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Opioid deaths creep down for 3rd year in a row in Onondaga County, but still near historic high
Syracuse, NY -- Opioid overdose deaths in Onondaga County went down for the third year in a row, but are still on par with the historic highs seen during the ongoing heroin and fentanyl epidemic. Last year, 152 people died from opioid overdoses, with the vast majority caused by fentanyl,...
A Milestone in Unity: Waterloo's 25th Celebrate-Commemorate Memorial Day Anniversary
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Veterans Affairs: Gratitude owed to servicemen and women who lost their lives
Following the cessation of hostilities of our nation’s Civil War, an organization of Union veterans — known as the Grand Army of the Republic — established “Decoration Day” on May 5, 1868, as a time for the nation to honor its war dead by placing flowers on the graves of the fallen.
The Fulton Memorial Day Salute Committee Staging The Watch Fire
FULTON – The Fulton Memorial Day Salute Committee will be holding a Watch Fire as part of this year’s Memorial Day Salute, on Saturday, May 25, at 7:00 p.m. The event will be held at Recreation Park, immediately to the south of Denesha Field. Watch fire offers an opportunity to respectfully and honorably dispose of used or damaged U.S. flags.
Auburn Unites for 19th Annual Tim Durant Recovery Walk, Supporting Substance Recovery Efforts
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Syracuse school board’s legal threat was out of bounds (Editorial Board Opinion)
Commissioners of the Syracuse Board of Education crossed a line by having their law firm send a letter to a Syracuse TV station calling attempts to get comment from them “harassment” and implying it would resort to legal action (”Syracuse school board comes under fire for dodging questions from reporters," May 21, 2024).
Resisting ‘projects of desperation’ will make Syracuse neighborhoods stronger (Your Letters)
Regarding your editorial, “Syracuse board sends wrong message on affordable housing” (May 19, 2024):. Projects like the proposed Helio building on Cortland Avenue make poverty worse. They are financially viable for the developers, but they are not economically viable for the community in the neighborhood. Systemically grouping and isolating the poor among the poor makes poverty harder to escape; it limits people’s access to opportunity and constrains the vision of the community.
See NY school districts ranked from 1 to 637 based on latest living environment Regents exams
A total of 47 school districts in New York saw 95% or more of their students test proficient on the living environment Regents exams during the 2022-2023 school year, according to state data. Ten districts statewide had 100% of their students test proficient. The state Education Department released Regents results...
Skaneateles Garden Club Presents Summer’s Splendor Garden Tour
The Skaneateles Garden Club will present “Summer’s Splendor” Garden Tour on Friday and Saturday June 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. The tour will feature five distinctive gardens and landscapes in and around the village. Also on the tour will be the Skaneateles Garden...
Baldwinsville superintendent hopes state leaders ‘slow things down’ after voters reject purchase of district’s first electric school bus
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Baldwinsville’s superintendent says his district would have been ready for its first electric bus. “It would have been an opportunity for us to train our mechanics, train our drivers,” said Superintendent Joseph DeBarbieri in his first television interview. “It’s different driving those types of vehicles. It would have been a teaching […]
Support continues to grow for the Fulton Block Builders
FUKLTON – Oswego County Federal Credit Union’s (Oswego FCU), Khadijah Malone, Fulton Branch Manager recently presented Linda Eagan with a check for $5,000 for the Fulton Block Builder (FBB) project. “Oswego County Federal Credit Union is proud to be a Corporate Sponsor of this transformative initiative and thanks all those involved for their continued enthusiasm and hard work!” Malone said.
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