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After some rural communities struggled to get federal disaster aid, U.S. Rep. John Katko wants to ensure there is fair access to the assistance.

The Cayuga County Legislature last week approved a resolution to hire a Syracuse-based professional engineering firm that will conduct a comprehensive needs assessment for the county office building in downtown

Results of the 2021 public school district voting day as reported by school district. Polls at all districts in the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES region close at 9 p.m.

The Auburn Enlarged City School District's proposed budget appears to have passed, but affidavits will need to be counted. The results came in around 10:30 p.m. that Auburn's proposed spending plan had 1,442 yes votes and 1,266 no votes. There are 204 affidavits that have not been counted as of Tuesday night. The district is set to count those Wednesday morning. "It's such a close race," Auburn Superintendent Jeff Pirozzolo said. "We'll know more in the morning. Thank you to everyone who showed up and voted today." The unofficial results show more at least one board of education newcomer upse...

The Auburn Teachers Association endorsed two candidates in the district's highly contested school board race, and publicly backs the proposed budget. Union president Justin Herrling said the group endorses Matteo Bartolotta and board incumbent Ian Phillips. They are two of eight candidates vying for three three-year board positions. Bartolotta owns Nino's Pizzeria in Auburn and other small businesses. Phillips, who first came onto the board in 2018, is a New York State United Teachers union employee and chairman of the Cayuga County Democratic Committee. Herrling said the association felt ...