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Walsh delivered his final address, highlighting seven years of accomplishments while laying out his ambitious plans for the next 11 months.
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Homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault were all down from 2023, but stolen cars pushed up property crime numbers.
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The council pulled money from new positions proposed by the mayor and applied it toward housing entities.
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Syracuse would put money into housing in challenged areas as well as middle-income areas in plan being developed by Mayor Ben Walsh. Public input is now being sought.
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He says the increase is needed to maintain and improve services residents expect and deserve.
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11-year-old Ashton DeGonzaque died of an accidental drug overdose at a home used for drug dealing. Five-year-old Nefertiti Harris was allegedly beaten to death by her mother before she buried her remains in a wooded area.
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The Surge Link program promises to provide free internet to more than 2,500 of Syracuse's most economically vulnerable households.
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Syracuse JazzFest returns June 21-25 in downtown's Clinton Square featureing Herbie Hancock, Gladys Knight, Tower of Power, Spyro Gyra and many other acts in event seen as helping community growth.
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Green National would still own the properties, but wouldn't collect rent. Walsh also wants the court to make the company pay $1 million to cover repairs it's neglected to make.
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After a Syracuse City School District Board of Education vote on Wednesday, Anthony Davis will take the superintendent position after being brought on as interim superintendent in July.