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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and labor leaders announced during an event in Albany on Oct. 8 that the maximum weekly unemployment insurance (UI) benefit has increased for unemployed workers across the State. Officials said that as part of the governor’s enacted...

Marble Farms, a beloved ice cream shop, is set to be demolished, prompting former coworkers and customers to share memories of the iconic establishment.

This fall New York became the latest state to implement a new “bell-to-bell” ban on cell phones for students. One month into the school year, the move is being hailed as a success by teachers, parents, and students alike. Teachers say they’re already seeing the benefits in the classroom and noticing a difference when...

HAMLET OF JAMESVILLE – After manning the shop for the last 46 years, owner of Jamesville Hardware Robert Powell has decided to retire and close the business this fall. Powell, now 76, still has some last-minute tasks left to fit in and finish before then, but he already sold the building at 6515 E. Seneca Turnpike, […]

Over the last 18 months, Central Current contributors Michelle Gabel, Mike Greenlar and Janet Gramza have captured Syracuse's housing crisis in words and photos. This is what they saw. The post A PLACE TO CALL HOME appeared first on Central Current .

Anglers across Western New York are grappling with the devastating fallout of a massive fish and wildlife die-off in Ischua Creek, one of the region's most beloved trout streams. Following a months-long investigation, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has slapped Great Lakes Cheese...

CAZENOVIA — Sisters Susan Schapiro and Sally Vernon have announced plans to donate their family’s 375-acre farm on the north shore of Eaton Brook Reservoir to the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation (CPF). The gift will ensure that the property’s fields, forests, wetlands, historic barns, and 4,000 feet of undeveloped...

Central New York’s Cullen Pumpkin Farm warns that vandalism may end its beloved corn maze. Farm owners say a repeat of last year’s damage could close the area entirely.

Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley isn’t alone when he says he “can’t wrap his head around” why four of his jail employees released the wrong woman from the Onondaga County Justice Center jail on Aug. 8. We can’t wrap our heads around the level of inattentiveness...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Monday is Columbus or Indigenous Peoples' Day. Five years ago, the City of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced that he had plans to move the Christopher Columbus Statue. Today, it's still standing with no update on if anything will happen to it. The board, the Heritage...