It would be devastating. That’s the message from elected officials in Seneca and Cayuga counties, who note that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to close three state facilities – would hurt the Finger Lakes – if any of those three were local. Five Points Correctional Facility, Auburn Correctional Facility, and Willard Drug Treatment Campus are three... more

The city of Auburn landfill will be at capacity in about two years. When that time comes, the city plans to close and cap the 20-acre landfill and convert the site to a transfer station. City officials will then be looking to take the trash brought to the transfer station to another area landfill. Seneca... more

A Seneca Falls man was charged with DWI over the weekend following a traffic stop in Auburn. Troopers arrested Kirk W. Anderson, 44, of Seneca Falls for driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle with a BAC greater than 0.08% and speeding. Anderson was stopped on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway in the City of Auburn for... more

Two individuals face charges after multiple law enforcement agencies served a search warrant on Tuesday afternoon at an apartment in Auburn. According to an Auburn Police Department press release, at approximately 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, members of the Finger Lakes Drug Task Force with assistance from the Auburn Police Department Emergency Response Team, the Auburn Police... more

Auburn’s Historic Resources Review Board explored a proposal on Tuesday that calls on expanding the city’s South Street Historic District. The original proposal would almost double the size of the current district, putting over 300 more properties up for consideration. The city is applying for two separate grants to fund the district expansion. A new... more

In coordination with the city of Auburn, the Cayuga County Development Agency will host an informational workshop on the new federal Opportunity Zones program. The Opportunity Zones program is an economic development tool designed to spur long-time, private capital investment in distressed areas by providing tax benefits to investors. The northwest quadrant of Auburn is... more

A few blocks of Auburn’s downtown streets were closed Monday afternoon due to a two-car crash in which one person was injured . The Auburn Fire Department reported there was a two-vehicle crash on North Street, right in front of the Auburn Police Department. Traffic backed up on Dill Street as APD closed a few... more

Footprints in the snow led the Auburn Police Department to discover that someone entered several vehicles in a city neighborhood Monday morning. Around 5 a.m., APD patrol officers noticed footprints going up to vehicles in the area of Walnut Street, Howard Street, Sheridan Street and Sherman Street, police said. Several vehicles were also discovered with... more

Last week, Payless ShoeSource announced all of its stores in the United States and Puerto Rico will be closing – the latest retail chain falling victim to online shopping. The company plans to file for bankruptcy for the second time in two years. “To hear they’re actually closing is bittersweet,” said Ana Lebron, a former... more

Auburn’s landfill has just under two years of life left. In preparation of its cap-off, the city is planning on constructing a transfer station, where trash will be transported to another nearby landfill. Based on a survey taken in December, an estimated 116,000 tons of space remains at the landfill, which may sound like a... more

Cayuga Community College is buying a shuttered former Auburn day care staple under a plan to expand the college’s child care program. CCC’s board of trustees approved the $250,000 purchase agreement of the former Neighborhood House building on 81 Wall St. at a board meeting Thursday. The day care had been active for over 100... more

Several departments were called to an electrical fire at an Aurelius milk processing plant on Thursday. The Auburn Citizen reports that around 10:20 a.m. crews were called to Cayuga Milk Ingredients for what Chief Operations Officer Keven Bucklin described as an electrical problem that injured two contractors and one plant employee. Three people were transported... more

State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today visited SUNY Cortland and Cayuga Community College as she continued her statewide tour of SUNY’s 64 campuses. At each stop, Chancellor Johnson promoted key initiatives to increase faculty diversity and boost student retention rates. “These tours give me the opportunity to listen to the concerns... more

Bond, Schoeneck & King has announced that Stephanie M. Campbell, an Auburn resident who works at the law firm’s Syracuse office, has been elected a member of the firm. Campbell is a civil and commercial litigation attorney who represents corporate, municipal and individual clients in both state and federal courts. Some of the cases she’s... more

The 2019 Section III boys basketball playoff brackets have been released on Wednesday. Check out all the classifications for the boys and girls tournaments. Click here for Section III Basketball Playoff Brackets more

North Street Road, otherwise known as Route 34 has been closed by transportation officials as crews deal with a major fire at Pick-N-Pull Auto Parts & Recycling Center in Sennett. The business is located just north of the city of Auburn. According to scanner reports, 18 cars inside a tractor trailer caught fire not long... more

Every Valentine’s Day, The Citizen features a few Cayuga County-area couples that have been married for several decades. This year, we present one couple that has been married for a little more than 40 years, and another that has been together for 65. Bud and Ann Peck A romance that has spanned decades and thousands... more

An Auburn man is facing three felony charges after assaulting his girlfriend, police reported Tuesday. The Auburn Police Department said David L. Cuatt, 26, and his girlfriend got into an argument about family issues at his 28 Lansing St., Apt. 4, residence Sunday night. Cuatt allegedly pushed the 29-year-old woman to the floor, punched her... more

An Auburn business is legally challenging the city’s denial of a variance request to construct a pole barn on a vacant lot. In October, when Bouley Enterprises Inc. requested the variance from the Auburn Zoning Board of Appeals to erect the barn at 20 Canoga St., the board rejected the request for multiple reasons. Meeting... more

There is universal agreement that the Interstate 81 project in Syracuse is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. But there isn’t consensus on whether the existing viaduct should be rebuilt, replaced with a street-level community grid or a tunnel. While some elected officials opt to not endorse any of the alternatives, at least publicly, one leader has thrown... more