County Exec Warns Fed Moves Threaten Youth Jobs
Onen County Executive Nicholas Pirro says federal wage and block grant changes will cut summer youth jobs. In a Jan 3 letter to Sen. Byrd he asks for support to fund Job Training Partnership Act summer programs, noting 800+ youths served last year and urging lawmakers to back extended funding.
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Onen County
Nicholas Pirro
Robert C. Byrd
D.w.va
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Pirro
Byrd
James Walsh
Syracuse
New York
Alfonso D'Amato
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.S
Rumor Swirls Over Dryden Slayings In Witness Protection Tale
Dryden residents clung to an unfounded rumor that Tony Harris and his family were killed in retaliation for his Witness Security Program testimony. Psychologist Jed Weitzen and town officials noted the tale provided a grim, comforting explanation amid police information gaps. Local residents and a U S Marshal Service spokeswoman dismissed the claim as implausible and unlikely.
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Dryden
Jed H. Weitzen
Dryden Town
Peggy Walbridge
Harris House
Weitzen
Warren
Tony” Harris
Robert T. Dean
Deanco Inc
Tony Harris
Syracuse
Dean
Harrises
U.S. Marshal Service
Fran Wermuth
Washington
Cholera Case Reported by County Health Dept
A Syracusan who recently visited the tropics brought back a case of cholera. The disease from vibrio cholerae causes diarrhea and dehydration. treatment requires fluids and hospital care. Dr. David Brittain warns cholera in Third World countries is deadly without treatment and cautions about contaminated water and foods when traveling.
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A. Syracusan
Tropics
Bock
David Brittain
Third World
United States
Gulf Coast
Brittain
County Health Department
Local governments seek larger aid package and revenue sharing
A NASBC report shows $25 billion in aid plus $4.5 billion in revenue sharing sought for local governments. In 1988 states stepped in after revenue sharing fell to $20 billion, with 67 percent of city officials calling state responses only fair and tax issues rising. Local leaders note shifting tax burdens from federal and state levels to local property taxes and fees, even as New York balances budgets.
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NASBC
Gerald Miller
National League of Cities
New York
Edward Farrell
New York Conference of Mayors
Onondaga County
Michael Sullivan
Albany
Hut Brad Johnson
California
Johnson
South Carolina
Utica man charged with murder in Christmas arson deaths
Utica maintenance worker Wellington C. Johnson, 25, was charged with second degree murder after a Christmas Day fire that killed Minnie Sanders 58 and two of her grandchildren Twanna Evans 1 and Shanta Evans 6. Police said a flammable liquid started the blaze. Four other children were injured. Johnson faces possible arson and two more murder counts after grand jury presentation. He was held without bail pending arraignment.
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Utica
Wellington C. Johnson
West SL
Johnson
Oneida County
Alica
Pasquale Benzo
Minnie Sanders
Twanna Evans
Shanta Evans
Sanders
Enzo
Linda Sanders
Benzo
James St
Robert Brooks
Evans-Sanders
Reginald Sanders
University Hospital
Syracuse
Tanisha Evans
Albany Medical Center
Shamika Evans
Robert Evans Jr
Anthony J. Cucinotta
Oneida
Barry Donally
Cucinolla
Oriskany
Poughkeepsie
Utica Veal Company
Marcy
Liverpool chief pursues law degree and heavy training drive
Kerry Neri, Liverpool chief, champions constant study and a 600 hour training library for officers. A video network and daily training aim to cut stress and false arrests while managing a growing village with 10 officers. Population near 69 200.
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Nen
Harold Masters
Neri
Masters
Kerry
Liverpool
Law Enforcement
Albert Sahm
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NLC
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Gramin- Rudman
UNNEN
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Elijah Huling Jr
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