Blaze damages 2 story house on Oakwood Avenue
A child who tossed a match down a heating duct caused a two story house at 635 Oakwood Ave on Syracuse's South Side to catch fire about 9 30 p m Sunday night Firefighters reported heavy smoke filling the home before they arrived No injuries were reported and both floors suffered smoke and water damage Red Cross workers assisted residents
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Jobs program boosts students and business at Price Chopper
Price Chopper partners with schools to offer students min wage jobs plus escalating college savings bonds. Twenty Fowler High and six Henninger High students have joined the program. First year 500 bond, rising to 750 and 1000 in years two and three, then 2000 annually through college. Also eligible for 12 minority achievement scholarships.
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Sue Harridge
Syracuse
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SU to get 750000 no interest loan for energy project
Syracuse University will receive a 750000 no interest loan from the New York Power Authority for an energy conservation project across two campus buildings. SU Chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw and State Senator John DeFrancisco will announce details at Bowne Hall Room 400 at 10 am. The loan, funded from oil industry fines, aims to cut energy costs by 2.5 million annually once a 12 million project finishes.
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Syracuse
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Skaneateles to discuss bus garage worries
Skaneateles school board member Carl Gerst Jr. will update the board Tuesday on environmental concerns tied to a school bus garage and fuel facility project. The meeting is at 7:30 p.m. in district offices. In November residents approved a 990000 joint venture on five acres along Route 20, east of the village, amid fuel runoff fears.
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Skaneateles
Carl Gerst Jr
Route 20
Skaneateles Lake
Liverpool board plans to meet on police services
The Liverpool Village Board rescheduled its meeting to December 22 at 7 p.m. in the village offices at 500 Hickory St. A 6:30 p.m. work session precedes the meeting. A citizens committee will present recommendations on the village police services at the rescheduled session.
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Fayetteville Manlius Board Sets 7:30 PM Meeting
The Fayetteville Manlius school board has rescheduled its next meeting to 7:30 p.m. today. The session will be held in the Eagle Hill Middle School library at 4645 Enders Road in Manlius.
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Dick Case On Vacation
Dick Case and his column are on vacation this week and will return next week.
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Dick Case
Feds bar Oneida laboratory from new contracts
Oneida Research Services Inc. of Whitesboro is banned from obtaining new federal contracts while facing criminal charges over testing practices for devices used in military and aerospace work including the Hubble Space Telescope. The Defense Logistics Agency also bars seven current or former workers including president Thomas Rossiter. current contracts remain unaffected. The case is set for trial on December 30. officials dispute the motive behind the ban and timing of the announcement.
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Normand Lussier
Olmsted
Policelli
Fundraiser With Pataki and D’Amato Planned in Syracuse
New York Republicans plan a Syracuse fund-raiser with Gov. Pataki and Sen. D’Amato as featured attractions. Tickets range from 175 to 500 dollars per person, and a $5,000 table offers a private half-hour to chat with the leaders. Organizers cite donation allocations and political maneuvering ahead of the 1998 elections.
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U.S
Alfonso M. D’amato
Syracuse
Pataki
D’amato
Everson Museum of Art
D'Amato
Police probe officer crash after red light crash
Dr Richard Ham and his wife were injured when a Syracuse police cruiser ran a red light on Townsend Street near I 690. Ham suffered a broken tibia and a head wound requiring stitches. Police opened an investigation but released no details.
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Ham
Syracuse
Townsend Street
Joanna
Therese
Daniel Boyle
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Auburn man dies on snowy Route 5 crash
Police say white-out conditions and slippery roads contributed to a crash on Route 5 in Camillus. James J. LoPiccolo, 28, of Garrow Street, died after his eastbound Hyundai collided with a Pontiac near the Route 5 bypass at West Genesee Turnpike around 7:30 a.m. His brother Brian LoPiccolo reportedly lost control and could not avoid the collision. An investigator pronounced James dead at the scene.
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of & Garrow St
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