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Joanie Mahoney appoints Onondaga County CFO

Steve Morgan has been appointed as the county’s new Chief Fiscal Officer, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney announced today.

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Land bank to combat vacancy approved for Syracuse, Onondaga County

To combat growing vacancy issues in the city, the county and city are exploring a new option in tandem — a land bank. That program was approved today by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Camillus, Geddes police reports ending May 10

Camillus, Geddes police reports ending May 10

P.E.A.C.E. Inc. honors Big Brothers, Sisters for 'making a difference'

On May 9, more than 200 attendees gathered at Drumlins to honor volunteer mentors who participate in P.E.A.C.E., Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters traditional and school-based programs.

West Genny baseball runs past Liverpool

Randall's dash secures 4-3 win over defending AA champs

Enough bad weather popped up in the spring so that the West Genesee baseball team had to play five times in the last week of the regular season, two of them made up from previous postponements. Of those games, none had more importance than Wednesday’s clash with defending Class AA champion Liverpool, which was supposed to happen April 23.

J-E girls lax wins twice, reaches .500 mark

Marcellus rolls to much-needed win over Westhill

For a quartet of local girls lacrosse teams, just reaching the Section III playoffs was enough of a chore, and not all of them would get there. Of them, it turned out that Jordan-Elbridge carried the most momentum, a late-season surge capped by beating the combined Bishop Ludden/Bishop Grimes entry 11-8 last Wednesday to improve its mark to 8-8.

West Genny lacrosse sides sweep into playoffs

Girls top F-M again; boys beat Corcoran to go to 15-1

Again, West Genesee’s lacrosse teams enter the Section III playoffs fully expecting to finish with two more championships to add to the winning tradition.

Marcellus boys lax handles Westhill again

Mustangs complete regular-season sweep of Warriors, 11-6

All the momentum the Westhill boys lacrosse team thought it had picked up by knocking off state-ranked CBA on May 11 did not last long. The Warriors met Marcellus in Wednesday’s regular-season finale, and the Mustangs, coming off its own tough defeat to Homer, would recover by beating the Warriors 11-6.

Golf teams compete in West End Classic

Westhill finishes second; girls vie for OHSL honors

All of the area’s boys golf teams gathered last Monday at Bellevue Country Club for the annual West End Classic. Westhill shot 207, finishing second, one shot behind Skaneateles. Jordan-Elbridge posted 224, while Marcellus shot 225 and Solvay had 231.

Westhill baseball rallies past Marcellus, 5-3

Godzak shakes off poor start, earns 17 strikeouts

For the briefest moment Tuesday afternoon, the Marcellus baseball team had to feel like it was 2011 all over again. Just like in last year’s Section III Class B playoffs, the Mustangs were leading rival Westhill and appeared to solve the Warriors’ left-handed ace, Alex Godzak, in the process. Not long after that, though, reality returned, in the form of Godzak dominating on the mound and the Mustangs seeing its lead slip away in a tough 5-3 defeat.