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Monday, March 18, 2013  A Central New York family with ties to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is holding an event to help the family of one of the victims.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  SUNY Cortland hosted a "teach-in" about the threats posed by gun violence in the wake of the Newtown shooting, which killed Mary Sherlach, Class of 1978.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is taking a closer look at its safety and security procedures in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting.

Monday, January 07, 2013  The official total from Ithaca’s gun buyback program Saturday stands at 60, but it’s expected to go much higher on Monday afternoon when Ithaca Police and the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department announce the final results.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Classes are starting Thursday at a repurposed school for students who survived a shooting rampage three weeks ago in Newtown, Conn.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  New York has invested nearly $6 million over the past three years subsidizing the upstate factory that makes legal firearms as well as the semiautomatic rifles like those used to kill 20 children in Connecticut and two firefighters outside Rochester.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Professionals hope the Newtown school shooting inspires more awareness of need for mental health care in the U.S.

Monday, December 17, 2012  In the wake of the school shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, the Liverpool School District has sent a note to parents outlining security protocols at all of the district’s school buildings.

Monday, December 17, 2012  The President of SUNY Cortland is praising a woman who graduated from there and died last week in the Connecticut elementary school massacre.

Monday, December 17, 2012  One by one young families sat down for a bite to eat. The same table. The same smiles on their faces. They were having lunch with their children. They were enjoying conversations. They were appreciating a day off from school as they never have before.

Sunday, December 16, 2012  Matt Mulcahy reports from Newtown, Connecticut.

Sunday, December 16, 2012  UPDATE:  Organizers of a Syracuse vigil have postponed the ceremony while more time is given to arrange logistics.

Saturday, December 15, 2012  Connecticut's Chief Medical Examiner releases cause of death and identities of 27 killed at Sandy Hook Elementary on Friday.

Saturday, December 15, 2012  St. Leo's Church in Tully holds a vigil mass to give the community an opportunity to pray and console each other.