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Perez Williams, other mayoral candidates accept election loss to Ben Walsh
UPDATED: Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 12:25 a.m. Juanita Perez Williams, the Democratic candidate who would have made history as the first Latina mayor in New York state, lost to independent Ben Walsh on...
View ArticleGallery: Syracuse mayoral candidates react to election results
Independent candidate Ben Walsh received about 54 percent of the vote on Tuesday. Continue reading → The post Gallery: Syracuse mayoral candidates react to election results appeared first on The Daily...
View ArticleSyracuse University College Democrats, Republicans react to Ben Walsh’s victory
UPDATED: Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 11:19 p.m. Members of Syracuse University’s College Democrats and College Republicans groups on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the results of Syracuse’s mayoral...
View ArticleVolunteers prepare for Thanksgiving holiday events at local charities
Although Thanksgiving Day is two weeks away, volunteers in Syracuse are already preparing for a busy holiday season. The Rescue Mission Alliance — one of several organizations that see an influx of...
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Common Councilors, political science experts react to Ben Walsh’s historic...
UPDATED: Nov. 9, 2017 at 11:31 a.m. Some Syracuse Common Councilors said they’re looking forward to working with Ben Walsh, the city’s incoming mayor who clinched a highly contested election late...
View ArticleOutgoing Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner launches North Side pilot code...
A new Syracuse code enforcement program launched by Mayor Stephanie Miner in the final days of her administration aims to improve the city’s relationship with landlords and tenants. Miner earlier this...
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Councilor-elects say Ben Walsh faces tough term in office as Syracuse’s next...
A crop of young politicians will be starting terms next year on Syracuse’s Common Council as the city faces a looming budget crisis. Joe Driscoll, 38, was elected earlier this month to represent...
View ArticleWomen entrepreneurs talk experience building startup companies during Global...
Three women entrepreneurs detailed their experiences working for startups and clean energy ventures at a Global Entrepreneurship Week forum Wednesday night near downtown Syracuse. The event was hosted...
View ArticleDeveloper: 72-unit student housing project on East Genesee Street to be...
A newly proposed 72-unit student housing development on East Genesee Street is moving forward and should be completed by spring 2019, a developer said. Construction on an apartment project at 1037 E....
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South Side resident Latoya Allen, District 4’s incoming common councilor,...
It was Christmas Eve and Latoya Allen loaded dozens of stockings filled with shampoo, toothpaste and deodorant into her old Ford Explorer. She jumped into the truck, which was packed with a handful of...
View ArticleArea residents split over ways to address deer overpopulation, culling methods
Syracuse and DeWitt residents are split over ways to address deer overpopulation in the local area. Culling plans to curb the local deer population come after years of lobbying from an Urban Deer Task...
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Concerns linger over Onondaga Lake land as county considers bike trail...
A county vote on the extension of a bike trail around the once extremely polluted Onondaga Lake coincides with the end of toxic remediation efforts there, as the Onondaga Nation remains concerned about...
View ArticleOfficials: County jail unification under sheriff could save taxpayers money
Onondaga County residents recently voted to unify jails under County Sheriff Gene Conway in a referendum. The Jamesville Correctional Center was previously under control of County Executive Joanie...
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Syracuse awarded $20,000 to improve financial literacy among residents
The city of Syracuse has received a $20,000 grant from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to help low- and moderate-income city residents better manage their finances. Syracuse was one of 12...
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3 takeaways from contentious Interstate 81 tunnel study released Monday
Controversial tunneling options for replacing a section of Interstate 81 in Syracuse would be feasible but cost between $3 billion and $4.5 billion, a consultant’s study has found. The study, released...
View ArticleSyracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner urges state officials to not consider I-81...
Outgoing Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner on Monday urged state officials to not consider a contentious tunnel option for replacing the deteriorating stretch of Interstate 81 in the city. “A tunnel is...
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Syracuse residents denounce Republican tax plan, call on Miner to run for...
UPDATED: Dec. 6 at 12:21 a.m. Syracuse community members on Tuesday evening urged outgoing Mayor Stephanie Miner to run against Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., during a town hall discussion on contentious GOP...
View ArticleProtesters rally outside Rep. Katko’s office, bringing along a giant chicken...
A 10-foot giant inflatable chicken with hair resembling President Donald Trump’s was propped up outside Rep. John Katko’s (R-N.Y.) office on Wednesday, as a group of protesters angrily denounced the...
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Inside the demise of M Street Pizza
On a Friday in 2016, the employees of M Street Pizza on Marshall Street woke up expecting to work. Instead, they found two weeks’ pay missing and their place of employment on the brink of closing...
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Diving into Mayor Walsh’s past proposed budgets, and what’s new in his 2024 one
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Over his past five years as mayor of Syracuse, Ben Walsh has prioritized public safety, housing and...
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