Transporting prisoners burdens Madison County deputies
Wampsville Madison County Sheriff's Department faces longer road patrol schedules and higher overtime as transport duties shift from local police to the sheriff. Sheriff Robert Ryan notes prisoner transport delays court response times, citing budget impacts and limited manpower. Deputies now juggle three prisoners per car to control costs while maintaining patrols amid rising gasoline prices.
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Wampsville
Madison County
Sheriff's Department
the Transportation Service
Ryan
Oneida
McJellan
John James
Canastota
Omeda
Cliff Hopkins
McCann
Sheriff's Committee
Herald-Journal
Mike Okoniewski
Madison County Sheriff's Deputies
Utica Vicar to Lead St Helena's as Bauer Leaves
Utica area episcopal vicar Sewall will temporarily replace Rev Donald Bauer as pastor of St Helena's Church in Sherrill. Sewall, 46, based at Utica Catholic Charities, will oversee masses and sacraments while a permanent replacement is chosen, with the bishop expected to decide in a few months. Bauer resigned July 27 after a dispute over a March 1 sermon that parishioners said urged union at Oneida Ltd, though Bauer denied this and said the talk aimed to boost church donations.
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Sherrill
H. Charles ‘Sewall
Utica-area
Syracuse
Donald Bauer
St. Helena’s Church
St. Helena’s
Sewall
Catholic Charities
Utica
Bauer
Oneida Ltd
Harrison
Notre Dame High School
Msgr
H. Charles Sewall
Eastern Region
Bomb blast probes at Mohawk reserve home of reform chiefs
State police and investigators from two units probe a June bombing outside Dr. Solomon Cook's home on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. The pipe bomb shattered six windows, left a 10 inch crater, and no injuries were reported. Cook suspects fellow Mohawks but names none. A referendum on reform issues is set to proceed, with witnesses and guards noted. no arrests yet.
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Akwesasne
St. Regis
Cook
Exnlerivegievice
Mitchell
Julius Cook
Arthur J. Gajarsa
Ricky Tarbell
Tarbell
Massena
Raybrook
Legislators OK landfill fee and permit plan
Cortland county lawmakers approved Local Law 3 creating annual landfill permits for Solon users. Residential fees are $2 per vehicle and commercial haulers $5 for one vehicle with $3 for additional ones. Permits expire June 30 each year and must include public liability insurance of $100,000 per person $300,000 per accident and $50,000 property damage, required only at the landfill. The law aims to prevent out of county garbage, allows inspections and customer list demands for suspected violations, and imposes up to $600 fines and 15 days in jail for violators. Shirley A. Fish opposed the measure.
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R. Scott Rapp
Onondaga
Onondaga County
Solon
Robert Clark
Rumsey
Clark
Solid Waste Management Office
George Poole
R-Cuyler
Truxton
Poole
Shirley A. Fish
R-Cortlandville
Hearing on TC3 budget set with August hearing
Cortland and Tompkins counties face a 5.68 million Tompkins Cortland Community College budget hearing at 9 a.m. on August 28 in the county office building. The plan would lift local shares to 991,906, a 10 percent rise, with the Tompkins County Board of Representatives approving it unanimously. The nursing program at Dryden School could continue if the budget passes, amid pressure for more funding. Local Law 4 on reapportionment and weighted voting plans was introduced, with committees approving the budget and a public hearing planned later. The legislature filled vacancies, including in health and child development, and debated a tuition reimbursement request for a nursing staff member.
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Cortland
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Tompkins
Tompkins County Board of Representatives
Mously
Tompkins County
Dryden School
Harrington
Ronald J. Anderson
Frame
Two Bronx Girls Rescued After Adirondack Ordeal
Katherine Ryan eighteen and Lori Skehill seventeen were found safe after four days lost in the Adirondack wilderness near Evergreen Lake. Canoeists Mr and Mrs Yardley ferried the exhausted teens to a phone, then authorities joined a search with state police and 20 to 25 volunteers.
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Piseco AP
Bronx
Adirondack
State Forest
Tom Fakin
Katherine Ryan
Lori Skehill
Evergreen Lake
Hamilton County
Arietta
Eakin
Robert Yardley
Speculator
Ms. Ryan
Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputies
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Hopkins
Gerry Brown
Brown
John McCann
Marguerite Drogo
Frank Harrison
Madison
Cuyler, Solon
Health Department
W. Stephen Harrington
D-Ward Ward
Fussell C. Teeter
D-1st Ward
Adirondacks
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