By Brittany Henderson SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Reducing the use of plastic bags has become a major cause for environmentalists, however, local authorities are concerned people don’t know how to best recycle them. According to OCRRA Public Informations Officer Kristen Lawton plastic bags are a major issue on a littering level and recycling level because a […]
DWI demo crash script By Jonathan Singh Cicero N.Y. (NCC NEWS) – The North Syracuse School District in conjunction with the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office and the Town of Cicero Police Department hosted a mock DWI crash Friday morning at Cicero-North Syracuse High School on Route 31. More than 600 students stepped out of their classroom […]
Video transcript: Milana_OnondagaLakeBeach_23Apr18 By Giulia Milana LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (NCC News) – Formerly known as the “most polluted lake in America,” Onondaga Lake is now the cleanest it has been in over 100 years, and the county wants to take advantage of that. A feasibility study is scheduled to begin this spring to determine the practicality of adding […]
Listen to find out more about why officials disclosed the fee that St. Joseph’s Health will pay concert promoter Live Nation. Hear from Onondaga County Legislature Chairman Ryan McMahon and County Legislator Tom Buckel. Audio Transcript: Feature News Story Amphitheater Naming Rights – Conor Wight By Conor Wight SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) – St. Joseph’s […]
By Adam Unger OTISCO VALLEY, N.Y. (NCC News) – Barb Hamlin does it all off the shore of Otisco Lake. In March, her maple farm, along with many others in the area, are in high gear as the temperatures rise just enough for maple trees to produce sap that’s fit for syrup. That makes March a […]
Click the play button above to learn how Oswego County residents can receive flu shots, even if they do not have health insurance Audio Transcript: Fabbri_OswegoHealthDepartment_Script By A.J. Fabbri SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News)– As the flu continues to decimate the area, Central New York health officials are saying that vaccinations are readily available to all. […]
By Stefan Oliva SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) — The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department is leading its Central New York Regional Law Enforcement Academy for a new class of recruits. They just finished the disabilities portion of their training. Their academy is open to all recruits who want to be police officers in Onondaga County. Forty-two potential […]
By Olivia Proia SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – A recent Point in Time survey, which counts the homeless living in Syracuse and is conducted by the Housing and Homeless Commission found that within just one year the amount of youth living without a home has almost tripled. The number that is particularly troubling for Melissa Marrone, […]
By Mary Peters SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – In one neighborhood, residents have come together to do something about the amount of deer. “They’re just crazy. They’re over running everything. It’s just not right,” said Kuni Riccardi, a Syracuse resident. She thinks that something needs to be done to fix the problem. “We have been […]
By Jose Cuevas Syracuse, N.Y. (NCC News) — The catchy tunes that you sing along to during the holiday season may actually be bad for your mental health. Cazenovia College Professor of Psychology Rachel Dinero says the music can force people to revisit bad memories experienced during the holidays. “If a family member died during the holidays […]
Monica Ortiz NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) — The Hospice and Palliative Care Center in New Hartford held a telethon on giving Tuesday, to raise money for patients and families. The center wanted to use the finances for the surrounding areas such as Oneida, Herkimer, and Eastern Madison Counties. The goal was to raise 68,000 dollars, […]
By Ashley Burroughs SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS): A social media movement with the hashtag MeToo has become a platform to encourage sexual assault victims to talk about their personal experience and how they are getting over it. This hashtag started when actress, Alyssa Milano, posted a screenshot saying “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me […]
By Ashley Burroughs SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – Onondaga County has some of the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases in the state of New York. This county is specifically susceptible for these rates because of the high populations of poverty and college students. These numbers have doubled because people who are infected don’t know […]
By Ashley Burroughs Cicero, N.Y. (NCC News)– It’s the start of the holiday season and with Thanksgiving next week, people are cooking big meals and starting their fireplaces. Although this is one of the most joyous times of the year and coldest in Central New York, this is also a time where house fires happen […]
By Jose Cuevas Syracuse, N.Y. (NCC News) — The economic landscape is quickly changing as more and more people are shopping online instead of visiting traditional stores, otherwise known as “Brick and Mortar stores.” Cyber Monday broke records this year as it yielded $6.59 billion dollars in contrast to the $5 billion generated by Black Friday sales. […]
Listen here to see how one refugee gained a new outlook on life and motherhood after connecting with Syracuse Healthy Start. By Olivia Johnson SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) Aileen Tomaso sits on her couch in North Syracuse, cradling her two-month old son with a smile on her face. Looking at Aileen’s demeanor, one would never […]
By Jose Cuevas Syracuse, N.Y. (NCC News) — Boardgames may seem like like an old past time but one organization uses them to socialize and get together. “The goal of the group is to get geeky people together and give them an opportunity to socialize through something we love,” said Syracuse Society of Geeks organizer Jill […]
By Mye Owens SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – Le Moyne College will pair incoming freshmen with mentors from the moment they step on campus next year, in an effort to increase graduation rates. Mentoring Programs are found all over the United States, and now another program is coming to New York. On Point for College […]
by Karthik Venkataraman, SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News)–Officials said the 4.5 million gallon sewage spill into Onondaga Lake on Tuesday likely won’t have any long-term effects to the lake and won’t slow the current mercury-poisoning cleanup. Syracuse University professor in civil and environmental engineering Charles Driscoll said the cooler weather and other factors helped this from […]
By Jose Cuevas Syracuse, N.Y. (NCC News) — Cornell Professor Arthur Agnello and Peter Jentsch are working on a project where everyday citizens can help bring the fight to stink bugs. Terri Lauber enlisted as a citizen scientist in Syracuse and was happy to help. “I like science and nature, and why not they need help in fighting the stinkbugs,” […]