Need $90K for a home improvement project? Syracuse grants target middle-income areas
Syracuse, N.Y. — Residential property owners in two Syracuse neighborhoods can start applying for major home improvement grants of up to $90,000 under the city’s evolving housing strategy. Following last fall’s launch of a program providing up to $2,500 in matching funds for minor exterior projects in the...
Syracuse.com journalists win top honors from Syracuse Press Club
Journalists from the newsroom of syracuse.com | The Post-Standard won top honors in the Syracuse Press Club’s annual contest. The press club chose Michelle Breidenbach for its Bill Carey Journalist of the Year award, which recognizes a single journalist whose work stands out from their peers. The award is named for longtime Syracuse broadcaster Bill Carey.
Water company donates 250 filtered faucets to in-home childcare centers in the Syracuse area
Syracuse, N.Y. - A water company from Illinois donated 250 filtered faucets to dozens of in-home childcare centers in the Syracuse area this weekend. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, a Chicago-based manufacturer, surprised 60 in-home providers with Elkay Avado 2-in-1 Filtered Kitchen Faucets during a Child Care Professionals Appreciation Day event held at the Collegian Hotel.
Two ‘hit-lists’ found at Central NY middle school, but deputies find no real threat
Wampsville, N.Y. - Two ‘hit lists’ were found at a Central New York middle school within three days but police say there was no credible threat of violence. The notes were found at Otto Shortell Middle School in Wampsville. On Monday after school, a school resource officer was...
Cicero’s South Bay Bridge reopens, boosting local businesses
CICERO, N.Y. (WSYR-TV)–The south bay bridge in Cicero is back open after it was closed for nearly two and a half months. During the closure, local businesses felt a ton of impact. Jennifer Niziolek, a barber at Lisis Barber Shop on South Bay Road in Cicero, tells NewsChannel Nine that their regular schedule was disrupted […]
Syracuse DPW workers warn staffing shortages could impact city services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Members of Local 400 picketed outside Syracuse City Hall for the second straight day on Wednesday, saying staffing shortages and mandated overtime are stretching Department of Public Works employees to their limits. The union says the city is currently down 32 trained and certified CDL drivers,...
Auburn police arrest man with crack cocaine, $6,000 in possession
Auburn Police arrested Harold Wallace Jr. for possession of cocaine and other charges after finding the drugs and a digital scale in his possession, and he was released on his own recognizance for the substance-related charges.
Duplicative, costly lead inspections blindside small landlords in Syracuse (Your Letters)
I am a small property owner and lifelong Syracuse resident, and I want to tell you what happened when the city came to inspect my building for my Certificate of Compliance recently. The inspector walked through, told me I had passed, and said mine was “the best building [he had]...
Bakery turning off its ovens for good, ending a beloved CNY bread run
Manlius, N.Y. — A popular Central New York sourdough bakery is turning off its ovens for good. Salt City Bread announced Tuesday afternoon that it will permanently close its original bakery in Manlius before the end of the month, nearly a year after the owners shuttered their Salt City Sandwich shop near Syracuse University.
Former director of CNY nonprofit accused of stealing $79K from organization
FONDA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A woman is facing a felony charge after allegedly taking over $79,000 from a nonprofit she used to run, the state comptroller’s office said. Nicole S. Weigel, 44, of Fonda, the former executive director of Girls on the Run Central New York, has been charged with second-degree grand larceny, New York […]
