Matthew Saffer

New Jersey

Assistant News Director at WSTM-TV (Syracuse, NY)

Professional news slayer. Recovering actor/personality. Trekkie, news geek & wanna be athlete. Assistant News Director @CNYCentral.

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Madison County Sheriff's Office investigating crash involving adults & children

2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

Town of Lenox — On Friday, June 13, a little before 3 p.m., Madison County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the area of 7915 State Route 13 in the Town of Lenox regarding a two-car head-on motor vehicle accident. Upon arriving on scene, deputies observed two vehicles off the western shoulder of the roadway, both with heavy front-end damage. The initial investigation showed a 2001 Chevrolet Trailblazer, operated by 64-year-old James E.
What's happening in central New York this weekend?

2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Many of you will be celebrating Dad this weekend. It might be a good time to get Dad out of the house to check out some festivals. The annual New York State Blues Festival is underway at Chevy Court through Saturday at no cost to attend. Their mission is to preserve, protect and promote blues music and culture. There will be food, beverage and craft vendors. Juneteenth might not be until the 19th, but the Cherokees Festival is underway this weekend through Saturday.
Oswego Time Capsule Committee shows off weatherproofed structure to house capsule

2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

The Oswego Time Capsule Committee and the City of Oswego are excited to update the community on the highly anticipated Time Capsule Project.
New York state's number one high school football recruit to make college decision

2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York state's number one football recruit, Messiah Hampton, will make his collegiate decision on Friday. Hampton is a four-star wide receiver prospect out of James Monroe Campus School in Rochester. He is not only highly touted in the state, but is regarded as one of the best wide receiver prospects in the nation. On June 5, Hampton visited Syracuse University. Along with Syracuse, experts believe his college choices boil down to Oregon, Miami, Penn State and Arkansas.
Saturday: 'No Kings' mass protest rally scheduled in downtown Syracuse

2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Local organizations have announced on Saturday, June 14, protestors will take the streets of Syracuse for what they are calling the "No Kings Protest Rally."Organizers say it will be a protest nationwide to call attention to what they say is an overreach of the executive branch. The CNY Solidarity Coalition, Indivisible Onondaga County, and DSA Syracuse along with several other labor, religious and peace organizations are sponsoring the rally.
Oswego City Police Department searching for unaccompanied boy wandering streets

2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

OSWEGO, N.Y. — On Thursday, June 12 just prior to midnight, the Oswego Police Department received a complaint from a delivery person reporting an unaccompanied juvenile walking in the area of Liberty St. and West Oneida St. The juvenile was described as a male anywhere from 5-8 years old, approximately 4 feet tall, with a brown bowl style hair cut. The juvenile was reported to be barefoot, wearing a t-shirt with red horizontal stripes, and dark colored pants, carrying a plain white pillow.
$20,000 donated to help ongoing tornado recovery in Rome

2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

ROME, N.Y. — The Upper New York Conference (UNY) of The United Methodist Church has donated $20,000 to Connected Community Schools to support recovery efforts in Rome following the devastating EF-2 which struck the city on July 16, 2024. “Connected Community Schools has been an incredible community partner to a number United Methodist Churches for many years.
Buying wine in New York State grocery stores gets closer to reality

1 month ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

New York is one of the last states in America that does not allow for wine sales in grocery stores. That could soon change if a bill sponsored by Assemblymember Pamela Hunter (D, 128) is approved. “I had a conversation with some folks relative to this bill, and I said, 'If there's a way to move this forward and bring everyone along, I wanted to make sure that we did that,'” said Hunter. Hunter’s bill was originally proposed about two years ago.
Help find the man who may have dumped helpless cats on side of the road

1 month ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

DEWITT, N.Y. — CNYSPCA Cruelty Investigators are trying to identify a man they say dumped two cats on the side of the road, locked in a pet-carrier in the town of DeWitt. On Friday, May 16, The CNYSPCA says a man came into a shelter with two cats in a pet carrier asking the CNYSPCA to take them. Unfortunately, the shelter notified the man they were unable to take the animals due to just receiving 60-cats from a hoarding investigation.
Shelter in place order issued for southwest neighborhood in Syracuse

1 month ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Police Department issued a Shelter in Place Warning beginning at 7:01a.m. and ending at 9:01 a.m., for what police dispatch says was a 911 call made for an incident near Tallman and Rich Streets. According to police dispatch audio, a caller notified the Syracuse Police Department shortly after 3:30 a.m. that a man pulled a handgun on him, cocked the gun and threatened to shoot him. Police responded to the call immediately.

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