North Syracuse budget passes amid local concerns
North Syracuse school board approves a 90.3 million budget as part of a weekend of citywide events. A Syracuse man remains in critical condition after a Sunday head shot. Police report multiple weekend shootings, a bottle attack at Denny's, jewelry theft, and a zoning fix discussion in Clay. Four candidates file for three North Syracuse school board seats, with a May 16 vote. Easter volunteer needs and library closures noted.
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Tayon V. Wallace
Fiten St
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North Syracuse
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Lis Chisling
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Anne Coughenour
Samuel Sampere
Clay
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City police offer their protection program
The NYS Watch Your Car Program sponsored by the Syracuse Police Department will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Green Sea Horse underground parking garage underneath the Ames Lord and Taylor end of the Carousel Mall. The Watch Your Car program is designed to deter car thefts. For more information, call 448-8760.
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Syracuse Police Department
Green Sea Horse
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Carousel Mall
Work begins on Onondaga Lake Park dock project
Construction starts on the Onondaga Lake Park dock as part of several improvements including repaving the recreation trail. The five day trail closure may begin Monday, with a 16 foot wide path to accommodate many users. The dock, costing about 60,000 dollars funded by county and state taxes, will extend potentially 140 feet in higher water and will be free to use. Parks officials anticipate beaches and fishing access, while winterized rocks and new shoreline sterilization work accompany the project.
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Robert Geraci
Teen club faces complaints after February fire code raid
In February Lakeside Fire Department responded to a rescue at Club H20 a teen club in Seneca Knolls shopping center. Officials cited owners for safety violations including blocked exits piled snow and ice and an open kerosene can. Fire chief notes overcrowding and potential fire risk while deputies consider using curfew if problems persist.
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Seneca Knolls
Lakeside
Steve Erwin
van Buren
Michael Salati
Salati
James
Michal Razmovski
New York
Shooting described as wild West by witness in Nev.
A Syracuse woman who saw her nephew gunned down described the incident as the wild West with two bursts of gunfire on the street. Jerrawn Thomas is identified as the shooter. Jeffrey Connor, 18, of Salina Sr., was arraigned on second degree murder and weapons charges, held without bail, with a preliminary hearing set.
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Carol Lady Thomas
Jerrawn
Thomas
Jeffrey Connor
Salina Sr
Brian DeJoseph
James Gosier
Lodman
Connor
Kirk Ave
Violence plagues Syracuse district after bar riot trial
After a bar fight outside Sey mour Street bar one person was stabbed and three Syracuse University students were injured. A jury could not convict Corey Ed wards of attempted murder and assault, and the city grapples with a riot sparked by disputed accounts. The mayor and police chief seek calm as liquor licenses are suspended.
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David Byrd
Sadie
Corey Edwards
Seymour Street
Onondaga County Court
Syracuse University
Crime lab debate over naming after Wallie Howard roils legislature
County legislators weigh honoring slain undercover officer Wallie Howard by naming the city county crime lab after him. Debate centers on procedure and possible racial perceptions, with some urging broader consensus and others pressing for swift action despite objections from colleagues.
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Walle Howard
Sid Oglesby
Syracuse
Oglesby
Howard
Harrison Street
Sanford
Public Safety
John Dillon
Sam Laguzza
Laguzza
Dsyracuse
Public Safety Committee
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