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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.

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.

1 week ago | centralcurrent.org | Sean Kirst

This month, the Syracuse city schools hold their annual commencement celebrations. There’s a time-honored national tradition of recognizing community elders who for reasons of struggle or sacrifice never received formal diplomas when they were young, and the Spadaro brothers certainly epitomize those standards. Somehow — either by ceremony or proclamation — this would be a perfect time for the school district or City Hall to spotlight everything the brothers represent.

2 weeks ago | centralcurrent.org | Chris Libonati

Syracuse lawmakers and Mayor Ben Walsh received a draft audit on Wednesday of the city’s Bureau of Information Technology and its payroll modernization project. The audit was conducted by FoxPointe Solutions, a division of The Bonadio Group. On Thursday at 11 a.m., lawmakers plan to host a public meeting of the Finance, Taxation and Assessment Committee in the Common Council chambers.

2 weeks ago | centralcurrent.org | Eddie Velazquez

Editor’s note: Central Current is publishing question-and-answer stories for two Common Council candidates — Hanah Ehrenreich and Hasahn Bloodworth. The incumbent candidates, Amir Gethers and Rasheada Caldwell, did return questionnaires sent by Central Current. Hasahn Bloodworth, a local social justice advocate, is vying for one of two at-large seats on the Syracuse Common Council.