Task force reexamines New York waste plant siting
Central New York counties form a task force to review the states 13 potential sites for a 100 million hazardous waste plant. Officials compare local data with the DEC analysis and scrutinize the proposed criteria as communities in Onondaga Oswego Madison and St. Lawrence counties react to Sterling amid ongoing debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Libbon
Auburn
New York State
New York
Department of Environmental Conservation
The
DEC
Robert Flacke
Sterling
Lake Ontario
CNY
St. Lawrence County
Task’ Force
Syracuse
Chuck McNulty
Sioner Flacke
McNulty
Onondaga
Oswego
Madison
St. Lawrence
Russ
Garrett Thelander
Madison County
Lewis Point
Oneida Lake
Full house at CNY parks
Central New Yorkers flock to parks and beaches with attendance up about 20 percent this summer. Green Lakes state park in Fayetteville often closes to cars as crowds grow. Campgrounds from Plainville to Weedsport report higher occupancy, while travel trends shift to within 500 miles. Gas prices and a post crunch rebound drive many to county parks and nearby destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Easler
Burnet Park Zoo
Green Lakes State Park
Fayetteville
Plainville
Weedsport
New
Onondaga County
Automobile Club of
Syracuse
Doug Kanar
Kanar
Williamsburg
Virginia Beach
West
New England
Cape Cod
Poconos
Pennsylvania
Toronto
Evelyn Broadwell
KOA Syracuse
Plainville Road
NSF
River Forest Park Recreation
Scientists study health effects of high voltage lines in Massena
A $5 million five year Health Department study to examine electro magnetic fields from the 765 000 volt line near Massena was outlined at a public hearing. Dr David Carpenter led a panel of experts who will oversee research while PASNY and state authorities fund the effort amid local protests and questions about study validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill.kennedy Jr. Massena
New York
New York State Health Department
David Carpenter
Health Department
PASNY
Public Service Commission
Massena
Canada
Marcy
Carpenter
Upstate
Michael Persinger
Laurentian ‘University
University of Wisconsin
James Stebbings
Argonne National Laboratories
Anthony Frazer-Smith
Stanford University
Edward Walpole
Harvard University Medical School
Neas
State Health Department
Shelansky
Stebbings
Ray Escoe
Escoe
Fatality in Potsdam youths car crash tops weekend toll
State police in Canton report 17 year old Terry Kingsley of Route 3 Potsdam died after his car eastbound on Route 172 struck a tree near School Street. He was ejected and died at Potdam Hospital. Earlier in the weekend a four year old boy died in a truck rollover at Robert Moses State Park near Massena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potsdam
St. Lawrence County
Canton
Terry R. Kingsley
Rte. 3
Rt. 172
School Street
Kingsley
Potedarm Hospital
Russell B
Robert Moses State Park
Massena
Jamie B. Lavine
Carl R. Lavine
Brasher Falls
Campground Road
Burkhart Road
Watertown tax revolt fades amid economic reality
Watertown faces a waning tax revolt after a 35 percent property tax rise and protests by the Watertown Professional Firefighters Association over shutting a fire station and laying off 10 firefighters. City officials rejected extra funding, with fears the protests won’t sustain public safety arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Strom
Watertown
Watertown Professional Firefighters Association
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Thelander
Melissa Brinkman
Cheryl
Kevin
Kerry
Carl J
Single Brinkmans
Spencerport
Green Lakes
CNY Parks
Herald
Craig £. Smith
Ronald G. Forbes
Forbes
Factory Street
Keslidian Street
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