Urban rooftop duck nests in Syracuse garden
Ed Basta, an Armory Square landscape architect, maintains a roof garden above Plum Court in Franklin Square. He notes a wild mallard mother with nine eggs nesting in a clay pot and plans to relocate the duck family after hatching to a nearby lake, viewing urban habitats as valuable.
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Syracuse
Ed Basta
Pint Court Apartments
Franklin Square
Armory Square
Dave Spector
Plum Court
Mission Landing
Tye
New York
Onondaga Creek
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Children’s Day push at Van Duyn Elementary School
Onondaga County Executive Nicholas Pirro visited Van Duyn Elementary to assist students lobbying for a state recognized Children’s Day. Legislators plan to introduce bills backing the proposal.
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Onondaga County
Nicholas Pirro
van Duyn
Strange truck in LaFayette tests emissions for incinerator
A mobile air monitor vehicle parked in LaFayette is not a space probe. It tests emissions from the county's planned trash incinerator, providing data for environmental review and oversight.
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LaFayette
Syracuse Neighborhood Watch restarts after turmoil
Syracuse's Neighborhood Watch Groups Inc resumes stability after two years of internal bickering and financial strains. New board president Dianne Kogut outlines growth plans as the anti-crime group, funded with 27,000 annually, reorganizes, hires a new coordinator, and moves toward City Hall Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Neighborhood Watch Groups Inc
Dianne Kogut
Tion
Ed Schafer
Eastwood Watch
Schafer
South Avenue
St. Paul Rowand
City Hall Commons
DeWitt Eyes A Super Sniffer For Odors From Pets
DeWitt officials seek an odor detector to monitor smells from households with many pets and complaints of odors from a home with 64 cars. No existing device measures smells. town engineers and officials acknowledge no proven method or cost estimate.
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DeWitt
James D. Fisher
Trol
Jim Guyette
Guyette
Richard Robb
Robb
O'Brien and
Gere
Michael Kobeski
Summer fun brings danger in central New York
Memorial Day signals the start of summer injuries warns doctors and police in central New York. Boating risks include gasoline fumes, wake incidents, and life preserver use while jet skis flout the 75 foot rule. Drownings can occur in small buckets and pools, with poisons in garages and barefoot injuries from sharp objects. Fire remains a summer hazard as children show fascination, prompting caution around cooking and burning.
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New York
Foral
Cicero
Warren Danny
Darby
Richard Cantor
Pediatrics
University Hospital
Cantor
City man attacked teen with machete in front of Beard Ave
An 18 year old man, James Dixon Jr., slashed Damon Montgomery with a two foot machete during a dispute at 101 E Beard Ave. Dixon fled but was arrested minutes later on South Salina Street. Montgomery was treated and released from Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital after the 7:20 p.m. attack.
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E. Beard Ave
James Dixon Jr
Damon Montgomery
Todd Hage
Dixon
Montgomery
Iso Wood Ave
South
Salina Street
Public Safety
Midland Ave
Eastern
Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital
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Dick Case
Harry Truman
U.S
Sue Weiberah
Ann Purns
West Side
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Syracse
Roy Bernardi
Common Council
Kogut
Grandjean and Wagner
Robert Kawa
Dora Lee
James Crosby
Crosby
Kolodziejski
Ste. Marie
Iroquois Museum
Liverpool
Tim Reese
City Man
Teen
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