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Syracuse legend Gerry McNamara formally introduced as new Orange coach
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (521+ words) Now, his alma mater is banking on him becoming a legend on the sidelines. Syracuse University officials Monday formally introduced former star guard Gerry McNamara as the program's ninth head basketball coach at an event befitting the return of a…...
CNY shelters seeing unprecedented need for more housing
4+ day, 5+ min ago (260+ words) Central New York's largest homeless shelter is straining under the weight of an unprecedented need for housing. The Rescue Mission shelter, built for 190 people, has been consistently serving more than 200 people per night, sometimes rising as high as 220. Rescue Mission…...
'The Madison' adds to Taylor Sheridan's 'Yellowstone' legacy — 'Marshals' not so much
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (269+ words) Since introducing his Yellowstone TV series, starring Kevin Costner, in 2018, Taylor Sheridan has made a very successful career of building dramas around veteran stars. Now Sheridan has a new official sequel series " Marshals, on CBS " and a seemingly unrelated series,…...
Syracuse officials look to calm nerves as I-81 construction will close Clinton Square in 2027
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (411+ words) There's been a bit of panic among Syracuse's festivals community over news that the city's most-used festival ground, Clinton Square, will have to close when reconstruction of Interstate 81 comes to downtown. That's what Mayor Sharon Owens said Thursday as she…...
Flea returns to his first love, jazz
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (146+ words) Flea returns to his first love, jazz'WRVO You probably know Flea as the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (or his numerous side projects and collaborations, not to mention his roles in movies and TV going back to the…...
A former TSA security chief weighs in on the chaos at U.S. airports
1+ week, 1+ day ago (223+ words) KEITH JEFFRIES: Thanks, Scott. DETROW: I mean, just directly, what would you say the biggest security challenges are with this many workers being out, with lines being this long? JEFFRIES: The biggest challenge is the security risk that it brings…...
New technique aims to help maple producers chill sap
1+ week, 6+ day ago (251+ words) Cold winters usually help maple producers, but when the weather warms up too quickly, it can create problems. Adam Wild, the director of Cornell University's Uihlein's Maple Research Forest, said farmers have to protect their product. "I like to think…...
Siena played fearlessly against Duke. It was enough to flirt with an all-time March Madness upset
1+ week, 6+ day ago (953+ words) Teammate Gavin Doty, a graduate of Fulton High School, followed minutes later with his own 3, running downcourt with his hand raised to his ear as though making a call. Siena rolled into its first March Madness game since 2010 with fearless…...
How, who, and why: NPR flips its famous letters to defend the right to be curious
4+ week, 2+ day ago (319+ words) The campaign brings forward questions " many from listeners " and connects directly to the NPR programs that answer them. The questions are real and urgent to the moment we're in, from "How does AI affect my electric bill?" to "Why are…...
Gerry McNamara says Syracuse rumors 'inevitable,' but focus is on Siena's challenge vs. No. 1 Duke
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (362+ words) And he knows that. But McNamara, who helped Syracuse to its only national championship in 2003 and spent 15 years (2009-24) there as an assistant coach under Jim Boeheim, is determined to keep his focus on the 16-seeded Saints' monumental task of facing…...