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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As the I-81 project approaches its midpoint, one success has been the initiative to get more residents from the city of Syracuse and the Onondaga Nation working on the job. -
The Common Council's version of the budget cuts $16 million from Mayor Ben Walsh's original spending plan. -
Syracuse Common Councilors take the final step Tuesday in a budget tug-of-war with Mayor Ben Walsh, sifting through dozens of vetoes Walsh made after the council took the unprecedented step of making 82 amendments to Walsh’s original $348 million spending plan. -
Walsh vetoed 45 of the 82 budget amendments the Syracuse Common Council made to his original $348 million budget proposal. -
It’s going to be another bad season for ticks across central and northern New York this year, and Lyme disease is not the only concern when it comes to tick bites. -
The law would move some county and town elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years. -
Traffic is now moving along a new bridge constructed in the Town of Cicero, which is part of the reconstruction of Interstate 81. -
During the 90-minute town hall meeting, Mannion shared concerns about the Trump administration, Medicaid and other issues. -
The Syracuse Common Council passed 80 budget amendments Thursday, slashing the city budget by $16 million. -
Van Robinson served as president of the Syracuse Common Council, and also served as vice president and president of the Syracuse chapter of the NAACP.
