NCC Newsbrief: May 27, 2022 NCC Newsbrief: May 27, 2022

CHARLIE MARSHALL: THIS IS YOUR NCC NEWSBRIEF. IT’S FRIDAY, MAY 27. I’M CHARLIE MARSHALL.HEADING INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND GAS PRICES ARE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. AN AVERAGE GALLON COSTS 65 CENTS MORE IN SYRACUSE COMPARED TO LAST MONTH. ONE SYRACUSE DRIVER SAYS GAS PRICES ARE…

DRIVER: “They are crazy high. Then they fluctuate all the time, you never know what it’s going to be, and every gas station seems to be different depending on from block to block. Having to fill up… so we have two vehicles, one being a truck with a larger tank, we try not to not let that get below even half a tank before filling it back up because that’s just large enough.”

MARSHALL: THE OWNER OF A SOUTH SALINA STREET CLOTHING STORE WANTS TO SHAPE A MORE DIVERSE FUTURE FOR SYRACUSE. CHARISA RICHARDSON CREATED A RETAIL INCUBATOR PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES.

CHARISA RICHARDSON: “Not all of us have parents with millions of dollars in investment funds and all of these things that we can reach out to invest in our start up.”

MARSHALL: AND JUST ABOUT AN HOUR SOUTH TO THE TOWN OF ENDWELL, NEW YORK… A FORMER LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES CHAMPION SAYS HE’S BEEN INSPIRED BY HIS COMMUNITY.

MICHAEL MANCINI: “People in the whole community is here. Ever since youth, watching these guys, you just want to be just like them, so that’s how I got started in this.

MARSHALL: IT’S A CLOUDY DAY HEADING INTO THE MEMORIAL DAY LONG WEEKEND. EXPECT RAIN ON SATURDAY BEFORE THE SUN BREAKS THROUGH ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. YOU CAN FIND FULL NEWS STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE AND FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT NCC NEWS ONLINE. UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY, THIS IS YOUR NCC NEWSBRIEF.