State aid bill death hits Syracuse and upstate cities
Albany's decision to kill the overburden bill leaves Syracuse facing a $7 million deficit for the new fiscal year. City officials and lawmakers blame political reality as relief from school aid and other funding remains uncertain amid a looming budget deadline.
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Albany
Syracuse
Senate
Assembly
Upstate
Buffalo
Rochester
Yonkers
Republican
Democratic Assembly
GOP
Paper Title for Cars Warned as Vital Ownership Proof
Onondaga County and local dealers urge owners of 1973 or newer cars to safeguard the New York State Certificate of Title. Losing the document requires a duplicate from Albany and a $2 fee, with delays and extra paperwork.
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New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
Onondaga County Motor Vehicle Bureau
Syracuse
J.R. Decker
Win Gurney Pontiac
Decker
Motor Vehicles Bureau
Albany
Trial Photographer Ban Ties Hands of Reporters in Speach Case
County Judge Albert Orenstein bars news filming and photography inside the courtroom during the Ernest W. Speach and son Michael trial on third degree larceny charges involving city property. Tape recorders and notebooks remain allowed as deliberations continue. First witness expected is City Clerk Mortimer Gallivan.
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Albert Orenstein
City Public Works
Ernest W. Speach
Michael
Paul R Shanahan
Orenstein
Jack Kinsella
Kinsella
Mortimer Gallivan
State agencies map layoffs in budget cut plan
Budget cuts announced by 30 state agencies affect Syracuse area operations. Department of Corrections loses 410 jobs, Transportation 379, with reductions in Alcoholic Beverage Control Education Health Military and Naval Motor Vehicles and Parks and Recreation. Manpower Services Division eliminates 400 positions statewide including 43 in Syracuse region. One third of layoffs are professional and most others clerical. Some parks will close on week days and job assistance programs will shift staffing.
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Syracuse
Carey
Budget Office
Department of Corrections
Department of Transportation
Manpower Services Division
State Labor Department
Albany
Onondaga
Jefferson
Oswego
Madison
Cayuga
Cortland
Lewis Counties
Solvay to vote again on $4.2 million school budget
Solvay's school board unanimously approved a re submission of the $4.2 million budget after a 61 to 58 defeat, with a public hearing set for June 30 at 7 30 p m in the Solvay High School auditorium. Officials weigh whether to modify the plan or implement a contingency program.
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Solvay
Onondaga Central
Solvay High School
Betty Cure
LaFayette Central School
Pupils plan Flag Day parade at Delaware School
A Flag Day parade will start at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Delaware School. Primary pupils will march and later hear patriotic songs performed on the school steps by the Intermediate Chorus.
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Delaware School
DPW criticism probe to begin
City Auditor Roy Bernardi's audit of the Department of Public Works prompts a special Common Council meeting led by Public Works chair Armand Magnerelli. Topics include idle 1971 Mercedes snow plows bought for 57 690 dollars, storage since purchase, and possible transfer or sale to Hancock Field or the county. The report also questions use of city pickups, extra agency cars, and an incentive plan for sanitation workers and other car purchases.
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Department of Public Works
Roy Bernardi
Common Council
Armand Magnarelli
Public Works Committee
Bernardi
DPW
Midler Avenue
Ernest Speach
Empire White Truck and Equipment Corp
Spencer St
Hancock Field
Department
Sanitation
Star Party Set at Darling Hill Observatory Tomorrow
Members of the Syracuse Astronomical Society will hold a public star party tomorrow at the Darling Hill observatory on Strong Road in Vesper. A spokesman said the near new moon means a spectacular sky should be visible. The rain date is Saturday evening.
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Syracuse Astronomical Society
Darling Hill Observatory
Strong Road
Vesper
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