Mannion ready to walk a tightrope in Congress (Top stories for the week of Nov. 3)

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John Mannion says he emerged from his victory Tuesday in one of the most closely watched House elections in the nation with some clear mandates from Central New York voters. He wants to be the centrist Democrat that helped him win some Republican votes in his campaign for Congress, and a check on an incoming GOP president with a history of harsh rhetoric and divisive policies.
Tuesday’s election results unfolded mostly as expected in Central New York, with few surprises on the local level. While Republican Donald Trump retook the White House, Democrats across Central New York fared well Tuesday, flipping a Congressional seat and appearing to hold onto a number of critical state legislature spots. Here are five key takeaways, locally, from Tuesday’s election results.
The Le Moyne College Dolphins came into the JMA Wireless Dome on Monday wanting to make a statement. The Dolphins, still relative newbies to the NCAA’s Division I after making the jump from Division II a year ago, were hoping to send a notice to the citizens of Syracuse and beyond in the season-opening game against the Syracuse Orange.
All four town board members say they find credible the allegations of verbal abuse from a former secretary against Supervisor Michael Aregano, and they say he should resign. Aregano, a former town police officer who is serving his second elected term, says he’s not going anywhere. He denies the allegations and says they stem from political bullying, he told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard.
They‘re hard not to notice as Syracuse football players make their suited entrances during the Quad Walk or at rival stadiums. Defensive lineman Fadil Diggs sports one. Defensive backs Devin Grant and Duce Chestnut, too. DB Alijah Clark’s is impossible to miss. But the big, iced-out chains anointing several Syracuse players’ necks aren’t just a fashion statement or a flex.
Every fall in the village of Manlius the distant pop of firearms can be heard amid the din of leaf blowers as hunters sight in their rifles and shotguns prior to big game season. If not for this annual ritual, village residents would likely never know that there‘s a 70-acre outdoor shooting range sitting smack in the middle of their tidy suburban neighborhoods.