Public hearing urged on Niagara Mohawk rate hike
Consumers urged to attend Thursday’s PSC hearing on Niagara Mohawk Power Corp rate request. Rosemary Pooler cited hearings’ potential impact on final rates, while Deborah DiLauro noted public testimony helps judge affordability. The event at Lincoln Middle School follows mixed turnout in prior cities.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Rosemary Pooler
State Public Service Commission
Pooler
Niagara Mohawk
Deborah DiLauro
PSC
DiLauro
Syracuse
Upstate
New York
Lincoln Middle School
James St
Albany
Public Service Commission
Nine Mile 2
Lake Ontario
Worms a Philippine delicacy opens earthworm farming debate
Syracuse environmental scientist Roy Hartenstein and his former student Edward Neuhauser spoke in Rome on lombriculture while noting earthworms edible in the Philippines for high protein. He envisions worms turning waste into fertilizer and possibly cutting urban garbage by half, though land limits and burial options complicate adoption.
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Roy C. Hartenstein
State College of Environmental Science and Forestry
New York
Hartenstein
Edward F. Neuhauser
Rome
Italy
Philippines
Harterstein
ESF
Watering ban continues in Camillus Marcellus Onondaga Solvay
OCWA reports ongoing pumping troubles affecting Onondaga and Howlett Hill in Marcellus and Camillus with potential lift later in the week. Solvay faces a dry reservoir and asks residents with odd numbers to curb watering while even-numbered addresses reduce usage. officials warn a total ban could come if rain does not arrive.
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Onondaga
Howlett Hill
Marcellus and
Camillus
Solvay
Onondaga and Howlett Hill
Onondaga County
Onondaga Hill
de Valdre
Solvay Water
Len Baldini
Petit
City Engineering Department
Richard Kunder
University Hill
Eastwood
Kunder
Hospital union files unfair labor charge after ads
SEIU Local 200 representing over 400 striking workers at Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB after a newspaper help wanted ad fed tensions on the picket line. Union cites hospital threats to hire replacements as motive while management points to Medicaid funding limits.
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Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital
Service Employees International Union
National Labor Relations Board
SEIU
Syracuse
Bethany Baptist Church
Irving Ave
Anne Berlin
Berlin
Pam Pidhirny
Why Jackie Died A Friend Recounts Hidden Clues
A friend recalls Jackie a 42 year old woman who drowned in Onondaga Lake after leaving her Mitland Avenue home. Neighbors found the body uniden tified as Jane Doe until sheriff officials identified her. Jackie faced unhappiness illness and past trauma including a nervous breakdown and frictions with family. Mary describes her friend as quiet gifted in reading painting and carpentry and notes two burglaries and a nearby fire that unsettled Jackie before her disappearance.
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Jackie
Onondaga Lake
Sheriff's Department
Jane Doe
Mitland Avenue
Mary Roleoine
Cookie
Mary
Neu
Steeo
Jackie Lick
Antil
Noheeman
Fran Jackie
Yosawd
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Skaneastles Lakes
Bernard Pettitt
Stan Evans
Pidhlrny
Mike Clark
Clark
United Parcel Service
State University Hospital
Crouse Irving
Centro
Crouse-Irving
George Kennedy
Dick Case