The Auburn City Council will vote later this week to approve an agreement in which the city would pay the Auburn Downtown Business Improvement District $90,000 to operate the Equal Rights Heritage Center when it opens at the end of October. The agreement is one of the final pieces of an operating plan the city... more

Imagine planning a quick grocery store run to pick up just a few items, only to have your trip more than double in time because the assistance you needed wasn’t available. Until recently, a blind or visually impaired customer who wanted to do their grocery shopping at Wegmans might have had to wait as long... more

In January 2017, Charles E. Henry Jr. was found sleeping in his car outside the Grant Avenue Dunkin’ Donuts with more than 30 bags of heroin and a large amount of cash in his possession. Henry was arrested by the Auburn Police Department for possessing the drugs and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a... more

One possible location of Prison City Pub & Brewery’s long-awaited expansion has been identified. The Auburn brewpub’s owners, Dawn and Marc Schulz, have applied to the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals for a use variance at 4022 Technology Park Blvd., according to a legal notice posted by the city. The variance would allow for the... more

Who will be the next sheriff in Cayuga County? Lt. Brian Schenck believes it should be him; and after Sheriff David Gould announced that he would not seek re-election – Schenck stepped up to the plate. On Wednesday, he visited the FingerLakes1.com studio where he discussed his campaign, local issues around policing, and how he... more

The pig-shaped barbecue smoker on the sidewalk outside 10 E. Genesee St. will be gone after Sept. 29. That will be the last day of business for The Copper Pig BBQ & Taproom, the barbecue restaurant Dawn and Marc Schulz opened in June 2016. They announced the closure Wednesday on Facebook. The Schulzes decided to... more

A little more than three years after it opened, The Underground cafe and nightclub has closed its doors on Genesee Street — but will reopen under a new name at the Fingerlakes Mall. Owner Mike Henty said Wednesday that he closed the 144 Genesee St. business, which operated as a cafe during the day and... more

Thursday will be a hectic day for candidates vying for spots in November’s general election. Throughout the Finger Lakes – important primary races have been shaping up, with contestants making their final pleas to voters – before heading out to polling places on an odd day. For the first time in recent memory, voters are... more

An Auburn man ordered to a lifetime on the state sex offender registry in 2014 for raping a 14-year-old girl was arrested this week for allegedly having various social media accounts, emails and phone numbers not registered with the state and not approved or authorized by the Cayuga County Probation Department. Steven A. Strecker, 27,... more

The reflection falls perfectly during sunset on Owasco Lake. Photo by Todd Tanner. more

A 22-year-old Auburn woman is under arrest after allegedly stealing some belongings from a Fingerlakes Mall, then being found with a taser. State Police say Jessica Richardson went to the mall on Monday to fill out a job application. Later in the day, troopers say Richardson returned to the mall to retrieve her cell phone,... more

A man was charged following a domestic dispute in Auburn Friday night. Nicholas M. Neville, 28, unlawfully entered the Pleasant Street home of a 23-year-old female at around 11 p.m. Sept. 7, Auburn Police Department Deputy Chief Roger Anthony said. Neville then proceeded to punch the victim repeatedly in the face, causing lacerations to her... more

The town of Sennett will complete phase three of its park project with a $75,829 state grant. Back in July, Sennett’s town board discussed working with state Sen. John DeFrancisco’s office to procure funding in the ballpark amount of $50,000 to fund improvements and complete phase three the park. Phase one and two of the... more

Cayuga County’s 2017 Harmful Algal Bloom Response Team was recognized by the state last week for its “remarkable and commendable” work combating the blooms that have come to plague waterbodies throughout the county and state. The state Department of Health announced Aug. 31 that the county’s Harmful Algal Bloom Response Team, organized under the county... more

The Doubledays’ playoff run ended Thursday night against the Renegades after a season filled with fun and exciting baseball. A close game all the way until the late innings, Auburn was unable to come away with the win and fell to Hudson Valley, 7-3. Francys Peguero had one of his better starts for the Doubledays... more

With an opening date set for the end of October, city and state officials gathered at Auburn Public Theater Wednesday morning to give the public an update on the progress of the Equal Rights Heritage Center. According to Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason, construction is still on schedule, despite some rainy weather in August. He... more

The town of Owasco passed a series of resolutions, including one authorizing $3.5 million in bonds, in order to move forward with a water quality improvement project during a special meeting on Wednesday. The purpose of Owasco’s Permanent Granular Activated Carbon Microcystin Treatment System Project is to transition the town’s temporary carbon filtration system into... more

Saturday marks the 33rd annual TomatoFest, and the third year since the festival moved from Emerson Park to downtown Auburn, which organizers say they hope is just the start of another successful 30 years. Like every year, TomatoFest will benefit food pantries throughout the area affiliated with the Central New York Food Bank. Last year’s... more

After more than 40 years of giving private piano lessons for children, Jody Brown still finds she learns just as much from her young proteges as she teaches. Brown, a Seneca Falls resident who this week began holding lessons at Auburn’s Unitarian Universalist Society, said one of her favorite parts of the job is seeing... more

TomatoFest weekend will kick off on Friday night, Sept. 7, with Music on the Mall in the State Street band shell from 7 to 10 p.m. The featured band will be Faded Vinyl, with 150 plus years of combined performance experience. They will be performing music from five decades; styles include classic rock, 1970s-90s rock,... more