Civic Center plan OK'd by county legislature
Onondaga County lawmakers approve a 1.8 million renovation plan for the Cine Cancer Theatre Comatex with 1.2 million bonded. A new women’s restroom aims to relieve long lines amid crowded performances. The move also funds flag restoration and overtime budget fixes in sheriff’s department.
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Onondaga County
Mondey
Comatex
Bernard Kraft
Clyde Ohl
D-Camulus
American Legion
Onondaga County Civil War Roundtable
Wiliam Myer
Rcicero
Sheriff's Department
James Walsh
Mark Stanczyk
Syracuse
Stanczyk
Walsh
Department of Management and Budget
Moira
Franklin County
Teen injured in Camillus fire on Colony Circle
A 14 year old Camillus boy Brandon Sawyer suffered smoke and heat inhalation while attempting to extinguish a fire in his Colony Circle home. He was treated at University Hospital and released. Fire crews from multiple departments fought flames about 4 p.m. spreading through ducts to the first floor. the cause is under investigation. the family dog Sparky and cat Cleopatra were accounted for.
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Camillus
Colony Circle
Thomas M. Winn
Brandon
Sawyer
University Hospital
Fairmount Fire Department
Onondaga County
Hovever
Winn
Molly Sawyer
Sparky
Debbie Ledford
Ledford
Fairmount
Solvay
Taunton
Tim Pazaras
Daniel Burlingame
Cleopatra
Wise Vstar
Paioeta
Kevin Sienkiewicz
County police consolidation eyed to boost pay and efficiency
Onondaga County deputies and chiefs discuss consolidating police forces to raise salaries and streamline operations. A county merger could create a central evidence hub and shared computer system, though opponents warn of higher costs. The region includes 14 town and village departments plus state and county agencies, totaling over 1,000 officers, with salary gaps across agencies and unions. The debate also touches on dispatching, crime lab staffing, and minority recruitment amid calls for resident input and accountability.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County
Manlius
Census ad drives mail back to cut door to door work
The Census Bureau aims to lower costs by boosting mail back rates, noting a 1 point drop saves 25 million in wages. With a 65 percent return rate, 875 million would be spent on enumerators. Ads target African Americans Latinos Asians Eastern Europeans Native Americans and mainstream Americans. Local efforts include PSAs with officials and Centro bus ads to boost participation.
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Tfme
Marks
Billings
Centro
Dave Ristau
Ristau
Ristay
Police search for motive amid Syracuse shooting deaths
Sweeny said police found two bullet holes in Shepherd and learned Wilson and Griswold fled to Wilsons parents’ house in Camillus. Griswold held without bail. Wilson not charged. Shepherd’s family prepares funeral, noting his recent slow pace with his 9 month old daughter and ties to DeWitt and Genesee Park Drive in Syracuse.
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Sweeny
Shepherd
Wilson
Griswold
Camillus
Onondaga County Justice Center
Cooks
DeWitt
Genesee Park Drive
Syracuse
Councilors to probe officers protest at Syracuse courthouse
Syracuse councilors plan a formal probe into a courthouse demonstration by police to support Officer James Mullen amid a domestic dispute case. Fifth District Councilor Bill Simmons seeks answers on on duty status and policy breaches while Mayor Bernardi and Police Chief Falge weigh in.
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Syracuse Cou Cil
Fifth District
Bill Simmons
Danielle Currier
Police Benevolent Association
Jeffrey Piedmonte
James Mullen
Mullen
Currier
Simmons
Roy Bernardi
John Falge
Bernard
Falge
Piedmonte
William Fitzpatrick
Fargo
Eddie
Lorraine Brooks
Heath Brooks
Glenwood Ave
Farge
Fitzpatrick
Brooks
Obituary Fragments Highlight Hobbs and Basta Deaths
Cees Richard Hobbs 54 formerly of Syracuse died January 14 in Henderson Nevada. He was born in Milford Connecticut and a veteran of the Air Force and Navy in Vietnam. Survived by Angela wife and children Kimberly Bishop William Joseph Saltarello and Marie Saltarello with siblings and grandchildren. Services held at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Palm Mortuary-Jones Henderson. Catherine J Basta D Onofrio of Brockport died Sunday at Lakeview Memorial Hospital. Born in Syracuse she was survived by husband Ralph and four daughters Christine Patricia Lorraine Josephine with siblings and many grandchildren. Services planned at Royal Garden Apartments Brockport with no calling hours.
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Richard Hobbs
Syracuse
Henderson
New
Milford
Conn
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Onondaga Community College
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Angela
Kimberly
Andover
Kan
William
Jola
Joseph Saltarello
Salem
Ore
Marie Saltarello
Nev
Ernest
Columbus
Ohio
Southern
Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Palm Mortuary-Jones
Catherine J. Basta D Onofrio
Brockport
Lakeview Memorial Hospital
Ralph
Ralph N
Christine
Patricia
Lorraine
Josephine
Pauline Savage
Mary Grassi
Binghamton
Mike
Eugene
Dominic Basta
Royal Garden Apartments
Michael R. Yachin
Norton
Rochester
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Police Chiefs Association
Elizabeth Blackwell Street
Timothy P. Rohrig
David Barrette
Donna Reese
Reese
Kathy MacRae
Joe Schmo
Greg Munro
New York City
MTV
Nicholas Pirro
John Shepherd
Theodore
Frank Gilliam
Kim Ohara
Damian Guevara
Cees
Catherine J. D'Onofrio
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