Jamesville Beach seeks local support group TLC
Jamesville Beach Park in Onondaga County may gain a friends group to raise funds and recruit volunteers for park improvements. Legislators Dale Sweetland and Vicki Baker push the idea, noting 10 such groups already aid county parks and urging community backing at events like the balloon festival.
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Jamesville Beach
Dale Sweetland
Vicki Baker
Jamesville Reservoir
Onondaga County
Sweetland
R-Fabius
Baker
D-Dewitt
la Fayette
Jamesville
Gary MacLachlan
Friends of the Zoo
MacLachlan
Friends of
Beaver Lake Nature Center
Historic
Onondaga Lake
Highland Forest Nordic Ski Patrol
Central
Carpenter's Brook
Elbridge Park
Sup
Mghelle Gabiloe
Luck Helps Local Speller Triumph at National Bee
The 68th National Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Herald Journal and Herald American, features Merriam Webster editor Jim Lowe noting word difficulty varies by background. Noah Clarke Lauricella of Bloomington spells epicede as others stumble, while prize packages total up to $5,000 plus books and bonds for winners and entrants receive savings bonds and cash as they are eliminated.
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Jim Lowe
Merriam-Webster
Springfield
Mass
The
Hee
Lowe
Noah Clarke Lauricella
Bloomington
Stein
Weaver
Herald-Journal
Herald American
Scripps Howard
Encyclopaedia Britannica
School Budget Approval Sets 13.8 Million Plan and Taxes
The school district passes a 13.8 million budget up 3.6 percent for the coming year with an estimated 15.27 per thousand tax rate and a $1,527 bill for a 100000 home. Voters approve spending 130000 for two buses, 617000 for a capital project, and transfer an access road to Ska neateles by large margins. Two incumbents, Edward Buttolph and Carl Gerst Jr., win unopposed for three year terms on the school board.
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Skaneateles
Edward Buttolph
Carl Gerst Jr
Afterschool program Safe Zone blocked from home in Syracuse
Safe Zone founder Sheila Bennett Johnson faced neighbor protests and a landlord withdrawal as the Syracuse chapter sought a home at 117 Bertram Place. The group, serving 32 children ages 4 to 14 with tutoring and mentoring, had planned arts crafts and a backyard dance studio but was told not to move in amid community fears.
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Safe Zone Inc
Syracuse
Sheila Bennett Johnson
Safe Zone
Bertram Place
Johnson
Dpnce
Neghbors
John Stokes
Joan Robb
Sharon DeLee
DeLee
Auditor warns Onondaga County insurance fund deficit
An independent audit investigates the Onondaga County insurance fund. It projects a 19.9 million dollar 20 year shortfall mainly from workers compensation claims. Officials debate the deficit's significance and potential funding options.
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Onondaga County
A. Christopher Smith
Coopers & Lybrand
Smith
David Murphy
Murphy
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Move may save historic Needham house in Syracuse
In Syracuse two groups clash over saving or razing the 166-year-old Gordon Needham house at 222 W Seneca Turnpike. Faith Heritage School proposes moving the house to allow athletic facilities, playgrounds, and parking, while preservationists push to keep it as a historic site. The plan requires council approval after planning commission review, with details pending a Monday proposal and potential designation decisions.
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Syracuse Landmark Preservation Association
Gordon Needham
Seneca Turnpike
Faith Heritage School
Faith Heritage
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