Irish Festival Opens Across Clinton Square Dance Crowd
Vieau age 4 of East Syracuse danced with cousin Ryan Delaney age 3 of Bridgeport as the Irish Festival began in Clinton Square Syracuse. Music and dancing continued into the festival's second day Saturday as crowds enjoyed the event.
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Listen Vieau
Syracuse
Ryan Delaney
Bridgeport
Clinton Square
Digest City residents charged in boat break-ins
Onondaga County sheriff's deputies charged two people Friday in a series of boat break-ins at marinas in a three county area. Jared Bell aged 16 and Roy Fens termaker aged 21, both of Syracuse, were charged with one count of felony burglary and one count of felony grand larceny. They allegedly stole stereo and electronic equipment in Onondaga, Oswego, and Oneida counties over the past few months.
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Digest City
Onondaga County
Jared Bell
Roy Fenstermaker
Hopper Road
Syracuse
Kevin Walsh
Onondaga
Oswego
Oneida
Walsh
F-16 makes emergency landing at Syracuse airport
An F-16 from the 74th Fighter Wing landed at Syracuse Hancock International Airport about 3:15 p.m. after a flight controls indicator light activated during routine training north of Syracuse. Officials said the landing was declared an emergency as standard procedure, with no reported damage to the jet.
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Syracuse Hancock International Airport
Jeff Brown
74Th
Syracuse
Brown
OCC Anniversary Barbecue Opens Celebration Week
Onondaga Community College begins a 40th anniversary with a campus barbecue for invited guests including current and former student delegates, faculty and staff as well as local political and economic leaders. The event marks the college's 1961 founding and 1962 classes.
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OCC
Midtown Plaza
Syracuse
Onondaga Hill
Primaries Shape Four Onondaga Town Races Tuesday
Four Onondaga County towns reach decision day with primaries for town supervisor in DeWitt and Elbridge, town justice in Clay, and town board seats in Salina. Notable contests feature veteran incumbents vs party-backed challengers and cross party endorsement bids, as GOP voters weigh endorsements and party crossovers in a crowded ballot.
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DeWitt
Salina
Clay
Elbridge
Justice
Onondaga County
GOP
Christopher Gaiser
David Savlov
Richard Wittenburg
Savlov
O’ Donnell St
Wittenburg
Gaiser
Lazy Brook Drive
Jost Uto Wittenburg
Gary Philips
Jim DiStefano
Ken Andrews
DiStefano
Pany
Jim
Bob Faulkner
Woodside Road
Andrews
Morehouse Flats Road
Golden Harvest Festival Wild Critter Call Contest Highlights
At Beaver Lake Nature Center the 24th annual Golden Harvest Festival showcased a Wild Critter Call contest with a coy rooster lion kitten elephant turkey and seven children staging animal imitations. Whitney Neuman Jr won blue for elephant impression while the festival continues through today. Also celebrating 18 years of marriage were Michael and Linda Gray of Clay who wed at Beaver Lake Nature Center in 1984.
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Beaver Lake Nature Center
Whitney Neuman, Jr
Clay
Michael
Linda Gray
Grays of Clay
Beaver Lake
Michael Gray
Gary Walls
Kristin Roberts
Skaneateles
Roberts
Beaver Lake Festival Schedule Highlights and Notes
Beaver Lake's biggest annual event draws visitors with a full day of stage and gazebo acts including Dan Duggan and Virgil the Magician, plus puppet shows, wildlife programs, a pie eating contest and a critter call. Naturalist Greg Smith says the festival attracts new visitors who might not normally come to Beaver Lake and keeps them returning.
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Dan Duggan
Westcott Jugsuckers
Virgil the Magician
Beaver Lake
Greg Smith
Nottingham High School celebrates 75th anniversary reunion
In Syracuse, Nottingham High, oldest in the city, dates to 1924 as a junior high named for William Nottingham. Graduates from the class of 1926 plan an all class reunion and 75th anniversary Sept. 22 at Drumlins, with the historic Levy Middle School building cited.
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Nottingham
Levy Middle School
Genesee Street
Dumlins
William Nottingham
Syracuse
State Board of Regents
Syracuse University
Will
DeWitt
Colvin Street
van Vleck Nottingham
Drumlins
East Side
DeWitt flag plan sparks debate over site and height
A proposed 50 foot American flagpole at the Ene Boulevard East and East Genesee Street intersection in DeWitt draws fierce opinions from residents veterans and officials. Planning board members question height while proponents cite patriotism and a donor funded display awaiting Monday’s town board discussion.
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DeWitt Town Board
DeWitt Town Hall
Dave
DeWitt
Ene Boulevard
Genesee Street
Patreccia Musten
Masten
Jim DiStefano
Mike Lazar
Patrione
Lazar
Lasar
Ryder Park
Town Hall
John Robertson
Robertson
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