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‘I Had to Have Faith’: How a Democrat Defied Long Odds in Mississippi’s Senate Race
Few were paying much attention to Scott Colom for most of his campaign. Then he toppled the Republican incumbent.
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Syracuse University News · Syracuse, NY
Nearby: Syracuse, NYKenneth A. Pontarelli ’92 Elected Board Chairman-Elect of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees
Campus & Community (Photo by Amelia Beamish) Campus & Community Kenneth A. Pontarelli ’92 Elected Board Chairman-Elect of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees Pontarelli, who chairs the board’s Investment and Endowment Committee, will succeed Jeffrey M. Scruggs in May 2027. Nov. 9, 2026 Estimated Reading Time: Share × Video Player Syracuse University today announced that Kenneth A. Pontarelli ’92, a dedicated alumnus and a respected leader in global investing and finance who joined the board in 2021, has been selected to lead the University’s Board of Trustees, succeeding current Board Chair Jeffrey M. Scruggs, whose term concludes in May 2027. The members of the Board of Trustees selected Pontarelli as Board Chairman-Elect at their Nov. 6, 2026, meeting. Pontarelli has a deep connection to Syracuse University as an alumnus, donor and parent of two Syracuse graduates. He earned dual bachelor’s degrees in 1992, in finance from the Martin J.
The NewsHouse · Syracuse, NY
Nearby: Syracuse, NYAlicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ tour makes first Syracuse stop
skip to main content Go to homepage" Main Website Logo This is the Hamburger/Menu icon Theater Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen tour makes first Syracuse stop Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ tour makes first Syracuse stop For producer and SU mom Mandy Hackett, the Broadway musical connects her work and her family. Story by Genae Horst Published: November 6, 2026 Courtesy of Broadway in Syracuse Maya Drake as “Ali” and the company of the North American tour of Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen.” For Mandy Hackett, the Syracuse debut of Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen is about more than just another stop on national tour. The founding producer of the Tony-winning Broadway musical’s daughter, Miranda, is a first-year student at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. “It’s just such an amazing way that our worlds are intersecting — truly, really special,” Hackett said.
The NewsHouse · Syracuse, NY
Nearby: Syracuse, NYGOP candidate Buller concedes in the NY-22 race
skip to main content Go to homepage" Main Website Logo This is the Hamburger/Menu icon Politics GOP candidate Buller concedes in the NY-22 race GOP candidate Buller concedes in the NY-22 race First-time candidate claims winner Rep. John Mannion “hung up on her” when she called to concede. Story by Duncan Green / Photos by Logan DeBolt Published: November 3, 2026 Photo by Logan DeBolt Candidate for Congress in NY-22 Kailee Buller speaking to the press Tuesday during the Onondaga County GOP watch party at Embassy Suites at Destiny USA. Incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mannion, the heavy favorite in the NY-22 congressional race, defeated Republican challenger Kailee Buller. The results were called at 9:55 p.m. by the Associated Press. With more than 95% of votes in, Mannion won with 153,511 votes and Buller with 111,261. After the defeat, Buller addressed the attendees of the Onondaga County Republican watch party at the Embassy Suites near Destiny USA in Syracuse, New York.
The Ithaca Voice · Ithaca, NY
Nearby: Ithaca, NYBusiness owners call city’s plan to replace parking garage with apartment building part of ‘pie in the sky’ vision for downtown
The Seneca Street parking garage is in the middle of a tug of war. The Ithaca Common Council is moving ahead with plans to try to replace the decaying garage with a housing development without a parking requirement. Downtown Ithaca businesses are fighting back. They argue that the loss of publicly accessible parking will harm commerce on the Ithaca Commons, the city’s commercial and pedestrian corridor. The 425-space parking garage is past its useful lifespan of 30 to 50 years. It was shut down in April after debris began to fall from the 53-year-old garage’s upper floors. City officials say downtown parking remains underutilized, even with the garage closed, and that the cost of repairing or replacing the structure would be prohibitive. They also argue that the garage’s downtown location presents a unique development opportunity.
The Ithaca Voice · Ithaca, NY
Nearby: Ithaca, NYCity in discussions to sell Collegetown garage for mixed-use project
In Collegetown, the phrase “garage sale” is taking on a whole new meaning. The City of Ithaca is moving to sell the aging Dryden Road parking garage to a private developer that plans to build a new parking garage and hotel on the site. The Common Council voted 10-1 on Oct. 28 to transfer ownership of the garage at 118 Dryden Road to the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA), an public benefit corporation that exists to promote economic development in Ithaca, but is legally independent of the city. By transferring the property to the IURA, the city can avoid certain legal requirements that typically apply to municipal property sales. Normally, the city would have to sell the property through an auction or sealed bidding process. The IURA will negotiate a deal with the developers seeking to build a hotel in Collegetown on the city’s behalf. That deal will be subject to a vote of approval by the Common Council. The hotel proposal comes from Ithaca-based Robertson Development.
Arizona Business Daily · Maine, NY
Nearby: Maine, NY2,880 H-2B worker approvals for Accommodation and Food Services employers at Maine worksites in fiscal 2026 through June 30, 2026
There were 2,880 H-2B worker approvals for employers classified in Accommodation and Food Services with worksites recorded in Maine in fiscal 2026 through June 30, 2026, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. In total, 2,904 decided workers were counted in USCIS approval and denial decisions for this sector and jurisdiction, with an approval rate of 99.2%. The approvals involved 175 petitioners. These counts represent workers included in USCIS initial approval and denial decisions on H-2B petitions and are not counts of petitions, visa issuances or individual people. Employers are classified by the two-digit NAICS sector listed on the corresponding Labor Department labor certification, which refers to the employer's industry and not the occupation of the workers. The jurisdiction is determined by the worksite location recorded on that certification, not by the employer's own location. These figures cover fiscal 2026 through June 30, 2026, a partial fiscal year.
The Hechinger Report · Maine, NY
Nearby: Maine, NYChild care and pre-K measures won big in midterms
The “blue wave” that swept Democrats into office across the country was accompanied by notable wins on measures that would provide additional funding for child care and prekindergarten. Several newly elected officials made early childhood a central part of their campaigns. In Maine, Gov.-elect Hannah Pingree campaigned on universal child care and boosting pay for early educators. Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms also made mandatory kindergarten and expansion of the state’s pre-K program part of her election pitch. David Crowley, who will be the new governor of Wisconsin, has called for expanding the state’s child care subsidy program so that it covers all children ages 5 or younger. In South Carolina, Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, is heading to the Senate after making access to child care a platform priority. And in Minnesota, Sen.-elect Peggy Flanagan has called for an expansion to the federal Head Start program for low-income children and for universal pre-K.
Rochester Beacon · Geneva, NY
Nearby: Geneva, NYNo robotaxis for Rochester—yet
On a gray day in November 2025, when Rochester roads were slick and the lawns still coated with early winter snow, something new rolled down the avenues. The spinning LiDAR receptor on the roof, plus more on the fenders, were bouncing millions of laser beams off surrounding objects. Multiple cameras plus radars fed into an onboard computer digesting and verifying all this location information and commanding the vehicle to drive down the street (although there was a human stand-by driver onboard for this run). The sight was odd enough for WROC to report it on the news. This Waymo self-driving taxi (robotaxi) was headed for Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva for an exhibit arranged by state Sen. Jeremy Cooney (for his alma mater). Waymo is a division of Alphabet, the company formerly called Google. At that time, there was hope that Rochester would soon be one of the upstate cities Gov.
NYT > New York · Stanley, NY
Nearby: Stanley, NYFarewell to Stanley Zabar, the ‘Mayor’ of the Upper West Side
For decades he helped steer Zabar’s, a food institution. He lived for “the store,” his family and his Manhattan neighborhood.
Syracuse University News · Camden, NY
Nearby: Camden, NYRemembering the Syracuse Architect Who Made Silence Visible
Veterans & Military-Connected Individuals The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery Veterans & Military-Connected Individuals Remembering the Syracuse Architect Who Made Silence Visible Lorimer Rich shaped a nation’s grief in plain marble to create the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. His papers now live in the Syracuse University Archives. Kelly Homan Rodoski Nov. 11, 2026 Estimated Reading Time: Share × Video Player In 1914, a young man from Camden, New York, left Syracuse University with an architecture degree and a head full of drawings. Within a few years, he went into service as a U.S. Army infantryman in World War I. Lorimer W. Rich had spent years imagining the creation of buildings. Now, he experienced the destruction of war. When the fighting ended, Rich continued his studies in Italy. Returning to the United States, he joined the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White in New York City, and after eight years he struck out on his own.