County charter panel may reshape Onondaga government
A seven member county charter commission was approved to study term limits legislature size and whether seats should be eliminated. The panel may grant the county executive more line item veto power while deliberations included concerns about appointing political candidates to advisory roles and the politicization of process. Patrick Kelly, a Republican candidate, won appointment to the incinerator advisory committee, drawing both opposition and defense from lawmakers over potential conflicts of interest and credibility.
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Onondaga County
Nicholas Pirro
Patrick Kelly
Vicki Baker
DeWitt
Mark Stanczyk
Syracuse
Keily
Stancayk
Donald Colon
William Sanford
Salina
Kevin Gilligan
Onondaga
Kelly
Citizens Advisory Committee
Gilligan
Edward Ryan
Ryan
Local Business Health Seen in Regional Production Volume
Decision makers gauge Onondaga, Madison and Oswego counties by the volume of goods and services produced. Strong output signals health in the area’s economy, with indicators affecting employment, investment and consumer demand across these counties.
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Onondaga
Madison
Oswego
Children help design new Erie Canal Museum exhibit
Visitors to the Erie Canal Museum will encounter a new children focused exhibit this year, partially created by fourth graders from a Syracuse elementary school.
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Erie Canal Museum
Syracuse
Teens urge pit bull attack ends cat's life in Syracuse
A cat died after being mauled by a pit bull Friday night as two teens, said to have ordered the attack and smiled during it, watched. Neighbors on West Onondaga Street offer a $200 reward for the teens. The cat belonged to Tim Bishop and had been a familiar neighborhood presence. Bishop and others criticized bystanders for not intervening.
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Onondaga Street
Syracuse
Pete Jacobs
West Onondaga Street
Onondaga St
Baker
Cleo
Tim Besno
Discipline task force submits Fayetteville-Manlius board recommendations
A school district task force formed after a Fayetteville-Manlius High School student was assaulted has proposed actionable recommendations to the school board, focusing on safety, response protocols, and restorative measures. The panel urged clear incident reporting, enhanced supervision, and ongoing staff training to prevent future harm.
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Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Head Start expansion planned for LaFayette area
A new Head Start program will open in LaFayette as part of a countywide expansion to accommodate 88 additional children across Onondaga County. The initiative aims to boost early education access, with locations and start dates to be announced by the local education authority.
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LaFayette
Onondaga County
Local Microbrewery Goes Small with Big Flavors
Syracuse Suds Factory launches as a downtown microbrewery run by Norm Some, a chemist and former Schlitz veteran. He brews 12 kegs weekly in a tiny white room with four stainless tanks, serving pale ale that remains on tap and drew repeat batch requests. Neighbors and fans mark the scene as a growing craft beer venture in the city.
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Owl Reese
Cian Prangra
Norm Soine
Syracuse Suds
Soine
Norm
Syracuse Suds Factory
Soiie
Rutgers University
Syracuse
Allied Chemical Co
Schlitz and
Matt’s
Cathedral Candie Co
Cyndy
Plainville
Jim Griffin
al Smith
Cazenovia
Weber's
DWI arrest leads to kidnapping and sodomy charges
A Bridgeport man stopped for drunken driving Sunday was charged with kidnapping sodomy and related offenses after allegedly abducting a 24 year old Kirkville woman from a Cicero Price Chopper parking lot driving her to a field and forcing oral sex before returning to the lot. He faces additional charges and was jailed on bail.
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Bridgeport
Merit
Kirkville
Price Chopper
East Circle Drive
Cicero
Onondaga County Sheriff's Department
James P. Beytau
Route 31
Pete van Patten
Bey-rau
Hess Gas Station
Route 11
Public Safety Building
Gerard Kropf
Assembly bans assault weapons in New York bill vote
ALBANY The Assembly approved a bill to ban virtually all assault weapons, defining weapons by capacity and prohibiting use by anyone but law enforcement and licensed shooters. The 86 to 60 vote faces a Senate fight, with sponsors citing street crime ties and years of advocacy.
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Albany
Assembly
Joan Christensen
Syracuse
Mario Cuomo
Senate
Joseph Nicoletti
Central
New York
Michael Bragman
Cicero
Harold Brown Jr
Camulus
Daniel Fessenden
Ledyard
Frances Sullivan
Fulton
Clarence Rappleyen
Norwich
L Magee
Nelson
Bragman
Oliver Koppell
D-Brons
Chas McGrath
National Rifle Association
United States
Emmeés
Handgun Control Inc
Oakland
Calif
California
Christensen
Willam Bush
Russell Maxwell
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Salu
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Greg Chini
University of Virginia
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Jennifer Blakeslee
Truax & Hovey
Liverpool
Samuel Soine
Kropf
Beyrau
Robert Owens
Sheaf
Owens
Beyrav
Cicero Town Court
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