Ellen Abbott
Ellen produces news reports and features related to events that occur in the greater Syracuse area and throughout Onondaga County. Her reports are heard regularly in regional updates in Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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New York State Fair officials are banning all outdoor smoking on the fairgrounds starting next summer. The move follows the first ever year that smoking cannabis was legal outdoors on much of the 375 acre fairgrounds.
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The books are closed on the 2021 edition of the New York State Fair. While the average daily attendance this year was less than half of what it was in 2019, it was to be expected, as COVID-19 cases rise and the fair for the first time became an 18-day affair.
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The New York State Fair opens its gates for an 18-day run in two weeks. Plans continue for a fair with no restrictions, despite a surge in the delta variant of the coronavirus in New York state.
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Chickpeas are growing in a farm field in Schuyler County this summer, a rarity in New York state. An experiment is underway to see if chickpeas, also...
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The first debate in the race for New York’s 24 th Congressional District was held Monday in Syracuse. Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) and Democratic...
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Child care advocates across the state are pressuring the Cuomo administration to release federal funds for child care.
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If this were any other year, New Yorkers would be chowing down on sausage sandwiches and pizza frites, while strolling through the Midway of the New...
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The international agency that regulates water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River could find itself the target of lawsuits if some upstate...
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A new semester has begun at Syracuse University, and Chancellor Kent Syverud’s annual winter message Monday focused on the drama of last semester, when...
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The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign is an iconic holiday sight every year. This year, the agency is trying to keep the campaign relevant by adding...