Storms Leave Central New York in Darkness and Damage
Overnight wind and rain sliced through Central New York with outages affecting about 11,200 customers in Water town, Syracuse, and Utica suburbs. The National Weather Service warned storms would continue into the evening, with gusts around 40 mph at Syracuse Airport and thunderstorm activity expected to redevelop later. NiMo officials said outages were being repaired, but some customers remained without power as crews brace for further issues.
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Niagara Mohawk
Watertown
Syracuse
Utica
Jack Kelleher
NiMo
Ron Holmes
National Weather Service
Binghamton
Holmes
Three car crash on Route 31 in Cicero injures none
A three car collision on Route 31 near Cicero Center Road Sunday night destroyed two vehicles with no serious injuries. The middle car occupants were taken to St Joseph's Hospital for minor injuries. A second crash on Island Road left Jacob Moore evaluated at University Hospital after his pickup was rear ended by Richard Masterpole who was charged with driving while intoxicated.
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Cicero
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
Streety
Erin Dage
South Bay
Island Road
Jacob Moore
Cato
University Hospital
Richard
Masterpole
Warners
Wrapper contains cocaine found on Syracuse man
A discarded Wrigley’s gum wrapper tossed from a car near a Lincoln Avenue crack house held 33 cocaine packets, police said. Dondray Jackson, 20, of 153 Hope Ave, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.
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Syracuse
Dondray Jackson
Lincoln Avenue
Jackson
Hope Ave
Nursing homes brace for boomers Alzheimer's care rise
The aging baby boom generation and longer lifespans trigger a surge in Alzheimer's patients. New and expanded wings are planned or built across New York facilities like Van Duyn Home & Hospital, Greenpoint, and St. Luke's Oswego. By 2016 cases could jump from 4 million to 16 million nationally.
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New York
Norm Andrzejewski
Office of Health Systems Management
State Department of Health
Diwitiia
Andrzejewski
Onondaga County
van Duyn Home & Hospital
Onondaga
Greenpoint
Liverpool
St. Luke's
Oswego
Mary Ann Carasaniti
Alzheimer’s Association of
Central New York
Carasaniti
van Duyn
New Voice in Judaism Guides Choir at Rosh Hashana
Melanie Gleaves-Hirsch profiles 24 year old DeWitt native Shana Smith who led her Virginia congregation in prayer for Rosh Hashana, overcoming doubt and rival critics as she joins the growing ranks of women cantors. A confiding admirer admits years of opposition to women cantors and acknowledges being wrong. The piece notes two-thirds of the 32...
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Smith
Virginia
Shana Smith
DeWitt
Sad story turns into sweet music to Backstreet Boys tickets
A 12 year old and friend lost three Backstreet Boys concert tickets from a foster mother's unlocked van at Northern Lights Mall. WWHT-FM offered replacement tickets after the theft, with Autum and Stanknia Werchinski calling in after 3 a.m. Sunday seeking to attend the Aug. 30 show at the New York State Fair grandstand.
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Wwht-Fm
Northern Lights Mall
Autumn
Auten
Stanknia Werchinski
New York State Fair unveils Splash and Pan African Village
Erin Duggan previews the NY State Fair opening day with plans for Splash and Crash High Dive at the Family Fun Center, a larger Pan African Village, and a Legends of Rock Stage. The Traveling National Baseball Hall of Fame display, a 5,000 square foot exhibit, and a Veterans' Day ceremony are highlighted alongside a world record fall sculpture attempt and renewed recycling efforts.
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Family Fun Center
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown Museum
Center of Progress
Doe LaGuardia
Art & Home Center
Nine F-M students back Shania Twain at state fair
Nine Fayetteville-Manlius singers join Shania Twain at the New York State Fair Grandstand as background vocalists for God Bless the Child. The FM choir, led by Bruce Campbell, performs to aid the Food Bank of Central New York which benefits from Twain’s charity efforts. Singers include Kelly Cook Elise Arsenault Dorothy Resig Rachel Willhite Megan Wobus Greg Keith Jon Steinberg Andy Sullivan Scott Ziomek.
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Kelly Cook
Rosie O'Donnell
Cook
Twain
Bruce Campbell
F-M
Campbell
Food Bank
Central New York
Food Bank of
CNY
Elise Arsenault
Dorothy Resig
Rachel Willhite
Megan Wobus
Greg Keith
Jon Steinberg
Andy Sullivan
Scott Ziomek
Syracuse
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Kevin Streety
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Gortie Og
Carol Richards
Melanie Gleaves-Hirsch
Tye
Backstreet Boys
Maureen Sieh
Erin Duggan
LaGuardia
Sharon Mann
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