Oneida Nation land buys near Turning Stone raise taxes and tensions
Officials and residents in Verona and Vernon fear loss of property taxes as the Oneida Indian Nation expands land holdings around Turning Stone Casino. The tribe argues the land is ancestral and exempt from taxes, while critics worry about building permits, zoning, and local control. Local leaders seek guidance from Albany amid uncertain gains for some landowners.
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Verona
Vernon
Ans
Roman Wilczak
Oneida
Albany
Oneida Nation buys land near Turning Stone Casing
FL dials the Merritel. As the Oneida Indian Nation buys land near Turning Stone Casing, the tax base for Vernon and Verona towns in Oneida County shrinks. What the towns will look like in five years remains uncertain.
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Oneida County
Vernon
Verona
Youth workers win any whistleblower protection call
New York City state senator Franz Leichter urged the Division for Youth to reevaluate punishment of workers who blew the whistle on abuse at the Austin MacCormick Center. In a letter to DFY Director Leonard G. Dunston Leichter cited an Inspector General report and called for action for workers punished or fired for exposing mistreatment. Over 30 MacCormick staffers described to reporters brutal beatings, with some having previously provided information to state agencies.
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New York City
Austin MacCormick Center
DFY
Leonard G. Dunston
Franz
Leichter
New York State Office of Inspector General
OIG
D-L
Manhattan
Bronx
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Herald American
Herald-Journal
Bodine Drives USA Bobsled Revival With Bo Dyn
Geoff Bodine, a NASCAR driver from Chemung County, spurs a bobsled revival in the United States by backing the Bo Dyn sled, using NASCAR tech to build an American-made sled after watching the 92 Games. Brian Shimer notes Bodine initiated the project during the 92 Games.
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Dixie
Chemung County
Geoff Bodine
USA
America
Brian Shimer
Geoff
Nang Battagua
Wees Vereneggens
Brian ‘Shimer
Lent describes innocence amid murder case claims
Serial suspect Lewis S. Lent Jr. writes from a Pittsfield jail that he did not kill Sara Anne Wood or any other person. He says he spent his life helping people and cannot be guilty, recounting deeds such as mowing lawns and repairing homes. Police statements follow a probe that led to a search near Raquette Lake for the missing 12-year-old.
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Lewis S. Lent Jr
Herald-Journal
Lent
Pittsfield
Mass
Sara Anne Wood
Raquette Lake
Adirondacks
Frank Coletta
Clifton Park Bible School
Berkshire
Coletta
Bishop O'Keefe to resign in March in Syracuse
The Most Rev Joseph T O Keefe bishop of the Syracuse diocese since 1987 will submit his resignation to Pope John Paul II early next month at age 75 as required by church law. He will stay until a successor is named, a process that may take six months to a year.
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Joseph T. O'Keefe
Syracuse
O'Keefe
John Paul II
O’keefe
Diwig
Keith Ackerman
Rome
Ackerman
Seven County
Frank J. Harrison
Archdiocese of
New York
New Yorkity
Ex-Syracuse Mayor Lee Alexander Freed From Sentence
Former Syracuse mayor Lee Alexander, 66, completed three months of home confinement today, concluding his 1988 sentence for extorting 1.43 million dollars in kickbacks. He was released from a Rochester halfway house on Nov 10 and then confined to his wife’s Syracuse home for the final period, declining to comment beyond confirming completion.
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Syracuse
Lee Alexander
Alexander
Rochester
Nursery Lane
Layoffs at Laubach Literacy International Hit Six Jobs
Memory of layoffs haunts workers as six employees were dismissed at Laubach Literacy International on Sept 29 after computers rejected access. Managers explained the need, then required desks to be cleared while staff watched empty boxes at their stations. Patricia Rector, a senior writer, recalls the chill of the moment.
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Laubach Literacy International
Laubach
Patricia A. Rector
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