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Wednesday, August 15, 2012  St. Mary's Church in Jamesville reopens after a long battle with the Syracuse Diocese that closed the church in 2007.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  The rectory of a shuttered Catholic church in the Syracuse diocese is being auctioned off.

Friday, April 06, 2012  St. Mary's Church in Jamesville is still fighting to re-open the parish, 10 months after the Vatican's highest court granted an appeal in their favor.

Monday, March 05, 2012  Breast cancer can sometimes be difficult to spot, especially in women with dense breast tissue, which is about 40 percent of the population; but, a new piece of technology may change that.

Thursday, December 22, 2011  After a long battle, the doors of St. Mary's church remain closed this tonight...but parishioners say they're not giving up the fight to save the church.About eighty supporters of St. Mary's showed up sang songs and prayed tonight for a Christmas celebration.

Thursday, December 22, 2011  Tonight's service starts at 5:30.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  The Syracuse Diocese says a decree from the Vatican actually upholds a decision to merge two local parishes, and St. Mary's will not reopen as a church parish.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about the prayers being answered at St. Mary's Church in Jamesville despite appearing to be beyond belief.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  There's new hope for a closed church in Jamesville.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  Students at St. Mary's school in Cortland had a visit from a special guest on Tuesday.  Country music star Trisha Yearwood made an appearance to talk about the importance of learning about the arts.

Monday, May 16, 2011  A panel of cardinals at the Vatican is set to review an appeal submitted by parishioners to reopen their suburban Syracuse Catholic church.

Friday, February 11, 2011  A local church is about to make history.