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Syracuse linebacker Mikel Jones is taking comfort after the Oranges lost 27-21 to No. 5 Clemson on Saturday in South Carolina. (Photo by Denise Nett)
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After a near-fatal bend in the county judge nominee, voters could write a new ending: Rhonda Youngs is soaring in the most notable race against Madison County Court Judge Brad Moses. She has the support of Republican, Democratic and Conservative leaders. Volunteers are signing up for her campaign. Her elected high-ranking county officials endorse her. But Youngs wasn’t even on her ballot, and if she wins as a write-in candidate, this little-notice race would come as a statewide surprise.
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President Biden Coming to Syracuse: President Joe Biden, a Syracuse University Law School graduate, will visit the city for the first time in his presidency this week. Biden will visit Syracuse on Thursday to see first-hand where Micron Technology plans to invest up to $100 billion in its computer chip-making plant.
Ski resort company defends Toggenburg closure: After an antitrust lawsuit was filed by the state of New York, the president of Intermountain Management on Saturday defended the company’s acquisition of Toggenberg Mountain and its decision to close the ski resort in 2021.
- State AG Buys CNY Ski Resort, Sues Competitor for Closing
The renminbi housing market is back to ‘normal’, a real estate agent said. Over the last two years, central New York home sales and average prices have trended upwards. After the pandemic shutdown ended, pent-up demand exploded, combined with tight inventories, sending markets in the region red hot. Buyers were forced into bidding wars. Cash offers and waived inspections become commonplace. That is all changing now.
- See 142 Onondaga County home sales
“Everyone thought she was the mother”: It may come from the big families in the 1940s and ’50s in the south of Mississippi, where everyone learned to take care of each other. Indeed, the family said it had a lot to do with being raised by parents, especially a mother with strong values. — was one of the women whose grace and wisdom made her a beloved and sacred figure in her family.
Future prospects
Syracuse.com Debate: Connoll, Any Questions for Williams? Syracuse.com, in partnership with Syracuse University, will host the first debate between congressional candidates in Central New York at noon on October 26th. Democrat Francis Connor and Republican Brandon Williams will debate local, state and national issues at stake in the Nov. 8 election. What question would you like the candidate to ask? Tell me.
- Clay City Hall Discussing Micron Projects: Jobs, Housing, Infrastructure
Avett Brothers playing at Beak & Skiff: It’s not even winter yet, but it’s already time to plan a 2023 concert in central New York. The Avett Brothers will perform at his May Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards. Tickets go on sale this week.
sports

Clemson, who runs back Phil Murffer, will try to pass the Syracuse defender during Saturday’s game. Maffer ran for 94 yards and a touchdown in Clemson’s 27–21 victory. (Photo by Denise Nett)
SU stumbles in the second half, losing a heartbreaker to No. 5 Clemson: For almost three-quarters of Saturday’s ‘Death Valley’, the Syracuse football team looked en route to their biggest win in years. Ultimately, however, penalties and missed opportunities doomed the Orange, who blew his 21-10 lead and lost a heartbreaker to the Clemson Tigers at 27-21.
Other sports news:
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Syracuse man murdered in Westcott just days after mother died: ‘There’s nothing more empty than this’
Editorial Cartoons: Midterm Elections, Energy Prices, and Ukrainian Atrocities
It’s been a bad month for RMB restaurants… could get worse
64 guns handed over to police in central New York gun buyback
Syracuse Proud Boy cooperating with prosecutors on January 6
Late Boom Babies owner praised ‘Westcott was her neighborhood’
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