Driver arrested after 107 mph chase on Route 690
A 25-year-old man, Robert C. Sperry also known as Bob Wilkinson, was arrested in Van Buren for driving while intoxicated after a high-speed chase on Route 690 at 4:21 a.m. He faced multiple charges including unsafe vehicle, no headlights, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, passing a stop sign, and exceeding the limit by 52 mph. He was booked and held at the Public Safety Building.
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van Buren
Sheriff's Department
Terry Base
Robert C. Sperry
Henderson Blvd
Sperry
Bob Wilkinson
Public Safety Building
Buffalo man sentenced for sexual abuse of 8 year old
Anneth R. Beebe 27 of Tonawanda pleaded guilty to first degree sexual abuse in a Syracuse case from December. He was sentenced by Justice Walter T. Gorman to 144 to 4 years at Attica Correctional Facility after admitting to abusing the child and expressing remorse. Beebe cited psychotherapy and family responsibilities as factors in seeking leniency.
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Buffalo
Beebe
Fahey
Gorman
Attica
Robbery at Kentucky Fried Chicken on Salina Street
Two masked men with one armed fled from a Kentucky Fried Chicken on 1530 S. Salina St after forcing the manager to lie on the floor. They grabbed a blue Marine Midland Bank bag with overnight receipts and ran. Police have a description of one suspect. manager declined to disclose amount.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken
S. Salina St
Record cold sets Oswego cap, frost spares area fruit
Oswego area sees a record-setting cold morning with 29 degrees, the lowest since May 17, 1957, according to National Weather Service observer William N. Gregway. No frost damage reported by Mexico farm apple growers T. Gerald Clark and Maurice Grove, or Finger Lakes grape growers observed by vineyard managers including Tom Chadwick of Taylor-Great Western Wine Co. in Hammondsport. The frost was light but did not injure grapes, with experts noting varying factors in cold damage.
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Oswego
William N. Gregway
National Weather Service
Gregway
Mexico Farms
T. Gerald Clark
Maurice Grove
Finger Lakes
Tom Chadwick
Taylor-Great Western Wine Company
Hammondsport
OCC travel budget under fire in Onondaga budget talks
County legislators sparred over more than $36,000 in OCC conference travel and recruitment costs as part of the proposed $18.9 million 1983 84 budget. OCC argues outreach boosts enrollment and counters a negative image, noting local students and high school counselors are targeted and that OCC remains cost effective versus neighboring Cayuga Community College.
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Onondaga Community
County Ways and Means
Andreas Paloumpis
John F. Blasi
OCC
David J. Holihan
Paloumpis
Timothy E. Rice
Blasi
Onondaga County
Cayuga County
Four more Syracuse firms cite Yellow Pages omissions
Syracuse businessmen accuse New York Telephone of omitting their ads from the 1983 84 Yellow Pages costing potential customers. Firms include Papa Pools DeWitt Lostumbo's Asphalt Village Green Golf Central Paving and Nicholas Real Estate. Telephone says legal obligation is not to charge for missing ads and offers sympathy.
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Syracuse
New York Telephone
Papa Pools
Lostumbo
DeWitt
Village Green
Baldwinsville
Central Paving Co
Clay
Howard Williams
Williams
Nicholas Placanio
Nicholas Real Estate
New York Tel
Placanio
Bruce Laidlaw
Paul Cappuccilli
Community Technology Inc
Joseph Papa
Papa
New York
George Lostumbo
Dennis Sick
Central Paving
Sick
Cappuccilli
Country Club
Telephone Company
Victorian wedding traditions showcased in Seneca Falls exhibit
The Seneca Falls Historical Society hosts a Victorian Wedding exhibit revealing formal etiquette, courtship rules, and theaterlike ceremonies of 19th century traditions. Curator Dawn Emerson notes ministerial decor and gifts reflected wealth, with hints of a 1920s followup exhibit possible.
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Seneca Falls
Ilsa Johnson
The
Johnson
Emerson
Historical Society
Maryann Connolly
Waterloo
North Syracuse school eyes five propositions for vote
The North Syracuse school board may re submit a reduced 1983 84 budget with four spending propositions totaling 895000 in cuts and a fifth for bus purchases The revised plan would cost 372 million and raise taxes 2 per thousand with four propositions adding 8950 to the tax rate and the original plan would have raised about 1495 More details include salary reductions for union employees and discussions on contract busing with driver concerns and a pending board decision
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North Syracuse
Blaise Salerno
Salerno
Tors
Cicero
Clay
Salina
Wiemeier
Delores Beamer
Michael Bragman
Baldwinsville music teacher resigns amid resident backlash
Baldwinsville school board accepted the resignation of band director Joseph Jud Spena after a contentious meeting. Supporters highlighted his impact, while the district cited evaluation problems. A petition with 400 names backed Spena as the May budget vote loomed and a contingency budget option was discussed for transportation and music.
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Baldwinsville
Joseph “Jud
Spena
Tom Dillon
TEMPO
Dillon
Thomas A. Brown
Brown
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N. Syracuse
Elizabeth Wiemeier
Blaise
Alix Mitchell
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