Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse’s four mayoral candidates engaged in a wide-ranging — and at times emotional — debate that featured questions from residents who came to Syracuse University’s National Veterans Resource Center for a town hall-style forum. The 90-minute debate, held by SU’s CitrusTV student television studio, drew a crowd of about 150 people, with another 300 watching online. All four candidates — Democrat Sharon Owens, Republican Thomas Babilon and independents Alfonso Davis and Tim Rudd — earned applause from the audience, with some occasional jeers as well. They answered audience and online viewer questions on topics that included getting...