Drug lord pleads guilty in Cayuga County court
Ithaca man Gabriel Hanna 24 pleads guilty to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in Cayuga County Court. He faces 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison when sentenced January 23 by Judge Robert Contiguglia for trying to sell LSD to Robert Butters. Hanna was the top figure in an LSD marijuana ring, with police recovering hundreds of LSD doses, liquid LSD, over 3 pounds of marijuana and nearly $10,000 in cash during a nine month investigation.
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Ithaca
Gabriel Hanna
Ridgecrest Road
Cayuga
Cayuga County
Robert Contiguglia
Hanna
Robert Butters
Wise Road
Cato
Jon E. Budelmann
Tompkins
Budelmann
Auburn to name Hispanic school administrator
Auburn boards to hire Miguyelina A. Cuevas-Post as assistant principal at Auburn High School. If approved, she becomes the district’s first Hispanic woman administrator, with a starting pay of 50000 dollars. Cuevas-Post has a long career in Genesee Elementary and Ithaca district roles and is a Scipio resident. Her husband Ken Post runs a Scipio family farm and the couple met in the Peace Corps in Jamaica.
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Auburn
Miguyelina A
Mickey” Cuevas-Post
Scipio
Auburn High School
Cuevas-Post
Emm
Tary
Genesee
Ithaca City
Kenneth Post
Peace Corps
Jamaica
Air problem traced to smokestack at Bank Alley building
City officials traced dangerous air to a faulty boiler on the Bank Alley building owned by 220 South Warren LLC. Longley Jones Associates manages it and a contractor will fix the boiler. Niagara Mohawk will certify the fix. Blue Cross Blue Shield will seal exhaust spots and limit rear door access for about 1000 employees.
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Cowan
City Assessor
220 South
Longley-Jones Associates Inc
Cowin
Niagara Mohawk
Blue Cross BlueShield
Bank Alley
BREAKFAST The Army of Two continues aboard the lighthouse siege
Abby and Becky fear a British ship approaching Scituate. They bar the lighthouse door, glimpse sailors ashore, and fear for supplies, prisoners, and the town as the ship drops anchor and remains offshore. The sisters brace for impact and reality of occupied land.
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Abby
Becky
They Have Boats We Must Stop Them Now
A story excerpt shows two girls Abby and Becky confronting sailors disembarking from a ship. They plan to stop the armed crew and prevent the ship from reaching shore, highlighting a tense moment of sisterly resolve.
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Abby
Becky
Plant would keep sewage, storm water from creek
At a meeting about a proposed site near the Niagara Mohawk building and Kitty Haynes Irish Pub and Restaurant, opponents including Irwin Davis Bob Doucette and Charles Manro urged removal from consideration. Officials warned that overflows could persist in extreme downpours and parking impact was a concern.
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Niagara Mohawk
Kitty Haynes Irish
Irwin Davis
Center Armory
Bob Doucette
Charles Manro
Armory Square Association
Doucette
Montessori Works On After Temple Fire In Syracuse
Three weeks after arson at Temple Beth El in Syracuse, Montessori Learning Center operates from St. Sophia's Church in DeWitt with nearly 100 students. The school, serving pre kindergarten through seventh grade, has 18 staff and seeks new quarters as its lease ends in June. The incident followed regional anti-Semitic violence.
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Temple Beth
Syracuse
St. Sophia's
Verizon
Manlius Pebble
American Montessori Society
Montessori Learning Center
Gates Road
Route 173
DeWitt
Students vote at mock election boosts civic engagement
In a week the class shifted from boredom to enthusiasm as 575 students at the school lined up to cast ballots on real voting machines. Former principal Noel Hotchkiss acquired the machines, and officials set them to mirror state ballots with party endorsements. About 410 students, 77 percent turnout, voted with Lazio topping Clinton and Nader leading Gore.
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Lazio
Clinton
Nader
Gore
Bush
Side
Upstate audience fed up with campaign theatrics
Readers say they are uninspired by the campaign scene as money, ads, and invasions of voter space dominate. They note no direct candidate visits, mixed signals from politicians, and a sense that national figures ignore New York while undecided voters weigh Deciding options in a fragmented political landscape. Dick Case invites responses.
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South Side
New York
Callepi
Upstate
Senate
Hillary
Rick
Long Island
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Rick Lazio
Dick Case
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