Syracuse police chief seeks community help in diversifying officers
SPD recently recruited a new police class of 33 recruits. This police class is less diverse than the department’s last-recruited class. Read more »
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City board to spend $300 million on Syracuse school renovations
The investment is the second phase of the JSCB’s Comprehensive Plan, a project that aims to renovate 15 city schools. Read more »
Gallery: Rep. John Katko hosts I-81 town hall at Fowler High School
Katko lead a question and answer session with residents of Syracuse and Onondaga County. Read more »
VPA professor Stephen Mahan remembered for compassion, endless energy
The College of Visual and Performing Arts professor travelled the world as a whitewater rafting guide before devoting his life to helping students. Read more »
Mayor Ben Walsh’s pledge to support drone initiative gets mixed reactions
A regional advocacy group has concerns about the commercial and military uses of drone technology. Read more »
Walsh says he wants to improve Syracuse schools. These are his plans.
Since taking office, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has promised to renovate facilities, increase graduation rates and expand career and technical training programs. Read more »
1st Cuse For Good event celebrates social justice
Check out the best photos from Saturday's event, sponsored by three SU student organizations. Read more »
Yara Shahidi, Joey Bada$$ discuss social justice at Syracuse University
Student organizations hosted Syracuse University's first-ever Cuse For Good: Social Justice event Saturday. Read more »
5 things to know about actress and social activist Yara Shahidi
Yara Shahidi is making a difference both on- and off-screen. She’ll take part in a panel later this month at Syracuse University as part of the “Cuse for Good: Social Justice” event. Read more »
Mayor Ben Walsh addresses fiscal crisis, economic development plans in ‘state of the city’ speech
The speech was Walsh’s second major address since his public inauguration on Jan. 6. Read more »
Syracuse University to host 1st-ever day of social justice
“Cuse for Good: Social Justice” will be a three-part conversation and celebration surrounding social justice hosted by University Union and The National Pan-Hellenic Council. Read more »
Incoming principals to lead 3 Syracuse City School District high schools this year
New principals Brian Kavanagh, Maggie McRobbie-Taru and Tara Jennings previously served in other SCSD positions. Read more »
Syracuse Police Department welcomes officer recruits after intensive application process
The Syracuse Police Department welcomed 34 new recruits to its Class No. 18 in a ceremony at Fowler High School. The recruits will start training at the police academy this week. Read more »
Bill Clinton campaigns in Syracuse on behalf of Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton spoke to a few hundred attendees for about 45 minutes inside the Fowler High School gymnasium in Syracuse. The high school was his third of four campaign stops in New York on Saturday, as the state will hold its primary on Tuesday. Read more »
Bill Clinton and Kirsten Gillibrand to campaign in Syracuse for Hillary Clinton
Former United States President Bill Clinton and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) will campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Saturday ahead of the New York primary on April 19. Read more »
Fowler High School to be phased out, house career academies
Fowler High School, one of three Syracuse City schools deemed priority schools by New York state, is set to become a Public Service Leadership Academy… Read more »
Pencils down: 3 Syracuse city schools face possibility of phasing out after April 30
Three Syracuse city schools, which were once in danger of closing, have been given another chance to survive if they can submit a plan of… Read more »
Student volunteers spend afternoon cleaning up city's West Side
About 220 Syracuse University students took advantage of Saturday’s warm weather when they volunteered in the city’s West Side as part of an annual community… Read more »
City of change: Innovation in urban education takes forefront of film screening, discussions at SU
The audience cheered as 14-year-old Jasanique Everson walked to the front of the room in Eggers Hall and took her place at the podium, smiling… Read more »
