Pioneering Switzer Opens Boston Marathon Door In 1967
The 1967 Boston Marathon saw Kathrine Switzer enter as No 261, provoking a stir as officials tried to remove her. She later returned with Briggs to help found the Syracuse Chargers Track Club, won the 1974 New York City Marathon, and was inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Group stabbings amid bandanna dispute in Syracuse
Syracuse police report a group of seven or eight youths, all wearing red bandanas, stabbed a teen twice on Gifford Street after he refused to remove a blue bandanna. Police say the attack appears gang related. SU professor Jeffrey Katzer, 58, dies after long tenure in information studies at Syracuse University.
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Points of Arrival play at Le Moyne College International House
Le Moyne College's International House will host the play Points of Arrival about Jean Donovan, one of four U.S. churchwomen killed in El Salvador in 1980, at 7 30 pm Friday in the Panasei Family Chapel. Presented by Sunl Point Theatre Collective, a ministry of St Stephen's Lutheran Church in Chicago, admission 50 dollars 10 dollars for information call 251 6950 Baldwinville to spend 79300 to replace village hall roof bid by James & Sons of Skaneateles low at 69000 plus 1030 add ons such as chimney repairs insulation and cupola rail replacement board rejected prior bids last fall when Jewest bid reached 102000.
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LaFayette reveals zoning map changes for intr hamlet area
LaFayette Town Council has completed new zoning maps showing intr hamlet changes and placed them on display at the town offices on Route 11. Supervisor Greg Scammell said small copies will be prepared and made available when ready.
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Pirro to push OCRRA solutions for county trash future
Onondaga County Executive Nicholas Pirro pledges county leadership to fix OCRRA and possibly subsidize the agency to avoid trash system collapse. He plans to address the state of the county, noting strong fiscal health with a surplus and robust sales tax revenue, while pressing parks upgrades and Carousel Center expansion as part of broader economic gains.
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Onondaga volunteers train in ice rescue at Oneida Lake
More than twenty volunteer firefighters from Onondaga County completed a 16 hour ice rescue course at Arrowhead Lodge on Oneida Lake. The program, organized by Onondaga Community College Public Safety Training Center, covered moving over open ice and rescuing victims with ropes and an ice rescue suit led by Worcester firefighter Tom Creamer.
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Fayetteville woman living with cerebral palsy earns state honor
O'Connell, a 31 year old Fayetteville caseworker and therapist for the developmentally disabled, has two master's degrees and just finished her first book. Born with profound cerebral palsy, she credits family support and years of therapy for her success. She will receive a state Developmental Disabilities Planning Council achievement award Tuesday in Albany for substantial influence as a counselor.
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John F. Marsellus Dies at 83 Civic Leader Remembered
John F. Marsellus, noted businessman and civic leader, dies at age 83. Gloria Wright reports he was deeply devoted to his city as Lake Ontario’s waves reach six feet and Irwin Davis, president of the Metropolitan Development Association, recalls being scared.
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Obituary notes Marsellus leadership and tenacity
John P. Marsellus, 83, longtime head of Marsellus Casket Co and third generation in the family business, died Sunday. Davis remembered him saying to keep looking forward and take our time, a motto that reflected his mission mindset.
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Police to tutor youths in Syracuse this Summer
Syracuse police officers will use trailers and storefronts to tutor youths in math science and Spanish. Police Chief John Falge spoke at a University United Methodist Church forum on youth and violence noting sports programs offer limited chances for professional success and calling for community role models and faith groups to reinforce values.
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