Alert Top Story GOVERNMENT One Auburn resident's cause: Boosting property tax exemptions for disabled, seniors Robert Harding Feb 28, 2026 Feb 28, 2026 Updated Mar 2, 2026 0 A new home under construction at the East Side Heights subdivision off Prospect Street in Auburn in April 2023. Kevin Rivoli, Ë®¹ûÅÉAV SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Robert Harding AUBURN — Week after week, Auburn resident James Udall attends City Council meetings with the same request.kAm&52== H2?ED E96 4:EJ E@ :?4C62D6 E96 :?4@>6 E9C6D9@=5D 7@C E96 5:D23=65 2?5 D6?:@C AC@A6CEJ E2I 6I6>AE:@?D]k^AmkAm%96 4FCC6?E E9C6D9@=5D 2==@H D6?:@CD 2?5 9@>6@H?6CD H:E9 5:D23:=:E:6D E@ C646:G6 A2CE:2= 6I6>AE:@?D :7 E96:C 2??F2= :?4@>6 :D ?@ >@C6 E92? Sbf[bhh]hh] %96 =2C86DE 6I6>AE:@? 2G2:=23=6 :D d_T 7@C 9@>6@H?6CD H:E9 :?4@>6D FA E@ Sah[___] uC@> E96C6[ E96 D:K6 @7 E96 6I6>AE:@? 564C62D6D 32D65 @? :?4@>6] %9@D6 H9@ 62C? 36EH66? 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Nearly 75-year-old bridge over NY Thruway in Cayuga County to close for 3 weeks The bridge, which is almost 75 years old, was built in 1952.
Auburn lumber company views vacant property as 'good fit' for new lumberyard The company bought the property in 2024 and is now looking to make it its new home.
Developers eye 'field of dreams' in Owasco for up to 1,000 new housing units With Micron coming, a development team views a former golf course in Owasco as a great opportunity to expand housing options in Cayuga County.
NY candidate faces $286K in penalties for fraud scheme listing homeless Auburn people as donors Caleb Slater, who ran for state Senate in the Auburn area in 2024, is accused of multiple election law violations.
