It’s been almost a year since back-in, on-street parking was installed along a downtown strip of Genesee Street in Auburn. The goal behind ditching front-angle parking was to cut the risk of accidents on the busy street. Some downtown business owners, though, feel as if they’re paying a toll for the new parking design. In... more

In two separate resolutions, the Auburn City Council called on the state Legislature for city assistance. The council passed a resolution Thursday requesting Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature to consider bills that would adjust the reimbursement rate for maintenance on the Arterial roadway. Currently, the maintenance reimbursement rates for Auburn sit at 85... more

Criminal justice reforms shouldn’t simply gut, or throw away systems that have worked. That’s the message from Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann, who spoke with Finger Lakes News Radio earlier this week. He says that members of law enforcement and prosecutors are fighting a battle of public opinion. As an example, he pointed to... more

Cayuga Community College is continuing a colorful tradition to help support an Auburn nonprofit. Organized by Cayuga’s Faculty Association, the 'Cayuga Cares with Color Run' takes place next month. This run/walk started in 2015 and has grown every year. The race will help support the Matthew House, a nonprofit residential facility in the City of... more

Auburn police said a man stole a Blu-ray disc player Monday and lied on the form he filled out while selling it. Auburn Police Department Deputy Chief Roger Anthony said Mikal S. Holbrook, 20, of 24 Merriman St., stole the disc player from a home on Francis Street around 3 p.m. and then sold it... more

A great day for a morning walk. Photo by Todd Tanner. more

Although it’s been operating since last fall, the New York State Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn is still seeking a marketing strategy. The city plans on hiring a firm to establish an ERHC brand that supports the center through design, production and implementation as an effort to bolster the center’s presence. Once selected, the... more

The Auburn Police Department is investigating the report of a fight and possible gunshots during the morning hours on Saturday. Officers were called to the scene around 3 a.m., according to The Citizen. A fight and possible gunshots were reported on Seymour Street. The Auburn Police Department said no information was available for the public... more

Phil Romano divides his life into three phases. First, he wanted to make money. Then he wanted to make a name for himself. But now, he wants to make a difference. That last motive became part of the name of Romano's new book, "The MAD Entrepreneur: Making a Difference in the World, in Business and... more

Auburn police said a woman broke into an apartment Thursday and slashed a 13-year-old with a box cutter. Auburn Police Department Deputy Chief Roger Anthony said that around 3:30 p.m., Lora M. Lupien, 32, of 10 Chestnut St., entered a residence on Derby Avenue and began swinging a metal bat. The occupants of the residence... more

A Syracuse man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly striking a woman and threatening her life in a domestic incident, the Auburn Police Department said. Tyrone S. Davis Jr., 23, of 402 Ivy Ridge Road, was picked up on a warrant and charged with second-degree menacing and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon... more

Still dealing with nine vacancies, recruitment remains a challenge for the Auburn Police Department. The department hopes to fill at least some of those positions by next spring, but Auburn Police Chief Shawn Butler said things are questionable right now. As he presented the police department’s proposed 2019-20 budget at a city council meeting Thursday,... more

The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision allows inmate visitation at its 54 prisons, but there is not a law requiring the agency to offer the program. A bill approved by the state Senate this week would change that. State Sen. Luis Sepulveda, chairman of the Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee, sponsored... more

Auburn High School will have a new security system before the end of the month, with the same technology coming later to the other Auburn school district buildings. The Raptor Visitor Management System will be operational at the high school by April 22, according to a news release. The system will screen school visitors against... more

During the first Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District board meeting since the state Department of Environmental Conservation cited the Cayuga Regional Digester in March, the digester plant manager gave an update of the operation. “The facility is running well,” said Plant Manager John Stapleton Wednesday. “We’ve responded to (DEC’s) letter … and we’ll... more

Angela Daddabbo remembers when she first heard Rhiannon Giddens in 2010. Her and the Carolina Chocolate Drops raucously covering Blu Cantrell’s “Hit ‘Em Up Style” with a banjo and fiddle isn’t the only thing Daddabbo remembers, though. The performance made such a mark on her that she remembers where she was and what she was... more

Tessy Plastics Corp., a global contract manufacturer based in Skaneateles with local facilities in Elbridge and Auburn, announced it has acquired NuTec Tooling Systems Inc., located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and Custom Tool & Design of Erie, Pennsylvania. These acquisitions increase Tessy Plastic’s capabilities to support customer needs and expand the company’s tool manufacturing expertise, Tessy... more

The Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education has approved a tax levy increase and a budget option for 2019-20 that doesn’t include layoffs. The board selected one of three budget options presented by the district at a meeting Tuesday night. State aid is a boost of $745,135 from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s January budget... more

The Auburn Enlarged City School District is looking into diversity and implicit bias training for staff and social justice lessons for students. On Tuesday, Laurel Ullyette, chairperson of the Harriet Tubman Center for Justice and Piece, addressed the Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education during the public comments section of a board meeting... more

The Auburn Police Department, with the help of other area law enforcement, conducted a drug sweep of Auburn's schools Monday morning. The unannounced searches of Auburn High School and Auburn Junior High School are done annually, said APD Sgt. Greg Dann, who oversees the School Resource Officer program for the Auburn Enlarged City School District.... more