NEW YORK — Throngs of protesters gathered at the courthouse steps, chanting for freedom for their embattled hero. Police kept watch as passions flared and voices roared. Squad cars and television trucks encircled the commotion.
People spend time with each other during a fundraiser at First Presbyterian Church in Auburn Saturday. The fundraiser is meant to benefit survivors of recent earthquakes in Turkey.
BRUTUS — Jeanne Scharett and Sharon Krickovich paid rapt attention as Paul Saxton explained the mechanics of how maple sap in a tree becomes maple syrup at a breakfast table.
NEW YORK — A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the latest security scare as the prosecutor weighs a potential historic indictment of former President Donald Trump, authorities said.
The Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual State of the City and County program on Thursday, giving attendees an update on key work taking place in Auburn and Cayuga County government.
A major change to New York's campaign finance law has taken effect, but one type of fundraising account remains the same.
Cayuga County's breweries have established a history of excellence at the New York State Craft Beer Competition.
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Amid declining enrollment throughout the state, many Cayuga County-area education officials argued Friday that having smaller schools is not all bad.
Delvin Emmons (Ted) Wilt died last month at 105 years of age. With his passing goes the last human contact to a lost world. Ted was born in October 1917. Within a couple months, the old towpath Erie Canal would be abandoned as the new Barge Canal was brought into use. Of course, Ted never re…
With the beginning of trout season approaching, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said that it will stock nearly 1.9 million trout in waters statewide, beginning in March and lasting until early June.
A judge has ruled that parents cannot be required to pull their children from private schools in New York that don't meet certain state standards. The decision Thursday strikes down a key provision of new rules that strengthened the state's oversight of such schools, including those speciali…
When corporations or wealthy individuals intentionally avoid paying required taxes by not filing documents at all, a whistleblower law in New York does not apply – and for the third time the State Legislature is trying to change that.
Roland Beck remembers the day in autumn 1972 when his father, Henry Beck, showed his son a building in Elbridge he wanted to buy.
Spring has arrived, yet it may be too early to say it was a mild winter, since the biggest snow event we had was on March 14. That brings back memories of the monster snowstorm of March 1993, which buried us with over 40 inches of snow in Fosterville!
Officials said pheasants at a Tompkins County farm that serves as the state's only breeding facility will be culled after an outbreak avian flu killed hundreds of birds this week.
AUBURN — Officials with the city of Auburn and Cayuga County detailed their strategies on potentially getting in on the opportunities represented by a potential $100 billion project.
Did you know the largest terrestrial organism is a fungus? A single honey mushroom (Armillaria ostoya), known as the “humongous fungus,” occupies an area of 2,385 acres in Malheur National Forest in Oregon. Why does this matter? Certain fungi can form beneficial relationships with plant root…
Auburn florist Carmen Cosentino's weekly column focuses on Flowers, Plants and Things.
Three agencies supporting people with disabilities said they are working together to expand their missions across six counties.
Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck helps deliver meals-on-wheels lunches during March for Meals, a national event that generates awareness about the lack of nutrition and increased isolation within the older adult population, and that celebrates the invaluable services provided by senior nu…
A Rochester native who left a career in the legal field to pursue music full-time will perform on Women's Day at the New York State Fair.
AUBURN — A smoke shop in Auburn that had been the target of a police raid last year, as well as numerous complaints and criminal investigations, is now closed.
The new era of Thirsty Pug Craft Beer in Auburn started, appropriately enough, over some cold ones.
Auburn Community Hospital implemented an action plan on Friday and notified the state Department of Health after testing found elevated levels of Legionella, a bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease, in its water system.
With April soon upon us, it’s time to start considering how we will celebrate Earth Day, and plan on making it a month-long celebration, with lifelong-lasting effects. 2023’s Earth Day theme is “Invest in Our Planet!” Let’s focus on the effects of climate change and the efforts that are bein…
When U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney introduced a proposed constitutional amendment to establish term limits for members of Congress, she received backlash from an unexpected source.
The proposed legislation would increase civil and tax penalties for the unlicensed sale of marijuana in New York and provides additional enforcement power to the Office of Cannabis Management and the Department of Taxation and Finance.
Jim Barber remembers the last time his son came home from work.
An outbreak of avian flu is suspected at a state-run game farm outside Ithaca.
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AUBURN — The Rev. Banu Moore spent over a week preparing an array of Turkish foods for a fundraiser supporting the country she originally hails from.
These are recent reports of missing children made to local law enforcement. If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
Redeemer Lutheran Church in Auburn will hold adult information classes beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, April 3, at the church, 10 Prospect St., Auburn.
As I continue my recovery from more heart work, I'll continue taking the easy way out with these columns — that is, plagiarizing The Cayuga Chief's paragraphers of old, this time from the Sept. 15, 1877, edition.
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The 5th-seeded Hurricanes take on the 2nd-seeded Longhorns in the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region final on Sunday from Kansas City.
The 5th-seeded Aztecs and the 6th-seeded Bluejays are looking to make program history as they face off in the South Region final Sunday in Louisville.
The 4th-seeded Huskies will face the No. 3-seeded Bulldogs in the West Region final on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Get the latest on immigration, a victory for labor groups and a push from Republicans for education reform.
The U.S. retaliated following a deadly drone strike, a new Utah law requires parental consent to use social media, and Gonzaga, Kansas State, UConn and Florida Atlantic advanced.
Track and field has banned transgender athletes from international competition, Pentagon leaders say the military must be ready for a possible confrontation with China and the latest on investigations involving former President Donald Trump.
"Marie Antoinette" stars Emilia Schüle and Louis Cunningham discuss the program, the arc of the series that is planned for three seasons, and whether or not Marie Antoinette really said "let them eat cake."
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