Mackins admits fatal stabbing in plea deal
Robert Mackins 25 of 120 Gifford Street pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter for the July 2 stabbing death of Susan Black at 314 Pine Street. Under a plea with the DA, he faces 10 to 20 years in state prison, with August 25 sentencing. Prosecutors cited intoxication and unclear motive. Mackins claimed self defense, while doctors noted bite marks on his arm.
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Mike File
Robert Mackins
Susan Black
Mackins
Gifford Street
Patrick J. Cunningham
Black
Pine St
William Fitzpatrick
Cunningham
B. Fayette St
Public “Safety
Fitzpatrick
Joseph Fahey
Infant died when car backed over him in Ot E Ogdensburg
A 2 month old boy, Noah Christopher Montpelier, died after his car door opened and he fell from a front seat child restraint. Mother Cathy Montpelier was backing out at 923 Ford St at about 8 30 am when the infant was not strapped in. The deputy coroner ruled the cause of death a fractured skull. An eyewitness said the passenger door may have been left ajar when 8 year old Julie Montpelier ran back to the house.
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Ogdensburg
Noah Christopher Montpelier
Hugh Frame
St. Lawrence County
Frame
Cathy A. Montpelier
Ford St
Books or you may go to jail for overdue library items
The Onondaga County Public Library faces a $160,000 annual loss from overdue books and plans to prosecute persistent violators. With 16,000 items overdue by 90 days, library officials will hand violators to the District Attorney’s Office. The system can block further checkouts until fines are paid.
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J. Michael Kelly
Onondaga County
Margaret L. Horner
Library System
Central Library
New York State
OCPL
Horner
Library Aide
Onon
Ree Daga County Public Library System
Maloney appeals prison terms as unconstitutional
Donald Maloney seeks to overturn 30 years of prison terms for masterminding a nationwide loan scam that defrauded about 150 businessmen of more than 2.7 million dollars. His lawyers contend the sentences amount to a life term in violation of the Eighth Amendment while he accepted 82 thousand dollars in fines. Maloney, 61, pleaded guilty in Syracuse and Seattle to multiple fraud charges and is imprisoned at Ray Brook, New York.
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Dale Easler
Donald Maloney
Maloney
John Rinaldi
Rinaldi
U.S
Neal P. McCain
Syracuse
Barbara Rothstein
Seattle
Anchorage
Alaska
770 James St
Ray Brook
Lake Placid
City to seek low cost hydro power for Syracuse residents
The Syracuse Common Council is urged to create a city run public utility to obtain inexpensive hydro electric power from PASNY for city households by 1985. If approved, the plan would cut 1985 bills about 15 percent and 1990 bills about 40 percent, with NiMo handling transmission and distribution.
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Syracuse
State of New York
Common Council
Deborah DiLauro
Syracuse Consumer Affairs Office
Edward Nowakowski
NiMo
No NiMo takeover plan approved by Onondaga panel
Onondaga County Legislature plans a paper public utility service to secure cheap hydro power from NiMo and NYSEG for local customers. The move, not a takeover, would acquire about 60 million dollars in hydro power and resell it to municipal utilities. County Attorney Rossi warns failure could raise local energy rates. a special session was to approve the measure.
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Onondaga County
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Nicholas J. Pirro
Pirro
Onondaga County Public Utility Service
Syracuse Public Power Coalition
Common Council
NiMo
New York State Electric & Gas Corp
Robert J. Rossi
Public Works Committee
Massena
City’s hidden urban college hosts library with jobs help
A nondescript building at 100 New St houses the Educational Opportunity Center of SUNY, an eight-site unit serving Syracuse for 13 years under Morrisville State College. The center aids adults without typical educational advantages, offering free services to earn high school equivalencies and prepare for college or business careers, with students staying about a year at their own pace. The Paul Robeson Library, opened 1973 in the basement, houses a strong Black American materials collection and serves the campus during classes from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Educational Opportunity Center
The
State University of New York
Syracuse
Morrisville State College
Pam Smith
Morrisville
New St
Paul Robeson
Robeson Library centers on student growth at EOC
The center at EOC in Robeson Library emphasizes openness and supportive study. Counselors like Florine Walker help readers at sixth grade level prepare for jobs, while staff such as Sam Feldman and Shelly Williams highlight access to a job bank, classes in library use, typing, and civil service prep. The facility hosts a film series, art showings, Black History Month observances, and a free book program to encourage continual learning and community use.
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Florine Walker
Sam Feldman
Sam
Robeson
Atmec
Salina Street
Pam Smith
Florence Beer
EOC
National Library Week
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DiLauro
Nancy Lorraine Hoffman
Joseph Nicoletti
No NiMo
EOC Library
Salina
Central Tech
Mulberry Square
Dick Case
Zoc
Robeson Library
Shelly Williams
Florence
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