Irish Festival in Auburn blends culture and fun
At Casey Park pavilion the sixth annual Irish Festival drew about 8,000 attendees over three days. Vendors sold thousands of shirts and mugs while Irish music soothed crowds. profits support Hibernians programs such as Project Children. The event showcased unity with Italian-American visitors and emphasized a picnic mood over politics.
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Auburn
Casey Park
Fred
Bud” May
Ireland
Order of Hibernians
Vals
Helen Dannahe
Hibernians’ Ladies Auxiliary
Hibernians
Northern Ireland
America
United Ireland
Robert Welch
Welch
Binghamton
Niagara Falls
Dannahe
Road building boom fades as projects stall in New York
Decades after ambitious plans for routes and interchanges near Camillus and Syracuse, funding shortages and political opposition halted the eastward Camillus bypass and other extensions. Surplus land is being sold to fund DOT needs, with the Butternut interchange eyed for possible future use as Route 290, while officials warn new construction funding remains tight.
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Camillus
Genesee Street
Fairmount Fair
Syracuse
Auburn
America
State Department of Transportation
Department
Department of Transportation
Timothy Hulbert
General Fund
Gov Cuomo to attend Syracuse Chamber luncheon at fair
Gov Mario Cuomo will speak at a noon luncheon honoring the New York State Fair and agricultural leaders. The Greater Syracuse Chamber event on August 27 costs $20, at the Sheraton Syracuse Convention Center in Liverpool. Reservations via Deborah Warner at 470-1343. Liverpool School District urges new residents to register children during summer recess. Registration is 9 am to 3 pm with proof of age and immunizations. census office 652-0232.
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Mario Cuomo
Syracuse
Greater
Deborah Warner
L’pool
Liverpool
Week of Aug 19 meetings list condensed
A schedule of local government meetings for the week beginning August 19. Listings include Baldwinsville Village Board at 8 p.m. and DeWitt ZBA at 7:30 p.m. at 6565 Kinne Road, along with other town and village boards and planning or education meetings across Onondaga County.
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Baldwinsville
Clay Town Board
DeWitt Zoning Board of Appeals
Kinne Road
van Buren
Zoning Board of Appeals
Town Hall
Cicero Planning Board
Fabius-Pompey Board of Education
Mill Street
Fabius
Geddes
Twen Hall
Minoa
Osborne St
Wortley in Syracuse Keeps Busy with Budget Woes
U.S. Representative George C. Wortley of Syracuse starts his day sharing coffee with federal agency heads who vent about budget cuts and staff losses. He outlines his sprint through 80 meetings in two and a half weeks, plans a Fiji Islands address, and mentors a Ghanaian author seeking publication on free enterprise versus Marxism.
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George C. Wortley
Syracuse
Wortley
Congress
White House
Nancy Reagan
Washington
Fiji Islands
Water ownership dispute looms over Geddes Westvale pipes
Town attorney says tests show water OK but residents allege maintenance failures and seek clarity on who owns the pipes. Geddes officials and Solvay trustees plan to decide ownership and potential transfer at Tuesday meeting. Westvale relies on Solvay Reservoir and Otisco Lake as water sources amid calls for district redrawing.
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Torney
David Rollison
Geddes
Daniel M. Patalino Jr
Solvay
Geddes Board
Village of
Patalino
Westvale
William L. Campagnoni
Fern/Terry
Solvay Reservoir
Otisco Lake
County Water Authority
Marcellus
Camillus
DeWitt
Onondaga
Manlius
Salina
Jeff Hunter
Encampment fears for future as members burn out
VARICK The Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice warns it may die without fresh leadership as longtime members like Andrea Doremus of Brooklyn announce departures. Organizers cite fatigue, need for more regional women to participate, and a tenuous summer with about 20 attendees daily and 15 residents, despite debts halved to about 16000 and talks of farming, crafts, and income generation.
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Varick
Doremus
Route 96
Romulus
Geneva
Pam Flanigan
Flanigan
Seneca Army Depot
Finger Lakes Peace Alliance
Zajac
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Buffalo
William LaRue
Hulbert
John Conway
Department of Transporation
Conway
Property Department
Richard Simberg
Simberg
Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council
Regional Transportation Planning Group
Ion
Council
Larry Volpe
Volpe
Willard Ketchum
Butternut
Ketchum
Manlius Center
Camillus Bypass
Cuomo
Chamber
Capitol
New York Times News Service
Andrea Doremus
Brooklyn
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