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Oneida mayor explains tax bill 01/01/09
City of Oneida Mayor Peter Hedglon issued some suggestions for recipients of the 2009 City and County Tax Bills on how...

Man succumbs to injuries 01/01/09
An 81-year-old Lincoln man struck by a vehicle on Whitman Road Tuesday succumbed to his injuries Dec. 31. Police say...

Man charged with illegally collecting more than $33,000 01/01/09
A 49-year-old Canastota man who claimed a job-related injury left him unable to work was arrested Monday after...

Library numbers don’t add up 01/01/09
Forty members of the community showed their support for Sullivan Free Library Director Karen Fauls-Traynor at the Board...

Lebanon adopts new land use rules 01/01/09
Over the past 18 months, the town of Lebanon Planning Board has worked on revising the Subdivision and Local Land...

Company proposes new wind farm in Smyrna 01/01/09
Neighbors just across the southern border of Madison County may be getting a new wind farm in the near future....

Madison County discusses countywide assessment 01/01/09
The Madison County Board of Supervisors heard options for a countywide assessment plan at its Nov. 26 meeting. Jay...

Sylvan Beach mayor fined for misleading sales tactics 01/02/09
New York regulators fined Sylvan James Associates Inc., insurance agency in Rome and its president Sylvan Beach Mayor ...

FSC to host senior transportation program 01/02/09
The Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth and Centro will present a program on a “Senior Transportation...

Joint fire district in hands of Manlius Village Board 01/02/09
The proposed joint fire district between Fayetteville and Manlius now lays in the hands of the Manlius Village Board....

Benefit for Tom Burbank at Palace 01/02/09
Benefit for Tom Burbank, Palace Theatre 2384 James St. Syracuse Sunday Jan. 18 from 3 to 6 p.m. Food, music,...

Sparky Town offers dinners plus 01/02/09
Dinner now available every Friday and Saturday at Sparky Town: Art expo at Sparky Town Elana Levy's insightful...

Coming together through dance 01/02/09
It’s Friday night at the Ballybay Club, and the lights are low, the music; loud. People of all ages twirl, glide and...

Sewer district defined 01/04/09
The Sullivan Town Council met with representatives from Barton & Loguidice New Year’s Eve to hammer out the Bridgeport...

Becker: We don’t want anyone left out 01/04/09
Councilman John Brzuszkiewicz expressed concern at the Dec. 17 Sullivan Town Council meeting that some people were...

Law to help protect against identity theft 01/05/09
Law Establishes the Crime of Unlawful Possession of a “Skimmer” Device: Senator John A. DeFrancisco (R-I-C,...

Mayor responds to violence 01/05/09
Mayor Matthew J. Driscoll issued the following statement, "The increase in violence we have seen in 2008 and continuing...

Congressman-elect Maffei’s remarks at The Everson 01/05/09
Jan. 3: As area journalists constantly remind me, I have big shoes to fill. Congressman Jim Walsh served us in this...

Security Guard assualted at Turning Stone 01/05/09
Four men were arrested on Tuesday Jan. 1, around 2 a.m. after an incident at the Turning Stone Resort Casino Lava Club....

St. Joseph’s patient satisfaction rated highest 01/05/09
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center continues to lead the way in patient satisfaction among the four hospitals in...

Liverpool: KittyCorner case postponed again 01/06/09
The KittyCorner court case has been postponed…again. The highly anticipated court date was set for September,...

State audit released for J-E 01/06/09
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office released last week the findings of an internal audit of the...

Samaritan Center raffle winner gets her fill of SU basketball 01/06/09
Mary McGreal is a staunch Syracuse University basketball fan. She can quote stats on most players as far back as the...

Proposed $4.2m budget for B'ville 01/06/09
Village officials are proposing an approximate $73,000 decrease in spending for the 2009-10 budget year. “We’re...

B'ville Boards - Fire District Approved 01/06/09
Lysander officials approved an $86,429 contract with Enterprise Fire Company Number 1 for fire protection services in...

All about the music 01/06/09
Robert Stockdale’s latest endeavor reflects much of his lifework, which involved working with music and...

Point of View meets Thursday 01/06/09
Facilitator Bob Rose announced today that this week’s topic for the Point of View discussion group with be “Anxiety and...

Pawn shops offer quick cash, goods on the cheap 01/07/09
Foreclosed mortgages, repossessed cars, rising unemployment rates all spell trouble for everything from auto dealers to...

Manlius Village Board considers proposal 01/07/09
The proposed joint fire district between Fayetteville and Manlius now lays in the hands of the Manlius Village Board....

SUNY Upstate seeks trial participants 01/07/09
SUNY Upstate Medical University is participating in a national clinical trial to determine if lithium, a mood...

J-D senior makes civil connections 01/07/09
Senior Amy Miller captured the attention of the Jamesville-DeWitt Board of Education at its first meeting of the year...

Legendary Bar's future in doubt 01/07/09
Looking for a place to go where everyone is treated equally regardless of economic or educational background? For many...

Cicero, Salina consider sharing assessors 01/07/09
Residents in the towns of Cicero and Salina may soon have a lot more in common. The two towns are discussing sharing...

Dreaming of a snow day 01/07/09
Whenever local weather professionals predict a snowstorm, Kelli Cook’s son puts a pencil in the freezer in what the...

Oneida school board meeting rescheduled to Jan. 12 01/07/09
The Oneida School Board Meeting, usually scheduled for the second Tuesday of the month, has been rescheduled to Monday,...

Oneida City: Zoning changes prompt discussion 01/07/09
City zoning changes were the center of discussion at Tuesday night's Oneida Common Council Meeting, although no...

Matousek era in Liverpool schools to end 01/07/09
Liverpool Central School District Superintendent Janice H. Matousek announced today that she will be retiring effective...

Information Age pioneer dies 01/07/09
People often talk about “paradigm shifts,” but few actually bring one into being. Robert Saxton Taylor was one...

Sisters missing 01/08/09
Amy and Angel Champion were last seen at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 25 at their residence located at 611 North Ave. in the town of...

Syracuse Sporthorse Cup to air this week on Animal Planet 01/08/09
The finale of the Animal Planet World Sporthorse Championships series, the Animal Planet Sporthorse Cup, which took...

Entrants sought for 2009 Theodore Case Film Fest 01/08/09
The 2009 Theodore Case Film Festival seeks entries. The mission of Auburn's only home-grown film festival is to...

iSchool test new CI Facilitator curriculum 01/08/09
Syracuse University's School of Information Studies (iSchool) has selected its first cohort of students in a program...

Lilac Street vigil planned 01/08/09
Mothers against gun violence will be hodling a vigil for Casimer Snyder the 47 year old father of four that was shot...

AmeriCU Credit Union adds Armory location 01/08/09
AmeriCU has opened a new location in Armory Square at 200 Walton Street (corner of Walton and Franklin Streets) in the...

Women TIES owner to speak to girl scouts 01/08/09
On Saturday, Jan. 10 at 1:15 p.m., local woman entrepreneur Tracy Higginbotham, President of Women TIES (Women Together...

Hand honored by CNY SPCA 01/08/09
The Central New York SPCA would like to announce Laura Hand as the recipient of the CNYSPCA's Kizey Award being...

Citywide art opening - Third Thursday Th3 Jan. 01/08/09
Note most Syracuse University venues are closed for the January Third Thursday - Th3. Have an adventure: Listen to...

Driver charged in Troop K Road fatality 01/09/09
David Brounoff, 25, of 4479 Swissvale Drive in Manlius, was charged with failure to yield, a traffic infraction, from a...

Teens take joy ride 01/09/09
Admitting to taking snowmobiles from private property for “joy riding,” two teens were arrested and charged with...

HABA ’09: No jewelry 01/09/09
Taking precautions for safety’s sake, Habermaass Corp. has opted to not include its children’s jewelry in its upcoming...

New police station on hold 01/09/09
Economic conditions are being cited as the reason for another village project being put on hold. Mayor Bob Green and...

AAA celebrates new DeWitt location 01/09/09
AAA Western and Central New York celebrated the grand opening of its new AAA DeWitt Travel and Insurance Center Jan. 8...

Y seeks nominations for Diversity Achievers Award 01/09/09
The YWCA Syracuse and Onondaga County is seeking nominations for the 2009 class of the YWCA Academy of Diversity...

Bob Gates finds ordinary beauty 01/09/09
Bob Gates was working toward an English doctorate at the University of Iowa when he discovered his passion for...

Lilly Niles is OHC's first baby 01/09/09
Michael and Kelly (Palmer) Niles of Canastota are the proud parents of the New Year's first baby born at the Oneida...

Colgate student helps Wii-habilitate CMH seniors 01/09/09
It has been 20 years since Ruth Stapleton, a resident in the Skilled Nursing Facility at Community Memorial Hospital,...

Sylvan Beach elementary school likely to close 01/09/09
Despite the weather, over 50 Sylvan Verona Beach Elementary School parents, students and staff came out in support of...

Local students invited to spend winter break in the hospital 01/09/09
Junior high school students from across Onondaga County will explore the world of health care at Community General...

WG plans for layoffs 01/10/09
School districts are apparently not immune to the recent plague of layoffs; just days after Syracuse University...

Elbridge, Jordan consider joint justice center 01/10/09
In light of much-needed upgrades to the current municipal court facilities in both the town of Elbridge and village of...

B'ville approves budget 01/10/09
After holding a public hearing last Thursday evening, village officials unanimously approved the $4.104 million budget...

Becker: ZBA decision closes loophole 01/10/09
The Sullivan Zoning Board of Appeals voted three to two Thursday night to accept the recommendations of the Wladis Law...

Bays: We just want to get some straight answers 01/10/09
After a natural gas rig fire in Smyrna New Years Eve, local officials feel like they are being kept in the dark. "I...

Cicero: Founder of Believers Chapel dies 01/11/09
Pastor Paul Wagner, founder of the Believers Chapel and Christian School in Cicero, passed away Dec. 27. He was...

F-M runners unveil third championship banner 01/11/09
Cheers filled the F-M High School gymnasium Friday afternoon as students, faculty and local officials gathered to...

Community Bikes of Madison County seeks donations 01/11/09
Community Bikes, a not-for-profit community project that provides bicycles, accessories and training to families in our...

ESFD donates $3,000 to Clark Burn Unit 01/11/09
The East Syracuse Fire Department presented a $3,000 check to University Hospital's Clark Burn Center Jan. 6. Funds...

B'ville: Get your Taste tickets 01/11/09
The 10th Annual Taste of Baldwinsville will be held Saturday March 7 at the Central New York Family Sports Centre, 7201...

Robinson to run for council president 01/12/09
Syracuse Common Councilor-at-large Hon. Van B. Robinson is expected to announce Thursday his candidacy for the council...

Annual Irish Hooley set for Jan. 24 01/12/09
The Bishops Academy at Holy Family School will be holding its 7th Annual Authentic Irish Hooley from 6 to 11 p.m....

Baker to present ‘Beauty and the Beast’ 01/12/09
(From left) Colin Keating, Baker High School’s choral director and executive producer of the school’s production of...

B'ville Pre-K happenings: Indoor ice skating 01/12/09
Word of Life Christian Academy Preschoolers from Mrs. Mason and Mrs. Peck's class Adianna and Mirijam Cooper enjoy some...

Legislature takes steps to become ‘Green County’ 01/12/09
At the first county legislative session of 2009, held Tuesday Jan. 6, Legislator Rich Lesniak proposed a resolution to...

Becker delivers State of the County address 01/12/09
Following is the transcript from Madison County Board of Supervisors Chairman John M. Becker's 2009 State-of-the-County...

ZBA: Not permitted 01/12/09
The Sullivan Zoning Board of Appeals voted three to two Thursday night to accept the recommendations of the Wladis Law...

Board considers new law to protect historic properties 01/12/09
In an effort to be proactive, the Fayetteville Village Board wants to enact an historic preservation local law that...

BOE votes 7-0 to close Sylvan-Verona Beach $Has Video(s)\ title=$ 01/12/09
With relatively little fanfare, the Oneida Board of Education voted unanimously to close Sylvan-Verona Beach Elementary...

Officials address lake ‘crisis’ 01/12/09
While questions regarding lake access and courtesy remain divisive, restoring the health of Cazenovia Lake has become a...

Bethea wins oratorical contest 01/12/09
Last month, Bonnie Bethea, a Canastota High School junior, participated in the American Legion Oratorical Contest...

DeWitt sisters found 01/12/09
Missing juveniles Amy and Angel Champion of 611 North Ave. in DeWitt have been located in the state of Georgia, where...

National Grid wants refund 01/12/09
The village board received two letters from National Grid asking for a total of $36,000 for overpayment of the utility...

School recognized for Trees for Troops donation 01/13/09
The Canastota High School is the first school to ever raise money for the local Trees for Troops program. To honor...

Cicero: Man injured in truck-pedestrian accident 01/13/09
Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh reports that Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating an afternoon truck–pedestrian...

Cicero/Clay: Route 31 study continues 01/13/09
The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) is continuing to work on a study of the Route 31 corridor...

McMahon donates books, materials to Maxwell School 01/13/09
More than 650 books, journals and videos on folklore and folk arts-related topics have been donated to the Department...

DeFrancisco named ranking Republican on Senate Finance Committee 01/13/09
Senator John A. DeFrancisco was named Ranking Republican Member of the New York State Senate Finance Committee...

If you think you signed in for the meeting, you’re wrong 01/13/09
People who “signed in” when they arrived for the Bridgeport Sewer District meeting say they were misled. What they...

Palamara abstains from vote 01/13/09
There was one vote opposed regarding the Lenox highway department’s hourly rates during the town’s organizational...

No salary for Lysander deputy clerk 01/13/09
Lysander officials set the deputy town clerk’s salary at $0 as they deem the appointment inappropriate. Last month,...

Looking Backward - Lysander Goes To School 01/13/09
This is the third in a series of stories about our early schools, in this case the old Fenner School, District #8....

Creating a winter shelter 01/13/09
About a dozen volunteers gave Beaver Lake Naturalist Meg Bursey a hand Saturday morning building a snow cave. The...

Baker students to witness presidential inauguration 01/13/09
On Jan. 20, Ryan Sparkes and William Skinner will witness Barack Obama taking the oath of office as the 44th President...

Liverpool: Matousek to retire July 31 01/13/09
For the better part of the last six months, some members of the public have been calling for change at the top in the...

Cicero: Save cool cash on hot brands at Fashion Kraze 01/13/09
Looking for high fashion at low prices? Look no further than Fashion Kraze in Cicero. The store, which opened just...

Rockin' out - Four on the Floor at Moon Dance $Has Video(s)\ title=$ 01/13/09
Moon Dance restaurant in Marcellus was filled with the sounds of the 70s Sunday evening. Four on the Floor, a band...

Village opts to wait on police station project 01/13/09
Economic conditions are being cited as the reason for another village project being put on hold. Mayor Bob Green and...

Corrected web address for New York Alert 01/13/09
Madison County accidentally saved more than $65,000 this year. After years of trying to find a reasonably priced...

Tires returning? 01/13/09
A fence erected to keep Carl Dennis Tornatore of Canastota from bringing tires onto his property on Pine Ridge Road in...

Utility requests refund 01/13/09
In what was already a difficult year economically for the village of Cazenovia, a National Grid request for a refund...

B'ville youth wins stocking twice her size 01/14/09
From Nov. 28 to Dec. 20, Lou's Expressmart Valero of Baldwinsville held a drawing for a six-foot stocking open to...

The Insurance Place offers flexibility 01/14/09
The Insurance Place Agency, also known as TIP, celebrated one year in business recently. The Insurance Place, an...

Board slows pace of fire proposal 01/14/09
The Fayetteville Manlius Joint Fire District was again the main topic of conversation at the Jan. 14 Manlius Village...

Board considers new law to protect historic properties 01/14/09
In an effort to be proactive, the Fayetteville Village Board wants to enact a historic preservation local law that...

ES-M PTOs address dangers of drugs 01/14/09
The Parent Teacher Organizations (PTOs) of Pine Grove Middle School and East Syracuse-Minoa High School held a joint...

Churches honor World War II veteran 01/14/09
Fred Cordell knows what it’s like to serve his community. He’s been a member of the Lincoln Fire Department for more...

Elbridge seniors get a new ride 01/14/09
Elbridge Town Councilor Rita Dygert said Wednesday night that the new bus purchased recently by the town to be used for...

Madison Fire Dept. receives First Responder grant 01/14/09
Congressman John M. McHugh announced today that he has secured an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for the...

Sylvan Beach could lose 31% in CHIPS funding 01/14/09
On Monday Jan. 5, the village of Sylvan Beach held their first regular meeting for the year in the village hall at 3...

Plungers and poker players sought 01/14/09
Get crazy while raising money for charities. Organizers of the Big Chill, a two-day winter festival event held Jan....

Elizabeth Dailey named director of Onondaga County Public Library system 01/14/09
The first item on the Jan. 14 meeting agenda of the Onondaga County Public Library Board of Directors is to approve...

Clinton announces service academy nominations 01/14/09
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her nominations to the nation's four service academies. Nolan Miles of...

Ancient Egypt with modern technology 01/15/09
Modern technology recently aided Ray Middle School sixth-graders as they studied an ancient culture. Students in...

Rockin' out: Four on the Floor shows big talent in a small town 01/15/09
Moon Dance restaurant in Marcellus was filled with the sounds of the 70s Sunday evening. Four on the Floor, a band...

Hudson: 'Just stop, stop the violence' 01/15/09
Despite chilly conditions, nine Syracuse community members gathered in a circle at 148 Lilac St. at a quarter past 5 on...

Bicentennial planning begins Jan. 22 01/15/09
The village’s bicentennial is officially not until 2010 but as the planning begins the excitement builds. The public...

Cicero, Salina take first steps to merge assessors 01/15/09
The towns of Cicero and Salina have made the first moves toward combining their assessor’s offices under a Coordinated...

Baby Boomers are in a league of their own 01/15/09
Downtown is quiet on Sundays. When several inches of snow drifting to a couple of feet, and temperatures barely into...

Camillus residents receive phony donation calls 01/15/09
Several residents of the Camillus community have received phone calls in the last week from an unknown caller,...

OHC employees head to Nicaragua 01/15/09
A medical mission team from the United Methodist Church in Canastota is headed for Nicaragua Jan. 24 and returning Feb....

Empire Tractor acquires Syracuse Kubota 01/15/09
Empire Tractor announced last week that it has acquired Syracuse Kubota. Empire Tractor will continue to sell and...

Colgate University to host MLK events 01/15/09
To honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Colgate University is hosting a series of events on Monday,...

Lebanon seeks applicants for historian, boards 01/15/09
Town of Lebanon officials are seeking applicants for town historian and seats on the planning board and board of...

Lincoln sees accomplishments in 2008 01/15/09
The town of Lincoln worked on a number of projects this past year, many of which were successfully completed. Others...

Lake’s health of grave concern to elected officials 01/15/09
Happy New Year to all. Here is a fairly safe prediction: Cazenovia Lake will once again be among the hot topics for...

Cazenovians to attend Obama inauguration 01/16/09
When Barack Obama is inaugurated on Tuesday, two Cazenovia residents will have reserved seating. "In the middle of...

Becker: Charges could be filed 01/16/09
Supervisor John M. Becker (R,C,I – Sullivan) said his office continues to get calls from residents in the proposed...

CAP seeks board members 01/16/09
The Community Action Partnership Board of Directors seeks new members. John M. Becker (R,C,I – Sullivan), chairman...

Second meeting for Downer Street corridor study scheduled 01/16/09
A public meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 28 to discuss recommendations related to the Downer Street...

East Syracuse judge, village icon dies 01/16/09
‘Mugs’ remembered The recent death of former East Syracuse Judge Francis J. Murphy, Jr., affectionately nicknamed...

F-M runners unveil third championship banner 01/16/09
Cheers filled the F-M High School gymnasium Friday afternoon as students, faculty and local officials gathered to...

Stop signs denied 01/16/09
A request to erect two three-way stop signs at each end of Larraine Drive, located off of Scenic Avenue was denied...

SPD urges motorists to obey parking on the Hill 01/16/09
The Syracuse Police Department would like to remind SU basketball fans attending the SU vs. Notre Dame game on Saturday...

Syracuse Diocese sponsors annual Men in Black game 01/16/09
"In the name of the father, son and holy spirit… let's play ball." With that inspirational message from seminarian...

Northeastern Sport Show brings adventure indoors for 2009 01/16/09
Exciting educational presentations with a live, 1300-pound Kodiak Grizzly “Brody the Bear,” an impressive whitetail...

Protect pets from frigid temps 01/16/09
As Arctic weather impacts the Central New York region, Wanderers’ Rest Humane Association reminds everyone that pets...

Legislators to give HEAP presentation 01/16/09
Onondaga County legislators Casey Jordan and Kathy Rapp will be giving an informational presentation on the Heating and...

Expanded cafeteria could keep OHS students inside 01/16/09
Oneida City High School is one of the only schools in the area that still allows students to leave school grounds...

Museum seeks members, volunteers 01/18/09
Canastota Canal Town continues to need help from people who care about promoting and preserving the history of the...

J-E board to act on Regional Operations Center 01/18/09
The Jordan-Elbridge Board of Education will act at its Wednesday Jan. 21 meeting to apply with other component school...

'If it’s local, it’s news' 01/18/09
Stewart F. Hancock III, 58 , who led the creation of Eagle Newspapers in 1992, passed away at his home on Jan. 15. ...

St. Andrews supporters ‘silent witnesses’ at vigil today 01/19/09
Sunday, Jan. 18, was the date the Diocese mandated that St. Andrews the Apostle Church, 124 Alden St., Syracuse, would...

B'ville French Club travels to NYC 01/19/09
This past December, 44 members of Le Cercle Français (The French Club) of Baker High School traveled to New York...

McConnellsville fire equipment missing 01/19/09
The State Police in Sylvan Beach are currently investigating the theft of a Self Contained Breathing Apparatus unit...

Arts Council offering grant opportunities 01/19/09
The Skaneateles Area Arts Council has announced it will be awarding Community Support funds for interested individuals...

New Sojurn service blends ancient, modern worship 01/20/09
Sojourn Free Methodist Church in Fairmount recently launched a new worship service at 5 p.m. on Saturdays called...

SUNY Upstate volunteer a companion for the dying 01/20/09
When Renae Rokicki became a volunteer for the End of Life Companion (EOLC) program at SUNY Upstate Medical University,...

Board tables proposal on zone change 01/20/09
A proposal to change 42 acres of property from R4 Residential to R1 Residential zoning was tabled at the Jan. 14...

Public invited to school budget meeting 01/20/09
Other schools are doing it, now the Canastota School District will as well. The district’s audit committee will hold...

ESCO employees give big 01/20/09
Employees at ESCO Turbine Technologies have been collecting Toys for Tots for more than 10 years. This year they...

Nurses get familiar with CMH 01/20/09
“You learn something new in nursing every day,” Jon Henderson said. Henderson is an RN who has just taken a job at...

Sherrill artist wants people to enjoy nature 01/20/09
Artist Antony "DoAn" Galbraith says his work is designed to inspire viewers not only to look at what he has created,...

B'ville’s winter festival returns this weekend 01/20/09
Bundle up for the second annual Big Chill. This weekend, Baldwinsville will be filled with events for everyone...

AHC talks bring debate 01/20/09
The Skaneateles Town Board meeting on Jan. 15 was a mix of business as usual and heated debate as the board and...

Baldwinsville Informational meeting Thursday 01/20/09
Pooler Development has proposed an alternative access to Meigs Road from the Sun Meadows Development. Sun Meadows,...

Morris's update: Decision adjourned to Thursday 01/20/09
The fate of Morris’s Grill could be decided this week. Skaneateles Town Justice Kathleen Dell said she expected to have...

Town project moves to referendum 01/20/09
After months of planning and preparation, the Marcellus Town Board voted 3-2 Jan. 12 to move forward with its town hall...

Poster to feature B’ville student’s poetry 01/21/09
Keely Bowman, a seventh-grader at Ray Middle School in Baldwinsville, has had a haiku she wrote selected to be featured...

Student raising money for European trip 01/21/09
Jacob Fleming likes history. So much so his name was submitted to the People to People Ambassador Programs. “I think...

New perspectives of Canal at Museum through April 01/21/09
Andy Kitzmann, Erie Canal Museum curator, announced this week the Friday, Jan. 30 opening of "Observations East and...

Rescue Mission reconnects with Fairmount 01/21/09
After months of absence, the Rescue Mission re-opened a Fairmount donation center in December – but the four-day grand...

Killed Colgate students subject of DWI exhibit 01/21/09
Hamilton College is hosting the “Friends,” exhibit, a memorial to young people whose lives have been lost to automobile...

News from the Fair: Happy birthday, baby! 01/21/09
This year, Madison County will be celebrating the 170th birthday of the Madison County Fair. In ever-increasing...

Mayor: Major project will begin this year 01/21/09
Just as the residents of the village of Canastota have been impacted by the economy and have had to tighten their...

The year in review and a look ahead 01/21/09
Once again, 2008 was a busy year. The Cazenovia Town Board adopted three significant local laws in 2008: allowing...

Man charged with child sex offenses 01/21/09
The New York State Police in Oneida have charged a 50-year-old Chittenango man with first-degree course of sexual...

SUNY Upstate volunteer a companion for the dying 01/21/09
Being there when you’re needed the most When Renae Rokicki became a volunteer for the End of Life Companion (EOLC)...

Local Library to begin new art exhibit Jan. 31 01/21/09
Artists abound Beginning Jan. 31, a new art exhibit sponsored by Associated Artists will enhance the walls of the...

Oneida common council focuses on snow 01/21/09
Light snow fell outside but inside there were more than flurries at Tuesday night’s Oneida City common council meeting,...

B'ville district committee explores ‘green’ opportunities 01/21/09
On Jan. 12, the Baldwinsville Central School District’s Sustainability Committee held its first meeting to begin...

Skaneateles parents get crash course in bully prevention 01/21/09
They are everywhere. Bullies, that is. Whether on the playground or in the workplace, people are confronted each day...

Police department gets makeover 01/21/09
The Skaneateles Police Department may not be getting its new station right now because of the economy, but officers...

A different use for White Out 01/21/09
It was all just an accident, but one that has made Kim McGraw look at art in a much different way. While many of us...

Car strikes pedestrian in Manlius 01/22/09
Manlius resident Timothy Rice, 72, was struck by a car Thursday morning Jan. 22 as he was walking across Route 92 at...

Judge: Let the Morris's eviction begin 01/22/09
Town Justice Kathleen Dell took her seat at the bench in Skaneateles Town Court at approximately 4:10 p.m. Thursday and...

Reynolds crowns geography champ 01/22/09
Ryan Gentile (second from front right), a fifth-grader at Reynolds Elementary School, is the school’s geography...

Syracuse code enforcement director to retire 01/22/09
The office of the Mayor announced Thursday James S. Blakeman, Director of Code Enforcement will be retiring from his...

Crunch girls keep it cool on and off the ice 01/22/09
Although hockey games can be unpredictable, the Syracuse Crunch’s cheerleaders, the Quickway Ice Girls, know two things...

Camillus’s Pugh carves out niche with Milo Motors 01/22/09
Mike Pugh wanted to be an auto dealer since he was a little kid. The Camillus resident said he went into the car sales...

Trail closed to snomobiles 01/22/09
The trail along the CSX tracks that was recently paved for the Links Trail has been closed to snowmobilers. After the...

F-M to hold forums on school budget 01/22/09
Three public forums have been scheduled to gather community perspectives on the 2009/10 school budget. Information will...

Ball to benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital 01/22/09
Central New Yorkers are invited to attend the Seventh Annual Father Daughter Valentine Ball from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday...

Second budget meeting scheduled 01/23/09
The Canastota Central School District’s audit committee will hold its second school budget development meeting on Jan....

Students hone writing skills 01/23/09
First-grader Cassidy Hudson receives some suggestions from fifth-graders Brian Steinfeld and Sandra Meeker as she works...

Gonzalez, Hogan weigh in on city violence 01/23/09
Whether you feel our streets are overrun with crime or this recent spike in violence is a fluke, the question of “what...

History in the making 01/23/09
Students in Mrs. Anne Lincoln's second grade class at Word of Life Christian Academy draw their own town map after...

Employers overloaded with applicants for few open spots 01/23/09
The layoff numbers from 2008 are in, and they’re not pretty. The nation endured some form of mass lay off during 2008...

Jordan mayor, trustees to run again 01/23/09
Elections held March 18 in the village of Jordan will apparently be uncontested. Mayor Richard Platten and trustees...

North Syracuse codes officer case to go to hearing 01/23/09
The village of North Syracuse issued a resolution at their Thursday board of trustees meeting regarding the case of...

CNY Sportsman Show features wall of fame 01/23/09
Organizers of the 2009 CNY Sportsman Show are requesting outdoor photos of sportsmen to post on the show’s Outdoor Wall...

Salsa is local, local, local 01/23/09
Last week, a Nelson Farms salsa tasting featured south-of-the-border flavor from entirely local ingredients. “All...

Chittenango Middle School gets grant for arts 01/23/09
Two Madison County schools have received art$TART arts-in-education grants for school-artist partnerships....

Lincoln to hold public hearing 01/23/09
Lincoln is gearing up to overhaul its comprehensive plan. The planning board will begin review of the process Wednesday...

What makes Madison County special? 01/23/09
In honor of the 170th year of the Madison County Fair, a special exhibit entitled ¡§What makes Madison County special¡¨...

Lebanon takes action on water 01/23/09
Town officials take position on proposed water district Lebanon town officials took a position Jan. 12 of requiring...

Grants Available Through Student Philanthropy Council at Colgate 01/23/09
The Student Philanthropy Council (SPC) of the Upstate Institute at Colgate University is studying charitable giving and...

Dozens take the plunge in B'ville 01/24/09
Hundreds turned out for Baldwinsville's Big Chill, despite the frigid temperatures. The chili cook-off had 10...

Baker offers learner’s permit test 01/24/09
Students 15 years of age and older in the Baldwinsville Central School District now have the option of taking the DMV’s...

Sullivan Library director focus of controversy 01/25/09
A car rental at a vacation getaway in the Outer Banks, multiple book buys at Amazon and other purchases at Target, LL...

Canada man in critical condition after bar fight 01/25/09
Syracuse Police continue to investigate a fight that occurred outside Fuel Bar, 406 S. Clinton St., at approximately...

7th Annual Holy Family Irish Hooley a success 01/25/09
Bishop's Academy at Holy Family held the 7th Annual Irish Hooley Saturday Jan. 24 at the school in Fairmount, the...

Parking lot: first come, first served 01/26/09
The village board received a letter from realtor and business owner Joel Arsenault regarding his concerns with the lack...

Lysander Goes to School – Plainville School, District #5 01/26/09
This week’s story is about the old Plainville School, District #5, the fourth in a series regarding our early schools....

Hubbardsville artist says country living helps art 01/26/09
Bringing his visions into reality is what Hubbardsville artist Thomas Robert Meyers strives to achieve in his...

Winter operations working well in Sylvan Beach 01/26/09
Joe Benedict, highway superintendent reported on the status of winter operations at the regular meeting at the village...

Bridgeport: What’s your vision? 01/27/09
If you live in Bridgeport and have an idea of how life should be there, members of a committee looking at...

Bring bears to Bees vs. Buccanneers game 01/27/09
Teddy bears will hit the ice at the second Annual Teddy Bear Toss. Sponsored by the Baldwinsville Bees Varsity Ice...

Rehearsing for perfection 01/27/09
The Beast (Dan Mullarney) finds Belle (Sarah Blewett) in the castle. Students are rehearsing for Baker High School’s...

Meigs connection granted in B'ville 01/27/09
After months of conversation, Baldwinsville officials have approved a connection from the Sun Meadows development in...

Going to the dogs, and cats 01/27/09
Students in Janine LeBlanc’s self-contained classroom at Roberts Street Elementary School have been running the...

Chamber hosts state-of-the-area forum 01/27/09
Last week, local officials addressed approximately 50 area business people, officials and residents at a...

Madison County offers up mechanics 01/27/09
It’s long been available, but some times may not realize it. The Madison County Highway Department recently sent a...

Chief of Police Issues Gun Amnesty 01/27/09
Chief of Police Gary Miguel announced a citywide handgun amnesty on Tuesday morning. The gun collection will take place...

Camillus youth recognized for ‘selfless service’ 01/27/09
Recognizing and celebrating the volunteer spirit of local youth was the message of Wednesday evening’s Seva Recognition...

MAD Art to host 2nd annual Black and White affair 01/27/09
MAD Art, Inc. in Hamilton’s downtown will hold its second annual Black & White Affair from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday Feb. 6 at...

Relay for Life planning begins 01/27/09
Plans are underway for the 6th annual Relay For Life of Oneida area. This year event will be from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m....

Village of Liverpool experiencing snow woes 01/27/09
As of Jan. 24, the Syracuse area has endured more than 109 inches of snowfall this winter as compared to 61 inches last...

Cicero handles routine business 01/27/09
The Cicero Town Board Meeting on Jan. 26 covered a variety of topics, ranging from the budget cuts for the CanTeen...

Orchestra on cloud 9 after inaugural win 01/27/09
Attending the inauguration of Barack Obama was a peak life experience for 29 Skaneateles High School students and eight...

Town passes resolution to bond up to $3.2 million 01/27/09
The Marcellus Town Board voted in favor of three resolutions during a special meeting Thursday Jan. 22 at the town...

Presbyterian church welcomes new minister 01/27/09
Just call him Bill. That’s what the Rev. Dr. William Grossman said Monday morning when asked what he prefers others to...

Talks to feature boxing history 01/27/09
The International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, its history and vast international impact will provide an evening...

Farm Bureau: Truck regulations will have negative impact 01/28/09
The New York Farm Bureau is trying to have their message heard — don’t lump agricultural use vehicles in with the...

Election candidates to join in forum 01/28/09
The Eagle Bulletin will be sponsoring a forum for all village candidates running for office in the upcoming March...

Reinforcing dining manners 01/28/09
Imagine a bustling, noisy elementary school cafeteria transformed for one day into a café, complete with a hostess and...

Japanese legend inspires action, hope 01/28/09
Third grade students fold 1,000 paper cranes for world peace One thousand beautifully colored origami paper cranes...

Consolidating Van Buren fire districts 01/28/09
Officials have taken the first steps to determine whether the consolidation of fire services in the town of Van Buren...

Earlier registration this year for WG kindergarten 01/28/09
Registration for fall kindergarten classes will be held in each elementary school of the West Genesee Central School...

Jordan-Elbridge FOPSA accepting registrations 01/28/09
The Jordan-Elbridge Central School District is currently accepting registrations for its Family Oriented Structured...

Downer Street Corridor Meeting Cancelled 01/28/09
The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council has cancelled the public meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. this evening...

Liverpool bank robbed 01/28/09
County deputies are investigating a bank robbery that took place this morning Jan. 28 just before 9 a.m. at M&T; Bank on...

Building a Safe Future 01/28/09
Results from the 2007 audit for the Central New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office has shed light on the...

Iron Girl triathlon coming to Oneida Shores 01/28/09
Iron Girl announced the addition of a new triathlon to the 2009 Aflac Iron Girl National Women’s Event Series calendar....

Requests Route 13 zone change 01/28/09
The town of Lenox Planning Board has recommended a zone change to property located on Route 13. Discussed at the...

Salina cancels court for Jan. 28 01/28/09
Salina Town Court is cancelled for tonight, Wednesday Jan. 28. Any issues concerning the cancellation can be addressed...

Nirchi’s closes 01/29/09
Local restaurant Nirchi's closed its doors on Jan. 9. "Restaurants are a risky business, and no matter how hard we...

Windmill is up! 01/29/09
When it comes to supporting renewable energy sources, the support at both the federal and state level is often strong,...

YMCA Folksmarch returns to Radisson 01/29/09
The YMCA Folksmarch walking program returns Feb. 14 and 15 for its annual visit to the Radisson community. The...

B’ville kindergarten registration 01/29/09
Kindergarten open registration for the 2009 – 10 school year will take place at the elementary schools from 6 to 7:30...

Taste of B'ville tickets on sale 01/29/09
Tickets for the 2009 Taste of Baldwinsville go on sale Feb. 7. The 2009 Taste of Baldwinsville will be held from 7...

Fire contract moves to extinguish feud 01/29/09
Town of Camillus Supervisor Mary Ann Coogan on Tuesday said the town expected to receive the signed fire contract for...

Vito: seeing 20/20 01/29/09
Vito Sciscioli gets it. He sees the connections between sales and property taxes, education and concentrations of...

Sweet Charity at WG High School 01/29/09
Sweet Charity, an original screenplay by Federico Fellini, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday,...

Liverpool stadium FAQ 01/29/09
The following piece was submitted by the Liverpool Central School District Stadium Committee with the support of the...

Feldman named Business Banking Manager at OSB 01/29/09
Oneida Savings Bank announces the promotion of Teresa Feldmann to Business Banking Manager at Oneida Savings Bank. ...

4-H sponsors second annual Rockathon 01/29/09
The second annual Rockathon will be held on Saturday Feb. 7 at the Morrisville Elementary School gymnasium and...

Fire department recruitments start 01/29/09
Why would you want to become a volunteer firefighter? There’s a laundry list of reasons, according to two active...

Senior citizens targets of identity theft 01/29/09
About six weeks ago, Mary Hollington thought she was the winner of an all-expenses paid vacation. The voice on the...

Marcellus teen reported missing, found 01/29/09
In an update to this story, the state police found Mitchell Thursday morning. State Police in Elbridge is searching...

Barclay to host Feb. 5 Town Hall meeting in Camillus 01/30/09
Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) will host his first of seven town hall-style meetings in Camillus on at 6 p.m....

Health Department collects BMIs 01/30/09
Body Mass Index is the measure of one’s body fat determined by calculating a combination of a person’s weight, height...

B’ville Winter Guard Home Show 01/30/09
The Baldwinsville varsity winter guard will be hosting nearly 20 different schools from around New York State during...

Palmer crowns geography champ 01/30/09
On Jan. 13, Palmer Elementary School held the school portion of the National Geographic Geography Bee. Eight...

B’ville Little League registration underway 01/30/09
Online registration for the 2009 season of Baldwinsville Little League is now open and may be completed from the...

SPD held nab robbers with soft spot for gambling 01/30/09
An observant Syracuse Police Department traffic cop pointed Liverpool Police in the direction of an Atlanta couple...

Camillus Chamber installs new officers 01/30/09
The Greater Camillus Chamber of Commerce installed new officers last week, in conjunction with the group’s 4th Annual...

Kenny Chesney will return to Fair 01/30/09
Kenny Chesney, the country superstar who sold more concert tickets in 2008 than all but a handful of music's top...

Taxi driver shot, crashes vehicle 01/30/09
Syracuse Police are currently investigating a shooting that occurred in the 200 block of Summit Avenue at 4:08 a.m....

Snow Blast is back 01/30/09
Snow Blast weekend kicks-off on Friday Feb. 6 at the Rusty Rail and features two live shows. Elvis tribute artist...

Two arrested for burglary string 01/30/09
Joseph A. Mashtare and Max F. Rancier, both of Oneida were arrested after a two-month investigation into residential...

Finding poets in our midst 01/30/09
One of the great things about poetry is that there are plenty of poets. One of the problems is that we are not always...

St. Andrew's Parishioners Meeting at Closed Church 01/30/09
Although their church building was officially closed by the diocese on Jan. 18, parishioners of St. Andrew the Apostle...

Free dental health assessments at Kinney 01/31/09
February is Children's Dental Health Month. The region's leading healthcare organization, Kinney Drugs Inc., is...

Park offices moving 01/31/09
A big change will take effect this month in Lysander. The town’s parks and recreation department will move their...

B’ville students receive art awards 01/31/09
Twenty-two students in the Baldwinsville Central School District have received awards in the Central New York portion...

Elden event enlightens 01/31/09
Kindergarteners and third grade students at Elden Elementary School perform a song together about diversity at the...

Van Deusens honored 01/31/09
John and Pam Van Deusen were named the coveted Ray Steding Memorial Award winners Saturday night. The couple was...

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