North Syracuse voters weigh revised budget and five proposals
North Syracuse School District residents head to the polls to decide a revised 37.1 million dollar budget and five spending propositions including bus purchases, with projected tax increases varying by proposal. Calculations show contingencies, transportation plans, and contingencies if the basic budget fails, while officials emphasize choice and clarity for voters.
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North
Syracuse
Blaise Salerno
Salerno
Norm Parry
Parry
Cicero
Clay
Salina
Body pulled from Onondaga Lake in mystery death
Onondaga County sheriff says identity of woman found near Onondaga Lake Parkway is unknown awaiting autopsy and lab tests. Spokesman Bob Burns notes calls from the public are being reviewed to determine who she was and how she died.
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Onondaga County
Fifth victim in Sennett highway crash identified
A 19 year old Union Springs woman Julie Wilson died of cardiac arrest from trauma after a two car crash on Route 34 near Sennett. Her brother Mark Wilson also died in the same head on collision with C Jeffrey Davis. Dawn Leone and Kevin Maassen were passengers in Wilsons car and were killed. Lucille Lader remains in serious condition with her daughter Carrie improving. Daniel Wilbur is in fair condition. Cayuga County DA Tisci seeks diagrams and police medical info to determine cause.
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Union Springs
Sennett
Route 34
Julie Wilson
Homer St
State University Hospital
Mark Wilson
Auburn Memorial Hospital
Lucille Lader
N. Division St
Auburn
Carrie
Daniel Wilbur
Phoenix
Ariz
Davis
Laders
Wilbur
Cayuga County
Ross Tisci
Fires damage McKinley Ave apartment and Syracuse hotel closet
Police report two fires caused by smoking yesterday. Affects 126 McKinley Ave third floor apartment where Anita Anderson was away at 11:55 a.m. Structural damage limited to the third floor. In the Hilton Hotel annex, a linen closet fire around 10 a.m. caused water damage. cigarettes blamed. No injuries reported.
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McKinley Avenue
Syracuse Square
Syracuse
McKinley Ave
Roland Nortman
Anita Anderson
Hilton Hotel
Jim Jackson
Nine groups back renter protection compromise bill
Representatives from nine tenant senior citizen and church groups back a proposed compromise between a local state Senate Republican and Assembly Democrat to shield renters aged 62 and older and the handicapped from condo conversion. The measure would apply to Central New York apartment dwellers and is sponsored by Sen. Martin B. Auer and Assemblyman Michael J. Bragman.
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Senate Republican
Assembly Democrat
Alethea Connolly
Urban Ministry Board
New York
Martin 8. Auer
Syracuse
Michael J. Bragman
D-Cicer
Janet Weltmann
Regency Tower
Limited gifted program option eyed for next year
Parents and city school officials propose four all day workshops for gifted middle schoolers as a one year alternative to ending the program. The board tabled a plan to remove sixth and seventh graders from the gifted program for a year while a new model is developed.
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Valerie Shults
Board of Education
Shults
W. Genesee St
Pat. DiFlorio
H.W. Smith School
Paul Doyle
State review gives Syracuse Developmental Center high marks
An independent review team from Soho Consultants rated the Syracuse Developmental Center as excellent after nearly a month of inspection in May. The team, including nurses and psychologists, praised care quality, client records, programming, and overall professional performance, noting strong documentation and an efficient utilization review system.
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Syracuse
Michael R. Dillon
Soho Consultants
Dillon
Peter Mitchell
State Utilization Review Board
Painter linked to unsupervised tower incident at hospital
The emergency room at Lewis County Hospital reported Robert Shue was admitted and released on May 17, the same day Walker was admitted. An official indicated Shue was involved in the water tower incident. Shue’s private physician was Dr. Carl Zott, with assistant Richard Edwards declining to discuss patient details. The Onondaga County Health Department cited poison specialists noting ten hours of vinyl paint exposure may not cause extensive liver damage. Mobil spokesman Dave Gibson would not disclose paint contents, while Howard Weinberger noted methyl ethyl ketone as a common solvent, not typically linked to liver failure. chlorinated hydrocarbons are more associated with liver damage.
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Lewis County Hospital
Robert Shue
Walker
Shue
Carl Zott
Zott
Richard Edwards
Mobil
Howard Weinberger
Syracuse
Poison Control Center
Dave Gibson
Rochester
Weinberger
New SU professor named to Schweitzer Chair in Humanities
The state Board of Regents appointed University of Chicago economist Sherwin Rosen to the Albert Schweitzer Chair in Humanities at Syracuse University. Rosen, a former SU professor, will hold the post while basing his professorships at the University of Rochester. The vacancy stems from Donald T. Campbell’s resignation effective Sept 1. His work centers on the humane sector of economics, examining education health earnings and retirement and how they affect human survival in society.
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State Board of Regents
University of Chicago
Albert Schweitzer
Syracuse University
Sherwin Rosen
Secial
National Bureau of Economic Research
Donald T. Campbell
Rosen
University of Rochester
Regents
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Stockton Place
Renee Reed
Marcellus
Community-General Hospital
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Moore
Cedarvale
Dick Menkins
Carol Ousby
Tully
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Center
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Onondaga County Health Department
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