🌱 What newly released video shows from April’s deadly LaFayette trooper shooting

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In today's newsletter:

• What newly released video shows from April’s deadly LaFayette trooper shooting
• See which new bookkeeping business just opened in LaFayette

Also on today's calendar: Sip, Step & Spin and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.
• Thursday: Cool with rain at times, temps: high: 56, low: 45.
• Friday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 62 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• AG's office releases videos of fatal shooting of woman by trooper during chaotic LaFayette incident (syracuse.com) — State investigators have released body camera videos from an April 12 incident in LaFayette where a state trooper fatally shot a driver at Hidden Hills Country Homes after she struck several people with her car. The footage shows the chaotic moments as troopers arrived on Shute Road, with one woman killed at the scene and two men injured before the driver was shot.
   

• Business listings: See 50 new businesses in Central NY (May 12, 2026) (syracuse.com) — LaFayette residents have a new local bookkeeping option: MAC Ledger, registered last week with the Onondaga County Clerk, is among 50 new businesses launched across Central New York. The list also highlights fresh ventures in nearby Jamesville, Nedrow, Syracuse, and beyond, ranging from food trucks and landscapers to arts groups and wellness services.
   

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📸 Around LaFayette

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🗓 Upcoming Events in LaFayette

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday May 13

• Mark Nanni Music →
  The Neat Whiskey Bar, 6706 E Seneca Turnpike Building B, Jamesville
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Sip, Step & Spin →
  Beak & Skiff Apple Hill Campus / 1911 Tasting Room, 2708 Lords Hill Rd, Lafayette
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Live Music at the 1911 Tasting Room with Clint Bush →
  Beak & Skiff Apple Hill Campus / 1911 Tasting Room, 2708 Lords Hill Rd, Lafayette
  2:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Budget Vote - Jr. Sr. High Main Foyer
  Lafayette Csd La Fayette, NY 13084
  1:00 pm
• BOE Meeting at The Big Picture Commons
  Lafayette Csd 3122 US Route 11, LaFayette, NY 13084
  5:30 pm

Thursday May 21

• TEC - Spring Concert (Band/Orchestra/Chorus)
  Tecumseh Elementary School Jamesville, NY 13078
  6:00 pm

Friday May 22

• Mere Mortals at Apple Hill →
  Beak & Skiff Apple Hill Campus / 1911 Tasting Room, 2708 Lords Hill Rd, Lafayette
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Pop-Up Event (LaFayette Inn Cruise Night) →
  The LaFayette Inn, 2419 US-11, Lafayette
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Walking & Talking Wednesdays Tour- Footsteps in Freedom
  Onondaga Historical Association NY
  12:00 pm
• Girls 7th/8th Lacrosse v. Fulton
  Lyncourt School Woodland Elementary Field
  5:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Softball @ Jamesville-Dewitt
  Lyncourt School JD HS Lyndon Fields - Softball
  5:00 pm
• Engage With Gage — Matilda Joslyn Gage Center →
  Matilda Joslyn Gage Center, 210 E Genesee St, Fayetteville
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Tully. Apply here.
• Tops Friendly Markets posted a job opening for Price Chopper Floating Night Manager in Syracuse. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near LaFayette here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Manlius

• Fayetteville-Manlius CSD adopts free lunch and breakfast program for next school year (cnycentral.com)
• Photos you'll want to see from Central New York high school spring sports (Week 7) (syracuse.com)
• Voters to decide May 19 on library propositions (fmschools.org)

Syracuse

• Syracuse football loses another 4-star recruit to the SEC (syracuse.com)
• Syracuse author series wraps up season with bestselling author, TJ Klune (localsyr.com)
• Syracuse honors fallen officers just days after three officers hurt in the line of duty (informnny.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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