East Neighbors

Serving the Communities East of the City of Syracuse, New York

Manlius, NY -- A town of Manlius woman and six children escaped unharmed this morning after a chimney fire spread at their Old Kirkville Road home, Manlius police said. Minoa, Bridgeport, East Syracuse and Kirkville firefighters responded to the fire, which was called into Onondaga County E-911 about 3:30 a.m. No one was hurt fighting the blaze, Manlius police Sgt.... Full story »

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By contributing writer Kevin Morris Bill and Traci Wainwright always knew that their daughter, Ashleigh, had a special ability to make friends with just about anyone. But even they were shocked by the number and variety of people who waited in the snow and cold to attend her calling hours a just few days after her death on Jan.... Full story »

By contributing writer Mary Kay DeVore DeWitt, NY — Manlius Pebble Hill School students will dance the night away on Friday to raise money to help pay for the “Extreme School Makeover” of a school in El Salvador. The Spanish Club and Z Club, a community service student group, have teamed up to raise $20,000 to renovate Canton San... Full story »

By contributing writer Fernando Alfonso III After 41 years at Syracuse radio station WRVO, station manager John Krauss is retiring. During his tenure, he has held eight different positions and has seen the digital transformation of radio. Before he goes, Krauss answered some questions about hisJohn Krauss Age: 61 Hometown: Brooklyn Home: Oswego Education: St. Lawrence University Favorite type... Full story »

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Syracuse, NY - An Oswego County woman pleaded guilty in Onondaga County Court today to charges she stole customers’ policy payments at the insurance company where she worked. Lynn Scheuer, 37, of Route 49, Cleveland, pleaded guilty before Judge William Walsh to a felony count of first-degree scheme to defraud. Scheuer admitted that from May through October she took customers’... Full story »

"Brother for a Day" is a new program designed for sixth-graders who have been accepted as students at Christian Brothers Academy in DeWitt and want to get a look at the school behind the scenes. Some visiting students performed experiments in the science lab, others worked in pastels in art class, or brushed up on their Spanish vocabulary. Still others... Full story »

The Pompey Town Clerk's office is sponsoring a special Passport Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 27 where people can get information and apply for a passport. U.S. citizens must present a passport book, passport card, or other travel documents approved by the U.S. government to enter the U.S. from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land... Full story »

Fabius-Pompey school district residents approved a bus proposition in voting Tuesday. The vote was 42 in favor and 24 against. The district will purchase three 60-passenger buses at a cost not to exceed $275,000. They new vehicles will replace two 11-year-old buses and one bus that's13 years old.  Full story »

Manlius village trustee write-in candidate Marc Baum has won the seat on the board by three votes, according to the Onondaga County Board of Elections. Baum secured 38 votes and Paul Lane, the official candidate, earned 35 votes. The winner of the race for the trustee seat was unclear Tuesday night. Baum had received 47 votes and Lane 30... Full story »

Throughout NYS -- The days have been warmer and the nights are still cool and that means only one thing. It's time to make maple syrup. And it's time for people throughout the state to get out and visit a maple producer. There are two Maple Weekends -- March 20 and 21 and March 27 and 28. Many maple producers... Full story »

East Syracuse: Two incumbent trustees in East Syracuse won re-election to their seats Tuesday. Incumbent trustee James E. Carr Jr. and trustee/deputy mayor Barbara Falcone Quonce were opposed by Howard Evans and Robert Murphy. Carr received 232 votes and Quonce received 201. Murphy secured 152 votes and Evans received 115 votes in voting. The seats are for five years; that’s... Full story »

In Minoa, Eric Christensen won election to the two-year village trustee seat by receiving 286 votes. That seat was left open when trustee Ed Theobald was elected supervisor in the town of Manlius. Christensen’s opponent, Charles Mullane, received 152 votes. Incumbent trustees William Brazill and John Champagne won re-election to their seats. Brazeill won 371 votes and Champagne 357 votes.... Full story »

The Manlius village trustee race is too close to call after Tuesday's voting, and an official winner has not been declared. Paul Lane, who was appointed to a vacant seat by the board in January, ran unopposed for the remaining one year left on the term. However, former village trustee Marc Baum received 47 votes as a write-in candidate, and... Full story »