Woman saved by bedsheet in New York fire
A 19 year old woman escaped a 10th floor studio fire on East 34th Street by grabbing a bedsheet tossed from a neighbor. Her boyfriend, who followed, fell ten stories and is in critical condition. The woman, her father and two other men were injured, with authorities investigating the blaze caused by a convertible sofa.
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New York
New York Times
the Times
Brennan
Ladder Co. 2
Times
Jack Thompson
New York Hospital- Cornell Medical Center
Bellecue Hospital Center
Ime
Tones
Neghbor
Robert Pearson
Brenna
Pearson
Vines
Nursing home rules cut raises watchdog alarm in New York
A watchdog group warns that fewer state nursing home rules are being enforced, noting a 74 percent drop in fines since 1990. The coalition cites reduced inspections under the Pataki era, budget cuts, and fewer regulators, while health officials say minor offenses are no longer pursued and abuse investigations have halved in five years.
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Albany
New York
Nursing Home Coalition
New York State
Pataki
Cynthia Rudder
Coalition
Insurance plan worries market vendors at Central New York Regional Market
Central New York Regional Market considers a plan requiring flea market vendors to carry 1 million liability insurance, starting July. Vendors fear higher costs and possible closure, while market officials defend the move as solvency protection and ongoing renovations. Local farmers and seasonal sellers weigh impact on weekly stalls and future operations.
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New York
James Tortorel
Syracuse
Chris Togias
Togias
Patrick McConnell
Liverpool
McConnell
Carousel Center
Day Sedlack
Bob Conger
Sedlack
Park Street
Sal Togias
Tne
Avalladis
Tober
Ohateet
Lynn Martz
North
Martzes
Toga
Tobias
James Tortorell
North Side
Tortorell
Fea Markets
Velaska Road tennis bubble likely to close after Davoli death
The Velaska Road indoor tennis center at Anthony Santaro Memorial Park near Onondaga faces closure as the financially strapped Junior Tennis Foundation ends operations. Board members plan a town board meeting at 7 p.m. to discuss next steps amid ongoing debates over town ownership and future use of the park facility.
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Anthony Santaro
Bernie de Joseph
Joe
de Joseph
Kubrick
Foundation
Sthough UU
Thomas Andino Jr
Iso
Davoli
Velaska Road
Onondaga Town
Joseph Davon
Baldwinsville to vote on contract extension
Residents and advisory members criticize the school board over a proposed contract extension for teachers. They warn it could lock in pay terms until 1999 and rush decisions before the new superintendent begins. The dispute centers on transparency and timing ahead of August 1996 expiration of the current five year contract.
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Baldwinsville
Sue Esterley
Esterley
Erttata
Greco
Cera
Polidore
Ted Gilkey
al Paliz
Gilkey
Waterway plan sparks deputy sheriff debate
David Wall and union lawyers clash over a waterway unit move to use sheriff's deputies as special deputy sheriffs. Arguments cite civil service rules, costs, and public image while framing training and uniform concerns amid staffing limits and board actions.
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David Wall
Union
Walsh
Nogate
William Baker
Wall
Wail
Baker
Shenif
State Public Employment Relations Board
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Associated Press
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Velaska Road Tennis
Joseph Davoli
Jan Kueths
Onondaga
Andino Sai Kubrick
Iris Deputies
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