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Michael Shores was unanimously re-elected president of the Board of Education at Wednesday’s annual organization meeting. Shores, of 2982 East Ave. and a retired UPS driver, was nominated by Charles Bronson. He was elected by an 8-0 vote of the board. Board member Coreen Lowry was absent. For vice president, Terri Reese nominated Colby O’Brien, and John Butlak nominated Nichol... more

Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education President Mike McCole said he intended to make the 2016-2017 school year his swan song as board leader, but he was asked by other members to stay on. McCole, who began his fourth year as president upon being re-elected July 5, said some board members with ambitions for a leadership position asked... more

Emerson Park was bustling with activity Monday afternoon in anticipation of the annual fireworks show and orchestra performance. The crew from Young Explosive Corporation in Rochester arrived at the park at 9 a.m. Monday to begin setting up for the show. Pyrotechnic leader Kirk Ekross said the company used to put on the park's annual show "many years ago" and... more

A CNN journalist who resigned this week, after the network retracted a story about Russia and President Donald Trump's transition team, is a Syracuse native with strong ties to the region. Eric Lichtblau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, is a graduate of Jamesville-DeWitt High School and Cornell University. He began his journalism career at The Post-Standard, where he covered the Ithaca... more

Save Owasco Now, an organization focused on protecting the water quality of Owasco Lake, will host its next meeting with Aimee Clinkhammer, watershed coordinator of the state Department of Environmental Conservation's Finger Lakes Water Hub. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, June 12, at the Owasco Yacht Club, 6109 East Lake Road, Auburn. Clinkhammer's presentation is part... more

A Trumansburg man was arrested early Friday morning after police say they responded to a burglary complaint at an auto shop in Lansing. Paul R. Watkins, 37, was taken into custody and charged with third-degree burglary, a class D felony, after he allegedly forced entry into Monro Muffler Brake and Service in Lansing and stole cash and merchandise. IthacaVoice.com: Read... more

An Ithaca man was picked up on a bench warrant over the weekend and charged with multiple counts, including strangulation and assault, court records show. Thaddeus McClain, 30, is accused of attacking a woman at a West Village Apartment back in February. IthacaVoice.com: Read More more