Police: Man beaten for five dollar debt in Syracuse
Syracuse police report Bernard Bynum, 57, attacked a bicyclist on Grace Street over a five dollar loan. The victim, who carried a $40 electronic chess game, was punched and stabbed. Bynum was charged with first degree robbery and second degree assault, with a teen accomplice at large. The victim was treated and released from University Hospital.
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Syracuse
Grace Street
Bernard Bynum
Onondaga Ave
Bynum
Massena Street
University Hospital
Dog bites boy after scuffle on Sackett Street
A 9-year-old boy was bitten in the leg by a pit bull on Sackett Street in Syracuse. The minor wound required hospitalization at University Hospital. The dog was removed by a city dog control officer at 2:30 p.m. The owners live below the animal involved in the brief scuffle. City officials have discussed pit bull bans amid prior incidents in the city.
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Sackett Street
Syracuse
University Hospital
Sackett St
Solvay Summer Festival Kids Parade Honors Effort
Solvay hosts a sunny summer parade with 12 year old Solva Aah and Marissa Antonini in homemade costumes. Participants march from the Solvay Public Library to the baseball diamonds on Woodside as volunteers distribute toys to every child, amid hopeful trophy dreams for Thursday’s top award.
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Marissa Antonini
Solva Aah
Antonini
Solvay Public Library
Parade Coordinaor
Rose Zappala
Solvay Summer Festival Brims With Rides Food and Music
The three day Solvay festival runs today to 11 pm and Saturday from 1 pm with fireworks at dusk and a firefighters' parade at 2 pm. Free parking is provided at St. Cecilia's Church Solvay Geddes Youth Center and Solvay High School. The grounds host crafters booths carnival rides and food stands while thousands attend the opening children's parade and expect 20,000 or more visitors for live music and games. Participants praise the rides and games amid a festive family atmosphere.
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Solvay
Woods Road
St. Cecilia's Church
Solvay-Geddes Youth Center
Solvay High School
Lauren Cifra
Onondaga Hill
Kelly Pecaynski
Survay
Drug beating earns prison term on Mohawk Reservation
Marc Rippell, 28, of Laval Quebec, received a 71 month federal sentence after a December 20 home invasion on the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation in Northern New York. He and three others battered Michael Isaac with a baseball bat over a cocaine debt, severing his jaw wire and wounding his arm. Rippell pleaded guilty to extortion in April.
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Akwesasne Reservation
Frederick Scullin
Marc Rippell
Michael Isaac
Mohawk Reservation
New York
Rippel
Isaac
U.S
Gregory West
West
Laval
Quebec
Boy Lemonade Stand Raises Funds For Cancer Aid
Two seven year old neighbors Matthew Beehner and Matthew Placito joined forces to run lemonade stands over the Fourth of July weekend to aid Barbara Geiss with breast cancer and Elaine Scuba with a brain tumor. They raised 20 dollars in total, presenting 5 to Geiss and planning to give another 10 to Scuba’s cause after a July 30 effort despite rain.
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Matthews
Jim Beehner
Matthew
Matthew Beehner
Barbara Geiss
Geiss
Matthew Placito
Placito
Route 290
Pleasant Drive
Beehner
Sunset Drive
Geias
Heehner
Elaine Seuice
Crouse Hospital
Elaine
Barb
Anne
Scuba
Sculco
Syracuse
Beehners
Placitos
Manlius
Popular community swim program draws wide regional interest
Patricia Berman reports most users live in Onondaga Geddes and Syracuse with participants traveling from Fayetteville and Skaneateles. Parents praise strict teachers and readiness for higher levels while boards explore keeping classes running via interim solutions and potential new aquatic director. ©
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Patricia Berman
Onondaga
Geddes
Syracuse
Fayetteville
Skaneateles
Sue Coviello
Kerrie
Coviello
Kathy Brownjohn
Andrew
Mayor urges flexible plan for Inner Harbor project
Mayor Roy Bernardi and Syracuse 20/20 endorse a flexible approach to sales tax use from the expansion. They want clear community benefits while preserving future councils' ability to allocate funds between schools housing public safety and other needs. Pyramid Cos. leaders could not be reached for comment.
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Clark
Roy Bernardi
Inner Harbor
Bernardi
Syracuse
Pyramid
Bruce Kenan
Pyramid Cos
Robert Conger
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Harry DiOrio
Doreen Radin
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Ralph Feola
OCC
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David Lassman
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