Ellen Abbott
Reporter, SyracuseEllen produces news reports and features related to events that occur in the greater Syracuse area and throughout Onondaga County. Her reports are heard regularly in regional updates in Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer says the CDC and EPA need to work with New York communities to fight mosquito-borne illnesses. -
Encouraging sidewalk chalk messages are a new way to help reach people in need and the Onondaga County Suicide Prevention Coalition is starting a project for them in Syracuse. -
Some New Yorkers are urging the state Public Service Commission to say no to National Grid’s latest rate hike request. -
Now that Onondaga County Republicans and Democrats have agreed to redraw district lines for the County Legislature, the question is how far changes should go. -
Since going on the road, the big blue and pink bus has traveled 47,000 miles, through 12 counties across central and northern New York, conducting more than 4,000 mammograms and detecting cancer in 17 patients. -
The city of Syracuse is celebrating the start of construction on six new affordable single-family homes on some vacant land on the city’s southside. -
Three programs, funded by a grant from the New York State Department of Health, will look to build diversity at Upstate Medical University. -
SUNY Chancellor John King says trainings have increased following protests over the war in Gaza in the spring. -
The city of Syracuse is planning to expand its deer management plan by utilizing a trap and euthanize method, in addition to using sharpshooters from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cull deer overpopulation in certain parts of the city. -
A new staffing report from Syracuse City Auditor Alex Marion highlights issues and solutions relating to Syracuse Police Department's current operations.
