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Tuesday, June 18, 2013  Tuesday's second vote on budget  passes.  3,329 yes votes and 2,365 no votes.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Officials say New York state's high school graduation rate held steady at 74 percent. Syracuse City School District had a rate of 48.4 percent. Other Central New York graduation rates ranged  mostly upwards of 80 percent.

Friday, June 14, 2013  North Syracuse School Superintendent Kim Dyce Faucette is urging voters to approve the district's latest budget proposal claiming that a defeat would be "drastic."

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A Cicero-North Syracuse graduate, 20-year-old Connor Strader, of Cicero, is writing and directing a horror film to be shot and set in Central New York.

Friday, June 07, 2013  If June 18 vote fails district will cut all athletic programs, all extra-curricular activities.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Taxpayers rejected initial plan, new vote is June 18.

Friday, May 31, 2013  North Syracuse Central School District is facing deep, devastating cuts after taxpayers rejected their budget.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Voters in the North Syracuse School District had plenty to overcome as they tried to cast their vote yesterday at the Cicero Elementary School.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Taxpayers in the North Syracuse Central School District were the only ones who defeated their school budget Tuesday night.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  A woman who had her purse stolen off her arm outside of Coppertop restaurant chased down and cornered the suspect until police arrived.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Area Special Olympics athletes came together Thursday at Cicero-North Syracuse High School to compete in a track and field event.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Newsweek released its “America’s Best High Schools” list for 2013, which includes nine schools from Onondaga County.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Across the country, parents are making a statement, telling their kids to refuse to take the state's common core exam.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A Town of Salina man is charged with having and sharing child porn.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A Cicero man admits he tried to persuade a young girl to have sexual contact with him.