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  • 1 week ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Benninger |Gary Robinson Jr.

    CICERO, N.Y. — A complaint was filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights against Cicero Town Supervisor Michael Aregano. The complaint, dated June 11, was made by Aregano's former secretary, Natalie VanEpps. It alleges Aregano sexually harassed VanEpps when she worked for him in the Cicero Town Offices from January to December 2022.

  • 1 week ago | cnycentral.com | Gary Robinson Jr.

    NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Neighbors across Central New York are voicing outrage after learning that a man who once admitted to being attracted to young girls was still labeled a low-risk sex offender and is now accused of raping a 5-year-old.

  • 2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Gary Robinson Jr.

    SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Thousands gathered near Destiny USA mall on Friday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” movement. An organized protest aimed at President Donald Trump and what participants describe as growing threats to American democracy. The Syracuse rally was one of many taking place in cities across the country. Protestors carried signs, chanted, and called for action on issues ranging from immigration to healthcare to the environment.

  • 2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Gary Robinson Jr.

    BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — The YMCA of Central New York is facing tough questions after confirming that Ryan Pontello, a registered sex offender now accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl, was a member of its Northwest Family YMCA in Baldwinsville despite daily screenings meant to prevent exactly that. Pontello, 33, is in jail facing multiple felony charges, including rape and child endangerment. Authorities say he lured a child from a North Syracuse playground into a wooded area using candy.

  • 2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Gary Robinson Jr.

    NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Outrage is growing in central New York after a 5-year-old girl was allegedly lured from a playground by a registered sex offender and narrowly escaped a horrific attack. The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Ryan Pontello used candy to lure the child from a playground on Bear Road on June 8 and took her into a wooded area, where he committed multiple sex offenses.

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