Barrels at old Brown Manufacturing site may be removed in weeks
DOT officials testing 75 barrels found at the Chester Street site after a fire at the old Brown Manufacturing building. One barrel showed PCB levels of 2000 ppm, while five others contained waste oil. Ground tests deemed non hazardous earlier. further testing and removal of non hazardous contents will occur over two to three weeks. Receivership holder Cogswell will fund testing and removal. Watchmen will guard the property around the clock, with local officials and residents pressing for quick action.
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Old Brown
Chester Street
State Transportation Department
DOT
Michael Peters
Peters
Galson Technical Services Inc
O'Brien & Gere
Morris Goldfeld
Michael Cogswell
Goldfeld
Cogswell
Clarence Dunham
William A. Harris
Dunham
Two teenagers injured as motorcycle bursts into flames
Early today on Valley Drive near West Seneca Turnpike a motorcycle struck a car and burst into flames. Rider Michael Parish 18 in critical condition and passenger Taramy Nugent 11 in serious condition were treated at State University Hospital for burns and head injuries. Police say Parish was speeding to pass a car when the left pass failed. Lundy 25 drove the other vehicle and helped douse the flames with three passengers who escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
Valley Drive
West Seneca Turnpike
Michael Parish
Loomis Ave
State University Hospital
Ish
Taramy Nugent
Griffin St
Thoms M. Milbyer
Parish
Milbyer
Keith S. Lundy
Rochester
Seneca Turnpike
Nugent
Lundy
North Side holdups keep police busy
North Side police continued a manhunt for three suspects tied to two grocery store holdups yesterday. A separate knife wielding bandit, who attacked a cab driver the night before, remained at large though authorities said the cases appear unrelated. The Pawhek's Grocery incident on Gimin ski Drive occurred just before 10 30 am with about 10 dollars taken. A second hold up at Samul's Silver Star Market on Robinson Street involved three suspects and roughly 100 dollars taken after a punch to the vendor. The suspects fled in a white Dodge Omni with a red stripe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
Authoriies
Pawhek’s
Giminski Drive
Samul
Silver Star
Robinson St
Stanley Samul
PASNY steam plant plan nears completion for Syracuse
PASNY says its trash fueled steam plant plan for Syracuse is in the homestretch with a feasibility report anticipated after delays. County officials weigh a second option to the Rock Cut Road project, weighing environmental hearings bids and tipping fees for a state built plant at the New York State Fairgrounds and potential county wide disposal.
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Power Authority
State of New York
Syracuse
PASNY
Stephen Schoenhelz
Lee Alexander
Rock Cut Road
John H. Mulroy
Lawless
Onondaga County
UOP Inc
Des Plaines
Ilc
New York State Fairgrounds
Belle Isle Road
Teenager gets probation in crash deaths near Onondaga College
A 19 year old Onondaga resident was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to four counts of criminally negligent homicide. Robert Madison admitted causing the March 29 two car crash on West Seneca Turnpike near Onondaga Community College that killed Martha McMahon John McLaughlin Thomas Ascioti and Evelyn Ascioti. Prosecutors noted signs of drinking but not gross intoxication and said Madison has a sleep disorder contributing to the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onondaga
West Seneca Turnpike
Commuunity College
Robert Madison
Young Road
John Murray
Oswego County
Madison
Jeffrey Merrill
Martha McMahon
John McLaughlin
Thomas Ascioti
Ascioti
Evelyn
Bar association plan to run indigent defense in Onondaga
The Onondaga County Legislature's Legislative Committee voted 3-2 to back the Bar Association of Onondaga County plan to shift indigent defense from the Hiscock Legal Aid Society to the bar association starting in 1982. The committee cited cost savings and administrative changes, while opponents warned against abandoning the Hiscock system and noted potential deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onondaga County
Onondaga County Bar Association
Frank J. Hiscock Legal Aid Society
Bar Association
Executive Branch
Hiscock Society
James C. Tormey
R-22nd
Hiscock
Histock Group
Hiscock Organization
Dan Ross
Legislative Committee
George T. Dunn
Ross
James Dwyer
Tormey
Minch Lewis
Doris Chertow
John Garland
Timothy Gorman
Gerald Mingolelli Jr
Charles Durham
Gordon Ireland
Garland
Mingolelli
Ireland
Cherton
Lewis
Gorman
Durham
Parolee pleads guilty in drug case
Roosevelt Dowdell a 33 year old Syracuse man pleaded guilty in federal court to making a false prescription to obtain Talwin at the Veterans Administration Medical Center He admitted altering a doctor s prescription from 40 to 120 tablets The case highlights jurisdiction disputes between the VA FBI and local authorities with sentencing set for October 27 in Syracuse Dowdell had already served a year and a half in state prison and is free on his own recognizance until sentencing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Kasler
Syracuse
Veterans Administration Medical Center
U.S
Neal P. McCain
Roosevelt Dowdell
Dowdell
Jume
William Burke
Rochester
Norman Lazda
Talwin
Joseph Pavone
Pavone
McCain
FBI
Equal childbirth leave for county workers
A memo from Onondaga County Law and Personnel states that both men and women may take unpaid leave for childbirth, with six months initial leave and up to twelve more with approval. The policy supports equal benefits under the Civil Rights Act, noting few men have taken leave and that pregnancy disability may justify use of sick leave with doctor verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Departments of Law and Personnel
Kathleen J. Howard
Howard
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Herald-Journal
Carl J. Singls
Frank Hale
Mark LaRue
Ferlito
John
Stanley Pachek
Merrill
Sheriff's Department
Jon Holcombe
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