Leighton Student Wins Baby Elephant Naming Contest
Isabelle Perry nine of Leighton Elementary Oswego won Rosamond Gifford Zoo Asian elephant naming contest with Batu receiving 47 percent of 3 794 online votes from across U S and Canada and beyond The name means like his father or loyal and the zoo highlighted the wide pool of 1 396 suggestions from multiple continents.
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Oswego
Isabelle Perry
Leighton
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Syracuse
Perry
Michelle McManus
Batu
U.S
Canada
Africa
Australia
Costa Rica
Germany
Zoo
Friends of the Zoo
McManus
Durant named new president of Cayuga Community College
Incoming Cayuga Community College president Brian Durant plans a first year focused on continuing momentum and strengthening relationships at the college. A Norfolk native and SUNY alumnus, Durant has led academic affairs at SUNY Adirondack since 2012 and starts Aug. 17 as CCC’s ninth president after a year-long search.
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Auburn
Cayuga Community College
Brian Durant
Norfolk
St. Lawrence County
Durant
Suny Plattsburgh
Albany
College of St. Rose
Northeastern University
Suny Adirondack
CCC
SUNY
Nancy L. Zimpher
Oswego Harbor breakwater repair underway after Sandy damages
USACE leads massive repair of Oswego Harbor breakwater after 19 million in damages from Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Kokosing Durocher Marine Division handles 850 feet of concrete armor stone, granite by rail, and hundreds of dolosse from Lakeland. Completion expected fall 2016 with port officials optimistic about schedule. Local observers note dolosse arriving and staged near H. Lee White Maritime Museum. Zelko Kirincich calls project on schedule or ahead.
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N Rail
Lakeland Concrete Products
Lima
H. Lee White
Oswego
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USACE
Oswego Harbor
Port of
Kokosing Construction Company
Durocher Marine Division
Lakeland
Zelko Kirincich
Mexico district eyes Brockport principal as next superintendent
Sean Bruno, principal of Fred W. Hill Elementary in Brockport, is the board's unanimous pick to become Mexico Academy and Central School District superintendent. Superintendent Dr. Robert Pritchard leaves office Tuesday. interim Michael Havens will start July 1, with Bruno aiming for an earlier August start and a possible July 22 appointment workshop.
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Mexico
Bruno
Robert Pritchard
Jim Emery
Board of Education
Michael Havens
Prison guard testifies in Clinton prison escape case
Gene Palmer, a Clinton Correctional Facility guard, admits supplying tools paint and hamburger to inmates Matt and Sweat but says he did not know of any escape plot. District Attorney Wylie says Palmer acted unwittingly amid ongoing search for the killers on day 20.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
Gene Palmer
Palmer
Clinton Correctional Facility
Richard Matt
David Sweat
New York
Joyce Mitchell
Mitchell
Matt
Wylie
New York State
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