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Special Mass Held for Four 100-Year-Old Parishioners at Utica Church
UTICA, N.Y. -- Four parishioners from St. Louis Gonzaga church in Utica were celebrated at a special mass in Utica Sunday morning. The four women are all 100 years old. Unfortunately, only three of the four were in attendance at the event Sunday morning. The pastor said the women have...
Artificial Intelligence Having an Impact on Classrooms
(Reporter Joshua Gingrich) A.I. IS A HUGE PART OF OUR CULTURE. IT’S BEEN A BIG PART OF SCIENCE FICTION SHOWS FOR DECADES. NOW, IT’S IMPACTING HOW STUDENTS LEARN. DESPITE ITS INCREASED POPULARITY, SYRACUSE PROFESSOR KRISTOPHER MICINSKI IS UNEASY ABOUT HOW SOME STUDENTS USE IT. (Professor Kristopher Micinski) “I...
McCarthy Mercantile Missing Student Shoppers Throughout The Summer
Matea Kanicki, reporter; A VARIETY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE FOUND A HOME UNDER ONE ROOF AT THE MCCARTHY MERCANTILE. THE BASEMENT OF THE MCCARTHY BUILDING IS A HUB FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, ARTISTS, AND CREATORS. SYRACUSE ARTIST ERIN NOWAK SAYS THE MARKET HAS BUILT A GREAT COMMUNITY. Erin Nowak, Syracuse artist;”It’s...
Scholarship Program Promises To Do More After Say Yes Graduate Nets Full Ride To Medical School
“What we want students to know is that they have a community behind them. What Say Yes is a reflection of the community coming together and figuring out how can we support students while they’re in school from kindergarten to twelfth grade by offering wrap-around supports and everything else.
Historic Pub in Syracuse Redefines “Family Owned”
NATURAL SOUND: Door opening. GERALDINE PAGLIA, REPORTER: Kevin Shulz took over Guilfoil’s in January of 20-18 from longtime owner Micheal Guilfoil the third. He went right to work to make some upgrades. KEVIN SCHULZ, GUILFOIL’S OWNER: Some stuff had to be done fast and drastic and somethings had to...
Syracuse City School District is battling the teacher shortage
(Reporter Andrew Watson) In recent years it has become difficult for the Syracuse City School District to hire certified teachers. While teacher turnover reaches its peak in the summer months, the district is offering a special initiative to attract new teachers to the school system. Amanda Hull, media director for the district, believes this incentive is working.
Syracuse University Career Advisors Help Students Get Jobs at Micron
RICH ROSA REPORTER: SARAH MACK WORKS THE PHONES AS SHE LEADS THE OFFICE OF CAREER SERVICES IN THE ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE FIELD. HER MAIN FOCUS IS MICRON. SARAH MACK: “We’re working hard to support our students in their professional pursuits, so we do have a good relationship with the recruiting team from Micron as well as many other companies, and we’re working closely with them to build a pipeline to support both their hiring needs and our student’s career development.”
Confronting Syracuse’s Homeless Crisis
Jack McGuire: SOME SYRACUSE RESIDENTS WOULD SAY RISING RENTS AND HIGH MORTGAGE RATES ARE TO BLAME FOR THE PROBLEM. OTHERS WOULD CHALK IT UP TO THE EFFECTS OF RAMPANT DRUG USE. FOR JOHN BALLARD, IT’S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. John Ballard: I’m trying to work but I’m also...
High Schoolers Enrolled in Syracuse University Pre-College Program
Anchor: PROFESSORS AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY’S NEWHOUSE SCHOOL ARE SEEING POSITIVE RESULTS WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMING TO THE PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM. AS N-C-C’S MYA ALYSIA REPORTS, STUDENTS ARE CONFIDENT IN THEIR CHOICE OF EARLY COLLEGE. NATURAL SOUND: Students laughing in class. Mya Alysia Palmer, reporter: STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THEIR...
The Key To SU’s Offensive Success
Over the past few years, Syracuse’s offense has been dynamic. Garrett Shrader’s elusiveness gave the Orange the ability to strike from the air, on the ground with a star running back or with QB1 scrambling. That took a lot of the pressure off the receiving corps. This year, with Kyle McCord under center that won’t be the case. He isn’t just not mobile, McCord isn’t even close to a threat to run. Remember, sacks do count as rushing yards in college football, but still, he ended with negative yards last season.
Legendary Manager Jim Leyland Gets Choked Up Delivering Hall of Fame Induction Speech
Jim Leyland, who spent 22 seasons managing the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies and Detroit Tigers, had to battle through his emotions in Cooperstown on Sunday.
Top-prize TAKE 5 ticket worth over $14k sold in Brockport
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A lucky person in Brockport won a top prize winning TAKE 5 lottery ticket! According to the New York State Lottery, a one-prize winning ticket worth was sold at the Wegmans on 4th Section Road. That ticket was worth $14,715. This was not the only ticket won in New York — […]
Ithaca Sees Warnings as New York Experiences Historic Tornado Outbreak
Being a Cornell student earns you many privileges — including being woken up by an emergency alert in the middle of the night while at home for the summer on another continent. However, Cornellians on campus on Wednesday, July 10 at 4:22 p.m. were urged to take shelter due...
Get Ready for Another Week of Stormy Weather in Central New York
A Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for Central New York, which shows Mother Nature isn't yet finished with us. For the first time in what seems like forever, we finally enjoyed several rain and storm-free days in a row. It was a much-needed break from the severe weather we've received, especially as cities like Rome and Canastota recover from last week's tornado outbreak.
Legislators Mulé and Koslow Applaud Enhanced State Funding for Freeport PD, Local Law Enforcement
Recently, July 16, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a record State investment of nearly $51 million for public safety on Long Island. Nassau County agencies received $1,494,692 and Suffolk County agencies received $1,307,677 for the GIVE funding cycle that runs from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. This funding also includes approximately $21.1 million in one-time capital funding to 39 police departments and sheriffs’ offices – including $387,042 for the purchase of law enforcement technology and equipment to allow those agencies more effectively solve, reduce and prevent crime.
Hornell home grown: City weighs options after NYS finalizes cannabis cultivation rules
With the state Cannabis Control Board finalizing rules for home cannabis cultivation in New York late last month, Hornell officials are considering local action to codify the dos and don'ts of growing marijuana in the Maple City. “New York state opened this can of worms and now local governments have...
Annual demolition derbies at the Boonville Fair
BOONVILLE — The Boonville-Oneida County Fair will end its week of events and festivities with double the excitement: two demolition derbies on Sunday, July 28. The afternoon show starts at 1 p.m. and the evening show at 6 p.m. Tickets for the 1 p.m. show are $10 for age...
NOAA Says New York State Will Stay Very Warm Well Into the Fall
While the brutal heatwave finally broke across New York state this week, meteorologists say the much warmer than average weather isn't going to stay away. Could summer-like temperatures last well into the fall across New York and the Northeast?. So far this year, Extreme Weather Watch says that it has...
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