Onondaga Considers Tobacco Revenue Securitization Plan
Onondaga County weighs selling future tobacco payments for up front cash. The plan could yield 84.4 million now and 17.1 million more by 2025, with total 243 million through 2025. County executives cite budget relief. some lawmakers urge caution about losing future income. First Albany and Paine Webber to market bonds in July despite mixed views.
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Nicholas J. Pirro
Tgbacco
District of Columbia
New York City
Sid Oglesby
Bernard Kraft
Salina
Philip Morris
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
Lorillard Tobacco Co
Caliornia
Washington, D.C
Ned Flynn
Vice Iepresident and Investment Bank
Oration
PaimeWebber
First Albany
Puro
Mullion
Joe C. Marcane
Marcane
Flynn
Cenfornia
Wall Street
Standard & Poor's
Chris Howley
SEP. Marcane
Ways and Means
Martha Mulroy
Onondaga
Paine Webber
Florida
Louisiana
Mareane
Fulton CROP Walk Raises Funds For Local And World Hunger
More than 410 participants, including families and a dog, joined the Fulton CROP Walk from Fulton War Memorial to raise about $5,000 with 25 percent returning to local programs Oswego County Catholic Charities Salvation Army Dexterville Community Service and Hosanna Worship Center receive funds. Church World Service projects in Ching Bosnia and Rwanda are highlighted. Hev Deborah OConnor-Slater notes working poor struggle month to month. Fulton walkers have raised $75 957 since 1983.
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Fulton War Memorial
Fulson
Church World Service Project
Oswego County
Salvation Army
Dex
Terville
Hosanna Worshin Center
Deborah O'Connor-Slater
Tor
State Street United Method Church
Church World Services
Ching
Bosnia
Rwan
Walkers
Fulton
Corinoe
Wendy Smith
Dana
Oswego 911 Radio System Faces Dead Spots Across County
Oswego County fire and 911 officials report ongoing radio dead zones in Redfield and Fulton hampering emergency communications. The county built new towers in Granby Constance and Redfield to improve coverage but in building portability and channel limits remain. Only two channels are available in Redfield, restricting simultaneous use by agencies.
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Oswego County
Ee County
Redfield
Fulton
John Hinds
Fulton City
Nachael Allen
County 91 Center
Dana Smith
Sealright Co
A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital
Nestle
Smithe
Oswego
Interstate 81
Allen
Granby
Constantia
Semiba
Hastings
Boylston
Cortland man killed in motorcycle car collision
Cortland County man Kerry J. Browning aged 42 of 1151 Saunders Road was injured when his 2000 Harley collided with a 1997 Dodge Neon driven by Randy S. Flint on Route S1 in Cortland around 1:20 p.m. Browning was thrown from the bike and flown by helicopter to University Hospital. Flint’s condition was reported as good.
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Cortland County
University Hospital
Injnutes
Cortland
Kerry J. Browning
Saunders Road
Meanwnne
Randy S. Flint
Cortland St. Marathon
Flint
Infants Death Rates Drop for Blacks in Onondaga County
The Onondaga County program shows declining infant mortality among Black families. About 30 Total Care members give birth monthly. women must attend at least three prenatal visits to receive a gift certificate after tracking sheets are signed by doctors and processed by the insurer. Local stylists have joined health education efforts since 1999.
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Onondaga County Health Department
Syracuse
Healthy Start
Byrnes
Healthy Mom Healthy Baby Reward program details announced
Hair stylists can call Maize Show at 435-3648 to participate in the Healthy Mom Healthy Baby Reward program. Women seeking health care or support services can call the county at 435-2000 for drug abuse and sexually transmitted disease information. Shaw and Willams discuss program aims and hoped impact.
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Health Department
Shaw
Community meetings to discuss school resources and accountability
Three focus areas guide each round table with a study guide and trained facilitator. Participants examine whether schools have resources for a sound basic education and a conducive climate, and whether the community fulfills its commitment to school success. A new funding system and stronger accountability are urged by Rob Marchiony of the League of Women Voters.
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DeGrasso
Rob Marchiony
League of Women Voters
Albany
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