Downtown Hotel Project Seeks 1.2 Million Federal Grant
Mayor authorized grants to fund a Midtown Plaza hotel project by Charles Square Ltd. The 214 room facility will reuse East Water Street offices, include a 200 seat restaurant and 460 parking spaces, creating 150 new jobs and boosting Syracuse convention business. Construction could begin soon with operation expected next fall.
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Lee Alexander
Departments of Community Development
Midtown Plaza
Charles Square Ltd
Tygate Companies of
Vermont
Midtown
East Water Street
Syracuse
Alexander
Man Charged After Ax Handle Assault in North Syracuse
Jeanne Tolhurst, 40, of Mattydale, was severely beaten with an ax handle after discussing religion with Bill Hepp, a Hancock Field firefighter, in the Anthony's Manor parking lot. Tolhurst suffered multiple head wounds and a broken arm. Hepp, 26, faces second degree assault charges. Police recovered the improvised nightstick and Hepp was captured near his home after fleeing the scene.
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Mattydale
Jeanne Tolhurst
Garden City Drive
State University
William R. Hepp
Rebecca St
North Syracuse
Hancock Field
Anthony's Manor
Route 11
Tolhurst
Bill
Anthony
NAVAC
State University Hospital
Hepp
Landon Avenue
JM. Sheedy
FCC weighs sixth Syracuse TV license amid submissions
The FCC opened public discussion on Aflen Sheets of Nashville seeking new UHF channels for Syracuse Orlando and Tupelo. If approved, Channel 56 in Syracuse could be granted a construction permit after 30 to 60 days and comments are due by Sept. 26. Existing Syracuse stations include WSTM Channel 3 WTVH Channel 5 and WIXT Channel 9 with two UHF permits held by WFWY Channel 43 and WKAP Channel 2.
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Federal Communications Commission
Tennessee
Syracuse
Aflen Sheets
Nashville
FCC
Orlando
Fla
Tupelo
Miss
Sheets
Montrose Tyree
PCC
WSTM
WTVH
WIXT
WFWY
WKAP
Filmways Communications
Los Angeles
Onondaga
Bull Hill Road
Filmways
Battle of egos fuels district 4 Summer Regional Bridge Tourney
More than 2000 players from the northeast United States and parts of Canada fill the Hotels at Syracuse Square for the annual District 4 Summer Regional Bridge Tournament. The event highlights bridge as a thinking sport with master points, life masters, and prominent figures like Omar Sharif linked to the bridge world.
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Syracuse Square
Kansas City
David Hutchinson
Robert Barrington
Camillus
United States
Canada
Syracuse
Bill Barrington
Holland
Spain
Hutchinson
the Daily Bulletin
District 4
Stonehedge
Shirley Silverman
Silverman
Omar Sharif
Pugh stunned by death as trial tests tale
Jury hears testimony on the shooting death of Jaynes Pipines in Fayetteville. Dr Philip Kaplan testifies the body showed no signs of movement after death and rigor mortis ordered the time of death hours earlier. State police investigator Keith Fairchild describes photos and scene details including a bullet in Pipines hand. Defense argues Pugh used a derringer registered to her husband in the slaying.
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Cynthia Pugh
Jaynes Pipines
Fayetteville
Pipines
Pugh
Philip Kaplan
Manlius
Poph
Lakeport
Weaiper
Central City Roof
William Fitzpatrick
Norman A. Mordue
Judith Ager
Ager
Rochester
Fairchild
Paul Shanahan
Joyan
Hael
Pugsh
Sheriff candidate charged with bribe offer
Democratic sheriff candidate Waymon Henson was indicted by a county grand jury on a felony charge of corrupt use of a position of authority. He allegedly offered a job and money to Robert Bennett to drop out of the sheriff’s race, while Bennett ran for the Liberal Party. The case involves taped conversations at TJ’s restaurant in North Syracuse on July 29 and a later phone call. Henson’s attorney denied any wrongdoing and claimed entrapment. The indictment names Henson, campaign advisers, and local officials, with arraignment and release on recognizance noted.
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Neil Driscoll
Waymon Henson
Robert Bennett
Bennett
Liberal Party
Henson
Sheriff's Department
Richard Hennessy
Clay Police Department
Clay Police
District Attorney's Office
Hennessy
Hennnessy
Clay
Syracuse
Joseph Fahey
Fahey
William Burke
Nenson
Robert Cecile
Raymond Storto
Grand
Onondaga
Richard Romeo
Hanson
Cnt
Storte
Cecile
Board of Elections
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Sian Evans
Laura Carter
Oneonta
The
Thames
Hunt Lane
Manhus
Segagame
Kaplan
Pi Pines
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