Kelly Rocheleau

Auburn

Reporter at Auburn Citizen

Education beat reporter for @The_Citizen. Journalist, movie nerd, and Green Lantern of sector 2814.

Articles

Gallery: Cato-Meridian class of 2025 recognized at commencement

1 week ago | auburnpub.com | Kelly Rocheleau

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Video: Cato-Meridian class of 2025 salutatorian speaks at commencement

1 week ago | auburnpub.com | Kelly Rocheleau

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Gallery: The Cato-Meridian Class of 2025 recognized at commencement

1 week ago | auburnpub.com | Kelly Rocheleau

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Fire destroys home in southwestern Cayuga County

1 week ago | auburnpub.com | Kelly Rocheleau

A home was destroyed by fire in the town of Genoa Friday morning. A call came in at about 4:50 a.m. for a house on fire at 1058 Bradley St., Cayuga County 911 dispatchers told The Citizen. The majority of the blaze was extinguished by about 5:30 a.m. The American Red Cross was called to assist the residents.
Inmate indicted on felony charges for attacking, injuring N.Y. corrections officers

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Kelly Rocheleau

By Kelly RocheleauThe CitizenAUBURN, N.Y. — A man has been indicted on felony charges for allegedly attacking and injuring Auburn Correctional Facility officers two years ago. Nashane A. Peterkin, 26, attacked several officers while he was being admitted to the prison’s medical unit on July 9, 2023, New York State Police Public Information Officer Lynnea Crane told The Citizen in an email.
Finger Lakes SPCA of Central New York renovations hit snag with asbestos discovery

1 week ago | auburnpub.com | Kelly Rocheleau

A portion of the Finger Lakes SPCA building in Auburn is undergoing a $22,000 asbestos abatement process during the shelter's renovation project. The shelter's executive director, Nick Lapresi, told The Citizen that the cancer-causing material was found earlier this month in the 41 York St. facility, where major renovations began in May. A demolition crew removing flooring in the 70-year-old shelter's lobby found a type of tile that typically has asbestos.
Port Byron woman charged with grand larceny, welfare fraud

1 week ago | auburnpub.com | Kelly Rocheleau

A Port Byron woman is facing felony charges for allegedly failing to report income while she received welfare benefits. According to a news release from the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office, Sasha E. Binns, 47, was charged Wednesday with the Class E felonies of fourth-degree grand larceny, welfare fraud and misuse of food stamps. The grand larceny charge alleges theft of more than $1,000. She was taken into custody on an arrest warrant issued out of Auburn City Court, where she was arraigned.
Auburn police seeks public's help locating missing woman

1 week ago | auburnpub.com | Kelly Rocheleau

The Auburn Police Department is requesting the public's help in finding a missing woman. Brianna Williams, 23, left her residence on foot early Tuesday morning and has not been seen since, police said. She is a Black woman with a light complexion, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weights about 160 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. Williams was last seen wearing gray colored flare style pants, a gray colored “Champion” sweatshirt and black colored slide sandals, police said.
Man charged after allegedly injuring Auburn prison officers

1 week ago | auburnpub.com | Kelly Rocheleau

A man has been indicted on felony charges for allegedly attacking and injuring Auburn Correctional Facility officers two years ago. Nashane A. Peterkin, 26, attacked several officers while he was being admitted to the prison's medical unit on July 9, 2023, New York State Police Public Information Officer Lynnea Crane told The Citizen in an email. Peterkin tried to choke a sergeant, punched an officer in the face and bit another officer's thumb, "causing significant injury," Crane said.
Two taken to hospital after two-car accident in Montezuma

1 week ago | auburnpub.com | Kelly Rocheleau

Two people were brought to a hospital following a two-car accident in Cayuga County on Wednesday morning. A call came in around 9:20 a.m. about an accident at the intersection of Fuller and Carner roads in Montezuma, Cayuga County 911 dispatchers told The Citizen. Dispatchers did not know which hospitals the two people were transported to. Fire departments with Montezuma and Aurelius and ambulance services with Auburn, Jordan and Throop were all at the scene, dispatchers said.