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Lyncourt woman reported missing 10/01/08
Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department personnel are attempting to locate a Lyncourt woman. Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh said...

Canastota: Farmers' market closes with festival 10/01/08
The town of Lenox farmers’ market will come to a close for the season with “Harvest Fest” on Saturday Oct. 4 from 9...

Oneida church accepting items for fund-raiser 10/01/08
St. Joseph’s Church Altar Rosary Society will hold a garage sale located at the parking lot entrance of the church, 121...

Madison County landowners have rights 10/01/08
Representatives from the state Attorney General’s Office will talk Oct. 7 on the subject of landowners’ rights in...

Madison County home heating proposition returns to finance committee 10/01/08
The Madison County ad hoc energy committee appointed by Board of Supervisor Chairman John M. Becker returned a...

Madison County unemployment numbers expected to rise in the coming months 10/01/08
August was the worst month for unemployment since numbers reported by the state in 1992, according to a report...

Barclay hosts autism forum 10/02/08
Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski), Central New York Chairman of the Assembly Republican Regional Forums on...

Our Farm features Stratocaster maze 10/02/08
Our Farm features Stratocaster maze By Willie Kiernan [email protected] A maze is always a challenge. “Each...

Caz: Reviewing the Lake Policy 10/02/08
Reviewing the policy Opinions abound on public access to Caz Lake issue By Willie Kiernan ...

Chittenango to hold special meeting 10/02/08
The Chittenango Board of Trustees will hold a special board meeting Monday Oct. 6 at 9 a.m. to review and approve the...

Madison County considers sex offender training request 10/02/08
Dr. James Yonai asked the Madison County Board of Supervisors Social and Mental Health Services Committee to allow...

Chamber poll splits on economic crisis 10/03/08
In light of the vast difference of opinion among legislators in Washington and business people across the nation, the...

Madison County voter registration days planned 10/03/08
Madison County Commissioners of Elections Lynne M. Jones and Laura P. Costello announced recently that there will be...

Manlius: Register to vote 10/03/08
The town of Manlius municipal building will be a site for citizens to register to vote during Local Registration Days....

Violence rules 10/04/08
Facing Syracuse’s inner city problems together, Part I: Arthur ‘Fido’ Huddleston dropped out of high school. This...

Madison County DA race heats up 10/05/08
An unexpected turn of events Thursday could prove advantageous for District Attorney Jeffrey Aumell (D – Canastota)...

Make sure your vote counts 10/07/08
Time is running out to register. Whether Obama is your man or McCain is your guy, you cannot vote for either if you...

Glamorizing guns for girls? 10/07/08
As seasonal outdoor activities shift from tanning on the beach to tanning hides, will Alaska Governor and Republican...

Marcellus churches unite for Habitat 10/07/08
The house may have been built already, but the fundraising continues for Syracuse Habitat for Humanity on Saturday Oct....

Finding faith in a small town 10/07/08
As a college senior in Texas, the Rev. Lee Williams heard the calling. Conflicted, he took time to think about the...

Lenox: Tentative budget presented 10/07/08
Lenox Supervisor Rocco DiVeronica presented the town’s tentative budget to the board on Oct. 2. The budget...

Skaneateles town, village joint building on hold 10/07/08
A joint municipal building in Skaneateles is a concept that has now been put on hold. The municipalities released a...

Skaneateles mining policy said to be unlawful 10/07/08
Prior to the Oct. 2 town of Skaneateles public hearing on a mining floating zone, Local Law 2008 J, the board had...

Fire prevention week kicks off in Marcellus 10/07/08
“Stop, drop and roll” may be one of the first things children are taught about fire safety, but fire prevention...

Skaneateles firefighters share safety tips 10/07/08
For the last 12 years the Skaneateles Fire Department has been going into the local schools and teaching children some...

David Muir: A Syracuse success story 10/08/08
It was in 1991 when Syracuse native David Muir graduated as Salutatorian from Onondaga Central High School. Since then,...

One mom turns grief into action 10/08/08
Marianne Angelillo spoke to a small crowd of parents in the basement of St. Ann’s Church in Manlius last week. One...

Personnel issues call for executive session 10/08/08
The Manlius Village Board held a special meeting Oct. 6 to discuss personnel issues with department heads. The...

J-D schools lose DARE program 10/08/08
The governor¡¦s office has informed residents that this will be the last year the state of New York will fund the Drug...

B'ville native fights blindness and crime 10/08/08
SUNY Oswego criminal justice major Erin Scala faces challenges head-on. When retinitis pigmentosa began to seriously...

Thruway closed at Exit 33 10/08/08
A tractor-trailer accident five miles west of I-90 Thruway Exit 31 (Utica) has caused the Thruway Authority to close...

Secretary of State visits Bridgeport 10/09/08
Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez paid a visit to Bridgeport yesterday. During a tour of the Route 31 corridor...

Sound Garden on the move 10/10/08
Music store has new digs too - right around the block - still in Armory Square: Upon entering Syracuse’s The...

First Allies noted at Eagle 10/10/08
Did you know the Oneida Nation played a significant role in the American Revolution? Behind the 18th green at the...

Solvay-Geddes police consolidation situation: Part one 10/10/08
In early September, the state Division of Criminal Justice Services submitted their final consolidation study of the...

Solvay-Geddes police consolidation situation: Part two 10/10/08
Amid talks of police consolidation between Geddes and Solvay, Express editor Ami Olson spent two shifts on patrol with...

Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament comes downtown in October 10/10/08
By Ami Olson [email protected] Amid myriad equine-related events held in the Syracuse area each year, one show...

Canastota: Streets added to paving schedule 10/13/08
The village’s street paving project has come in under budget and additional streets that were pulled from the contract...

Canastota: WWTP upgrades may be done locally 10/13/08
If the state Department of Environmental Conservation approves upgrades to the waste water treatment plant made on the...

Attorney General's Office: It’s your property 10/13/08
In less than 10 years, the production of natural gas has more than tripled. That’s the reason for the heightened...

Pumpkin pancake event kicks off Beaver Lake October 10/14/08
A bright blue sky, warm breeze and colorful autumn leaves made for a beautiful visit to Beaver Lake this past Saturday,...

VB asphalt plant receives positive recommendation 10/14/08
Van Buren board members plan to vote on a zone change for the proposed Spano asphalt plant during the 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21...

Meigs Road fate undecided 10/14/08
When Bill Price of Pooler Development requested a zone change for the next section of a Downer Street development, Van...

Singing spirit found in B'ville boy 10/14/08
At 11-years-old, Spencer Neuman has talent. The sixth-grade Baldwinsville Christian Academy student was selected to...

Canastota: DOT says no to digging up sidewalks 10/14/08
The state Department of Transportation said “no” to digging up the sidewalks in the village to run conduit for lighting...

Marcellus Bluegrass celebrates 10 years 10/14/08
Marcellus Bluegrass and the Central New York Bluegrass Association joined forces to present a showcase concert. On...

A Day in the Life of … Marcellian Yvonne Pfeifer, head baker at La Petit Gateau 10/14/08
When I walked into La Petit Gateau Cupcake Café, I was immediately hit with the smell of freshly baked muffins and as...

Solvay hockey duties begin rotation among districts 10/14/08
For years students from Marcellus who want to play ice hockey have joined with students from nearby schools to compete...

Where did the signs go? 10/14/08
Missing political signs in the town of Marcellus may not be missing after all. Democratic Chairman Bob Dingman said...

Skaneateles Republicans: Meet chairwoman Susan Murphy 10/14/08
Susan Murphy, mother of two, native of Skaneateles and employee of the Skaneateles Community Center is more than just a...

Cornell students get a grasp on Skaneateles history with research and survey 10/14/08
Residents around Skaneateles may have noticed groups of people cloaked in backpacks and carrying laptop cases as they...

Residents move forward with Otisco Lake weed removal plans 10/14/08
Residents with a stake in Otisco Lake dug into their pockets Oct. 8 to set some physical digging into...

Burn, baby, burn: Marcellus FD celebrates prevention with live demos 10/14/08
Live burns, vehicle extrication demos and Mercy Flight landing in the lawn at the Marcellus Fire Department highlighted...

Deputies investigate farm accident 10/15/08
Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh reports that Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a farming accident that has...

Community to walk for hunger 10/15/08
On Sunday Oct. 19 people with a purpose will gather at the Skaneateles Community Center to raise money and awareness of...

Alpaca farmers open store 10/16/08
Brian and Mary Ellen Rose, owners of BMR Acres have taken their alpaca farm to the next level. The two recently opened...

Park for free in Syracuse 10/18/08
When Jim Spinella purchased Tino Marcoccia’s properties on Westcott Street last year, he became the new landlord to...

Roller girls rock the Palace 10/20/08
What kind of auction begins with a burlesque show and ends with a screening of the classic 1975 flick,...

Madison County DA candidates debate 10/20/08
Voters had the opportunity to meet the District Attorney and his challenger last week. DA Jeffrey Aumell (D,C –...

Local CROP walks raise $165K for hunger 10/21/08
The Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty (CROP) walks in Central New York have raised $6,000 to $7,000 more than...

Sheldon Road bridge in Skaneateles in need of repair 10/21/08
A bridge on Sheldon Road in the town of Skaneateles has been yellow flagged by the state, meaning it’s time to make...

Skaneateles town board votes to amend mining law 10/21/08
During a special session of the Skaneateles Town Board, the council voted to approve Introductory Local Law 2008 B and...

Skaneateles BOE approves trip to Spain 10/21/08
In a special meeting of the Skaneateles Board of Education on Wednesday Oct. 15, the board approved two policies...

Get bit by the reading bug at the Marcellus Friend’s book sale 10/21/08
Friends will gather Saturday and Sunday for a fundraising event to help none other than ... friends. Well, Friends of...

Roadwork puts bump in doing business 10/21/08
The residents and business owners along North Street and the surrounding streets are near wits end. The reason? The...

A beautiful day for a walk in Skaneateles 10/21/08
When was the last time you were hungry? What would it be like if you opened your pantry or cupboard and there was...

The White Sleigh celebrates 25 years of business 10/21/08
Despite Halloween being just around the corner and lasting for just one day, it’s Christmas all year round at the White...

A passing in Skaneateles 10/21/08
“He always had his door open to anybody ... made sure everybody felt welcome,” Shane Lipe said. Those words he said...

Getting into the Halloween spirit 10/21/08
Saturday was an ideal day for the outside window painter. The weather was warm and sunny and lines of excited and...

Baker HS presents “Metamorphoses” 10/21/08
The C.W. Baker High School drama club will present “Metamorphoses” at 7 p.m. Saturday Nov. 1 and at 2 p.m. Sunday Nov....

Silver Fox celebrates anniversary 10/21/08
Silver Fox Senior Social Club recently celebrated their one-year anniversary. The club, located in the village behind...

Reinforcing positive character traits 10/21/08
The character education program at Elden Elementary School has received an infusion of fresh ideas to promote and...

Access approved for Meigs Road 10/21/08
Seventeen more homes will be built in the Sun Meadows development along Downer Street. Village officials approved a...

'Season End Extravaganza' planned for Sunday 10/22/08
To close out the ice cream season and celebrate the fire, police and ambulance services in Camillus, Carol's Polar...

Constructing a future 10/22/08
Career day at the Fair shines a light on construction field for students More than 400 area high school students...

Villages hold talks on joint fire district 10/22/08
The Manlius and Fayetteville village boards met independently last week to approve a Memorandum of Understanding that...

BG seniors get a taste of teamwork 10/22/08
A giant spider web suspends from trees in the deep woods of LaFayette – a private location where only those who reserve...

FFL to hold first annual Carniffall 10/22/08
Got li’l ghosts and goblins at home? Grab their hands and make your way to the Fayetteville Free Library Saturday Oct....

Moses DeWitt principal to replace JDMS’ Craig 10/22/08
The Jamesville-DeWitt School Board hired a new principal, tabled a proposed fundraising policy for a third reading and...

Public turns to libraries during economic downturns 10/22/08
The silver lining on the economic thundercloud can be found in a most unlikely location: your local library. With empty...

NCJW to honor Diane E. Kuppermann 10/22/08
The National Council of Jewish Women, Syracuse Section At-Large, is pleased to announce that Diane E. Kuppermann will...

J-D schools’ financial report gets thumbs up 10/22/08
The Jamesville-DeWitt School District recently received positive remarks while reviewing their 2007-2008 audit report....

Local baker opens shop in Jamesville 10/22/08
Mary Albanese Chappell toiled for countless hours in July baking cookies, cupcakes and tarts for the Arts and Crafts...

BHOF director awarded Lifetime Achievement award 10/23/08
The International Boxing Hall of Fame began as a dream 25 years ago, which to some may seem like a lifetime, but to...

Cherry Road goes all out for Halloween 10/23/08
Since Halloween 1969, the trick or treating experience at 218 Cherry Road in Westvale has been a little bit out of the...

SU Law turns the heat up on civil rights cold cases 10/23/08
Forgotten families: On Dec. 10, 1964 a 12-year-old girl hears an ear-piercing explosion. She didn’t know it at the...

Get your flu shot 10/23/08
Residents of Onondaga County can now trade in the constant running-nose, fever and aching body for an influenza-free...

Clay budget delivers tax cut 10/23/08
Clay residents will see a nearly 20 percent cut in their town taxes this year, as promised by former Supervisor James...

Liverpool: Parking at a premium 10/23/08
For more than an hour Monday night Oct. 20, the Liverpool Village Planning Board discussed various options for JGB...

Town of Cicero approves Brewerton plan 10/23/08
The Cicero Town Board voted unanimously to approve the plans for the Brewerton Revitalization Project as presented by...

C-NS hosts basketball clinic for youth coaches 10/23/08
This past weekend, some 162 youth basketball coaches from across Central New York gave up their Saturday for a good...

Cicero: Assessment committee makes recommendations 10/23/08
After five months of work, Cicero¡¦s assessment committee has worked out a plan to address the assessment issue in the...

Artist joins mission to Africa 10/24/08
From a love of God: It is fair to say that CNY’s Alison Fisher is an unusually beautiful woman. She is tall with a...

Alliance of communities transforming Syracuse to gather 10/24/08
The Islamic Society of Central New York, Living Water Church of God in Christ and University United Methodist Church...

Boat catches fire on Oneida Lake 10/27/08
Sunday, the State Police in Sylvan Beach investigated a boat fire that occurred about one-mile north of Lewis Point in...

Camillus Ski Association gears up for season 10/28/08
The annual Camillus Ski Association ski sale is sure sign of the coming winter, but this year the CSA will need more...

Pensabene's Park West to close Oct. 31 10/28/08
"This place was Cheers before Cheers was around,” said Jeffrey Pensabene, who owns Pensabene’s Park West with his...

Weed group plans new assault 10/28/08
As cold weather sets into the region, the Otisco Lake weed kill group is getting organized and prepared for the next...

MCSD in good financial standing 10/28/08
The Marcellus Central School District Board of Education accepted the auditor’s report for the school year ending June...

Skaneateles highway workers get ears tested 10/28/08
Employees in the town of Skaneateles’ highway department work with loud equipment day in and day out, and one has to...

Ray MS launches literacy club 10/28/08
In October, Ray Middle School launched its new Hot Topics Literacy Club. It’s a hands-on, after-school club that...

B'ville BOE appoints new member 10/28/08
On Oct. 20, the Baldwinsville Central School District Board of Education appointed Greg Wilcox to fill the board...

An inspirational evening at Mirbeau 10/28/08
The evening of Oct. 23 was a night filled with stories, laughter and sharing as women filled the crevices of Mirbeau...

Pride flying high at Golden Legacy in B'ville 10/28/08
Residents of Golden Legacy Senior Apartments are proud of their veterans. To show their appreciation, they recently...

Van Buren proposition: Eliminate tax receiver 10/28/08
While this is a big year for elections, don’t forget to take a position on propositions. A proposition facing Van...

A ghost atop the hill 10/28/08
Out on Rose Hill Road, the rolling hills appear serene and peaceful — an image of tranquility. But with All Hallow’s...

Van Buren proposed budget available, other board news 10/28/08
Van Buren officials have crafted a 2009 budget of $4,080,892 (minus special districts), which decreases overall...

Marcellus' Sgt. Guerin is given keys to his new palace 10/28/08
The words “welcome home” had a special ring to it Saturday when Sgt. Jeffrey Guerin opened the door to his new home on...

Monks visit CNY 10/28/08
An enlightening tour is coming to Central New York. Monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery, a Tibetan refugee...

A holistic approach to feeling better 10/28/08
The façade of The Center, located within the shell of a former church in Auburn, gives little indication of what lies...

Two vie for Van Buren seat 10/28/08
During this election season, the town of Van Buren has two candidates running for one town councilor seat, Patricia...

Wayside Irish Pub a popular local 'haunt' 10/29/08
For decades, stories, rumors and legends of paranormal activity have surrounded the historic Elbridge hotel now home to...

J-E capital project gets second chance in Dec. 10/29/08
Two months before taxpayers will head back to the polls, the Jordan-Elbridge district administration held the second of...

Charges in Barenaked Ladies case reduced 10/29/08
Drug charges against Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page, 38, his girlfriend Christine Benedicto, 28, of Fayetteville...

Former anchor Maureen Green talks about her life, then and now 10/29/08
Former TV anchor Maureen Green’s start in broadcast journalism began more than 25 years ago as a general assignment...

From grief to HOPE: Don’t make the journey alone 10/29/08
Judy Sugar-Giordano’s life was instantly destroyed when her husband Dick and 13-year-old daughter Mandy were killed in...

Manlius town budget a work in progress 10/29/08
The town budget remained the hot topic before the Manlius Town Board Oct. 22, especially as taxes increase despite the...

Scouts stencil message on area storm drains 10/29/08
Effort part of MS4 storm water pollution prevention project East Syracuse Boy Scout Troop 244 stenciled an important...

Manlius girl scouts to collect used eyewear 10/29/08
Junior Girl Scout Troop 71 – all fourth grade students from Enders Road Elementary School – are urging classmates,...

Liverpool: CHE, LHS team up to raise money for Bresadola family 10/29/08
Last Wednesday, Liverpool High School hosted some very special guests. It wasn’t Syracuse University men’s basketball...

Moses DeWitt's Smith eager to join JDMS 10/29/08
Jamesville-DeWitt Middle School did not have to look far to find its new principal. Approximately one mile down the...

Liverpool: LBE creates walking path with their own feet 10/29/08
Students at Long Branch Elementary School are getting their own walking path – and it didn’t cost a penny. On Thursday...

Girl Scouts of CNY hosts Society of Women Engineers 10/29/08
“How many people in here like math and science?” asked Monica Cutillo, president of the Society of Women Engineers...

C-NS Career Center celebrates 20 years 10/29/08
When Ellie Peavey accepted the newly created position of career education teacher at Cicero-North Syracuse High School...

Canastota: Sewer charges amended 10/30/08
An informational meeting will be held at 7:15 p.m. Nov. 3 at village hall to inform the public on proposed revisions to...

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