Category: Cayuga County

No injuries were reported and all animals inside a home on Compton Road were safe after firefighters were called to a blaze on Saturday. Firefighters from Weedsport, Port Byron, Jordan, Throop, Sennett, and Auburn all responded. It’s unclear what prompted the fire, ... MORE

Firefighters battled a blaze in Skaneateles during the evening hours on Saturday. Crews were called in from Cayuga County to battle the flames, which could be seen from miles away. Owasco, Fleming, New Hope, Moravia, Sennett, Sempronius, and West Nile fire departments ... MORE

Calls for Cayuga County Legislator Andrew Dennison to resign grew louder at a special meeting held Tuesday evening. The Citizen reports that 14 members of the public spoke, and only one voiced support for the letter to the editor that started it ... MORE

Auburn Community Hospital abruptly changed course on Tuesday, announcing that it wouldn’t open for visitors this week. As of last week, the hospital had planned to resume visitation on Wednesday. However, even with restrictions in place to maintain safe visitation at the ... MORE

The City of Auburn is watching it’s AIM funding disappear. City Clerk Chuck Mason says the official word came down this week, but that officials in the City knew it was on the way. “The twelve cities were all notified,” he told ... MORE

A member of the Cayuga County Legislature is being called on to resign after a letter to the editor drew harsh criticism. Andrew Dennison, who represents the 2nd District in Cayuga County, authored a letter to the editor, which was published by ... MORE

Things are going to get difficult for the City of Auburn, as it continues to navigate the fallout of the Coronavirus Pandemic. City Clerk Chuck Mason tells Finger Lakes News Radio that the City is already wrestling with a million dollar budget ... MORE

Get ready for summer! Officials in Auburn are opening the doors on local parks, and in less than two weeks the Casey Park pool will open. City Clerk Chuck Mason tells Finger Lakes News Radio that the City is doing everything it ... MORE

The Finger Lakes and Central New York have entered ‘Phase 4’. While other states and parts of the U.S. see massive spikes in COVID-19 caseload – the regions in Upstate New York continue on a positive trend line. For the Finger Lakes ... MORE

The Cayuga County Health Department alerted the public late-Thursday about a potential COVID-19 exposure at Lowe’s on Grant Ave. An Auburn Lowe’s employee who resides in an adjacent county tested positive for COVID-19 and was working on Monday, June 22nd. Members of ... MORE

By Josh Durso What’s next for school districts across the region and Upstate New York? A lot of questions. Today on The Daily Debrief – we get an update from Auburn Superintendent Jeff Pirozzolo, and get his take on several of the ... MORE

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor announced recipients of the 2020 Erie Canalway Heritage Award of Excellence on Thursday. The Erie Canal Heritage Park at Port Byron and Gateway Harbor of the Tonawandas in North Tonawanda and Tonawanda both received recognition. The ... MORE

What’s next for school districts across New York State? That’s the question administrators like Superintendent Jeff Pirozzolo are considering as they stare down uncertainty in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. He leads the Auburn City School District and was in-studio talking ... MORE

By Gabriel Pietrorazio What does the Cayuga Nation traditional leadership think about the land-into-trust legal suit against the U.S. Government? Sachem Chief Sam George of the Bear Clan claims that the entire community was blindsided by the lawsuit announcement made by Clint ... MORE

Officials were prompted to release a statement after illegal fireworks displays in Cayuga County resulted in a medivac helicopter being grounded near Auburn Community Hospital. It forced the Auburn Police Department to investigate. Here’s the message that was released by Auburn Police ... MORE