Armory Square hopes ride on condo development plan
Developer Robert Doucette proposes a eleven million dollar project to add at least 42 condominiums with underground parking and market stalls in Armory Square. The plan aims to turn the area into a vibrant residential neighborhood with new businesses, while potential park relocation and city backing for more housing and cultural venues are discussed.
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Armory Square
Suburbia
Robert Doucette
Doucette
City Hall
Armory Square Association
Salina Street
Franklin Square
Greenwich Village
Armory Square Park
Thomas Young
Dome
Jefferson Street Armory
Discovery Center
At&t
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Four Deaths in Ten Years At Killer Intersection
A Whitesboro woman died in a head-on crash at the Route 5 and George Taylor Road intersection near Green Lakes State Park. She is the fourth fatality there in ten years. DOT promised fixes after 1986 crashes, but funding and legislative action stalled. Critics urge immediate road-safety work once snow melts to prevent another tragedy.
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Gail Mitura
Whitesboro
Green Lakes State Park
Mitura
George Taylor
State Department of Transportation
Darwin Braund
Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann
Syracuse
DOT
Hoffmann
Senate
Michael Bragman
Cicero
Assembly Transportation Committee
CNS Wins Fifth Central New York Science Olympiad
CNS leads team standings at the fifth annual Central New York Regional Science Olympiad held last weekend at LeMoyne College with 500 students from 37 schools participating. Top three teams CNS, Liverpool, and Whitesboro proceed to West Point for state competitions.
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Cicero-North Syracuse
Central New York
LeMoyne College
CNS
Liverpool
Whitesboro
Military Academy
West Point
Reader questions Sease police beating coverage
A reader argues the Feb 23 front page and Feb 28 editorial on John Sease reflected bias, noting the Nov 29, 1989 incident occurred long ago and no Internal Affairs complaint was filed. The letter questions the fairness of the coverage and cites a police report claiming Sease punched an officer during his arrest.
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Herald-Journal
John Sease
Sease
Police Department
Seage
Downtown skate pass proposal for middle schoolers
Two Onondaga Middle School skaters urge downtown access for youth skating. They propose a signed pass with rules, warning boards may be confiscated for rule violations and invite others to support or oppose the idea.
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Onondaga Middle School
Green area lost Frazer Park faces destruction for a new school
Community members led by Sister Lillian Rutkowski condemn the plan to build a school on Frazer Park arguing it destroys a vital local green space used for sledding, softball, and jogging. They question neighborhood input, safety from pile-driving, property value impact, and the city’s planning priorities.
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Frazer Park
Syracuse
Lillian Rutkowski
Change Winterfest date to fit winter break proposal
Callie Anderson argues Winterfest should be moved to winter break to boost attendance and city revenue, listing benefits like no school conflicts and post Super Bowl timing. Edward M. Basta advocates saving downtown and leveraging change as opportunity. The note mixes student concerns with urban planning rhetoric.
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Mayor Young
Georgetown
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Michael Kinge
Michael King
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Herald-Journal
Gale Bowens
Syracuse
Herald American
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