SR 318

Deputies: Auburn man drove drunk, stopped speeding on SR 318
Deputies report that on November 11th at approximately 2:30 a.m. an Auburn man was arrested for driving while intoxicated. The traffic stop took place on State Route 318 in Tyre when deputies observed 32-year-old Brian J. Willis speeding. He was subsequently found to be intoxicated and charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of 0.08 percent or more, and speeding.... more

Cayuga County judge ‘reluctantly’ sentences woman to probation after deadly Sennett wreck

Cayuga County judge ‘reluctantly’ sentences woman to probation after deadly Sennett wreck
A North Syracuse woman who killed two people and injured three others in a car crash last year was sentenced to five years of probation in Cayuga County Court Tuesday morning. In June 2017, Kadesha Dunham, 25, attempted to pass a concrete truck on Franklin Street Road in Sennett. On Dunham’s third attempt to pass the truck — in a... more

New downtown Auburn welcome center opening delayed slightly

New downtown Auburn welcome center opening delayed slightly
The downtown Auburn Equal Rights Heritage Center’s opening won’t happen this month. Just last week officials said that the $10 million welcome center in downtown Auburn was “on target” to open before the end of October. On Tuesday, Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason said that won’t be the case. Instead, there will be an announcement on Wednesday about when the ERHC... more

Multiple families displaced after fire at apartment house in Auburn

Multiple families displaced after fire at apartment house in Auburn
New information has been obtained about the fire that scorched a home on Osborne Street in Auburn. Six families were displaced by a structure fire at an apartment house at 111 Osborne Street. The three-story structure had smoke coming out of it when first responders arrived. The Auburn Citizen reports that the building, constructed in 1950 was home to six... more

Local food producers sought for market at Auburn welcome center

Local food producers sought for market at Auburn welcome center
The New York State Equal Rights Heritage Center is seeking local producers of food items to be part of the Taste NY Market that will be located there. The market will be operated by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, which is looking for producers of honey, maple, dairy, baked goods, jams and jellies, pickles and other fermented items, sauces... more

Auburn City Council authorizes grant to seek welcome center volunteer funding

Auburn City Council authorizes grant to seek welcome center volunteer funding
On Thursday night, the city council unanimously approved a resolution to seek funding through a federal grant for the city’s Retired Seniors Volunteer Program that could benefit the new downtown Equal Rights Heritage Center by allowing seniors to volunteer there. If awarded the grant, RSVP would receive $40,000 for the next three years for a total aggregate amount of $120,000.... more

Philanthropist Bisgrove remembered as “visionary” committed to Auburn community

Philanthropist Bisgrove remembered as “visionary” committed to Auburn community
Jack Bisgrove, one of Auburn’s most prolific philanthropists, was remembered Monday, after he succumbed to cancer over the weekend, as a “visionary” who cared deeply about his community. John “Jack” Bisgrove, Jr., 79, was the former president and CEO of Red Star Express Lines, a national trucking company that started as a family business in Auburn in 1932. Before and... more

Auburn seeks possible solar array where landfill sat

Auburn seeks possible solar array where landfill sat
The Auburn city council will review a proposal to install a community solar array at the municipal landfill during Thursday night’s meeting. In August 2014, the city submitted a letter of interest to the CNY Regional Planning and Development Board to be included in the Solarize CNY initiative — a project that uses the collective purchasing power of multiple municipalities... more

Downtown Auburn’s Small Business Saturday specials

Downtown Auburn’s Small Business Saturday specials
Small Business Saturday is a national holiday celebrating America’s small businesses. It presents an excellent opportunity to give support to your local business community by purchasing their products & services as gifts for family & friends during the holiday season. Plus there are many incentives being offered locally, to make it worth your while. Come shop, eat and play downtown... more

Auburn hospital completes energy project, eyes savings

Auburn hospital completes energy project, eyes savings
Auburn Community Hospital has collaborated with energy services company Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, to complete an energy-efficient indoor comfort system, according to a news release. The new system reduces the hospital’s heating and air conditioning energy use by 50 percent and saves more than $220,000 in energy costs annually, allowing the hospital to reinvest those savings into patient... more

Groundbreaking for Falcon Park project held on Monday night

Groundbreaking for Falcon Park project held on Monday night
Officials from Cayuga Community College and the City of Auburn were at Falcon Park early Monday evening to break ground on the turf field installation project at Falcon Park. The project will expand the park from being the home of the Auburn Doubledays to also being the winter, spring and fall home of the Cayuga Community College Spartans. The Doubledays... more
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