Alert Top Story POLITICS Susman, Valdina spend over $50K in race for Cayuga County Court judge Robert Harding Oct 5, 2026 3 hrs ago 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 open new office in downtown Auburn After months of work, the Cayuga County DMV will open its new office.
Auburn firefighters' union, Diego trade barbs over contract vote The fallout from the contract vote continues.
Why NY DOT closed 'Quimby's bridge' linking Cayuga, Onondaga counties The state Department of Transportation announced the closure on Saturday.
Auburn adding stop signs at 3 intersections, including one with 10 crashes in 5 years A final vote is expected this week on adding stops to three intersections in Auburn.
Auburn cracks down on unattended trailers parked on city streets Unattended trailers have been a problem on city streets.Â
