Intensive care study disputed by local officials
Local hospital officials dispute the nationwide ICU study. They say ICU admissions are needed, costs are high, and monitoring is essential. In Syracuse area, beds are in demand with ongoing reviews to move stable patients to regular wards.
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Richard Palmer
Journal of the American Medical Association
Washington, D.C
Syracuse
Icus
George Washington University Medical Center
Elizabeth Deaper
New England Journal of Medicine
Upstair Medical Center
Upstate
GWU
Willard Cohen
Crouse—Irving
ICU
CIM
Washington
Cohen
Thomas Quinn
Community General Hospital
Quinn
Gas station loses tanks at Erie Avenue location
Tom's Mobil Service in Syracuse faces removal of four 4,000 gallon tanks by Mobil Oil Corp. with no replacement. Owner Tom McNeil alleges contract issues, seeks five year guarantee and cites fire code action and potential environmental risk as the site remains half dismantled and customers react.
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Tom's
Mobil Service
Mobil Oil Corp
Tom McNeil
Erie Boulevard East
Walnut Place
McNeil
Mobil
Syracuse University
OTB Exempt From Civil Service Patronage Ban
Oneida Based Capital District Off-Track Betting Corp is exempt from NY civil service law that bans patronage. Union official says policy avoids patronage in promotions though hires may reflect politics. Madison County OTB opened parlors in Chittenango and Bridgeport with 18 staff. affiliations show GOP majority. Civil service reforms took effect in 1984 and merit governs hiring.
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Marguerite Drogo
Oneida
Capital District
Frank Grecco
American Federation of State
Grecco
OTB
Madison County
Chittenango
Bridgeport
GOP
Madison Otb
Robert Paul
Lani Accles
State Attorney General’s Office
U.S. Supreme Court
New York
Civil Service
Paul Vella
State Civil Service Department
County museum renovation plan approved for Onondaga
The Education and Libraries Committee unanimously authorized 166000 in serial bonds and 9000 in capital notes to renovate the old New York Telephone Co building at 321 325 Montgomery St into an Onondaga County Historical Museum. The move awaits a museum director hire and an OHA audit, which is nearing completion.
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Education and Libraries Committee
New York Telephone Co
Montgomery St
Onondaga County Historical Museum
Onondaga Historical Association
OHA
New lock box service to save Syracuse city funds
The city of Syracuse will gain 150000 next year from a lock box service that converts tax mail remittances into ready funds. Remittances are sent from city finance offices to Chemical Bank for processing and deposit, with this year yielding over 85000 in interest from accelerated access.
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Syracuse
City Finance
Chemical Bank
Lee Alexander
Frank Canino
Board of Estimate
Onondaga Hill UM to Host Angels II Talk
The Rev Patricia Jelinek of Onondaga Hill United Methodist Church will discuss Angels II at the 10 am worship with scripture from John. Church School Adult Forum and Bible Study start at 11 am. United Methodist Women plan a Christmas program.
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Patricia Jelinek
Onondaga Hill United Methodist Church
John
United Methodist
NiMo confident as hearings end
Niagara Mohawk officials wrapped up public hearings on the Nine Mile Point 2 project asserting completion is in consumers’ best interest. The panel weighed nuclear versus coal options, and whether co tenants can finance the 3.7 to 4.9 billion dollar project now about 43 percent done near Oswego.
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Neil Driscoll
Public Service Commission
Nine Mile Point 2
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Albany
Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp
Rochester Gas and Electric Corp
Long Island Lighting Co
N.Y.S. Electric and Gas Corp
John W. Keith
Niagara Mohawk
Oswego
Lake Ontario
State Consumer Protection Board
Keith
Niagara Mohawk Communications
PSC
Karen Burnstein
Consumer Protection Board
Black and Veatch
Ken
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