By Matt St. Jean SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — The Journal of the American Medical Association’s alarming study regarding Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) shows if you play football through the professional level, there is an extremely high chance of a person developing the brain disease. Where does the dream of becoming a professional football start? In local […]
By Matt St. Jean SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Today, Syracuse.com released a study on burglaries in Onondaga County in 2016. The study showed there were nearly 1,700 burglaries, but more significantly, one of the areas is right on the edge of the Syracuse University campus. Just east of SU is Thornden Park, which showed up in dark […]
By Matt St. Jean SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — On Monday, after the Common Council recognized the Valley Babe Ruth little league team for winning the Western New York championship, the council turned its attention towards a more serious matter: the continued support of high risk communities in Syracuse. The Trauma Response Team is a branch […]
By Matt St. Jean SYRACUSE, N.Y. — E.A. Bucchianeri said, “Art is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will have their own interpretation.” The Edgewood Gallery epitomizes this sentiment by allowing local Syracusan artists to showcase their work. The gallery currently has a 4 year waiting list for exhibits, but for the next […]
By Matt St. Jean SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that all state agencies are now required to provide registration to employees. The goal of the executive order is to increase voter registrations across the state of New York. A noble gesture, but how is this going to affect actual voter turnout? […]
By Matt St. Jean SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Transparency into campaign finances is an issue that takes center stage on national scale and is also starting to rear its head in the mayoral election in Syracuse. In a report released last week, Independent candidate, Ben Walsh found himself leading the way with over $250,000 […]
By Matt St. Jean SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – Recent comments made by President Trump has cast uncertainty surrounding federal funding for Amtrak. In response to the ambiguous future of the company’s income, Amtrak CEO, Charles Moorman mentioned they are researching the feasibility of adding rows of seats in Economy class to increase revenue. As […]