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  Sep 08 Madison County: Fuel program dealt blowMartha E. Conway 09/08/08
Four days after receiving unanimous support from members of the Madison County Board of Supervisors’ Social and Mental Health Services Committee, a proposed stop-gap program for the county’s neediest residents hit roadblock.
Members of the Finance, Ways and Means Committee declined to put the proposition to the full Board of Supervisors after Chairman John M. Becker (R,C,I – Sullivan) cautioned committee members about starting a program the county will have to fund in perpetuity. Personnel Director and Interim Budget Officer Mary Krause presented the resolution to FWM on behalf of Department of Social Services Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald, who was unable to attend the Aug. 29 meeting...
CATEGORY: Government
TAGS: budget cuts, home energy assistance, fuel prices, energy EDITION: Chittenango-Bridgeport Times Sep 08 Madison County: Committee reviews Assigned Counsel ProgramMartha E. Conway 09/08/08
Members of the Criminal Justice/Public Safety/Telecommunications Committee met with staff of the County Attorney’s office to learn more about how the county’s Assigned Counsel Program works. Chairman Darrin P. Ball (R,I – Lincoln) said the meeting was prompted after a judge raised a questions about eligibility and compensation.
Supervisor James Goldstein (D,C,I – Lebanon) began discussion by asking how rates for payment were established. “Payment is set by statute,” said Assistant County Attorney Tina Wayland-Smith. “Attorneys are paid $60 an hour for misdemeanors and $75 an hour for felonies.” County Attorney S. John Campanie explained that felony cases are more complicated, and the difference in remuneration is paying for expertise...
CATEGORY: Government
TAGS: crime, assigned counsel, program eligibility EDITION: Chittenango-Bridgeport Times Sep 08 Madison County: Jobless rate upMartha E. Conway 09/08/08
Employment and Training Department Director Lorraine Schmidtka reported to the Madison County Social and Mental Health Committee July 28 that unemployment numbers crept up to 5.2 percent in June, and she was predicting that number to high 5.5 percent when the July numbers were tallied by the state Department of Labor.
Schmidtka did not update the unemployment rate at the Social and Mental Health Committee’s August meeting, but said there were 1,000 visits to the center in July. “Nothing unusual is going on, but we’re seeing a few more people,” Schmidtka said. “The rate … I think what we’re seeing is discouraged workers. We’re not in a seasonal unemployment time right now, so that’s not it. It’s a reflection of the general economy and where we are today...
CATEGORY: Government
TAGS: unemployment, labor, jobless rates EDITION: Chittenango-Bridgeport Times Sep 08 Attention gardeners: Henry actively recruiting members for community gardenKaren Morano 09/08/08 
If Bob Henry can get 10 people interested, he will be provided space at the Great Swamp Conservancy in Canastota to plant a community garden. According to Henry, another gardener may offer an additional 50 acres for that purpose, as well. Gardeners may plant fruits, vegetables or flowers at their discretion, he said. Gardening is a great way to enjoy fresh produce and flowers, but it¡¦s also a terrific way to meet new people and make friends, Henry said. People from all sorts of backgrounds can come together over a common goal. Experienced gardeners can teach novices from their own wealth of knowledge. Henry said the benefits of community gardening are many: „Ï Community gardens can help prevent crime...
CATEGORY: General Society
TAGS: Community, garden, gardening, horticulture, botany EDITION: Canastota Bee-Journal Sep 08 Canastota: Great Swamp Conservancy Fall Migration Festival to feature antique show and saleMartha E. Conway 09/08/08 .JPG "Click to enlarge")
The Great Swamp Conservancy nature center will host its annual Fall Migration Festival Sept. 13 and 14. Featured both days will be Small World Exotic Animals, who is expected to bring a wallaby; wagon rides to the Anne V. Pickard Overlook; trail hikes; a children’s nature area. A bob white quail program and release is scheduled for 1 p.m. On Saturday Sept. 13, Woodcreek Reptiles will be on site all day. At noon, local author Jane Clark will hold a reading and book signing of her children's book "Timothy Too," a story about a turtle and his mom. At 12:30 p.m., Janet Allen will present "The Buzz About Bees," a PowerPoint presentation. At 1 p.m., visitors will be invited to help with the quail release on GSC property...
CATEGORY: General Society
TAGS: Weekend, activity, family, antiques EDITION: Canastota Bee-Journal Sep 08 Jazz `N Caz 2008 lined upWillie Kiernan 09/08/08
Jazz `N Caz 2008 lined up
Jazz, blues and Dixieland on stage at Catherine Cummings Theatre By Willie Kiernan republican@cnylink.com Colleen Prossner knows a good thing when she hears it. “I have the best job,” she said. Prossner, the Cazenovia College Theatre Manager, is one of the main reasons world class jazz is coming to Cazenovia for the seventh year in a row. “I’m just honored and humbled to be in the presence of such musicians,” she said. Jazz `N Caz returns to Cazenovia on Thursday Sept. 11 through Saturday Sept. 13. All performances are free and open to the public. A $10 donation is suggested for the evening events in the theatre. “I’ve been here for eight years,” Prossner said...
CATEGORY: General Society
TAGS: Jazz, Festival EDITION: Cazenovia Republican Sep 08 Caz: More than a massage?Willie Kiernan 09/08/08
More than a massage?
Cazenovia therapist connects body to spirit with her hands and heart By Willie Kiernan Republican@cnylink.com Massage therapy, a combination of science and art, provides a relaxing experience by artistic hand strokes on the body to rejuvenate the mind and body and eliminate stress scientifically. “My work has multiple layers,” said Lynne Potteiger. “When a person comes to me for a massage, I really address the many layers of a person’s being, their condition. They are getting more than a massage.” A licensed massage therapist, Potteiger has created a serene temple in her home/office on Fenner Street where her clientele gently becomes physically and spiritually coaxed toward wellness and inner peace...
CATEGORY: General Society
TAGS: Massage, Reiki EDITION: Cazenovia Republican Sep 08 What the heck is CACDA?Willie Kiernan 09/08/08
What the heck is CACDA?
Cazenovia’s best kept secret flies under radar while getting things done By Willie Kiernan republican@cnylink.com After the Cazenovia Area Planning Project filed a report back in 2002, it sat on a shelf destined to collect dust. “After the CAPP plan, no one was pursuing what the communities wanted,” said Tom Clarke, CACDA Board Member. What was needed was a catalyst, a mechanism to clear off the dust and get things moving. “A catalyst takes things from the idea stage to a flow chart to a task list to maybe grants and an action item,” said Dave Lucas, CACDA Board Member...
CATEGORY: General Society
TAGS: Catalyst, agency EDITION: Cazenovia Republican Sep 05 Green Hills’ Homegrown Tasting Festival09/05/08
Food fabulous food
State Fair may be over, but great food remains at Green Hills’ Homegrown Tasting Festival: This Friday, Sept. 5, Syracuse’s independent grocery store Green Hills at 5933 South Salina St. will host a Homegrown Tasting Festival from 4 to 7 p.m. It’s in store and it’s free and will feature local farmers and producers, for an educational and fun locally grown tasting festival. Farmers who already come to Green Hills every Wednesday for a farmer’s market from 3 to 7 p.m. will be featured, as well as many more food producers...
CATEGORY: General Society
TAGS: green hills supermarket,southside syracuse,valley,organic, food tasting,homegrown food EDITION: Syracuse City Eagle Sep 05 Dem delegate tells all...Ellen Leahy 09/05/08  Syracuse for Obama on a roll, read all about it in Lisa Daly’s blog: Lisa Daly is a self-proclaimed political junkie with the credentials to back it up. This Syracuse native has three degrees from Syracuse University including an undergraduate in Public Communications from S.I. Newhouse, a Masters in Instructional Design and Development and Evaluation from the School of Education and a Ph.D in American History from the Maxwell School. “My political activity is grounded in a deeper knowledge,” Daly said. The 36-year-old Daly originated Syracuse For Obama (SFO), a grassroots volunteer On Thursday Aug. 28, it had 400 people turn up at the Palace Theatre in Eastwood to witness Barack Obama’s acceptance speech...
CATEGORY: Government
TAGS: Obama blog,mcCain,daly,dem convention,denver,syracuse,politics EDITION: Syracuse City Eagle Sep 05 What is park(ing) day in Syracuse?09/05/08
On Friday Sept. 19, Syracuse will celebrate its second annual Park(ing) Day! Last year, the PATF converted one parking spot on Walton into a park. Trees, flowers, picnics and music erupted from our park(ing) spot. This year we plan to have FIVE spots throughout Downtown. We are looking for artists to design installations for these five spots.
So what exactly is Park(ing) Day? - It is a way to increase the greenspace of Downtown Syracuse for a day. - It is a way to create juxtopositions in a mundane routine. - It can illustrate how the car has hijacked our pedestrian public realm. - It can create spaces where people interact...
CATEGORY: General Society
TAGS: syracuse,parks,parking day,art installations EDITION: Syracuse City Eagle Sep 04 Truck traffic to be monitored more closely in Skaneateles09/04/08
The Skaneateles Police Department will now be better equipped to monitor truck traffic in the town and village of Skaneateles.
Police Chief H. Lloyd Perkins, Mayor Robert Green and Sen. John DeFrancisco recently unveiled a new fully equipped law enforcement vehicle to aid in the monitoring. According to a press release from DeFrancisco’s office, the 2008 Ford Expedition comes with all of the latest computers, software, cameras, truck scales, emergency lights, warning devices and safety equipment necessary to monitor traffic. The purchase of the vehicle was made possible through a grant secured by DeFrancisco’s office... 
CATEGORY: General Society
EDITION: Skaneateles Press Sep 04 Action at Syracuse's Symphony PlaceEllen Leahy 09/04/08  City and University gather to discuss big leap or next step for connective corridor: Syracuse University (SU) is hoping that if they build it - people will use it. “It” is the connective corridor. Marilyn Higgins told the Syracuse Common Council on Thursday Aug. 28 that Syracuse University would guarantee the $2,000,000 promised by the state to create an interactive streetscape, outside Symphony Place (SP) in downtown Syracuse. SP is the tower across the street from the Hotel Syracuse that is being converted into 75 upscale apartments (to be completed this October, early November). Syracuse Common Councilor, Michael Heagerty, presided over that SP economic development meeting...
CATEGORY: Development & Growth
TAGS: upstate,hotel syracuse,symphony place,Warehouse,Michael Heagerty,SU School of Architecture,Czerniak EDITION: Syracuse City Eagle Sep 03 Canastota: Water lines going inMargo Frink 09/03/08
Residents will have to find another local route if they want to avoid construction. A project that was supposed to be completed earlier this summer is scheduled to begin Sept. 8 and take about six weeks to complete.
The Onondaga County Water Authority has contracted water line replacement of Peterboro Street from Route 5 to the underpass by the skateboard park. A meeting took place yesterday at village hall between Carpenter and members of OCWA and the state Department of Transportation “to make sure residents in the village are disrupted as little as possible,” Carpenter said. He said the DOT was present to make sure the work was done properly and traffic was controlled...
CATEGORY: Government
TAGS: OCWA,DOT,Canastota,transportation,water,lines EDITION: Canastota Bee-Journal Local News Archive
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