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Jessica Vinciguerra fills spot more than a year after city passed the Lead Abatement and Control Ordinance By Sydney Gold In the city’s most recent step in its ongoing battle to address childhood lead poisoning, Mayor Ben Walsh’s office announced Jessica Vinciguerra will join the city’s Department of Neighborhood and Business Development as Lead Program administrator. In this position, Vinciguerra …

Varsity football players help deliver Thanksgiving cheer By Ashley Kang

The Mary Nelson Youth Center received $150,000 from Lowe’s and Boeheim Foundation for upgrades

Onondaga County Executive met with packed room, urging him to veto Republican-led redistricting map or potentially face a lawsuit     By Jeff KramerMaybe in a perfect world, with his self-styled reputation as a “bipartisan problem solver,” Ryan McMahon doesn’t host a standing room only potential super-spreader in a cramped conference room. Maybe he takes charge, as you might expect …

Dr. Sharon Brangman and Upstate Geriatrics begin outreach to educate Syracuse’s elders on healthy living, medical resources By Rebecca Meluch Leaves scattered across the parking lot of Syracuse Community Connections and became trapped underneath the bottoms of cold plastic chairs that were laid out for attendees at Seasons of Change, an event organized to bring older Syracuse residents together to …

Project will improve access to creek by Seneca Turnpike

How one family changed the perception of mental health in the Black church By Darian Stevenson Marquis Neal-Eure ends his voicemail message with the words “Stay blessed and remember, protect your mental health.”  In using those words, he brings together his two passions: His faith in God, and his fight to destigmatize mental health issues in the Black community. Throughout his …

Nonprofit program available to help residents buy first homes By Sarah Dolgin Denise Welch loves her house. She has her own sidewalk, her own driveway and her own fence. Not only does she own her home, but she also owns four additional properties on Baker Avenue. Five years ago, owning a home was nowhere on her radar, because as a …

By Eddie Velazquez Syracuse city officials and local public health education leaders announced the creation of a new outreach program Thursday focused on encouraging hard-to-reach and at-risk residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine. To create the CARES for COVID-19 response program, the city — in partnership with the local Center for Healthcare Workforce Development — was awarded nearly $600,000 in …