Van Buren
A town in Onondaga County, New York — population 14,204 as of 2022.
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Sean Kirst: To honor a wife lost on Sept. 11, a guy who never forgets understands how the simplest moments mean everything
Twenty-five years later, Mark Morabito sees the greatest lesson in his life, amid vast grief, as following through on quiet things that matter most.
Community Groups & Organizations
With two months to go until midterm elections, affordability could define the race for New York’s 22nd Congressional district
As Americans reel from rising costs of living, NY-22 candidates offer disparate plans to increase affordability.
Government & Civic
Sean Kirst: At newly-named Haudenosaunee Village, state fair goodbyes softened by all that’s coming next
Organizers say the excitement and pride intertwined with the new name only opens the door to the potential of a 2028 village centennial.
Events
McMahon signs term limits compromise, ending spat until November
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon repeatedly pointed out the similarities between the compromise reached through a judge and the one he proposed in late-July.
Government & CivicReport from the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office: On Wednesday, Sept. 2, at approximately 10:19 p.m., deputies from the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office were handling an unrelated incident when a deputy observed a suspiciously parked vehicle on School Street in the Town of…
Public Safety
Syracuse Housing Authority Board Chair Ryan Benz resigns
Former Executive Director Bill Simmons complained to the federal government earlier this year accusing Benz of having an “apparent conflict of interest”— a claim that SHA counsel has dismissed and the developer has denied.
Government & CivicIn and around Van Buren
See & do
- Baldwinsville CrossFit
- Baldwinsville Little League
- Community Park
- Iona Corners Tavern
- Mrs. I. L. Crego House
Eat, drink & stay
- Average Joe's Beernasium
- Bee-Licious Creamery
- Comfort Inn NYS Fairgrounds
- Jammer's Sports Bar & Restaurant
- Blimpie
Shops & services
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Van Buren by the numbers
- Median age
- 42.1
- Households
- 6,678
- Persons per household
- 2.1
- Median household income
- $73,779
- Median house value
- $169,600