The Syracuse University Literacy Corps provides tutors to local school districts as well as programs such as the North Side Learning Center, Hillside and 100 Black Men of Syracuse. Read more »
Cornell Cooperative Extension educator Camille Marcotte recommends residents take more proactive steps to reduce the amount of salt they use on their personal property. Read more »
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday the state will lift the statewide mask requirement in schools effective Wednesday. Read more »
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he will call for a Senate vote in March to reduce the cost of insulin from $200-$600 per prescription to a cap of $35. Read more »
In the agreement, Green National, a real estate management company owned by Troy and Tim Green, will pay a $300,000 penalty, of which all but $50,000 will be suspended if all terms of the agreement are fulfilled within 60 days. Read more »
New York state SNAP recipients to receive maximum benefits in February. Read more »
The funding is part of a larger initiative from Hochul that allocated $17.3 million in state funding to provide both permanent and emergency housing for people experiencing homelessness. Read more »
As the second-largest employer in Onondaga County, Syracuse University has a responsibility to raise awareness and educate its student body about food deserts. Read more »
The funds will be allocated to assisting new child care providers in child care deserts to cover start-up and personnel costs; build their programs; recruit, train and retain staff; and give them resources so employees can access COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »
A bank flagged a pending transfer of over $40,000 from sheriff’s office funds to the account of Deputy Isaac Eames in December 2021. Read more »
An analysis conducted by The Daily Orange found a strong link between median household income and the area’s rate of high lead levels in children’s blood. Read more »
Jim Rowley, the new chair of the Onondaga County Legislature, plans to focus on improving spending and ethics policies during his tenure. Read more »
After 40 years on Marshall Street, Acropolis Pizza House, a late-night spot for Syracuse University students, is closing. Read more »
The percentage of children in Onondaga County with elevated levels of lead in their blood has decreased dramatically in the past few years — in 2012, the rate exceeded 17% in Syracuse. Read more »
The mother of SUNY-ESF student Troy Eames, who was killed Monday, told investigators her husband — a deputy of Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office — was responsible for the shooting at their home in Clay, New York. Read more »
Syracuse's local businesses have faced pandemic-related obstacles at the beginning of the year, given the spread of the omicron variant. Read more »
Onondaga County legislators passed a resolution condemning the Board of Supervisors’ racist actions, but only after partisan debate on whether systemic racism continues today. Read more »
Syracuse University is a defendant to a class action lawsuit on behalf of all those who paid tuition and fees for the spring 2020 semester. Read more »
Syracuse University has acquired the Harry and Lillian Marley Education Center in a $34 million deal with Crouse Hospital. Read more »
Though Syracuse University’s testing infrastructure could not be used for testing of New York residents while students were moving in, the testing team is willing to extend the offer once more. Read more »
In Syracuse, despite the large immigrant community, less than half of this population is eligible to vote as of 2019. Read more »
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced New York state’s $216.3 billion budget proposal for the 2023 fiscal year on Tuesday, a record-high amount. Read more »
To prevent the spread of the omicron variant, Syracuse University is taking countermeasures, including masking, testing and vaccination enforcement policies on campus. Read more »
Students, faculty and staff who are in-person on campus and test positive for COVID-19 must isolate themselves for five days, treating the day they first began having symptoms as “Day Zero.” Read more »
