Libba Cotten Folk Legend Remembered In History Notes
Elizabeth Libba Cotten, born Crepe Hill North Carolina, rose to fame with Freignat Train. She moved to Syracuse in 1978 and won a Grammy in 1985 for Elizabeth Cotten Live. Syracuse honored her as Living Treasure in 1983. she died in 1987 at 93.
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Syracuse Area
Elizabeth Cotten
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West Castle
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Libba Cotten
Bomb threat prompts mop up at Cicero-North Syracuse High
Onondaga County Sheriff's bomb squad destroyed a duffel bag anchored by a sandbag wrapped in duct tape after a threat at Cicero-North Syracuse High School on Route 31. Principal Stewart Amell said the bag was used to anchor inflatable gym games at a recent program.
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Onondaga County Sheriff's Department
Stewart Amell
Meghan Gets Glasses Brighten Her World in Lyncourt
Meghan 9, a third grader from Liverpool, received her first pair of glasses at Levinson Eye Care in Lyncourt. She learned the care rules, described how she could now read the clock and see the bus stop letters, and shared joy at perceiving details like tree branches, a jet, and distant chalkboard letters for the first time.
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Meghan Mendiola
Bruce Levinson
Lyncourt
Meghan
Rachael Lessard
Levinson
Rachael
Nick Battaglia
Nick
St. Margaret's School
Mattydale
Brittany
Christina
Zachary
Liverpool
Binghamton
Colleen McKilligan- MecNichols
Tim MecNichols
Syracuse
Tim
Tam
Stevinson
Court Street
Sean Kirst
Citynews
Syracuse.com
Meghan Mendigla
Manlius man accused in Canada sex case
Former Liverpool High School principal Joseph A. Farone II faces charges in Toronto alleging sexual assault on two men and attempts to force prostitution. He is to appear in provincial court to set a trial date. Bail conditions limit travel and contact with the victims.
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Manlius
Canada
Liverpool High
Liverpool High School
Toronto
Joseph A. Farone II
Farone
New York
Philip Enright
Parone
Enright
Highbridge Road
Syracuse to decide Carnegie building use plan
Syracuse school officials plan to announce whether the former Carnegie Literary building at 335 Montgomery St will house 100 percent of the district’s space next fall. The district pays $355,008 annually for about 52,200 square feet, with about 30,000 currently in use across three floors.
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Carnegie Literary
Nicholas DiBello
DiBello
Stephen Jones
Carnegie
Montgomery St
Onondaga County Central Library
Andrew Carnegie
State declines delay for Onondaga lake sewer project
Onondaga County sought a May 1 start delay for a 1700 foot sewer line to stop 300 million gallons of raw sewage yearly and support a neighborhood treatment plant near Midland Avenue and Blaine Street. DEC denied the extension while backing continued review and alternative options. County officials vow to proceed with bidding and construction as state reviews continue.
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Syracuse
Nicholas Pirro
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Ononsiaga Creek
Centro-bus
Tallman
Osford Streets
Midland Avenue
Blaine Street
Onondaga Lake
Ken Lynch
DEC
Lynch
Susan Miller
Samuel Sage
Atlantic States Legal Foundation
Roy Bernardi
Bernardi
Common Council
Bernard
Joseph W. Barry III
Greg Munro
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E. Fayette St
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Jim Atkinson
Pat Button
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