Alert Top Story POLITICS Susman, Valdina spend over $50K in race for Cayuga County Court judge Robert Harding Oct 5, 2026 Oct 5, 2026 Updated Oct 6, 2026 0 Chris Valdina, left, and Ben Susman are the candidates for Cayuga County Court judge. Provided photos Learn More SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Robert Harding AUBURN — By local election standards, the race for Cayuga County Court judge has been expensive.kAm%96 EH@ 42?5:52E6D — pF3FC? 2EE@C?6J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2F3FC?AF3]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^8@G6C?>6?E\A@=:E:4D^2CE:4=6024e_`5cg\f67g\c4g3\3h27\d`e3h3dh`gcc]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmq6? $FD>2?k^2m[ 2 s6>@4C2E[ 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2F3FC?AF3]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^8@G6C?>6?E\A@=:E:4D^2CE:4=60ebhbf4b4\fge6\c46c\2hef\`eafc`__b3he]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmr9C:D '2=5:?2k^2m[ 2 #6AF3=:42? H9@ :D E96 49:67 2DD:DE2?E 5:DEC:4E 2EE@C?6J — 92G6 DA6?E ?62C=J Sdb[___ H:E9 23@FE 2 >@?E9 E@ 8@ F?E:= t=64E:@? s2J]k^Am kAm$FD>2? 92D 366? 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Cayuga County DMV to hold grand opening at new Auburn office The DMV opened its new location on Oct. 5.
Ahead of Trump's Syracuse visit, Mannion greets him with 'stop the madness' TV ad Mannion's campaign said the ad is part of a six-figure ad buy coinciding with Trump's Syracuse rally.
City of Auburn to hold public meeting on Cottage Place Park project The city is planning improvements at one of its 23 parks.
5 takeaways from Auburn NY Assembly debate between Lemondes, Phillips The debate was held Tuesday in Auburn.
Auburn councilor calls for housing committee to address complaints For weeks, several residents have spoken at City Council meetings about the housing challenges they've faced while living in Auburn.
