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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 2001
Page
8
Wishing for snow, 12 year old Austerosicz and 13 year old John Farnham, both of Camillus, craft a snow sculpture at Munro Park for the village’s inaugural Febfest. About 500 people attended, an organizer estimated. See Frosty, page B-2.
Central New York papers denounced the Jerry Rescue as a national flashpoint with indignation and calls of outrage. The Albany Argus labeled it an assault on the law, a disgrace to the city and state, portraying it as the first armed challenge to judicial authority in the Union. Black History Month events noted in calendar.
Four Central Square men and their snowmobiles fell through the ice on Oneida Lake near Hitchcock Point Road in Sullivan, Madison County, around 9 p.m. Saturday. All four escaped without injury, though the machines sit in about four feet of water. The men identified were David Richardson, 28, Jeremy Clark, 26, Mark Fencil, 27, and an unnamed companion who swam 100 yards to shore.
The state will release 2.3 million in federal disaster aid for 84 municipalities including Onondaga Oneida and Madison counties hit by May to August 2000 storms triggering a federal disaster declaration for 28 New York counties. A Syracuse contractor overseeing Three Rivers Stadium demolition has hired Capital Asset Protection Inc. to guard the site after the first firm walked off over payment.
The Consolidated Industries collapse prompts calls for an outside audit to uncover the misused funds. Joseph Bombard says the nonprofit lacks money for an audit while Onondaga County officials expect a state Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities led probe. The agency faced about 1 million in IRS employee withholdings and mounting debts, with former director Mango and board members unaware of the perilous finances.
Downtown Fulton and the Oswego Canal see renewed activity as state and federal funding pour in. Governor Pataki pledged 50 million for canal projects in the budget, aiming to turn the canal system into a major economic driver with new public docks, scenic byways, and increased tourist appeal along Route 90 and Route 89 near Cayuga and Seneca counties.
Bob, a Syracuse Navy veteran of ten years, had his ashes scattered about 200 miles off South Florida after a September Navy transfer from Norfolk. Clare Gates and family honored his wish to be laid to rest at sea aboard the USS Stout, reflecting a life loved by locals who knew him as the jovial newsroom figure behind Paeton's Dialogs.
In Central New York and statewide, districts protest Governor Pataki’s plan to alter building aid approval and reimbursement, arguing it could delay approved renovations. State aid has swollen from 688 million in 1996-97 to over 12 billion now, with projections above 1.6 billion next year, provoking shock from superintendents and teachers as communities face disrupted commitments.
Rising price tag for school construction and repair projects threatens a sharp budget impact next year if current law stays. Gov Pazaly proposes changes to curb the rise, trimming the projected cost to the state.
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