Pirro sworn in as Onondaga County executive
Nicholas J. Pirro took the oath to become Onondaga County's new chief executive succeeding John J. Mulray. The ceremony drew over 1,000 guests at the Galleries of Syracuse with children singing and sunlight flooding the glass roof as Pirro begins a four year term in the county's second two year history.
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Onor County
Nicholas J. Pirro
Syracuse
Pirro
John J. Mulray
Onondaga County
McBride Street
New York
John Mulray
Pirro sworn in as Onondaga County executive in holiday ceremony
Nicholas Pirro was sworn in at the Galleries of Syracuse amid a festive reception with Syracuse leaders and volunteers. George Wortley noted the timing mix up while praising Pirro who shook hands for 45 minutes and handed out candy canes to children outside the new Onondaga County Public Library.
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George Wortley
Wortley
Pirro
Pauly
Nick
GOP
Syracuse
Tom Young
Board of Elections
Richard Romeo
Onondaga County Public Library
Manlius Transforms From Farms To Suburban Growth
Housing development surges around Manlius, eroding 25 acre Willis farm and rural life he recalls arriving in 1940. Since 1960 the village has tripled in size, evolving from a farming area to a busy bedroom community with rivers, historic districts, schools and rising taxes.
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Joe Willis
Manlius
Mallee
Willis
Pompey Center Road
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Limestone Creek
Fayetteville
F-M
Growth and Change Shape Manlius Neighborhoods
In Onondaga County Manlius transformed as schools merged to educate more students and a public water system spurred growth. Annexations in the 1960s fueled housing tracts, but traffic along Route 92 grew, bridges were scarce, and residents debated wealth, poverty, and integration while taxes and incomes rose from 1960 to 1980.
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Rhys Roberts
Dan Salmon
Joe Caldwell
Caldwell
Eastern Hills Development Corp
Eastern Hills
Manlius
Meadowstream
Kings Grant
Stoneledge
Ross Park
Academy Hill
Memory Lare
Limestone Creek
Barbara Rivette
East Seneca
Rivette
Willis
New York City
Long Island
Rothenberg
Watc
Petty Mentius
Harry Helsher
Frank “Buzzy” Oley
Buzzy
East Seneca Turnpike
Oleg
Florida
Cazenovia
Linda Meoak
Simsbury
Conn
Memory Lane
England
Joneses
Connecticut
Angelo “Arkie
Albanese
Ku King Klan
Mantis
Salvation Army surpasses holiday goal in Syracuse drive
An unprecedented surge in donations on Christmas Eve pushed the Greater Syracuse Salvation Army over its 63000 goal, raising 63686 and aiding 2126 families plus thousands more. Major Rex Worthy cited strong local concern and a final day rush as key to beating 1986 totals.
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Santa
Syracuse
Salvation Army
Rex Worthy
Onondaga County
Worthy
Yheans
Police hunt clues in Murray stabbing as canvass continues
Police pursue tips in the Christmas Eve murder of 70 year old Margaret Murray. Investigators canvass the Tipperary Hill area for clues while reviewing a two inch Quikut knife found nearby. more than 100 calls have come in from the public with recollections and opinions. John Murray found the body at 608 Tompkins Street.
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Tipperary Hill
Margaret Murray
Tompkins St
Murray
John
Lowell Avenue
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Pear Thomas Aloi
Onon
Manlius Farms
Vy Bacnania
Hart Seely
Christmas Bureau
Onondaga County War Memorial
Shoppingtown Mall
Wor
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