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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1997
Page
6
Onondaga County Justice Center returns to normal operations after a search found two metal fragments possibly usable as weapons and small quantities of two substances pending drug tests. Sheriff Kevin Walsh stated rumors of weapons or drugs are taken seriously and contraband prevention will continue.
A 20 year old Syracuse woman was shot in her car early Sunday morning while leaving a friend’s house on Faye Avenue. A blue Ford Fiesta with four men followed and a passenger fired a rifle through the windshield striking the driver. She was treated and discharged from Community General Hospital. Police seek information at 442-5222.
State police reported two boaters missing after a collision on the American Channel of the St Lawrence River Saturday evening. Andrew McDonald, 39, of Pittsford and Randy Aceto, 30, of Williamson were thrown from their 20 foot Larsen boat when it struck a 16 foot Boston Whaler near Clayton. A passenger, Lisa M Dunn of P r a s f o r d, suffered minor injuries. Louis Putrelo, 30, of Utica, the other boat’s operator, was not injured. Cause of accident under investigation.
Cortland County man Patrick Burke, 48, was sentenced to seven to 10.14 years in state prison after his bid to adjourn sentencing for marriage was rejected. Burke pleaded guilty to first degree criminal use of a firearm for shooting Darlene Kingsley and her son Darryl Zuberman at Kingsley’s Otisco home. He led troopers on a chase into Pennsylvania before being stopped. Kingsley was wounded in the leg, Zuberman in the chest, back and left arm. a third person, Tias, recovered.
Four new habitats for red bodied and red-eared slider turtles were found in Onondaga and Cayuga counties with eight sites for sliders statewide. DEC scientist Alvin Breisch notes many people released pets, leading to self sustained populations. The New York Amphibian and Reptile Atlas continues a ten year census to map species and assess conservation needs.
At the New York State Fair, accessibility for visitors in wheelchairs has improved with better parking near the front gate and paved paths. Officials note underground electrical channels and protective guards for cords, while attendees praise smoother rides and safer circulation, though crowding remains a challenge at the Center of Progress.
The widow Beth Alexander manages the Lee Alexander Scholarship Fund named for former Syracuse mayor Lee Alexander who served 1970 to 1985. The first $1,000 award goes to Nottingham High School graduate Crystal Lobdell, paid from nearly $16,000 in donations from about 240 contributors. Applicants from families earning under $45,000 submit a two page essay, If I Were Mayor of Syracuse, with the winner chosen by the Alexander family and a family trend. Donations to fund mailed to 5 Nursery Lane Syracuse NY 13210.
Kristy Mack a Boston clerk notes a New York shopper spending thousands on clothes the tax holiday waives 4 percent sales tax for a week county actions vary with Madison County joining the tax break several nearby counties opt out while Canandaigua Geneva and Rome do not tax clothing the week ends Sunday and affects apparel under 100 dollars in many areas non tax items include jewelry gear and footwear despite regional differences neighboring states do not tax clothing
Central New York municipalities may join the state sales tax holiday. The region includes seven counties Cayuga Cortland Madison Oneida Onondaga Oswego Seneca and cities Auburn Fulton Ithaca Oneida Oswego Utica, with districts choosing to participate.
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