Eddie Velazquez

El Paso, New York

NY freelance journalist. Interests & reporting: digital privacy, labor, housing, immigration. Usual disclaimers apply. @evelazquez on Bluesky

Articles

Smith Woods Stewardship: Ulysses’ Role

2 days ago | tompkinsweekly.com | Eddie Velazquez

Smith Woods Stewardship shifts to Ulysses from PRI. Explore the future of Trumansburg’s old-growth forest and its impact!Photo providedThe Paleontological Research Institution is looking to the town of Ulysses to potentially steward Henry A. Smith Woods, a 32-acre old-growth forest in Trumansburg.
Roofing Supplies Store Opens in Lansing

2 days ago | tompkinsweekly.com | Eddie Velazquez

The building at 3125 N. Triphammer Rd., which once hosted the Lansing Market, will be the site of a new roofing supplies business in the town of Lansing. ABC Supplies Co., a major, private American roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin, hopes to open its doors at the site of the former market in August.
Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens wins Democratic primary for mayor

3 days ago | centralcurrent.org | Chris Libonati |Eddie Velazquez |Patrick McCarthy |Patrick Mccarthy

Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens has won the Democratic primary for mayor, according to preliminary election results published by the Onondaga County Board of Elections. Owens on Tuesday night gave her victory speech at Attilio’s Restaurant & Bar at around 10:45 p.m. She had tallied more than 4,700 votes — more than half of the 7,696 voters who showed up for the mayoral primary — according to the Board of Elections’ preliminary results.
School Medical Care Proposal Rejected in Lansing

3 days ago | tompkinsweekly.com | Eddie Velazquez

At its June 9 meeting, the Lansing Central School District (LCSD) Board of Education voted down a resolution — via a 3-4 vote — that would empower the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) to support legislation that could allow school medical directors to address “a critical health crisis.” Under the legislation sought by NYSSBA, school medical directors and their clinical designees would be able to evaluate, diagnose, temporarily treat and prescribe medications for students on...
Why New York’s Climate Superfund became a federal flashpoint

1 week ago | centralcurrent.org | Eddie Velazquez |Patrick McCarthy |Patrick Mccarthy

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories explaining how the federal government’s shift in climate change policy could affect New York state’s efforts to deal with the effects of climate change. New York state lawmakers passed a landmark bill late last year that would make polluter companies pay into a fund that would fortify the state’s defenses against the effects of climate change. But legal challenges are stalling the creation of that fund.
At Beacon Mutual, camaraderie is mutual among employees

1 week ago | pbn.com | Eddie Velazquez

Best Places to Work 2025 Awards#1 LARGE COMPANIES: The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co.Local Employees: 159CEO and President: Brian J. SperoAT COMPANYWIDE EVENTS, conversations between employees at The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. can go on for hours. This is a great thing, said Brian J. Spero, the Warwick-based insurance firm’s CEO and president. Spero noted that such chatter speaks to the camaraderie and strong work culture Beacon Mutual has built over the years.
Collette provides an office life feeling like a dream vacation

1 week ago | pbn.com | Eddie Velazquez

Best Places to Work 2025 Awards#1 ENTERPRISE COMPANIES: Collette Travel Services Inc. Local Employees: 507CEO Jaclyn Leibl-CoteEMPLOYEES AND LEADERSHIP at Collette Travel Services Inc. equally pride themselves in being innovators. This philosophy is reflected across the Pawtucket-based worldwide travel operator’s offerings to customers looking to turn their vacations and trips into dream-like experiences.
At New England Construction, it’s all about family on the job site

1 week ago | pbn.com | Eddie Velazquez

Best Places to Work 2025 Awards #1 MIDSIZE COMPANIES: New England Construction Inc. Local Employees: 59 CEO: Matt Sluter NEW ENGLAND CONSTRUCTION INC. abides by a simple mantra: Family comes first. Matt Sluter, the East Providence-based construction company’s CEO, says the 59 employees understand that philosophy fully as they come to work at the firm. Already a Subscriber?
Lansing Medicaid Cuts Alarm

1 week ago | tompkinsweekly.com | Eddie Velazquez

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on a proposed federal budget that New York Democrats representing Lansing say would be devastating for town residents. Specifically, the proposed budget includes transformational cuts to Medicaid, a vital government health care program for low-income adults and children in the United States.
Camp Barton Info Session July 1

1 week ago | tompkinsweekly.com | Eddie Velazquez

Trumansburg hosts July 1 info session for new 90-acre Camp Barton state park on Cayuga Lake, managed by Three Falls LDC. The village of Trumansburg and the towns of Ulysses and Covert will host a public information session on July 1 at the Trumansburg Fire Hall to share details on the newly opened state park at the site of the former Boy Scout Camp Barton property.