Stewart’s to move ahead with proposed shop in Marcellus (Good Morning CNY for April 4)

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Dueling demonstrators pack Syracuse Common Council meeting: Area residents on both sides of a debate over whether city officials should speak to the war in Gaza filled the Syracuse Common Council chambers Wednesday. Dozens of demonstrators, including many standing against the walls because all seats were filled, held signs and banners. Here’s what happened, and what’s next for the issue. (Jeremy Boyer photo)

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Long waits persist at 2 crowded Syracuse ERs: ‘Still far from where we want to be’: Despite putting a dent in emergency room wait times, two of Syracuse’s hospitals are still far worse than their peers nationally in getting patients in and out of ERs. St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center saw a 22% drop in the average ER stay in the past year. But ER patients at St. Joe’s still spent an average of more than 5 hours per stay in 2023. At SUNY Upstate Medical University’s three ERs, the number of patients who left without being seen dropped by one-third. Yet 10% of people who went to Upstate’s ERs last year left without treatment. It’s still worse than the national averages.

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CNY man kills mother of his child, then shoots and kills self: A man repeatedly shot the mother of his child Tuesday night, killing her as they exchanged their child at his Utica home, police say. The man also shot his grandfather who tried to intervene before the man ran to another home where he shot and killed himself, Utica police said Wednesday.

Search rates of chronic absenteeism in CNY elementary, middle schools: Rates of chronic absenteeism in elementary and middle schools in a six-county region of Central New York mostly improved during the 2022-2023 school year, although rates were still higher nearly everywhere than they were before the Covid pandemic hit. Browse and search details of chronic absenteeism rates for schools throughout Central New York.

Stewart’s to move ahead with proposed convenience store in Marcellus: Stewart’s Shops are moving forward with a proposal to build a convenience store in the village of Marcellus, now that local officials have removed a hurdle blocking the sale of Nojaim’s Bros. supermarket. “The village did the right thing in the end,” supermarket owner Rich Nojaim said.

Looking Ahead

Staying in Syracuse for the solar eclipse? Here’s some advice for getting around: Thousands of people could be driving hundreds of miles to see Monday’s total solar eclipse, local and state officials say. Many Central New Yorkers, however, aren’t going anywhere, but they could still be affected by the possible surge of visitors to the region.

Will storm clouds in Upstate NY hold off until after the solar eclipse?

Sports

Report: Syracuse chancellor, other top officials pitch 70-school super league that would pay athletes: College Sports Tomorrow, a think tank whose membership includes Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud, is reportedly pitching a model for the future of college sports that would include an upper division with 70 permanent schools and pay athletes, according to a report by The Athletic.

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In Brief

I dropped an F-bomb with my kid and then talked to the one person who never would: Juli Boeheim (Surviving Parenting)

Managing director to leave Syracuse Stage after 8 years

Missing Watertown teen found dead in Northern NY

Man arrested after making mass shooting comments at work, troopers say

Woman arrested, accused of using magnets to steal from Upstate NY store

Obituary: Catherine Lee, 76, founded the “Bridge House Brats” in Phoenix

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