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At approximately 1:16 p.m. officers were advised that a man with a gunshot wound had arrived at Auburn Community Hospital and it was determined he was involved in the incident. The man, a 21-year-old Auburn resident, sustained one gunshot wound that appeared non-life threatening, but he was聽 transferred to University Hospital in Syracuse for further treatment, police said. His condition is unknown as of late Thursday afternoon.

According to the聽 press release, after speaking with several witnesses, police developed a suspect description: A black male in his early 20s, approximately 6-feet tall with a thin build, wearing blue shorts or pants with a white shirt. He was last seen running to the west on foot on Orchard Street from Jefferson Street. Police said suspect should be considered armed and dangerous as the weapon used in this incident has not been recovered.

The Auburn Police Department was assisted by the Cayuga County 911 center, Cayuga County Sheriff鈥檚 Office, Cayuga County District Attorney's Office and the New York State Police.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information regarding this incident can contact Det. Sean DeRosa at 315-255-4706 or the Auburn Police Department at 315-253-3231. Callers may remain anonymous.

In the minutes after the shooting, police officers were collecting evidence and interviewing neighbors. A section of Jefferson street was blocked off with crime-scene tape.

A neighborhood resident, Lisa Dennis, told 水果派AV she was outside with her daughter when she saw two cars pull up, with one man holding a machete and another man firing a gun. She did not see if anyone was hit.

"I had my baby outside so we took off running," she said.

The incident happened in the same area where another "shots fired" incident took place earlier this month. In that case, Auburn police said 29-year-old Auburn resident Morgan Ferraraccio allegedly fired three rounds into the air, which police said stemmed from a confrontation related to a "prior domestic incident at the same location." She was charged with two misdemeanors.

Several calls came into Cayuga County 911 just after 4 p.m. to respond to 6031 Appletree Point Road, Bear Swamp Creek, less than a mile west of Skaneateles Lake.聽聽

According to a press release from the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office, two persons had fallen from atop Carpenter Falls to the shallow pool below. Witnesses at the scene offered aid to the two victims and successfully removed them from the pool to safety.

High-angle rescue workers placed the pair onto stretchers and then walked them up the embankment, then they were driven to the Mercy Flight helicopters that transported them to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse.

The sheriff's office said they reportedly sustained no serious injuries and the names of the two victims, who are both in their late teens, will not be released at this time. A number of witnesses who were hiking in the area were interviewed and it was determined the fall was accidental.

In the release, Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck reminds local residents and those touring the area that Carpenter Falls can be safely viewed from Appletree Point Road. Experienced hikers wishing to see the terrain can do so with a series of trails that lead to the basin pool. Crossing over the protective guardrail at the top of the falls is a dangerous activity and the area is protected for good reason.

Assisting the sheriff鈥檚 office at the scene were the Cayuga County 911 Center, New Hope Fire Department, Sempronius Fire Department, Moravia Fire Department, Owasco Fire Department, SAVES Ambulance, Four Town Ambulance, Mercy Flight One & Two, Cayuga County High Angle Rescue Team and the Cayuga County Emergency Management Office.

However, upon being contacted by 水果派AV, the proprietors of all three restaurants shot down those rumors.

In the case of Parker's and Curley's, those rumors may have started because neither restaurant is offering takeout or delivery during the pandemic. It isn't worth the cost, both said.聽

"Auburn is loaded with people doing to-go," Parker's manager Carol Hendrickson said. "It's harder to compete."

That's why Parker's, which has four locations, is offering takeout in Seneca Falls. Customers have fewer options there, Hendrickson said.

But restaurants also have to compete with unemployment insurance, she continued. Increased by $600 a week due to the pandemic, it offers most restaurant workers more than they would make under normal circumstances. It certainly offers them more than they would make from takeout and delivery only, and the resulting loss of tips.

Regardless, the Genesee Street location of Parker's will reopen, Hendrickson said. Restaurants are included in phase three of New York state's reopening plan, which could begin as soon as mid-June. Seating capacity will likely be reduced by 50% or more, but restaurants like Parker's could compensate for that if they're allowed to expand their outdoor seating areas, Hendrickson added.

"We are definitely going to be open again, no ifs, ands or buts," she said. "We've been there a long time, and we're not going anywhere."

Curley's owner Susan DelloStritto is a bit less committal. She's waiting for the state's guidelines so she can make an educated decision if, and how, to reopen the State Street restaurant, she said.

"My father and I are the business decision-makers and have not once said we are closing," she said. "I find it funny how rumors start and run."

The Sunset, meanwhile, has been speculated to be closing despite offering takeout during the pandemic. But the North Division Street restaurant isn't going anywhere, operator Mary Sedor said.

The Sunset has been owned by a partnership since March 22, when her husband, longtime owner and operator Peter Sedor, passed away at the age of 91. His parents opened the restaurant in 1933.

Mary Sedor said Dennis Sedor, who's representing his father in the settling of his estate, has graciously allowed her to operate the restaurant on their behalf.

"We look forward to serving the community for many years to come," she said.

Waterbury, who owns the festival with his wife, Carol, said they made the decision upon further examination of the feasibility of opening for the season. Though he feels they had a handle on the logistics, such as making hand sanitizer available and regularly cleaning surfaces, staffing would have been a bigger problem than he anticipated. Waterbury said it was uncertain whether enough employees would have been willing to work given the extra $600 a week in unemployment insurance that they're receiving.

The safety risks were another concern, as expressed in comments on the festival's Facebook post Monday its reopening plans. Deanna Ryan, a senior public health educator for the Cayuga County Health Department, said the department received complaints about the festival reopening as well.

It's also uncertain whether the festival would have been allowed by the state to open. Though arts and entertainment venues could open as soon as June 26 along with other phase four businesses, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said that "attractive nuisances" like the New York State Fair could be held to a higher standard. Those events, which draw people from outside other regions of New York and even outside the state, might not be able to proceed until the whole state has fully reopened, Cuomo said.

Regardless, the festival will return in 2021, Waterbury said. Though refunds will be available, he hopes people with tickets for this season will consider holding on to them for next season. Artisans who paid to be part of this season will be given credit for next season, too.

Waterbury added that work will continue this summer on the festival's 35 acres of grounds in Fair Haven. An eighth pub, with a spacious deck, is being built by the jousting area. He said it will be one of the best people-watching spots at the festival, which regularly draws more than 100,000 people to northern Cayuga County every summer.

The suspect that entered the residence was armed with a weapon, which police earlier identified as a firearm.

A聽30-year-old Auburn resident who matched a description of the suspect was found in a nearby farm field after state police, along with members of the Auburn Police Department and Cayuga County Sheriff's Office, arrived and established a perimeter around the residence.

Kenneth聽R. Scott,聽was charged with first-degree burglary, a class B felony, for allegedly entering the residence illegally and for displaying the weapon, according to the release.

Harry A. Fearon, 24, of Union Springs,聽was also arrested after police say they found him intoxicated in a "suspicious vehicle" near the home. Fearon was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.

Due to concerns that there was another suspect still inside the house, police secured a search warrant from Cayuga County Court while state police crisis negotiators and the State Police Special Operations Response Team arrived at the scene.

Large quantities of drugs, drug paraphernalia and U.S. currency were uncovered inside the home after officers served the warrant, which state police Capt. Barry Chase said was around 11:30 a.m.聽The occupant of the home聽鈥� 23-year-old Eric M. Prior聽鈥� was arrested on three drug-related felonies.

His charges include third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class C felony, and first-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a class C felony.

Troopers and members of the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office and Auburn Police Department were on the scene since 6 a.m.

West Genesee Street Road was blocked to traffic between Elmhurst Drive and Half Acre Road but was reopened around 1 p.m.聽

Earlier, at the scene, Chase gave an update on the ongoing burglary investigation around noon.聽He said at that time they were investigating "a home invasion by two unknown subjects armed with a firearm," and that no one sustained any injuries.

Two of the defendants, Scott and Prior, are currently being held in the Cayuga County Jail pending arraignment through the centralized arraignment part. Fearon was processed at the state police barracks in Auburn and issued a traffic summons, according to the release. He was ordered to reappear in Aurelius Town Court and released.

Police said additional charges and arrests are pending as the investigation continues. Anyone with information about the incident can contact state police Investigator William Treat at (315) 253-3102.

The project will include replacing the existing 73-foot bridge with an 80-foot span that will "provide an additional 75-years of service life to the city of Auburn," according to a description of the project. Reinforced concrete abutments will be constructed to support the new bridge.

Roads around the bridge will be repaved, a bike lane will be added, 200 feet of road will be rehabilitated on West Garden Street and a pocket park will be constructed at the corner of State Street and West Garden Street.

The city said earlier this year that the project received $4.75 million in grant funding assistance through the competitive Bridge NY program. The total cost of the work is estimated to be more than $6 million, with the city having bonded for $1.2 million of that amount.

Auburn officials have with details of the project that will be updated during the course of construction, including a聽:

鈥� Southbound traffic on State Street (Route 38) will be detoured east on Seymour Street to North Street (Route 34) south, to Arterial West (Route 5 & US 20), to State Street.

鈥⒙燦orthbound traffic on State Street will be detoured east on Arterial East, to North Street, to Seymour Street, to State Street.

鈥⒙燗ccess to Health Central: Beginning Monday, June 1, West Garden Street will be closed. For access to parking for the Health Central building, use Chapel Street off of North Street next to the Holiday Inn.

鈥⒙燗ccess to Auburn Correctional Facility employee parking lot: Beginning Thursday, June 4, use Chapel Street off of North Street next to the Holiday Inn and follow the signage to the new temporary entrance to the ACF employee parking lot.

鈥� Access will remain open to Curley's restaurant and the parking lot on the south side of the bridge. Use the entrance located on State Street at the corner of Arterial West to access the Curley's parking lot.

鈥⒙燭he Auburn Farmer's Co-op Market at the Curley's parking lot will be open for the summer and fall season on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning Tuesday, June 2.

鈥� Pedestrians will be detoured around the site using the extension of the Owasco River Trail along West Garden Street to Arterial West, then directed west along Arterial West back to State Street.

City council voted to sell the 113 North St. property to the Joynts for $50,000 at its meeting Thursday.

The city, which acquired the property through tax foreclosure in June 2019, worked with聽local real estate broker Michael DeRosa to market it. The mansion was listed for $50,000, but all prospective buyers also had to complete an application detailing their plans for restoring and using the mansion.聽Due in part to the mansion going viral on聽听补苍诲听, DeRosa fielded 204 offers from around the world, he said. The city received 41 applications before the Dec. 18 deadline that it narrowed down to five finalists, who were then interviewed by city council.

Speaking to 水果派AV on Thursday, the Joynts said they didn't have much hope of being chosen to buy the property. They assumed other applicants had more money to invest in the mansion's restoration, or more to offer the city in the form of businesses proposed to open there. Personalities like Netflix star and artist Christine McConnell were in the mix as well.

"We are enthusiastic and multi-talented, but we are not very flashy," Katie said. "We are thankful to Auburn, the Auburn planning office, and the city council."

The Joynts, who manage Amish produce co-op , plan on moving to Auburn and living in the mansion with the seven youngest of their eight children: Tzeitel, 8; Joseph, 10; Greta, 12; Rosa, 13; John, 15; Charlie, 17; Zofia, 20; and Tetiana, 25. For Katie, it'll be a homecoming: She grew up in Auburn as Katie Klink, and she and James have been regularly bringing their children to the area to see their grandparents. In hopes of moving there permanently, the Joynts have been perusing Auburn real estate listings for years, they said.

They noticed the Seymour mansion in December. Built in 1861, the three-story brick Victorian home is 6,000 square feet, with 10 bedrooms and five bathrooms. The .9-acre property also includes a two-story carriage house. The mansion takes its unofficial name from its first occupant, banker and philanthropist James S. Seymour, founder of and .

James brought some of the children to visit the mansion two days after seeing the listing. They were drawn to the size of the lot, he said, as well as the potential lying within the dilapidated walls.

"It's such an elegant house," he said. "It functions beautifully as a family house."

On a later visit, Katie was looking out a second-floor window onto North Street when she said to her husband, "I think I can imagine living here."聽

The Joynts visited the mansion a total of three times before submitting their application to buy it. Though they figured they'd have competition, they were surprised by just how many others applied, they said. But that made the family all the more thrilled when they were selected as finalists and, later, the new owners of the coveted property.

"The Joynt family ultimately made the most sense to me," Auburn City Councilor Jimmy Giannettino said. "Their proposal was thorough, creative and thoughtful. We always talk about attracting young families to Auburn and the need to address our aging housing stock 鈥� this is a perfect fit."

The family plans a faithful restoration of the mansion, they said. They'll remove the excess plumbing and walls that were installed to convert it to apartments, which were occupied as recently as last year. A modern kitchen and bathroom will be added, and the yard will be transformed into a garden space. But otherwise, the Joynts want the property to look as much as possible like it did in 1861.

"Our emphasis is to do no harm to the house's historical nature," James said.聽

More specific details of the restoration, as well as its timeline and budget, are still being determined, James said. He and Katie are also in the middle of produce season in Pennsylvania, so they can't immediately commit their full time and attention to the project. But when they obtain their certificate of occupancy and work begins, it will be the family themselves doing most of it. They'll also harness their connection to the Amish community, and its builders and craftspeople, to help. That's not to say the family won't look for craftspeople in Auburn as well, James noted.

The family will likewise fund the restoration itself as much as possible, borrowing only if necessary. They're not interested in pursuing tax credits or other resources available to historic preservation projects like the mansion, James said, as they'd like to avoid any "bureaucratic layering." According to the city's聽聽authorizing the sale, the family plans to invest at least $155,000 into the property. The resolution also notes that the property can revert to the city's possession if the restoration is not completed as scheduled.

The Joynts plan on creating an online presence where they'll update the Auburn community on their progress at the Seymour mansion. They also plan on staying in the produce business in the Cayuga County area 鈥� "It's hard to get us without getting at least some produce," James joked. But as the family moves into its headline-grabbing new home, and moves forward with its restoration, they ask that the community give them the same privacy that any family, in any home, would reasonably expect.

"We are looking forward to getting into the house as a family and being in Auburn," Katie said.

The announcement came after the governor said during a radio interview the day before that, despite expectations expressed by regional and county officials that the second phase would start on Friday, no regions yet had clearance to start the new reopenings. He said "international experts" first had to review the data and determine whether the regions should move forward.聽

"We are going to ask them to analyze it and if they sign off and say go to phase two, andiamo," Cuomo said. Andiamo is Italian for "let's go" or "we go."

That sparked bipartisan outcry from officials around the state who were expecting the second phase to start Friday morning.

Cuomo was asked about those concerns at the afternoon briefing and defended how the transition from the first to second phase was handled.

"I want to make sure that the data was reviewed by all the experts," he said. "A county executive may be very good at what they do, but they鈥檙e not an expert on viral transmission in a pandemic."

The state has also launched a available online that it says "was developed in consultation with internationally-known experts who have been advising New York State."

The global experts Cuomo consulted with included Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota; Dr. Samir Bhatt, senior lecturer in geostatistics at The Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at Imperial College London; Dr. Eli Rosenberg, associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at University of Albany; Michael LeVasseur, assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Drexel University; and Dr. Noam Ross, a disease modeler at the non-profit research group EcoHealth Alliance. The governor's office issued a press release Friday afternoon with quotes from each praising the state's system for tracking data.

The list of industries now cleared for reopening includes administrative support, professional services, real estate, rental and leasing, and most retail. Barbershops and hair salons also can reopen in phase two with limitations.

The state posted on phase two rules Friday morning. It said indoor shopping malls could not open during this phase, but that mall stores with external entrances could. Retail establishments cannot exceed 50% of their occupancy capacity, and they must ensure 6 feet of social distancing between individuals is followed "unless safety or core function of the work activity requires a shorter distance." Employees must be provided face coverings, which must be worn by workers at checkouts. Hand sanitizer must be available throughout the store for shoppers and employees.

Businesses that remain closed or limited during the phase two include dine-in restaurants, which are still allowed to provide takeout and delivery service, gyms and fitness centers, movie theaters and amusement parks.

The state's reopening process, which the Cuomo administration has dubbed NY Forward, provides for at least two weeks between phases. That means the soonest Central New York and the other four regions could move to the third phase is June 12.

In addition to the announcement about regions moving to the second reopening phase, Cuomo said the New York City region, by far the hardest hit area in the state, is on track to enter the first reopening phase by June 8.

The reopening announcements followed a day of confusion that had businesses in several upstate regions making plans to welcome customers Friday 鈥� only to be told late Thursday they could not.

County leaders learned on a 7 p.m. call with state officials that public health experts hired by the state would have to sign off on the next phase of reopening, but it was unclear when that would happen, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente said.

While some businesses delayed their reopening plans, others opened as planned, before the state gave the official OK, Picente said by phone Friday, adding he told them he would not move to stop them.

鈥淭hese are businesses that have spent a great deal of money in preparing for a reopening, and then to tell them at the 11th hour ... that different criteria was being looked at or that some other experts were going to look at data 鈥� we didn't know any of that," the Republican county executive said.

Annette Knapp, owner of Salon Bellezza in Syracuse, had lined up eight clients for Friday, the first at 9:15 a.m., but canceled them while awaiting clarification, afraid of putting her operators鈥� license at risk.

鈥淚t鈥檚 like you鈥檙e having a baby. You get to the due date, you want to have that baby,鈥� she said. 鈥淎ny day after is frustrating.鈥�

The Thursday afternoon appearance confused leaders in five regions, including central New York, who believe they are ready to move to phase two. In the second phase, more businesses would reopen. The list of industries includes administrative support, professional services, real estate, rental and leasing, and retail. Cuomo previously said that barbershops and hair salons could reopen in phase two.聽

The NY Forward website, which details the phased opening plan, states that there will be "at least two weeks" between phases. Since the five regions open on May 15, the earliest they could begin phase two is Friday.

Despite regions 鈥� the Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley, North Country and Southern Tier are the others 鈥� openly discussing plans for phase two, Cuomo's briefings this week didn't provide details about the regional reopening process. Instead, the governor railed against the federal government for not providing aid to state and local governments. He also repeated calls for New Yorkers to wear a mask, culminating in an executive order allowing businesses to turn away customers who aren't wearing face coverings.聽

It wasn't until a radio interview with WAMC's Alan Chartock on Thursday that Cuomo addressed the second phase. He touted the phased approach as the "smartest data-based reopening plan in the country" and noted that, for five regions, the first phase ends Friday.聽

But Cuomo didn't say the regions could proceed with phase two. He said "international experts" will review the data and determine whether the regions should move forward.聽

"We are going to ask them to analyze it and if they sign off and say go to phase two, andiamo," Cuomo said. Andiamo is Italian for "let's go" or "we go."聽

Cuomo's comments surprised central New York leaders because the region is meeting the state-imposed metrics for the phased reopening process. COVID-19 hospitalizations, hospital deaths and new hospitalizations haven't spiked over the last two weeks. There are enough hospital and intensive care unit beds available, testing is exceeding the minimum standard set by the state and the region has more than the required number of contact tracers.聽

Cayuga County Legislature Chairwoman Aileen McNabb-Coleman said in an interview with 水果派AV Thursday she was told that phase two would begin "on or around (June 1)." Friday became the target because it marked two weeks since the beginning of phase one.聽

But as Friday approached, the state hadn't provided guidance to the regions to help businesses prepare for phase two.聽

"Phase two has not been set," McNabb-Coleman said. "They haven't come out and said it's definitely opening (Friday) and they haven't set the guidelines. It's very frustrating to not have the guidelines ahead of time."聽

With frustrations mounting, the Cuomo administration held calls with leaders representing each of the regions that are eligible to advance to phase two as early as Friday. Justin Sayles, a spokesman for Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon, said they anticipate the state will release guidance "imminently" and that Cuomo will address phase two at his COVID-19 briefing Friday.聽

After the initial call, McNabb-Coleman said that Cayuga County would not begin the second phase on Friday unless there's guidance from the state.聽

"I'm encouraged by all the hard work that's gone into keeping our numbers tracked and low trying to limit the spread in the community," she said. "People are very eager to get moving, but it's hard to set a course when we don't have the guidelines."聽

Contact tracing is complete for the new cases, according to the Cayuga County Health Department. There are 67 people in mandatory quarantine after having direct contact with a positive case. Eighteen people are in mandatory isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.聽

The health department said that the 91 confirmed cases are either essential workers, had contact with a positive case or individuals who had pre-admission testing. The number of confirmed cases has increased by 25 since Cayuga County and central New York began the first phase of the reopening process on May 15.聽

Two people are hospitalized due to COVID-19. One death, a man in his 40s with underlying health conditions, has been reported in the county. So far, 72 people have recovered from the illness.聽

Sixty-six of the 91 cases in the county are in the towns. The health department hasn't released updated data, but Genoa and Scipio had the most cases among the towns. There are 24 Auburn residents and one out-of-state resident who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the county.聽

The number of cases is split between genders. There are slightly more cases among females (46) than males (45).聽

While there has been a growing number of cases among older age groups, nearly half of the confirmed cases are ages 20-39. Ten people under age 20 have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 12 cases in their 40s, 11 in their 50s, eight in their 60s and five in their 70s.聽

The county has received 3,499 test results 鈥� 91 positive, 3,408 negative 鈥� and is awaiting the results of 125 tests.聽

The health department will hold a drive-thru testing clinic for essential and phase one workers from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday. The testing clinic, which is open to workers and their household members who are ages 2 and older, is by appointment only.聽