Cobbler family keeps lost art alive in New York shop
Gino Ricci, born into a three generation cobbler lineage, preserves a craft in North Syracuse with his son Dominik joining to take over. The shop holds last forms, handmade leather, and a ledger tracking roughly 15 pairs yearly, reflecting lifelong devotion over a fading trade.
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Gino Ricci
Ricci
Navy
Italy
Syracuse
Dominik Ricci
Dominik
Gino
Route 11
America
Riccis
Clay
Dominik of
Eastwood
Parking ban lifted on Willis Avenue returns to normal
Residents of the 800 block of Willis Avenue welcome the removal of the west side no parking signs after city officials found the street too narrow for emergency vehicles and side passages. Affected residents, led by Susan Wateski, petitioned for the change citing sidewalk blockages and negative property impacts, while city officials pledged to consider partial sidewalk parking rules.
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Willis Avenue
Susan Wateski
Waleski
City Hall
Roy Bernardi
Mary Rose
West Side
Miles Bottini
Drunk DWI defendant faces ongoing state help failures
A Cayuga County man convicted of robbery and repeatedly driving with a suspended license faces a cycle of alcohol abuse. He admitted a gin-stashed stash, but blamed bad luck for police results. The district attorney urged keeping repeat offenders off the streets as treatment options remain limited.
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Williams
Tate
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
James B. Vargason
Cayuga County
Vargason
Teachers back state plan on school discipline debate
Union leaders and local educators back Pataki proposals to extend student removals to ten days with safeguards. Critics warn principals may bear the blame, while districts weigh discipline codes and potential impact on classrooms. The plan also pushes weapons penalties, violence reporting, and prevention programs.
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Rasbeck
Pataki
Kate McKenna
Syracuse Teachers Association
Syracuse
Alwa Roy
Wle
Ysey Weil
Paul Farfaglia
Jordan-Elbridge
Pape
Db Por Iitia
State Teachers Union
State Senate
Assembly
Emnow
Senate
Peter Appleby
Senate Education Committee
Vernor
Owner denies ties to smuggling ring probe
The Sonora Resort owner in Campbell River denies involvement in a major cross border contraband case. RCMP affidavits link the lodge to suspicious payments from Imperial Tobacco and a U.S. led tobacco and alcohol smuggling network. Miller arrest in Syracuse follows a long Canada U.S. probe naming 20 plus charged individuals and large currency movements tied to the resort's finances.
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New York
Mike Gallant
Sonora
Campbell River
Vancouver Island
Gallant
Don Wickham
Wickham
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Larry Miller
Massena
Hecd
Mike Lalonde
Super Valu
RCMP
U.S
Miller
United States
Canada
Syracuse
Jewesasne Indian Reservation
Canada-U.s
Hongkong Bank of Canada
Imperial Tobacco
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Rjr-Macdonald Inc
R.J. Reynolds
Las Vegas
Chuck Norris
John W. Fountain
Malone
Timothy 0. Glines
Victoria L. Glines
Fabian M. Hart
Bombay
Gail L. Hart
Sheila Loran
Hogansburg
Larry V. Miller
Massenia
Nick I. Miller
Lewis C. Ta
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Lass
Patty Dzierwa
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Dzierwa
Onondaga County Health Department
William Stack
Bureau of Animal Disease Prevention
Stack
Lee Ogalsbee
St. Anthony's Church
Midland Avenue
Gerry Sables
Wena Pastohl
Harborside Lawn Care Crew
Man
Teacher’s Union
Hag Ledpaay
Ispresaspan Pape
School Boards Association
Prajpsall
Dentere
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