MAT MLODZINSKI: THIS IS YOUR N-C-C NEWSBRIEF. IT’S JUNE, 29. I’M MAT MLODZINSKI.PETE BUTTIGIEG JOINS A GROUP OF ELECTED OFFICIALS IN SYRACUSE TODAY REVIEWING THE I-81 REBUILDING PROJECT. NCC NEWS REPORTER JAMES CORRIGAN IS THERE AT THE EVENT.
JAMES CORRIGAN: ON EAST WASHINGTON STEET, WE AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG AS HE EMBARKS ON HIS TOUR OF I-81 AS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION LOOKS TO MAKE HIGHWAY RENOVATIONS A KEY PART OF HIS PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL.
MAT MLODZINSKI: ONCE UPON A STAR, AN ORGANIZATION FOR AT-RISK YOUTH, IS STARTING A NEW SCHOLARSHIP FOR MINORITY STUDENTS IN THE SYRACUSE CITY HIGH SCHOOLS. SULTANI CAMPBELL, THE FOUNDER OF THE ORGANIZATION, SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO MAKE IT A COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP.
SULTANI CAMPBELL: TO DO SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST FOR ONE PERSON INDIVIDUALLY, AND NOT TO NAME IT JUST FOR ONE PERSON, BUT TO NAME IT AS A COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FOR ALL FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS IN SYRACUSE.
MAT MLODZINSKI: ABBOTT FARMS IN BALDWINSVILLE WILL PARTNER WITH LIFE WORTH LIVING FOR A 5K TO RAISE AWARENESS TO PREVENT SUICIDE. THE EVENT IS IN MEMORY OF ZACH HELFRICH, A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF ABBOTT’S. ZACH’S FATHER, ROBERT HELFRICH SAYS THE 5K IS HELPING HIM COPE.
ROBERT HELFRICH: I CAN GO OUT AND I CAN DO SOMETHING AND HELP OTHERS AT THIS COMMUNITY EVENT AT A POINT IN TIME THAT’S TYPICALLY OF MUCH SADNESS.
MAT MLODZINSKI: THE CHARITY EVENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE FOOD, BERRY PICKING, AND OTHER FAMILY EVENTS.
SYRACUSE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH QUENTIN HILLSMAN FACES BACKLASH AFTER OVER A DOZEN ANONYMOUS PLAYERS AND COACHES SPOKE OUT ABOUT HIS HANDLING OF THE PROGRAM. PLAYER ACCUSATIONS REPORTED BY ATHLETIC, INCLUDE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, VERBAL ABUSE, AND UNUSUAL COACHING TACTICS. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SAYS THEY WILL UNDERGO AN EXTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
AND IT’S A HOT WEEK IN CENTRAL NEW YORK, BUT TODAY TAKES THE CAKE. NINETY DEGREES PLUS IN THE FORECAST. YOU CAN FIND FULL NEWS STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE AND FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT NCC NEWS ONLINE. UNTIL TOMORROW, THIS IS YOUR NCC NEWS BRIEF.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Pete Buttigieg joins a group of elected officials to speak about the I-81 reconstruction project in Syracuse.
Syracuse Orange women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman faces backlash over player accusations of sexual misconduct.
All that and more on your NCC News Brief.
