Seri's Massage Parlor Loses License Bid On City Vote
The Syracuse Common Council ended massages for fun Seri's by a 43 vote, scrapping the body rub permit process. Owner Cindy Love said Seri's at 327 N Salina St will close, Tantasia at 1601 N Salina St also to close, as city enforces licensed therapists under state law.
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Jury pool expanded in Cahill death case
In Onondaga County Judge William Burke extended the Cahill death case jury pool adding 102 prospective jurors after screening questionnaires. Exclusions reached 85 Monday, total passing the first round 188, with under 300 questionnaires remaining for review as July questioning on death penalty attitudes starts.
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Board votes split on suspension of administrator
Daniele Turcotte and Jeffrey Berwald opposed the suspension amid a disciplinary case involving Marcellus official Vitale. Berwald joined the board in May after an unexpired term. Turcotte called the action harsh and said it affects a man’s career. Vitale, 54, had been principal at Onondaga Central High School for 11 years prior to the inquiry. The action followed a year of proceedings sparked by the district and occurred after a closed-door session with only personnel matter listed on the agenda.
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Jeffrey Berwald
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Marcellus, Vitale
Onondaga Central High School
West Genesee
Syracuse student rioting case dropped for lack of evidence
Jamie C. Scavotto, 21, freed as judge dismisses felony rioting charge for lack of evidence after an off campus disturbance May 1 in the Livingston Avenue area. Another student, Anastasia Dzialoski, 22, has felony riot reduced to misdemeanor and adjourned with possible dismissal in six months.
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Jamie C. Scavotto
Livingston Avenue
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Anastasia Daialeski
Allen Street
Dzialoski
Gary Soramer
Syracuse Eyes Lake Ontario Water Filter Plan
Syracuse weighs filtering its supply from Lake Ontario with an iteration plant costing 60 to 75 million dollars while buying Ontario water remains costly. The Common Council set aside 750 thousand for purchases as conservation alone won’t meet needs, with water rates rising 9 percent on July 1. Climatologists predict a wetter summer, but residents await essential rainfall.
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Przepiora
Syracuse
Foster care rules tighten as fingerprint checks begin
Social Services officials in Onondaga County report new state law requiring fingerprinting and criminal-history checks for prospective foster parents. About 530 children were placed in 325 foster homes last year. The process adds extensive screening including training, interviews, references, and home inspections.
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David Sutkowy
Fraser
Onondaga County
Diane Erne
County Department of Social Services
New York
Erne
DSS
State Central Registry
Erie
Foster father’s abuse case leads to county settlement
In 1991 a 21 year old woman sued Onondaga County for 100 million after her former foster father Robert Fletcher of Liverpool was convicted of sodomy. The case alleges DSS failures and Fletcher’s history with 75 foster children. The parties settled with a secrecy clause.
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Robert L Fletcher
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Neighborhood volunteers sought for National Night Out event
Neighborhood Watch of Central New York seeks volunteers for National Night Out from 4 to 9 p.m. August 3 at Saniaro Park velaska Road Onondaga. Call 435-3201 to volunteer. Assembly approves old growth forest protection bill for Camillus with Bragman sponsoring. Senate action needed. Tully Town Board rejects 500000 settlement offer in Clark Concrete gravel dispute. state Supreme Court to decide Valley Realty Development mining near Route 114.
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Central New York
Saniaro Park
Velaska Road
Onondaga
Assembly
Camillus
Pataki
Tully
Clark Concrete Co
David Spaulding
Supreme Court
Charles Major
Valley Realty Development
Clark Concrete
Fabius Town Board Meeting Rescheduled to June 28
The Fabius Town Board Meeting originally set for Monday night is rescheduled for 7 p.m. June 28 at the Main Street fire hall. The cancellation followed Supervisor Robert De More’s appendix removal last week.
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Fabius Town Board
Main Street
Robert DeMore
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