Turcotte clashes as school board again stalls meeting
A two hour Thursday session of the school board remains marked by turmoil. Vice President Daniele Turcotte raised numerous procedural objections and efficiency concerns, alleging illegal closed sessions and contract bargaining issues with the teachers association. The meeting ended without resolution as Turcotte pushed seven motions that died for lack of seconds while residents urged accountability and leadership.
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Van car crash injures three in Syracuse downtown
Three people escaped with minor injuries after a car and van collided at South State and Harrison in Syracuse. Firefighters helped 38 year old Susan Gokey and another passenger exit the van. Car driver K McKinney, 62, was treated and released from University Hospital. Witnesses said Gokey ran a red light.
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Susan Gokey
Terry Road
Geddes
South State
Harrison
Gokeyan
Charlie M. McKinney
University Hospital
Gokey
South State Street
Daniel Jones
Parineesap Aims at Gun Crime Enforcement Accord
Federal and local prosecutors push Project SAFE to link agencies from federal to city levels in combat of gun crimes. The effort seeks better tools and faster access to ATF technology as they pursue aggressive prosecutions.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
I Fors Vision
Cuban meeting fuels Elian case talks with family
Syracuse lawyer Jeff Vogt joined 17 labor lawyers in Cuba for a conference on labor law. The group met Elian Gonzalez’s father and grandparents, urging the boy’s return to Cuba while noting the case has become a political flashpoint in Miami.
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Syracuse
Cuba
Elian Gonzalez
Vogt
Gonzalez
Florida Straits
United States
Ehan
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Elian
Hlian
National Lawyers Guild
American Bar Association
Dean Hubbard
New York City
Hubbard
America
Miami
Efian
West
Carnegie Plan Forges Redevelopment of Syracuse School Building
Syracuse officials restructured a city building for the Carnegie Program, forming Carnegie Redevelopment Corp to borrow 3.5 million for renovations. H&R Project Associates bought the property for 170,000 in 1995 and sold it back in 1996 for 3.2 million. The district leases from a city-owned corporation with state aid covering 77.7 percent of the lease. program enrollment and use fluctuated, later housing VINTA and plans to relocate displaced students as renovations stalled.
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Carnegie Redevelopment Corp
H&r Project Associates Inc
Robert Herz
Lombardi
Joseph Marvak
Steven J. Infari
ConTegra Services Ltd
Herz
H&r
Carnegie Redevelosane Yt Corp
DiBello
VINTA
Studen
McKinley-Brighton
Dr. King
H&R’s
Avenue of the Arts
Carnegiz
Farone retires after suspension amid sex crime allegations
Farone retired from the Liverpool School District in 1996 after a two month suspension. Police say he befriended two young men in Toronto, took them to Fire Island, and allegedly pressured them into prostitution while having sexual contact without consent. The men, in their early 20s, sought refugee status in Canada. case details include bail, bonds, and a long judicial process, with Farone later disputing his dismissal and pursuing lawsuits.
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Liverpool
Extend
Mike Stowell
Toro Police
Toronto
Stowell
Fire Island
Long Island
Parone
Canada
Stoveell
Taok
Syracuse
Watkinson
Jimmy Chu
Chu
Joel W. Todd
Philadelphia
Todd
Studert
John Cataldo
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