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Syracuse-area schools are keeping kids inside, canceling activities due to Canada wildfire haze
syracuse.com > schools...Liverpool, North Syracuse, West Genesee, Jamesville-DeWitt and Baldwinsville are among the school districts shutting down outdoor activities today... ...Syracuse, N.Y. -- Numerous school districts in Onondaga County are canceling outdoor activities today for students to keep kids inside and out of... ...Robert Dracker of Liverpool, said it would be advisable for students to stay inside today, officials said.... ...North Syracuse schools made the call after its medical director, Dr....

Onondaga County residents advised to shut windows to keep Quebec wildfire smoke out of homes
syracuse.com > health...Kathryn Anderson, the county"s health commissioner, said in a prepared statement.... ...Lauren Long | [email protected] Syracuse, N.Y. – Public health officials are advising Onondaga County residents to shut their windows and doors... ...Pay attention to announcements or alerts from the Onondaga County Health Department and follow their recommendations.... ...People who are healthy are not at major risk from short-term exposure to smoke, the health department said....

Syracuse and Colgate schedule men’s basketball game in the JMA Wireless Dome
syracuse.com > orangebasketball...Colgate Raiders forward Jeff Woodward (55) grabs a rebound. The Syracuse Orange takes on Colgate at the JMA Wireless Dome Nov. 15, 2022.... ...Dennis Nett | [email protected] Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse and Colgate will meet again on the basketball court in 2023-24.... ...Colgate loses Patriot League star and stat-stuffer Tucker Richardson and shooter Oliver Lynch-Daniels to graduation, but returns All-Patriot League... ...Ryan Moffatt, a 45% shooter from the 3-point line, returns as a starting wing; so does Braeden Smith, the talented point guard who made the all-Patriot...

First-time homebuyers faced borrowing headwinds in Q1
syracuse.com > business...First-time homebuyers faced borrowing headwinds in Q1 By Elizabeth Renter | NerdWallet Conditions for first-time home buyers looked different in... ...However, homes were listed at 5.5 times the typical income of a first-time buyer -- still above what's deemed affordable according to an long-standing... ...Metro areas in California have historically been the least affordable in the nation.... ...As for where first-time buyer money can go the furthest, just two metros had homes listed at less than three times the typical first-time buyer income...

Cicero postpones Micron informational meeting
syracuse.com > business...They will take public comment on a request by the Onondaga County Industrial Agency to rezone about 862 acres of the White Pine Commerce Park from... ...Cicero postpones Micron informational meeting Cicero, N.Y. -- The town has postponed an informal session scheduled for today to discuss Micron Technology"s... ...The hearing is scheduled for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Liverpool High School auditorium, 4338 Wetzel Road, Liverpool.... ...OCIDA has bought about 1,400 acres at the White Pine site, at the corner of Route 31 and Caughdenoy Road....

Company news: Janet Sovic presented with 2023 Caring Award
syracuse.com > business...2023 Caring Award from the Home Care Association of New York State at their annual conference in Saratoga Springs.... ...Janet Sovic presented with 2023 Caring Award Nascentia Health announced that Janet Sovik, a home health aide with the organization, received the...

Think last year was packed? What to expect from this year’s crowded CNY Pride festival
syracuse.com > living...“It's a day full of love and acceptance and pride, obviously and activism,” said Jimmy Monto, CNY Pride vice president and Syracuse Common Councilor... ...(Katrina Tulloch | [email protected]) Syracuse, N.Y. -- The CNY Pride festival and parade will be back on Saturday with a stuffed slate of live... ...Haudenosaunee address from Dean Lyons, remarks from Miss Upstate New York Gayle Petri, proclamation from local officials 12:30 to 2 p.m.: Syracuse-based... ...The festival will kick off at noon with a Haudenosaunee address from Dean Lyons; opening remarks from Miss Upstate New York Gayle Petri, a 2022 Miss...

Frontier League girls lacrosse all-stars announced for 2023
syracuse.com > highschoolsports...Frontier League girls lacrosse all-stars announced for 2023 South Jefferson's Brooke Perry was selected as a first-team Frontier League all-star... ...Scott Schild | [email protected] Schild | [email protected] The 2023 Section III Frontier League girls lacrosse all-stars were recently...

Graduation 2023: Meet Fabius-Pompey High School valedictorian, salutatorian
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One passport, never used: Man killed on Memorial Day was loving son with dreams of travel, family says...
syracuse.com > news...He had traveled across the United States and wanted to explore Europe, she said.... ...(Courtesy Darlene Jones) Syracuse, N.Y. -- Demond “Mone” Jones had plans to travel to Europe earlier this year but his passport didn't arrive in... ...District Attorney William Fitzpatrick called him the “quintessential innocent victim.”... ...On Memorial Day, the 44-year-old man was shot in the chest at 9:47 p.m. in the 400 block of Bellevue Avenue in Syracuse, police said....