Pataki to Sign Jenna's Law Thursday
Gov. George Pataki plans a 11:30 a.m. ceremony at the state Capitol to sign Jenna’s Law named for Jenna Grieshaber Honis of Camillus. The bill tightens sentencing for violent felons by eliminating parole, mandating set sentences, serving six-sevenths, and 18 months post-release supervision, backed by the Grieshaber family and political allies.
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George Pataki
State Capitol
New York
Pataki
Jenna Grieshaber Honis
Camillus
Jenna
Bruce
Janice Grieshaber
Erica
Albany
Nicholas Pryor
Assembly
Sheldon Silver
Manhattan
Assembly Democrats
Silver
Grieshabers
Noxious spray used in Hollyhock Florist robbery attempt
A Syracuse florist at Hollyhock Florist on 400 W Seneca Turnpike was sprayed in the face with a noxious liquid by a man who tried to rob her around noon Tuesday. The assailant fled after attempting to open the cash register. the victim received treatment at Community General Hospital.
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Syracuse
Hollyhock
Seneca Turnpike
Officials seek delay of parkway closing plan
County officials ask the state DOT to delay any Onondaga Lake Parkway closure and instead create a bike trail. Legislator Thomas Smith of Liverpool cites the road as a main access route to the northern suburbs and warns against reducing capacity, predicting more congestion. Committee discussion set for later this month.
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State Department of Transportation
Onondaga Lake Parkway
Thomas Smith
Rliverpool
Legislators Seek Expanded Parental Responsibility Act In Bomb Threats
Onondaga County lawmakers move to amend the state Parental Responsibility Act to cover false reports of bomb threats. They broaden liability from threats to schools to all public buildings, amid a spring wave of threats.
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Onondaga County
Ean Eshanin
Aspiring Aviators Visit Syracuse Airport on STEM Tour
Eleven fourth and fifth graders from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School joined Galaxy Program pupils to tour Syracuse Hancock International, climb a jet, view the control tower, and learn about aviation and STEM careers. the trip also included a tour of the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology.
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Rayquawn Sparks
James Goleman
Syracuse Hancock International Airport
Galaxy
Martin Luther King Jr
Shamaya Hawkins
Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology
Coleman closes waterfront property deal in Oswego
Oswego officials finalize a $600000 HUD loan backed project when Peter Coleman closes on the former Cahill’s Fisheries property to build a twin to his Sop Syracuse restaurant Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub. City council approves closing Water Street to extend Linear Park as part of a broader waterfront revitalization plan.
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Peter Coleman
Cahill’s Fisheries
Syracuse
Coleman
Restaurateur
Linear Park
Water Street
West Schuyler
West Seneca
Cahill
Eugene Saloga
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Saloga
Three men charged in fatal Syracuse beating
A Syracuse man linked to the brawl outside Denny’s faces manslaughter charges in the death of Douglas Foster after a fight near Atlantis nightclub. John Patané and Michael Bozinski are also charged with manslaughter. Foster died from head trauma after the incident in Jefferson County.
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Syracuse
Denny's
Douglas Foster
Christopher Warnock
Nichols Ave
Timothy Churn
Foster
Atlantis
Pulaski
Bear Streets
John Patane
Pond St
Michael Bozinski
Thornwood Drive
Salina
Chura
Theresa
Jefferson County
Dean Foster
Pamelia
Teacher charged with sex abuse at ES-M high school
East Syracuse Minoa High School dismissed social studies teacher Christopher J. Calhoun after his arrest on charges of sexual abuse and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Police say the 27-year-old manipulated a 12-year-old and compelled her to touch him during the 1997 98 LaFargeville school year.
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East Syracuse- Minoa
Jefferson County
Christopher J. Calhoun
Bally Shannon Road
Brewerton
Watertown
Calhoun
Es-M High School
LaFangeville
Es-M
East Syracuse Minon
Thomas Neveldine
RSM Dieteiot
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