Corrections officials cite overcrowding as prison violence spark
Corrections Commissioner Thomas Copeland says overcrowding drives tensions at Auburn and Clinton prisons. After May incidents, inmates and guards injured, cells searched, and lock downs maintained. He notes 30,006 inmates in 40 facilities near 115 percent capacity and criticizes lawmakers for thwarted prison plans.
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Auburn
Clinton
Thomas Copalard
Coughlin
Dannemora
Auburn Correctional Facility
New York
New York City
Syracuse
Seneca Falls
Lockport
Auburn reports second knifing during brawl in prison
In Auburn prison a second knifing occurred during a brawl as inmates used homemade knives. Inmate John Auferio, 34, from New York City, was stabbed and a collapsed lung reported. two others injured. Guards faced injuries in a May incident blamed on crowding.
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Auburn
Lana
James Morrissey
Auburn Corrections
John Auferio
New York City
Pripah Yard
John Tanzi
Auferio
Auburn Memorial Hospital
Tanzi
North Syracuse Lions crown Miss North Syracuse Lisa Portzline
Lisa Portzline, a North Syracuse High School senior, was named Miss North Syracuse at Le Moyne Manor in a pageant sponsored by the North Syracuse Lions Club. About 400 people attended as the club awarded her a $500 prize. 51 contestants competed, with runners up Allison Perry and Amy Gryga and第三 runner up Nicola Smith, plus tie for Miss Congeniality between Christine Curtiss and Erin Chizer.
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Lisa Portzline
North Syracuse
North Syracuse Lion's
Lisa
G.P. Communications
Linda Schad
Greg Portzline
le Moyne Manor
The
Lions Club
Allison Perry
Clay-Ville Construction
Cicero High School
Amy Gryga
Sae Cornucopia
Cicero High
Nicola Smith
Dictronics
North Syracuse High
Christine Curtiss
Harry Notions
Erin Chizer
Pudgie’s Pizza
Barn Fire Destroys Onondaga Barn Full of Garden Supplies
A large barn behind the Marcellus Nursery on 5062 Onondaga Road burned early today and was declared a total loss. Firefighters from Taunton and Howlett Hill saved a neighboring lumber-filled barn and kept 250 gallons of nearby gasoline safe. No injuries. Cause under investigation.
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Onondaga
Roscoe Miesner
Onondaga Hill
Taunton
Howlett Hill
Onondaga Road
Marcellus Nursery
Miesner
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Boy Dies After Pole Contacts Fuse Ring at Airport
A 12 year old boy, Robert Van Gee of Marion, Wayne County, was killed by an electric shock at Seneca Falls Airport when a metal pole on a cart touched a fuse ring on a utility pole. The accident occurred about 11 30 a m and he died at Seneca Falls Hospital at 12 50 p m. His friend was uninjured.
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Seneca Falls
Seneca County
Robert van Gee
Marion
Wayne County
van Gee
Judge stays part of rape sentence pending appeal
County Court Judge Patrick J. Cunningham sentenced 24 year old Randy Payment to five to 15 years for first degree rape but issued a stay on the penalty pending an appeal. Payment’s defense asked for bail, which could delay the sentence for at least three months. without bail the judge may vacate the sentence and Payment would begin serving the time.
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Patrick J. Cunningham
West Side
Randy Payment
Burnet Park Drive
Fulton
Geddes
Cunningham
Stephen Paquette
Paquette
Boat explosion victim remains serious in Baldwinsville
North Side resident Dennis Thomas, 34, was badly burned when a 30 foot cabin cruiser exploded on the Seneca River near Baldwinsville Saturday evening. He remains in serious condition at Upstate Medical Center after receiving first and second degree burns over about half his body. Others on board were uninjured.
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North Side
Dennis Thomas
Upstate Medical Center
Thomas
Seneca River
Baldwinsville
Butternut St
Teens Nab Purse in Stafford Ave Robbery
A 60-year-old Eastwood woman, Margaret Ranieri, was knocked down by two youths on Stafford Avenue near her home as they snatched her purse around 10 15 p.m. She suffered head and jaw injuries and loss of $70 to $80 plus checks cards a gold necklace and a diamond ring. Her son Carl urged the Eastwood community to report the incident.
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Eastwood
Stafford Avenue
Margaret Ranieri
Stafford Ave
Shoppingtown
Dewitt
James Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Carl Ranieri
Ranieri
Mel
Carl
Easmood
County's 1st persistent felon sentence struck down
A New York appeals court voided part of the violent felony law as applied to Arthur Crawford, Syracuse, who was sentenced to eight years to life for burglary. Justices ruled crimes before the law’s 1978 effective date cannot be counted as violent felonies. Crawford remains a persistent felon pending further appeal.
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New York
State Supreme Court
Rochester
Court of Appeals
Syracuse
John A. Cirando
Arthur Crawford
Towers Lane
Onondaga County
Crawford
Appellate Division
William Burke
Irando
Ciando
Chando
James H. Boomer
Boomer
Attica
City Zimmer clash over Albany tax break bill
Melvin Zimmer and city leaders dispute a proposed property tax exemption for renovating blighted structures. Zimmer seeks owner occupied 1 to 4 family homes with three year tax moratorium and 10 year repayment. city version broadens to all owners and favors developer and homeowner incentives, while Nicoletti supports the city's approach and hopes for Albany talks.
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Melvin Zimmer
Albany
Joseph Nicoletti
Zimmer
Lee Alexander
Nicoletti
Syracuse
Buffalo
Rochester
Yonkers
Assembly
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Downstate
Dutchess County
Utica
Thruway
North Syracuse Lions
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Sher
Brian McDowell
Burne
Chenango County
Jeff Rea
Charles Borgognoni
Borgognoni
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