Ramsey trial jury selection expected today
Ramsey, 22, of 314 Beattie St., faces second degree murder in the Sept 25 slaying of 16 year old Earl Johnson on Fayette Boulevard. Prosecutor estimates two to three days for jury selection and two to three weeks for testimony. A live ammo round found in the defendant’s father’s car was admitted as evidence over defense objections.
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East Side
William Ramsey
Beattie St
Earl Johnson
Delray Avenue
Johnson
Fayette Boulevard
William Mastine
State Supreme Court
Walter Gorman
Ramsey
John DeFrancisco
Gorman
Meter Popping Suspect Arrested After Parked Meter Heists
Syracuse police report 18 year old Ronnie Lee Williams, known as Duck, admitted to and allegedly caused the removal of meter tops to access coin boxes, leading to a spree of vandalized meters downtown. He faced arraignment on burglary tools and theft charges after a confrontation on Erie Boulevard.
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Syracuse
Ronnie Lee Williams
Williams
New Jersey
Duane Sauro Honored as Youngest Felow in Photography
Syracuse photographer Duane Sauro, age 32, became the youngest recipient of the American Society of Photographers Fellowship Degree, the top honor in professional photography. He says his “portraitures” seek inner personality beyond a posed smile and credits his father’s studio work on Salina Street.
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Syracuse
Duane Sauro
Sauro
American Society of Photographers
Lauro
Court of Honor
Daniel
N. Salina St
Laura
Highland Street
Sauran
Ukrainian Orthodox Parish Nears Completion in Camillus Festival
St Luke's Ukranian Orthodox Parish celebrated its fourth annual ethnic festival while nearing completion of its two ton brick church on Warners Road Camillus. Visitors from Rochester Utica and Herkimer toured the carved wooden doors opened for the occasion. With fundraising by seventy five Syracuse Ukranian families the church hopes to bless and move in by November. Continuous services have been held in the parish hall since selling Lowell Avenue church two years ago. The hall hosted the festival with stalls selling painted Easter eggs embroidered blouses pillows and cookbooks. A history display prepared with SU help focused on the Ukrainian famine. a poster recalling 1953 articles marked the famine’s 20th anniversary. A memorial cross in the parking lot honors the roughly three million Ukrainians who died. The weekend featured raffles games crafts traditional foods and folk music with a scheduled folk dance group canceling. A Last Supper inlay decorates the altar as the roof and stained glass await finishing touches before Christmas.
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Warners Road
Camillus
St. Luke's
Rochester
Utica
Herkimer
Syracuse
Lowell Avenue
Lilli Rastegar
Syracuse University
Joseph Stalin
Man claiming to be addict arrested after break in
John Vincent Rowe, 35, was arrested Saturday night on burglary and assault charges after breaking into a North Side residence at 742 N. Alvord St. He rammed a resident during a chase, claimed to be a Viet Nam veteran and later a drug addict, and was found with an heirloom knife and necklace identified as residents' property. He sustained facial injuries en route to the Public Safety Building.
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Rowe
Portrait of America by Richard Simmons on the road
Richard Simmons, a former Everson Museum video curator turned teacher and artist, travels from Syracuse along the eastern seaboard collecting images of people, places, and objects for a planned 65 minute color videotape titled American Souvenir. He aims to complete a continental portrait over two more years.
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Richard Simmons
America
Richard
Everson Museum
Syracuse
United States
Richared
American Souvenirs Artist Seeks Nationwide Road Video
Richard, a video artist and frequent traveler, plans an hour long program blending video stills music and four fictional characters to capture authentic American souvenirs. He started the project after long drives to the West Coast while teaching at the Art Institute of San Francisco and interviewing small town life along the road. He estimates two more years to finish with funding from Langston Street Gallery and future sponsors.
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West Coast
Art Institute of San Francisco
Buffalo Bill
Death Valley
Richard
Grand Canyon
Langston Street
San Francisco
Florida
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Tatiana Szkilyj
St. Luke's Ukranian Orthodox Church
Dick Case
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