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Hi there, Syracuse! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What did Syracuse's Common Council quietly approve for your neighborhood?
- What changes is SU's student government planning for you this semester?
- How a stroke survivor finished 100 miles for a Syracuse Mets superfan
Also on today's calendar: Walk and talk and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
- Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Syracuse common council approves community leader recognition (dailyorange.com) — Syracuse's Common Council just honored community leaders Mark Cass and Fr. James Matthews while also approving new tools and funding for core city services. Councilors backed an investigative platform for Syracuse police, upgrades to local fire stations, and $750,000 for the Greater Syracuse Land Bank to tackle vacant properties. Street signs will temporarily celebrate Cass and Matthews' decades of neighborhood service. 
2. SGA strives for campus visibility, targets concrete change (dailyorange.com) — Syracuse University's Student Government Association is kicking off its 70th session with new positions, visibility events outside Schine, and a push to turn student complaints into real policy changes. Leaders are rolling out initiatives like bystander training, a free textbook giveaway at Bird Library, and expanded public health and traditions boards to better serve SU students.
3. Stroke couldn't stop him: Jim Hickey finishes 100-mile walk for 9-year-old cancer patient (cnycentral.com) — In Syracuse, a 65-year-old cancer survivor finished a 100-mile walk at NBT Bank Stadium to support 9-year-old neuroblastoma patient Jazalyn "Jazzy" Moses. After suffering a stroke early in the journey, Jim Hickey still completed his promise, with the Syracuse Mets highlighting Jazzy's fundraiser on the video board. Jazzy couldn't attend due to a brain hemorrhage earlier in the week.
4. Man going to prison for trying to truck 200 pounds of marijuana from Akwesasne to NYC (wwnytv.com) — A federal jury in Syracuse convicted a man of transporting over 200 pounds of marijuana, and he's now been sentenced to 27 months in prison plus a fine. The case was tried in Syracuse's federal court after Border Patrol seized the drugs during a traffic stop between the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation and New York City.
5. Money from Micron: Sign up now for free funds for kids (wwnytv.com) — Micron's massive semiconductor project near Syracuse is now tied to a new savings account program that could put millions of dollars into accounts for kids in Jefferson and Lewis counties. Families can sign up under-18 children for "Trump Accounts," which Micron is seeding as part of a $250 million, multi-state investment meant to help future workers and residents build long-term savings.
📸 Around Syracuse
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Syracuse
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★ Featured events ★
- Walk and talk →
Clinton Arena, 36 Kirkland Ave, Clinton
6:00 pm - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Monday August 31
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Summer Graduation
Syracuse City SD OCC SRC Arena (4585 W. Seneca Tpke)
6:00 pm - Walking & Talking Wednesdays Tour- The Heart of Syracuse
Onondaga Historical Association NY
12:00 pm - Board of Education Policy Committee Meeting and Work Session
Syracuse City SD 725 Harrison Street, Syracuse, NY
4:00 pm - MD - PTG Playground Date @ Moses DeWitt
Moses Dewitt Elementary School Syracuse, NY 13214
6:00 pm - Concert Pitbull →
Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview, 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse
8:00 pm - David Lucas with hans kim, Killers Of Kill Tony →
Crouse hinds concert theater, 411 Montgomery St, Syracuse
7:00 pm - MD - PTG Playground Date @ Moses DeWitt
Moses Dewitt Elementary School Syracuse, NY 13214
6:00 pm - Ray LaMontagne →
Crouse hinds concert theater, 411 Montgomery St, Syracuse
7:00 pm - 1st Annual End of Summer Celebration →
B & R Bunkhouse, 6225 E Taft Rd, North Syracuse
11:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 8
Saturday September 12
📣 Syracuse Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Board of Education Meeting
Rockwell Elementary Jr./Sr. High School Library
6:00 pm - Walking & Talking Wednesdays Tour- The Heart of Syracuse
Onondaga Historical Association NY
12:00 pm - MD - PTG Playground Date @ Moses DeWitt
Moses Dewitt Elementary School Syracuse, NY 13214
6:00 pm - Mark Nanni Music →
The Neat Whiskey Bar, 6706 E Seneca Turnpike Building B, Jamesville
6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Gooooood morning!!!
As we journey into the last full week of August, I pray for a chance and the heat required to make one last trip to the beach, one last trip to a… (Nextdoor Brighton) - If anyone sees Benji near Abbey Rd please let us know!
He's an indoor cat but slips out occasionally so he is familiar with outside. He snuck out Wednesday 8/19 and we haven't seen him since. We've had… (Nextdoor Young Norton Abbey)
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Syracuse. Apply here.
- Restaurant Brands International, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Dispatcher, BK Company Restaurants in Syracuse. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Syracuse here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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