Ellen Abbott

Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is writing a book about her time in government. What pushes it beyond a dry political tome are the stories, replete with drama, about her fallout with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Thursday is the final day to leave a comment on the Interstate 81 viaduct project. Residents have had 60 days to attend a number of meetings, and leave comments on the nearly $2 billion project to remove the elevated portion of the highway in downtown Syracuse.

Time is running out for anyone who wants to make an official comment to the New York State Department of Transportation on the Interstate 81 viaduct project draft environmental impact statement.

Syracuse’s Inner Harbor could soon be home to a state of the art aquarium. Onondaga County is proposing construction of an $85 million facility, in an attempt to build on the renaissance of Onondaga Lake.

Central New York Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) was prepared to be one of a handful of Republicans who would have voted for a massive infrastructure bill in the House last week. But he never got the chance after it was pulled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when it lost support from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

Advocates are hoping Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a bill that brings funding for the North Syracuse Early Education Program in line with other public schools.

The city of Syracuse has relaunched a city-wide bike share program that will allow people to rent more than just bikes.

Those who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and are eligible for a booster shot can begin scheduling them.

An independent commission determining what election districts will look like in New York next year recently released a pair of draft maps. Boundaries proposed by Republicans on the commission would ultimately combine the two Syracuse-area state Senate districts currently represented by Democrats.