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Diners of CNY: The Milkhouse in Marcellus: Our reporter Charlie Miller, left, ran into a familiar face when stopping for breakfast at The Milkhouse in Marcellus recently. Here’s what Charlie and former Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim thought of their meal. (Photo courtesy Kayla Evans)
The latest
Democrats didn’t expect to win Onondaga County Legislature: ‘Now we have to govern. Holy cow!’ Democratic Onondaga County legislators gathered in their caucus room Thursday, two days after an Election Day surprise doubled their membership, from 5 to 10. For the first time in nearly 50 years, Democrats will be in the majority on the 17-member board. In January, they will have new powers to lead committees, fight for spending on their priorities and to push back on Republican County Executive Ryan McMahon.
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What’s Trending
Is Micron’s mammoth property tax break a good deal for local schools? Micron Technology turned a profit of $8.5 billion in the fiscal year that ended in August. The North Syracuse school district cut 38 positions to balance its budget for the school year that started in September. Yet after Micron opens a massive chipmaking plant in the district in the next few years, a deal with Onondaga County will allow the wildly successful company to pay pennies on the dollar to the schools that could help educate its future workers. Here’s a look at what local school districts will get – and won’t get – from Micron’s deal.
How write-ins won every seat in a Central NY town: In September, when the ballots were printed for the town elections in Cato, it seemed the races were already won. There were no challengers for any of the five spots. That’s how things usually were in this town of 2,500 in rural Cayuga County. But less than six weeks before Election Day, a full slate of candidates mounted a write-in campaign for all five of the town posts up for election. And then they defied the odds by sweeping the entire ballot. Here’s how they did it.
Syracuse closes large city-owned downtown garage due to safety concerns: The city of Syracuse has closed its Fayette Street Parking Garage in downtown Syracuse after engineers discovered structural safety concerns in the 41-year-old structure. The garage was shut down Thursday following inspections by city engineers and the code enforcement department, city officials said. What’s next? That depends.
Looking Ahead
Which airports will see flights cut amid shutdown? See the list: The FAA said Wednesday it would cut air traffic by 10% in 40 “high-volume” markets to maintain safety as the federal government shutdown strains air traffic controllers. The flight reductions could affect thousands of flights nationwide. Here’s a list of the affected airports.
10 magical Christmas shops to visit this holiday season in Upstate NY: We know it’s barely past Halloween, and Black Friday is still a few weeks away. That doesn’t mean an old-fashioned Christmas shop won’t bring a smile to your face. Upstate New York has a bunch of fun and fanciful holiday shops that are now open and ready to welcome in the season.
Sports
Mexico tops J-D in title game: Carter Robert returned a kickoff for a touchdown to give Mexico a 14-7 lead in the first half of Thursday’s Class A/B/C-2 league championship game against Jamesville-DeWitt. Mexico went on to a 35-28 win. Story, photos. (Dennis Nett photo)
Fran Brown names starting quarterback against Miami: Rickie Collins is back. Syracuse football coach Fran Brown has named the redshirt sophomore as the Orange’s starting quarterback for Saturday’s game at No. 18 Miami. Collins started four games for SU this season, losing all four, before being benched in favor of freshman walk-on Joe Filardi last week. Will things be different this weekend against the Hurricanes?
- Syracuse at No. 18 Miami predictions: See our picks
- Syracuse cornerback named semifinalist for national award
- SU will be without emerging wide receiver at Miami (injury report)
‘The game is fun again,’ as Orange men look different in opener (podcast): The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team that took the court for Monday’s season-opener against Binghamton looked nothing like the squad that struggled through a 14-19 campaign last season. In the latest episode of the “Inside Syracuse Basketball” podcast, former Orange point guard Brandon Triche joined host Mike Waters to break down what made this performance so different.
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- Young RFA star steps up in field hockey subregional win
- Vernon Verona Sherrill field hockey ends season in Class B subregionals
- Little Falls field hockey escapes with tight win in subregionals
- Girls volleyball Section III final predictions: Class A | Class AAA
- Livestream tonight’s CNY high school football Game of the Week: Indian River at New Hartford
- Central NY high school results, news, scores
In brief
Mary Kuhn wanted radical change in county government. Friends made it happen
City audit finds major flaws in Syracuse’s sidewalk dining permits
Who got the biggest pension in NY in 2025? Search 300,000+ records
City workers moved out to make way for apartments. Syracuse still owns the building
Indictment reveals alleged motive in fatal e-bike drive-by shooting
Obituary: Eleanor Russell was first Black cast member on ‘Magic Toy Shop’
‘How I Met Your Mother,’ a rare genetic disorder, and ‘the cliff’ (Enable: The Disability Podcast)
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