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Police say ‘smash and grab’ suspects strike again in North Syracuse
North Syracuse Police are looking for four suspects wanted in connection with a burglary on Sunday, Feb 5. It happened at the Sunoco gas station store on South → Read More
Documentary on overcoming loneliness to show for free in East Syracuse
A new documentary film titled All The Lonely People will show for free on Friday October 28 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at Upstate Oasis at 6333 Route 298 in East Syra → Read More
Newest SU Orange fans born just in time for Saturday's big football game
They arrived just in time for Saturday's Syracuse v. North Carolina State football game at the JMA Wireless Dome - and St. Joseph's Health dressed them up to ro → Read More
Breast Cancer Research fundraiser, mother to famous actors Carol Baldwin has died
Carol M. Baldwin, the matriarch of the Baldwin family has died, leaving behind daughters Jane and Elizabeth and sons Alec, Stephen, Billy, and Daniel. Her death, at age 92, was announced in a social media post by Daniel Baldwin and confirmed by daughter Elizabeth on Thursday evening. The cause of her death was not immediately revealed, though Carol had been struggling with her health recently.… → Read More
New Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecile commits to officer wellness and transparency
When Joe Cecile was passed over for the job of Syracuse Police Chief by the Mayor in 2018, he says he leaned on a phrase he heard often from his father. “Your character shows more when you don’t get what you want, than when you do,” Cecile told reporters at a Friday news conference during which he was revealed as Mayor Ben Walsh’s choice to be the next Chief. Kenton Buckner resigned his position… → Read More
Karen Eames: Support 'giving me strength' to heal following tragic Brewerton shooting
For the first time since the family shooting tragedy in Brewerton, we are hearing from the only survivor in her own words. Karen Eames decided she wanted to send a message directly from her hospital room to the entire Central New York community. “I am overwhelmed by all the prayers, positive thoughts, and many acts of kindness,” Karen Eames told CNY Central. “The support I am receiving from… → Read More
Get rid of your cloth masks and wear these instead, top Upstate doctor says
In the very early months of the pandemic, you probably bought one or one that was made for you. Cloth masks were everywhere and considered at the time to be a measure of protection against COVID-19. Not anymore. "My advice would be get rid of the cloth mask, get rid of the gator," Dr. Stephen Thomas ,Director of Global Health at Upstate Medical University. Dr. → Read More
Syracuse to welcome at least 200 Afghans who fled in emergency evacuation
After seeing its refugee resettlement numbers dry up to a trickle during the Trump Administration, InterFaith Works of Syracuse is suddenly preparing to welcome hundreds of refugees from Afghanistan. “We have people calling us and emailing us almost by the hour saying, 'How can we help? '” said Beth Broadway, President/CEO of InterFaith Works. “People are so giving and so welcoming. → Read More
2 CNY men on what it's like to have a COVID-19 'breakthrough' infection
Provincetown, Massachusetts is a familiar Cape Cod vacation destination for many Central New Yorkers. Recently several people who are fully vaccinated vacationed there during July Fourth weekend and beyond, and contracted COVID-19. Mark MacBain and Skip Collins are two of the hundreds of people who contracted “breakthrough” infections after spending time in Provincetown. “For me, I was feeling… → Read More
First look at the replacement of 92 year-old seats at Syracuse's Landmark Theatre
They were installed in 1928 and have only been reupholstered once since then. They have been the source of endless complaints about being uncomfortable. The Landmark Theatre is undergoing a transformation of its original seats. The theater says the work to remove and install new seats will take about three months and it’s selling some of the old seats for between $500. 00 and $750. 00. “Add… → Read More
No one can tell these two COVID long haulers from CNY when they'll be better
Sitting in Schiller Park recently they arrived as total strangers and left with a sudden, strong bond of familiarity. They talk about their lives in two distinct stages: before they got COVID-19 and after the virus worked its way out of their systems. Isabel Claps, 68, hairstylist and longtime small business owner, mother and grandmother says most people who ask how she’s doing are stunned by… → Read More
Syracuse mayor's commission laying blueprint for park without Columbus statue
A group of 29 stakeholders, appointed by Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh will provide the guidance by the end of this year that will be used to reimage and recreate a downtown Syracuse park without the longstanding statue of Christopher Columbus. “These people are working now to create the think-book for an artist who will ultimately create the feature elements of a new park,” said Gregg Tripoli who is… → Read More
Solvay woman was scared to death and brought back from the brink
Patricia Blanchard, 70, of Solvay has been to the brink of death and back. Doctors argue she was clinically dead. Once in an ambulance and once during an intense surgery to fix what incredible fear did to her heart. It was September 2019 and Blanchard was driving home from a quilting class. At James Street and Teall Avenue in Syracuse, she noticed a vehicle pull up next to hers. “I heard this… → Read More
How do we come to grips with Eva Fuld's tragic death?
More than two weeks after the brutal beating and stabbing death of Eva Fuld, 84, in her Syracuse apartment, how does a community come to grips with her shocking death? Police have made one arrest, a 14-year-old boy who lived upstairs from the victim. “She was the loveliest person you could ever hope to meet. "Fuld’s surviving family members do not live in Central New York. → Read More
Inside the first Syracuse COVID-19 Unit that plays a certain song when there is good news
Moments before Upstate University Hospital Registered Nurse Kayli Calkins sat down for a Zoom interview she was “running around making sure everyone has what they need,” she said. On this day Calkins was in charge of Unit 6I, the medical intensive care unit at the hospital. It was the first COVID-19 unit in Syracuse when it opened in March and Calkins has been a member of the unit since day one.… → Read More
The correct way to pour a beer and more revealed inside Baldwinsville’s Budweiser plant
Of the five hundred jobs at the Baldwinsville Budweiser Brewery, none are more coveted than the jobs that suddenly come open every afternoon. Off the production floor, tucked away near offices is the tasting room. This is where the Brew master and Quality Manager gather some selected staff to taste every single one of the 75 products produced at the facility. They even taste the water. Click the… → Read More
Frozen in time but possibilities abound in Syracuse's Woolworth building
301 South Salina Street in Syracuse has been an art deco jewel since 1941. The terra cotta adornments on the outside facing Salina and Fayette Streets are classic Woolworth. In fact, the Syracuse building has a twin in Seattle, Washington. The Syracuse building has been vacant since Rite Aid lefts its first-floor space in 2018. The other floors have been largely untouched since Woolworth closed… → Read More
Syracuse grandmother fighting COVID-19's aftermath wants to talk about Thanksgiving
Isabel Claps, 67, lives her life on the move – but not these days. She’s been a rule follower when it comes to public health guidance for the duration of the pandemic and does not know for certain where she was exposed to the virus, but she was. Claps is now in the fourth week of her battle with COVID-19 and its lingering, troublesome symptoms. Her cough is still intense, her dreams are vivid… → Read More
104 year-old Syracuse man casts his 21st Presidential ballot
SYRACUSE – The first time Samuel Bovalino, 104, of Syracuse, cast a vote in a Presidential election the year was 1940. That election resulted in the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to an unprecedented third term in the White House. “I do believe in voting, it is a wonderful thing and very important that you do it every time,” Bovalino said from the front of his Tipperary Hill home as he waited… → Read More
Mattydale baby won't wait so family and 911 helps deliver him in the living room
The plan was for him to come into the world at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse. But he had other plans. It was just after 3:00 am Wednesday morning and the baby was on the way. Michelle Varre says it all happened so fast. Her pregnant daughter delivered a seven pound, twenty inch baby boy in the family living room with help from the Onondaga County 911 Center on the phone. → Read More