Missing Skaneateles hiker declared dead
Onondaga County Surrogate Judge Peter Wells ruled 44 year old Thomas J. Carleton legally dead as of October 1993, fourteen months after disappearing during a soto hike in the Adirondack mountains near Scott's Clearing south of Lake Placid. The decision cited perilous terrain and extreme weather while he was ill equipped, aiding Dea Carleton's bid for benefits for their daughter Ashley.
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Adirondack
Skaneateles
Onondaga County
Peter Wells
Thomas J. Carleton
Carleton
Scott
Lake Placid
Wells
Dea
Ashley
Syracuse Woman Robbed in Citywide ATM Search
Syracuse police hunt for a white man in his 20s who held a gun on a 50 year old woman and forced her to drive to multiple banks and the cemetery seeking an ATM to steal. The suspect, 5 feet 9 inches with a mustache and goatee, wore a dark Notre Dame jacket and a dark knit hat.
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Syracuse
Carolyn Williams
Goodrich Avenue
Williams
Peter
Nottingham Road
Valley Plaza
Key Bank
Salina St. Williams
Notre Dame
Kmit
Man charged for selling gun used in killing
A Syracuse man, 23 year old Robert M. Mothersell Jr., was jailed on a weapons possession charge for selling a .22 caliber revolver to Maurice DeLee on New Year’s Eve. DeLee allegedly shot Larry Whitehead Jr., 18, during a botched robbery at 309 Green St. Whitehead died the following Monday from a head wound. DeLee faces manslaughter and attempted robbery counts, while Mothersell remains jailed.
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Syracuse
Robert M. Mothersell Jr
Maurice DeLee
DeLee
Larry Whitehead Jr
Green St
Whitehead
Public Safety Building
Teen indicted for attack on election inspector
A Syracuse teen, Sean Reyes, 19, was indicted on a single count of second degree robbery for the November 8 attack on a 70 year old election inspector. He allegedly knocked Natalie Sobleski to the ground and dragged her along Apple Street as her purse was snatched. About 1500 dollars in the purse were not recovered.
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Syracuse
Sean Reyes
W. Belden Ave
Natalie Sobleski
Apple Street
City council turmoil costs police and city $250
Police spent over 10 hours and about $250 pursuing Common Council members to attend a special meeting to fill Tim Cowin's vacant seat. Democrats boycotted, Republicans appointed Tom Auffhammer, while council prep and possible court action loom.
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Vicki Mannion
Tim Cowin
Cowin
Tom Auffhammer
Auffhammer
Ruffhammer
Pane
Miles Bottrill
Roy Bernardi
City
Bottrill
Eilen LaBerge
Rick Guy
Karen Uplinger
Uplinger
Dee
Dryden remembers coach shot while protecting daughter
The town mourns Steve Starr, 42, a Dryden educator who stopped a college student from harming his daughter, then died by suicide. The memorial drew 2,000 attendees at Dryden High School as residents, students, and families shared grief, with calls for a lasting violence prevention memorial and a return to normal life after tragedy.
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Steve Starr
Steve
Dryden
Harris
Dryden High School
Mom
Dad
Peps
Starr
Amy Walker
Coach Starr
Dryden Elementary
Ralph Undercoffler
Amy
Amy Starr
ANH Attia
State to label lake a health hazard
The New York State Health Department plans to declare Onondaga Lake a public health hazard after a yearlong study of the polluted water and shoreline. The finding cites contaminated fish, sewer overflows, and toxic chemicals, though cleanup plans are unlikely to change.
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State Health Department
Onondaga Lake
Herald-Journal
Timothy Mulvey
Onondaga Lake Management Conference
Skanealeles Lake
Cazenovia Lake
Landfill Hurdle Remains In Van Buren Farm Fight
A 183 acre farm owned by Leroy Peck may block Onondaga County incinerator ash landfill plans in Van Buren. DEC Commissioner Langdon Marsh upheld a ruling questioning the county’s ability to condemn the Peck farm for the site. OCCRA calls the ruling a time and money saver while Van Buren officials say it leaves conditions mostly unchanged.
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Leroy Peck
Onondaga County
van Buren
State Department of Environmental Conservation
DEC
Langdon Marsh
Peck
Marsh
Kevin J. Casutto
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency
Casutto
Andy Brisham
OCCRA
Rock Cut Road
Onondaga
Brigham
Jan Kublick
Kubick
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Sue Weiberahl
Council
Ed Carni
Mae
Sith
Mark Weiner
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