Carrier recalls workers as expansion planned at DeWitt plant
Carrier Corp recalls 241 hourly workers to the Thompson Road plant with production set to resume by January 10 as it announces a 24 million expansion at the Carlyle Compressor plant in DeWitt. Union officials call the recall a great Christmas present while noting 800 workers remain on indefinite layoff.
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Carrier Corp
Thompson Road
Carrier
Arlyle
DeWitt
Mike Kuznia
Kuznia
Richard Allen
Syracuse
Robert Demmerle
Demmerle
Allen
Carlyle
Brownies Bring Gifts To Ronald McDonald House
New Haven Brownie Troop 107 led by Alicia Mitchell delivered two carloads of gifts from 26 Oswego area merchants to the Ronald McDonald House in Syracuse. Mothers organized a bake sale raising $105 to fund items on a wish list for the children and families staying at the house during Christmas.
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New Haven
Santa Claus
Ronald McDonald House
Syracuse
Brownie Troop 107
Oswego
Mitchell
Girl Scouts of America
Troop 107
Thomas
Nine Mile Point II
William Caryl
J. C. Penney’s
Oswego Plaza
Dick Chetney
Lupe
Reader's Digest
Gail Finger
Oswego County
Dave Edwards
Finger
Councilors confident of winning Conifersuit
Councilors at large Joseph Nicoletti and John DeFrancisco expect a long housing fight over Benedict Avenue. A State Supreme Court judge denied Conifer Development Inc. to overturn rezoning for multi family construction. HUD withdrew funding, raising questions about Conifer’s ability to proceed. The court ordered a trial on Conifer’s challenge to sue based on HUD withdrawal.
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Joseph Nicoletti
Benedict Avenue
John DeFrancisco
Ict Avenue
DeFrancisco
Nicoletti
Supreme Court
Robert Lynch
Conifer Development Inc
Lee Alexander
Conifer
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lynch
HUD
Two men charged with DWI in Onondaga town incidents
Two town of Onondaga men face DWI charges after separate incidents. Gary Block, 21, of 3151 Cedarvale Road, crashed into a tree on Route 80 near Gib son Hill Road and was found semi conscious. he was taken to Community General Hospital. Kevin Bucktooth, 26, allegedly led Deputy Carl Dengel on a brief pursuit on Route 11 in Nedrow and faces DWI speeding resisting arrest and second degree attempted assault with an appearance ticket set for January 19 in Onondaga Town Court.
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Onondaga
Nedrow
Gibson Hill Road
Slack
Block
Community General Hospital
Carl Dengel
Route 11
Kevin Bucktooth
Everson Hosts Grandparents Day Afternoon Entertainment
Grandparents and grandchildren will enjoy a special Wednesday program at the museum from 12 30 to 4 p m featuring Dennis Bowman and Chester the Butler Irish Dancers the Twinks and Spinning Cobras Karate demonstration for an afternoon of entertainment.
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Theuseum
Dennis Bowman
Chester
Twinks
Pay schedule dispute affects 600 on school staff
About 600 hourly employees of the Syracuse City School District will keep current pay until a pay plan dispute is resolved. The issue centers on whether December or January work should be paid in the biweekly cycle. The Syracuse Teachers Association argues time cards were misapplied, causing misalignment in pay days.
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Syracuse City
Jeanette Pietrantoni
Syracuse Teachers Association
Pietrantoni
Lionel Meno
STA
Sta’s
Richard Kassman
Asf
Syracuse Girl Leads Card Drive For Ridgway Christmas Cheer
Mary Leonard and 5th graders at St Patrick's School collect 23 Christmas cards for Dorothy Ridgway, the Roanoke girl once flooded with global attention, sending a colorful at heart message of health and hope.
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Parade Magazine
Dorothy Ridgway
Virginia
Syracuse
Mary Leonard
St. Patrick’s School
Ridgway
Betty Leonard
Hamilton Treet
Mary
New York City
Roanoke
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