Peregrine Falcons in Connecticut Marking First New Births in Years
The Connecticut wildlife service reports the first documented peregrine falcon births in five years, with a three-chick brood atop Travelers Tower in Hartford. Amelia, identified by a band from Rochester, nested with a mystery mate after earlier Syracuse pairings, while Fritz’s fate remains unclear amid past MONY Tower plans and a shifting roost.
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Frugz
Amelia
Syracuse
Aeral
Hartford
Rochester
Fritz
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Mathew Fritz
New York
Dorothy Crumb
Jamesville
Onondaga Audubon Sacety
Crumb
Pierces’ lifelong dedication honored at Onondaga graduation
At Onondaga Central, nine Pierces including Matthew receive diplomas as Principal Wilham Rasbeck honors John and Carol Pierce with a plaque for lifelong service. Graduates, family, and community celebrate a day that reflects memory and future plans for Angela Culotti and valedictorian Robert Oliver.
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John
Carol Pierce
Onondaga
Lake Agan
Tant Vanderen Ball
Carol
Pierces
Onondaga Central
Matthew
Wilham Rasbeck
Pierce
Rasbeck
Education seeds for life at first African American graduation ceremony
Dwight Owens urged graduates that education lasts a lifetime at South Presbyterian Church for the first African American Graduation Celebration. More than 225 attendees honored area black graduates as community role models. Mayor Roy Bernardi praised diplomas unlocking doors and breaking barriers. Reverend Sherman Dunmore highlighted community gathering and positive examples.
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Dwight Owens
Health Science Center
Owens
South Presbyterian Church
Sherman Dunmore
AME Zion Church
Roy Bernardi
Kenneth Terrell
Senior's speech hits right notes at graduation
Sacha DeForest, Jordan Elbridge High School co salutatorian, sang Places That Belong to You from The Prince of Tides for her graduation speech. She plans vocal performance at SUNY Purchase and has starred in school musicals and Syracuse Opera.
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Sacha DeForest
Jordan-Elbridge High School
DeForest
State Uniersity College
Purchase
Syracuse Opera
Pat Conroy
Onondaga County High Schools Close 975 Graduation Class
Graduation ceremonies concluded Sunday across Onondaga County with Baker Baldwinsville reporting 356 graduates led by speaker Gayle Danley. Jamesville DeWitt had 181 graduates with Gregory Reilly El izabeth Mercer and Nathan Schift as speakers. Elbridge posted 98 graduates with Shaun Naaral as valedictorian and Sacha De Forest Crystal Miles as co-salutatorians. Marcellus listed 420 graduates with Ted Long as speaker from WNTQ 93Q. BW Onondaga had 78 graduates with Robert Oliver and Angela Culotty as valedictorian and salutatorian. Skaneateles saw 140 graduates with Lynda Duckett and Kathryn Chambers addressing the class.
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Onondaga County
Baker
Baldwinsville
Gayle Danley
Courtney Kimball
Daniel Lum
Jamesville-DeWitt
Gregory Reilly
Elizabeth Mercer
Nathan Schift
Jordan Elbridge
Shaun Naaral
Lynda Duckett
Kathryn Chambers
Teens Fail to Block Cigarette Purchases in Survey
Seventeen year old Melissa Brennan was able to attempt a cigarette purchase at several stores while undercover as part of New York Attorney General Dennis Vacco’s Teen Smoking Survey. The effort found 30 percent of stores sold cigarettes and 14 percent sold smokeless tobacco to underage buyers, with discount outlets most lenient.
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Melissa Brennan
East Syracuse
Brennan
United States
Dennis Ciacco
Upstate
Downstate
Baan Sane
State Attorney General's Office
New Visions
Onondaga County Sherif
East Syracuse-Minoa
Atiornay Peneral
Lovacco
Vacco
Food and Drug Administration
New York State
New York
Dennis C. Vacco
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Connecticut
Mark Weiner
Fate Alliance
Tentia Wey Duce
Central New York
Mony Tower II
Onondaga District
John Pierce
Angela Culotti
Syracuse University
Culotti
Robert Oliver
Matthew Pierce
Onondaga Central High School
Jaquesha Whitaker
South Presbyterian Cauren
Jordan-Elbridge
Jacqueline Arnold
Maureen Ground
Westchester County
Binghamton
Buffalo
Nassau
Albany
Bennie C. Vaca
Keith
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