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Police were searching for the driver of a car that appeared to have struck two parked vehicles on East Genesee Street in Auburn around midnight Sunday.

The car, a BMW, was empty in the middle of the street as Auburn police and fire personnel arrived at the scene.聽

The car appeared to have struck a truck, a Chevy Silverado, that was flipped onto the sidewalk, as well as a Subaru Legacy that was also damaged.聽

Auburn police began searching for the driver of the BMW as soon as they arrived. No one else appeared to be injured in the crash.

Traffic between Seminary Avenue and Route 38A was still being redirected as of 1 a.m.

No further information was immediately available from Auburn police.

This story will be updated.

Cayuga County is currently auctioning a merry-go-round from Emerson Park, but not the one many are thinking.

The county's Parks and Trails Department is a 36-foot merry-go-round built in the 1950s by the Allan Herschell Co., of North Tonawanda, on the website of Auctions International. Bidding began Dec. 28 at $10 and, 70 bids later, stands at $15,300 as of Jan. 12. Bidding will end at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25.

The auction has been shared on social media, where commenters have mistaken the merry-go-round for the one that stood where the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse is today. But that one, built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Co., was sold聽in 1944 to Hersheypark in Pennsylvania three years after the Emerson Foundation deeded the park to Cayuga County for $1.

The merry-go-round being auctioned instead comes from the Deauville Island part of the park, where it was installed by the county sometime in the 1970s, Parks Maintenance Supervisor Doug Dello Stritto told 新加坡多多开奖记录. It was restored in 1985 and retired in the mid-'90s. Since then, Dello Stritto said, it's been in storage.聽

The county decided to auction the merry-go-round after its Parks & Trails Commission researched the cost of restoring it last May, Dello Stritto said. The merry-go-round consists of 30 laminated wooden horses, many of which are delaminating, as well as a complete set of poles, walls, decorative panels, mechanical parts and more.

The cost of restoration proved too prohibitive, Dello Stritto said, leading to the auction. The county is also auctioning an amusement park and fiberglass聽聽from the 1950s that need to be restored.

Proceeds from the auctions will go toward the county's general fund, Dello Stritto said.

The merry-go-round is portable, meant for traveling with a fair or carnival. Its horses are about 30 inches in height. But people may be mistaking it for the bigger one because the auction listing says "1950s," said聽Ann Daly Padlick, whose family owned and operated what was known as Lakeside and Deauville Island parks from 1947 to 1967.

"It was manufactured in the 1950s," she told 新加坡多多开奖记录. "It wasn't in the park in the 1950s."聽

Padlick's family owned two merry-go-rounds at the park, both built by the聽Herschell-Spillman Co.聽One replaced the Philadelphia Toboggan Co.'s merry-go-round in what's now the playhouse, and was聽sold to the Nassau County Historical Society in 1972. The other, smaller merry-go-round was located on Deauville Island until it was sold to Midway Park on Chautauqua Lake in 1968.

"The one they're auctioning was put on the island by the county long after the Padlicks left the park," she said.

Gallery: Emerson Park Merry-Go-Round being auctioned

AUBURN 鈥� After a handful of rough years, Auburn High's varsity swimming team has returned to a healthy place.聽

Citing declining participation numbers and inability to genuinely compete at most dual meets, the Auburn school district decided in August that the 2022-23 winter season would be the Maroons' first as a combined program.聽

The girls team, which previously swam in the fall, would join the boys team that swims in the winter.聽

The Maroons hosted Baldwinsville in a meet at the Auburn YMCA on Wednesday. If the atmosphere 鈥� which featured competitive races and bleachers filled with competitive spectators 鈥� is any indication, Auburn's decision has paid early dividends.聽

"The boys and the girls on the team swim together for the YMCA Stingrays, so it made sense to combine," Auburn coach Rich Hamberger said. "They all get along, the team spirit is there and all the cheering is there. It's worked out well. We've actually won some meets, which boosts team confidence as well.聽

"Having to go to meets with only six or seven kids, and knowing what the outcome was gonna be before you even begin 鈥� that was really hard for three or four years. People were on board and listened, and I think it's great."

The change did not come without other considerations. Accustomed to competing in the fall, girls swimmers have had to adjust to a new schedule (which could create conflicts with other sports) and new qualifying standards for sectional and state meets.聽

Hamberger said his female swimmers have been positive about the change, noting that several have already qualified for sectional meets while others simply focus on their year-to-year time improvement.聽

He singled out Abigail Smith as one of the Maroons' female swimmers who's already qualified for sectionals in multiple events (100 backstroke and 500 freestyle), despite facing boys' standards.聽

"The girls are right there in practice competing with the boys, and some are beating the boys. They're good, they're fast. There's been no complaints," Hamberger said.聽

On Wednesday, the Maroons took first-place finishes in five events against the Bees (the final two events, the 100 breaststroke and 400 free relay, were used for exhibition).聽

Riley Fitzgerald touched the wall first in the 200 individual medley (2:24.68), Jack Dalziel won the 500 freestyle (6:02.98) and Matthew Crounse won the 100 breaststroke (1:26.80).聽

Auburn's team of Crounse, Logan Hall, Riley McMillan and Fitzgerald took first in the 200 free relay (1:44.01), while McMillan, Hall, Dalziel and Colin Ringwood won the 400 free relay (3:58.29).聽

Hamberger noted several other times he was excited about, including Hall's third-place time in the 50 free (26.11) that obtained the sectional qualifier, Ringwood's improved time in the 100 butterfly, Julian McLeod's performance in the 100 breaststroke, and Dalziel's performance in the 500 free.聽

The latter, Hamberger thinks, is also on the cusp for a sectional berth.聽

"(Hall) has been trying and trying and trying. Today he finally did it, which is awesome," Hamberger said. "Jack's gotta break 6:00.99, so he's right there. He's gonna do it, it's in there. He's just gotta keep the same pace throughout."

Halfway through the meet, the teams paused to celebrate seniors on both sides and continue the tradition of seniors' parents jumping into the pool while fully clothed.聽

This year's Maroons squad includes five seniors, who Hamberger commemorated for their achievements in the pool and as academics.聽

"What a smart group of kids. The schools they're going to and the fields they're going into, it blows my mind. The knowledge they have and the smarts to study biomedical fields, physician's assistants, law ... it's unbelievable," Hamberger said. "They have dreams and they're gonna reach them."

Auburn has two dual meets remaining, one next Friday at Cicero-North Syracuse followed by the season finale Jan. 31 at Pulaski. The Maroons then compete at the Section III Class A championships, Feb. 15 at Nottingham.聽

Gallery: Auburn swim team competes against Baldwinsville at home

An Auburn woman charged earlier this month in connection with a months-long drug investigation was arrested again Friday after a second search of her residence.

Members of the multi-agency Finger Lakes Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Auburn Police Department Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant at 11 Madison Ave. on Friday, the same site of a drug raid conducted on Jan. 3.

Anna C. Colonnese, 33, a resident of the lower apartment at that address, was there when police arrive and later taken into custody on felony drug charges for the second time this month.

During Friday's search, authorities said they recovered a loaded handgun, 165.6 grams of fentanyl, 9.5 grams of cocaine, 14.4 grams of molly and $1,600 in U.S. currency.

Colonnese was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

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When Colonnese was charged with felony drug possession counts on Jan. 3 following a traffic stop and the subsequent search, she was released from custody following arraignment. Holding her in custody and setting bail was not an option because of law changes regarding bail eligibility made in recent years, police said.

With the weapons charge added to the second arrest, she was kept in Cayuga County Jail custody after arraignment Saturday morning in the centralized arraignment court.聽

While Colonnese was free following her original arrest, the man who was living with her and who was also in the car for the Jan. 3 incident was held at the time. Ralph A. Principio, 40, had charges that included a weapons possession felony. In addition, he was wanted on other charges in another county. He is currently in custody at Ontario County Jail.

Principio and Colonnese were charged Jan. 3 as part of a drug investigation in Auburn after searches of a vehicle during a traffic stop and the home uncovered narcotics, packaging materials, cash and a weapon.

The APD said that Principio was found to be in possession of a large quantity of U.S. currency, heroin and fentanyl which were packaged for resale. A search of the vehicle, police said, revealed more than $11,000 in cash in addition to other drug paraphernalia.

Police said the first search conducted at 11 Madison Ave. uncovered about 243 grams of heroin, 96 grams of cocaine, and 417 grams of a dangerous substance commonly referred to as molly, suspected LSD, U.S. currency, and a muzzle loader style gun. Drug paraphernalia consisting of packaging materials for heroin and/or fentanyl, along with digital scales were also found, police said, and the approximate street value of the recovered illicit drugs is $48,000.

A Cayuga County Court jury needed about two hours to decide that Shameek Copes is guilty of murdering John Wesley Smith outside an Auburn bar nearly 10 months ago.

Copes showed no emotion as she faced the jury and listened to the foreperson deliver the verdict shortly before 2 p.m. Friday: guilty of second-degree murder and guilty of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

She was quickly whisked from the courtroom by security officers, while the sounds of people crying filled the air. A massive police presence was brought to the courthouse ahead of the verdict in an effort to prevent any violence from breaking out. Throughout the week, dozens of family members and friends of both Copes and Smith filled the courtroom.

While some shouting matches broke out on Genesee Street outside on Friday afternoon, there did not appear to be any physical fighting.

Friday's proceedings began when Cayuga County District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci and Copes' defense attorney, Rome Canzano, each delivered closing arguments Friday in the case stemming from the聽March 15 shooting death of Smith.

Copes, 28, of 1 Jefferson St., Apt. 1, is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for her role in the March 15 killing of Smith, 37, of Syracuse. Smith was killed in front of Swifty's Tavern on Perrine Street in Auburn around 1:40 a.m.

Grome Antonacci expressed appreciation for the jury's attention during the five-day trial.

鈥淲e are pleased with the jury鈥檚 verdict and commend them for the time and consideration they gave listening to and reviewing the evidence throughout the trial. We hope that this guilty verdict can finally bring John鈥檚 family a sense of closure and justice," Grome Antonacci said in a press release. 鈥淲e have seen too many senseless acts of gun violence, not only in our community, but across the state. Our office, along with our law enforcement partners, are committed to seeking justice in these cases. I commend the thorough investigation conducted by the Auburn Police Department, as well as by members of the New York State Police.鈥�

Canzano said the defense respects the verdict but will explore potential issues for appeal.

"We're disappointed with the outcome," he said. "She maintains her innocence."

The trial started Monday with jury selection, which continued into Tuesday morning. Opening statements and testimony began later Tuesday. The prosecution called about 20 witnesses and rested its case on Thursday afternoon. The defense did not call any witnesses.

In his closing remarks, which lasted about 40 minutes, Canzano reiterated his contention made in his opening statement that Copes' guilt has not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt because no witnesses have testified that they saw her possess a gun or shoot and kill Smith.

Canzano also addressed a prosecution witness in the case who testified that he provided a gun to Copes that night, at her request, seconds before Smith was killed.

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AUBURN聽鈥� Another person charged with lesser crimes in connection with the deadly shooting outside an Auburn bar last year testified Wednesday …

Adrian Agee, of Auburn, who was arraigned in April on charges related to Smith's death, testified that he was at Swifty's that night celebrating Copes' birthday with a group of people when she started getting upset and asked him to get her a gun. He said he left the bar to retrieve a firearm for Copes and returned, went into the women's bathroom with Copes and gave her the gun. She loaded the chamber, Agee said, before leaving with the weapon.聽

But Canzano said Agee's testimony is undermined because he initially denied giving a gun to Copes when police interviewed him on March 15. And he said Copes' related case, in which he's pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon and hindering prosecution, compelled him to "tell a story" in order to get the best possible outcome in his own case.

"You must discount just about everything he said," Canzano said.

Canzano also pointed out that no DNA matching Copes was found on the gun that a ballistics expert determined fired the bullets that killed Smith, and he highlighted how the gun was determined nearly inoperable when later tested by police.

"You can't get beyond reasonable doubt by ignoring facts and by missing facts," Canzano said.

Prosecutors have said those two facts do not exonerate Copes because the gun was clearly damaged when it was left in a storm drain after the shooting, a situation that also likely removed any DNA from Copes brief time handling it.

Canzano also provided the jury an alternate theory of what happened that night. Noting that five shots were fired before three more shots were fired, he suggested that the case was an accident.

"I submit to you that John Smith was tragically caught in crossfire," Canzano said.

Grome Antonacci said evidence shows that the first five shots came from a third person charged in the incident, Junnell Copes, who is related to Shameek. Junnell was in a vehicle outside the bar at the time. Prosecutors have called Junnell Copes the "catalyst" for what happened. His weapon possession case is pending, and he did not testify at the trial. 聽

In her summation, Grome Antonacci repeatedly referred to video evidence from bar circuit surveillance cameras as the key to showing Copes' guilt.

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Video clips show Copes going into the women's bathroom with Agee, then coming out and walking out of the bar's front door and turning left just before Smith, who was visible in a window to the left of the door, falls down. Three gun shots can be heard as that is happening.

Grome Antonacci also provided the jury with a zoomed-in still frame from a video camera positioned above the exterior of the front door showing an arm with visible tattoos holding a gun that appears to match Copes' arm.

"It tells you beyond all doubt that she's the shooter," Grome Antonacci said.聽

The prosecutor also addressed suggestions at Agee's testimony was not credible. What Agee told the jury about what happened in the bar, she said, is corroborated in the video clip.

Grome Antonacci asked the jury to dismiss any contention that the shooting of Smith was accidental.

"When you point a gun at somebody, and pull the trigger three times, that's an intentional act," she said, noting that a medical examiner testified that the shots were definitely "kill shots" and not indicative of someone being struck accidentally.

The absence of witnesses who definitely saw the shooting is not unusual in a murder case, Grome Antonacci said. People who were outside at the time have refused to cooperate with law enforcement investigation.

"Murders certainly don't happen in front of a bunch of nuns," she said.

The prosecutor wrapped up her closing remarks after about 30 minutes, and Judge Thomas Leone called for a short recess before instructing the jury. He took about 45 minutes to deliver those instructions, and the jury left to start deliberations around 11:45 a.m.

Copes faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life for the murder charge. Prior to the trial, she had rejected a plea offer in which the prosecution would have agreed to a sentence of 22 years to life on the murder charge.

Her sentencing has tentatively been scheduled for May 4. Grome Antonacci said she will be seeking maximum sentences.

Copes became the primary suspect in Smith's death early in the investigation. On March 21, APD issued a news release saying they wanted to speak with Copes, who was called a "person of interest" at that point. Days later, police declared Copes a suspect in Smith's shooting death, and she turned herself in to the Rock Hill Police Department in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on March 28 after an arrest warrant was issued.

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Two cannabis businesses have opened in Cayuga County in recent weeks: a self-described consulting and marketing firm in the city of Auburn, and a dispensary in the village of Union Springs.

The firm, I'm Stuck, was open as of Friday at 9 E. Genesee St. on East Hill, previously a Metro by T-Mobile store. It is the sixth location of the business, joining the Weed Warehouse on Crane Brook Drive in Aurelius, across from Fingerlakes Mall, and four more in Wayne County. The business is owned and operated by David Tulley, of Lyons.

Though I'm Stuck describes itself as a consulting and marketing firm on the sign above its door, the business is widely considered a cannabis dispensary. Tulley told 新加坡多多开奖记录 in December that products like flower, edibles and vapes are given to customers after "consulting" with them about which ones would meet their needs the most.

Among those who consider I'm Stuck a dispensary are the state Office of Cannabis Management, which has Tulley cease-and-desist letters for selling cannabis without a license. Though "gray market" businesses like his technically gift cannabis instead of selling it, the office nonetheless the practice illegal after New York legalized use and possession of the substance in March 2021. Selling cannabis without a license can result in fines, criminal penalties and the jeopardization of the seller's ability to obtain a license in the future.

鈥淭here cannot be a legal, regulated market operating side by side with an illegal market 鈥� it undercuts the goals of the state鈥檚 cannabis law to protect public health and build an equitable market that works to undo the harms caused by the disproportionate enforcement of cannabis prohibition,鈥� the Office of Cannabis Management has said.

For that reason, the city of Auburn also considers I'm Stuck a dispensary. Because it's unlicensed, the city聽is "pursuing all legal remedies available" to address the business, Assistant Corporation Counsel Nate Garland told 新加坡多多开奖记录 on Tuesday. When licensing begins, cannabis businesses will be allowed to open in Auburn, as the city did not "opt out" of them.

The ability to "opt out," granted to all municipalities by the state's Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, is a source of uncertainty over the dispensary that opened recently in Union Springs.聽

Owned and operated by the Cayuga Nation, Sweet Grass Dispensary is located in a former pizzeria at 121 Cayuga St. The nation moved its cannabis sales there from its Lakeside Trading gas station north on Route 90, near the village border. However, that's exactly what the village board tried to prevent when it passed a local law in July 2021 "opting out" of cannabis businesses everywhere in Union Springs except a new zoning district containing Lakeside Trading. Mayor Bud Shattuck told 新加坡多多开奖记录 in November the village feels the former pizzeria is an inappropriate location for a cannabis business.

"We have a problem when they want to come on Main Street where our children walk to school and there's no parking," he said.

Shattuck told 新加坡多多开奖记录 last week the village is still reviewing its options before taking any potential action against the nation.

The Cayuga Nation has not responded to multiple requests for comment by 新加坡多多开奖记录 on the dispensary. In a statement last year, its governing council asserted its right to sell cannabis.

"As a sovereign Indian nation, the Cayuga Nation commerce in the village of Union Springs would not be limited by a local law prohibiting retail marijuana sales," the statement said.

The Office of Cannabis Management has affirmed that cannabis sales on federally recognized tribal lands, license or no, is legal. However, the office has not responded to multiple requests for comment by 新加坡多多开奖记录 on Sweet Grass Dispensary, which is not located on federally recognized tribal land but that of a municipality that has "opted out."

The Office of Cannabis Management also did not respond to multiple requests for comment about I'm Stuck in Auburn.

The Auburn Education Foundation has named five graduates to its Auburn Alumni Hall of Distinction:

鈥� Carmen Cosentino, East High Class of 1950, owner of Cosentino's Florist, winner of Teleflora's Tom Butler Award, floral advice columnist for 新加坡多多开奖记录 and internationally recognized speaker

鈥� Patricia Ryder, Auburn High Class of 1974, retired special education teacher, advocate for people with disabilities, director of Camp Columbus and sponsor of student exchange programs

鈥� Neil Salvage Jr., Auburn High Class of 1991, former president of Lending Tree, executive vice president of city search and president of digital sales for CBS, and founder/investor in Mackey Real Estate

鈥� Dr. Joseph Freeman, Auburn High Class of 1977, first Black electee to the physician coroner position in the state of Louisiana (Iberville Parish), emergency medical physician and medical director

鈥� Phillip Gregory Burke, Auburn High Class of 2002, playwright and actor whose works include the play "Flutter," performed in New York, and one-act monologue "Me and Mrs. Jones"

The hall was established to celebrate graduates who have distinguished themselves academically, professionally, personally or through civic achievements, and to inspire future students to pursue a similar path to success. Its class of 2023 will be inducted at a ceremony Friday, May 19, at the Hilton Garden Inn. Additional details will be announced later.

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AUBURN聽鈥� Downtown Auburn could be getting a dog park, music museum and more under plans for restoring a former bank building at the intersection of Genesee and State streets.

Details of the proposed project came to light during a public hearing on the city's applications for two grants with the state's Restore NY Communities Initiative was held during the Auburn City Council meeting Thursday.聽

The city is planning to apply for $2 million to help with a rehabilitation project for the 120 Genesee St. bank building downtown. The other application through the communities initiative is for $10 million for a special project centered on redeveloping 151 Orchard St., the former Bombardier manufacturing facility on the west side of Auburn.

Before the city can move forward, Empire State Development, the state's economic development agency, required that public hearings be held on the applications.

Before people were able to speak about the possible applications, city officials聽 gave presentations on the two undertakings. The Restore NY program is meant to address vacant, condemned and abandoned properties "and related site development needs," according to slides shown during the presentation.

Onea Kloster, the grants coordinator for Auburn, said the six-story 120 Genesee St. building has approximately 36,000 square feet and was constructed around 1910. It was the longtime home of the National Bank of Auburn, but the last major tenant to use the structure was Chemung Canal Trust Co. It moved next door to 110 Genesee St. in 2017.

Kloster mentioned that scaffolding went up in front of the building in 2022 due to debris falling from its fa莽ade, and she said "much more work is needed to bring this building into its proposed mixed-use space in the downtown area." The estimated total cost for the project, according to the city records, is $6.6 million.

One of the people who spoke during the hearing was Mark Rebich, of the Beardsley Architects + Engineers firm, which has been working with the building's owners and Rochester-based property management firm Flaum Management Co. to develop a rehabilitation project for the site.

He noted that the first two floors of the building are targeted for commercial space, including the potential for a first floor Auburn music museum that would support musicians who have started in the area.

The upper floors would have one- and two-bedroom apartments. Rebich said 20 total units are in current plans, and residents would use the city parking garage. He said there's potential to construction in a connecting pedestrian bridge between the building and the garage in partnership with the city.

Another unique feature in the project is the development of a rooftop garden, including a dog park.

"It's a really nice view up there," Rebich said.

Details of the Bombardier site proposal were more generic. Alstom, a global rail manufacturing company based in France that acquired Bombardier Transportation in recent years, is committed to working with the city to "supporting the city's Brownfield Opportunity Area ... and Comprehensive Plans where it can while managing the site appropriately and responsibly."

The 151 Orchard St. property was most recently a rail car production site for Bombardier Transportation, but the factory was closed in 2006, eliminating 160 jobs at the time. The 15.7-acre site, which is also bordered by Columbus Street and Arterial East, has four structures and about 232,000-square-feet of industrial space.

Several residents talked about the Restore NY projects during the hearing. The first one to take to a microphone was Arlene Ryan, founder of the Orchard Street Neighborhood Association who has lived on that street for decades. She said that area is in a "prime location" within the city, since it is close to schools, churches, banks, grocery stories, etc. Ryan also said she felt many areas in Auburn went from "bright" to "blight" and "housing and employment suffered."聽

She referenced an approximately $11 million construction project completed in 2014 where over 15 buildings in that neighborhood were rebuilt or refurbished and called the possible 151 Orchard undertaking "an opportunity to see some growth."

"I'm hoping this will be a big plus to the neighborhood I call home," she said.

Cayuga County Legislator Brian Muldrow also spoke, expressing support for both projects, although he said is particularly passionate about the Orchard Street project. He said he was born on the west end of Auburn, recalling "how vibrant the west end of town used to be." Muldrow added that he feels that project would be "a great asset" to that portion of the city.

"I think it would take that west end of town where a lot of businesses have been leaving and give us a good boost and a good shot in the arm, so I'm in total support of that, anything I can do to help," he said. "I think that Auburn is going in the right direction with these two initiatives."

The Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce has 13 restaurants taking part in Restaurant Week from Jan. 20-28.

During the promotion, participating Chamber-member restaurants offer special prix fixe menus, appetizer and drink specials, and more.聽All patrons of participating restaurants have an opportunity to take advantage of these promotions while supporting local restaurants.

Restaurant Week 2023 participants are:聽

鈥� 1833 Kitchen & Bar, Aurora

鈥� 1925 Grill at Highland Park Golf Club, Auburn

鈥� Balloons Restaurant & Steakhouse, Auburn

鈥� Caf茅 108, Auburn

鈥� Camerons Bakery, Auburn

鈥� Fargo Bar & Grill, Aurora

鈥� Next Chapter Brewpub, Auburn

鈥� Oak & Vine at Springside Inn, Fleming

鈥� Pavlos' Restaurant, Auburn

鈥� Potters Farm to Fork, Port Byron

鈥� Prison City Pub & Brewery, Auburn

鈥� Refinery Modern Fare at Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn

鈥� Roseadah鈥檚 Restaurant, Auburn

Details about each restaurant鈥檚 special are available on the Chamber鈥檚 website .聽No tickets are needed. Just say "Restaurant Week" when you place your order. Follow the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for Restaurant Week news and updates.

An Auburn house where police conducted two drug investigation search warrants this month is now on the city Nuisance Abatement Committee's radar.

At its monthly meeting held Wednesday, the committee discussed concerns about 11 Madison Ave., a two-family home that police said has become a hotbed of illegal drug transactions.

Two residents of the house's lower apartment, Anna C. Colonnese, 33, and Ralph A. Principio, 40, are currently facing multiple felony drug charges along with felony weapons possession charges following police raids there on Jan. 3 and Jan. 13. The multi-agency Finger Lakes Drug Task Force had been conducting a months-long investigation that led to the first search.

Police said the Jan. 3 search uncovered about 243 grams of heroin, 96 grams of cocaine, and 417 grams of a dangerous substance commonly referred to as molly, suspected LSD, U.S. currency, and a muzzle loader style gun. Drug paraphernalia consisting of packaging materials for heroin and/or fentanyl, along with digital scales were also found, police said, and the approximate street value of the recovered illicit drugs is $48,000. When they returned 10 days later for a second search, they recovered a loaded handgun, 165.6 grams of fentanyl, 9.5 grams of cocaine, 14.4 grams of molly and $1,600 in U.S. currency.

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At Wednesday's nuisance committee meeting, Auburn Police Department Chief James Slayton said the property has become a nuisance for neighbors and his department. He noted that in addition to the searches and arrests this month, officers have responded to numerous calls at the property in the past several months.

"This property has definitely become a nuisance to us in the city and the residents in that area," said Slayton, one of three members of the committee, along with City Manager Jeff Dygert and Fire Chief Mark Fritz. "Any course of action we can take immediately, I appreciate that."

Slayton said that the second search came about after Colonnese returned to 11 Madison Ave. following her first arrest because her charges were not eligible for bail to be set. As a result, she was released from custody at arraignment, "only to start up shop again," he said.

Even after the second arrest, for which Colonnese has remained in county jail custody, officers and emergency responders have been called back. A burglary call and a related overdose took place on Jan. 14.聽

"People have been going in, helping themselves," Slayton said.聽

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The property manager for 11 Madison Ave., Scott Matheney, addressed the committee during the meeting.

"I know we had some problems there in the last month; those problems are gone, won't ever be back," he said. "We're ... going to get back on the right track so people on Madison can have a nice neighborhood."

Auburn Assistant Corporation Counsel Nate Garland, who advised the committee, said he appreciated Matheney's presence at Wednesday's meeting, but recommended the committee schedule a hearing on the property for its March meeting and provide notice to the property owner so he can take part.

Following a properly noticed hearing, the committee can declare the property a public nuisance, which would enable the city to condemn the property.

The property's owner is James J. Flesher of Fort Myers, Florida. He purchased it in March 2022. Madison Avenue is a one-block street on the city's west side between Jefferson Street and Baker Avenue.