Home schooling for Cayuga County children gains attention
In Cayuga County a small number of parents run home schools to match the public curriculum. Mary Badger and family note improved self-reliance and age-mixed learning, while the Davises cite Tommy’s decline in public kindergarten and praise the Calvert program. Both groups plan eventual reentry to public schools with cautious social planning.
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Paul W. Haley
Cayuga County
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School of Inquiry and Discovery
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Alan Badger
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Board of Cooperative Educational Services
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Philip Davis
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Mayor Fights Raccoon In Lakeside Home
Auburn mayor Paul Lattimore awoke to a raccoon invading his lakeshore home at 3 a.m. He grappled the animal, pinned it with a shovel, and was bitten on the arm when the raccoon escaped through a screen. Lattimore quips that he will not grab the tail again.
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Auburn
Paul Lattimore
Carter
Lattimore
Gercee Pon
Stephen Gage
Central New York planners critique waste site criteria
Planners in Cayuga, Onondaga, and surrounding counties argue state siting criteria for a hazardous waste facility are flawed and vague. They favor recognizing hospital evacuation difficulty, shorter truck routes, and worst-case air quality standards while urging a slower, more thorough process. The DEC continues site testing at Sterling and plans to narrow to four to six top alternates with backups if Sterling fails.
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Thelander
T Hey
Robert Brower
Cayuga County
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Sterling
Rochester Gas and Electric
McNulty
Network of reporters brings NY county news to readers
A far-flung team of reporters and photographers delivers top news from a 15-county area in New York. The Herald Journal and Herald American provide first-hand coverage by locals who know their communities and breaking events.
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Herald- American
New York State
Medicare coverage for Auburn kidney patients expands
In Auburn area, people with permanent kidney failure may qualify for Medicare health insurance for maintenance dialysis or a kidney transplant. Eligibility hinges on long work history under Social Security or railroad retirement, or being a spouse or dependent of such a worker. Coverage begins the first day of the third month of dialysis and lasts 12 months after dialysis ends.
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Auburn
Conrad Buden
Social Security
Buden
FairSeFest and Town Meetings Highlight August Community Calendar
The August 2 weekend fair in Conquest runs evenings with a breakfast at 7 p.m. and a 10:30 a.m. ecumenical service at the fairgrounds. Events include a chicken barbecue at noon, horse show, saw contest, wood auction, variety show, Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at Cayuga Museum, and The Pirates of Penzance at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse Emerson Park. Local meetings surround Moravia Locke Chamber, Union Springs School Board, Brutus Town Board, Fairhaven Village Board, Moravia Village Board, Auburn Parks Commission, and other civic groups in Auburn and surrounding towns.
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Cayuga Museum of History and Art
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Auburn
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Moravia
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Hoopes Parks
Brutus Town” Board
Fairraven Village Board
Auburn Parks and Recreation Commission
New plastics firm eyes expansion amid Auburn Plastics talks
A proposed plastics operation, aided by Marine Midland, aims to complete most expansion within 18 months. Auburn Plastics' customer list draws interest from several prospective investors, some solely seeking new customers. Lattimore and Cayuga County Chamber President Peduto will host a press conference at 11 am to review the demise of Auburn Plastics, with Currier noting city cooperation.
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Auburn Plastics
Marine Midland
Lattimore
Auburn
Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce
Michael Peduto
Currier
Camey Takes Command at LORANC Station Seneca Depot
Chief Warrant Officer John P. Camey assumed command of the Coast Guard LORANC Station at Seneca Army Depot during a July 21 Change of Command ceremony. He relieved Lt. John W. Simpson, who remains at the station as coordinator of chain operations for the Northeast U.S. and Great Lakes LORAN-C chains after 15 years of service.
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John P. Camey
U.S. Coast Guard
Seneca Army Depot
Camey
John W. Simpson
U.S
Great Lakes
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