Murder trial stalls as teen suspect awaits verdict
In Onondaga County, 16 year old Chad Priester faces two counts of second degree murder and weapon charges for the Christmas Eve shooting of 31 year old Willie Daniels. After nearly seven hours, jurors adjourned without a verdict, seeking back confessions and autopsy testimony as they weigh eyewitness descriptions and Priester's confession amid defense claims of police pressure. Separately, 38 year old John H. Coughlin of Fayetteville Manlius was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for attempting to buy 2.2 pounds of cocaine at a Liverpool motel, followed by four years of supervised release and a $25,000 fine.
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Onondaga County
Priester
Daniels
B. Genesee St
Vavonese
Fayetteville
Liverpool
John H. Coughlin
Pine
Ridge Road
U.S. District Court
Neal P. McCain
Coughlin
Jamesville Beach Park To Open For 1995 Season
Onondaga County Executive Nicholas Pirro confirmed the Jamesville Beach Park will open for the 1995 season and warned it will do so unless finances collapse. The park’s future was raised as the county legislature debated purchasing a 129 acre lot adjacent to the park after a prior financial crisis that closed the facility two years ago.
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Jamesville Beach Park
Onondaga County
Nicholas Pirro
Environmental Conservation and Parks Committee
The
Ark
Jamesville Beach
Liverpool voters reject 31.1 million school bond plan
Liverpool residents voting in high turnout defeated a 31.1 million proposal to build a two story thirty classroom addition at the high school and renovate the Morgan Road Annex. Voters rejected the plan 5398 to 2589 as leaders pledged to redesign a smaller proposal within six months.
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Liverpool
John Cataldo
Morgan Road
John Burns
Central Square
Choo
UW Reese
Perscyr
Lead taints Syracuse China land near Court Street plant
A 13 acre former dumping area behind Syracuse China in Salina shows high lead levels in soil and water. State DEC orders cleanup steps including wells, fencing, and drum searches while engineers map contamination and plan remediation. Lyncourt School lies within 500 feet and homes within 1,000 feet of the site.
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Syracuse China
Court St
Salina
China
Charles Goodman
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Lyncourt School
Syracuse
Goodman
DeWitt
Steven Scharf
DEC
Scharf
Habitat seeks more land as HUD doubts loom in Syracuse
Non profit Habitat for Humanity Syracuse chapter eyes additional properties to rehabilitate while expressing caution about taking on HUD's operating capacity. Howard Crook says Habitat would welcome land but does not want to absorb HUD’s full burden as Rep. Gingrich pushes to abolish the agency amid looming federal budget cuts.
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Habitat
Syracuse
Howard Crook
HUD
Crook
Gingrich
House
Senate
Clinton
Dear Santa letter from abuse survivor seeking healing
A reader edits and shares a heartfelt Christmas letter from Lana and her two sons, 17 and 21, detailing long sexual abuse by their adoptive father. They seek solace, family healing, and a chance to reclaim lost childhood years while urging broader action to end abuse. The piece notes ongoing therapy, court supervision, and contact to Rape Crisis Center.
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Santa Claus
Debbie
Santa
Lana
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Willie Daniels
Janice Ross
Michael Varonese
Stephen Dougherty
Varonese
Dougherty
James McCarthy
Jim O'Hare
U.S
Thomas J. Maroney
Central New York Drug Enforcement Task Force
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency
Jamesville Beach Pak
Stan Niekras
Liverpool Citizens For Quality Education
Robert Spado
Liverpool Board of Education
Spado
North
Syracuse Junior High
Cicero
Taft Road
Lead
China Company Land
Mark Weiner
Robert Gavin
Newt Gingrich
House of Representatives
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Habitat For Humanity
Chuck
God
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