Tomatoes gleaned by St Lawrence students aid poor in Baldwinsville
Eleven St Lawrence University students led by Sonyth Goodsell spent four hours harvesting surplus tomatoes from Tony Emmi & Sons fields near Baldwinsville for the Food Bank Central New York. The effort aimed to reduce waste and feed the hungry, with Goodsell noting 25 percent of U S food is wasted.
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Baldwinsville
St. Lawrence University
Sonyth Goodsell
United States
St. Lawrence
Goodsell
Tony Emmi & Sons
Lawrence
Ter
Food Bank
New York
Kristie Wright
Amy Bartoszewicz
Lloyd
Fulton
John Berat
de Prewyragin
Rosh Hashana sermon on awe and new beginnings
Rabbi Sherman urges renewed awe and gratitude as Jews greet the New Year. He reflects on Eyal’s medical battles, a family storm experience, and how everyday acts can grow devotion. The sermon links creation, nature, and personal resilience to Jewish life and renewal.
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Sherman
Eyal
Lal Amer
Oval
Wen
Wing and prayer fuel Montezuma bird race
In the Montezuma Muck race a dozen teams hunt 200 bird species across 275 square miles of the Northern Montezuma Wetlands Complex. The Kestrels of Onondaga hunt at daybreak with strict rules, no tape recordings, and high powered optics, aiming for accurate counts over a 24 hour period.
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Montezuma
Sue Adair
Kestrels
Onondaga
Audubon Society
Cayuga
Seneca
Wayne Counties
United States
Bill Purcell
Syracuse
Kestrels Race to Count Birds Across Wetlands
In a dawn to night birding trek, the Kestrels chase a 100 bird target across the Montezuma Wetlands and other sites. Purcell and Adair tally 75 by dusk, facing competitive pressure, gunshots during goose season, and long hours of spot counts.
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Esker Brook Trail
Adair
Purcell
Albany
Syracuse
Howland Island
Seneca River
Catholic Charities Then and Now: Faith and Public Aid
The article traces Catholic Charities history from immigrant aid with a $6,030.76 grant to a broad, nonsectarian mission. It notes collaborations with government and private agencies, tensions over church tenets, and the shift from informal charity to bureaucratic modern social services.
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Community Chest
Stephenson
Catholic Charities
Brian Walton
Onondaga County
Christ
Walton
Metropolitan Health Council
Council of Social Agencies
Planned Parenthood
Catholic Welfare Agency
Walisw
Unity Kitchen
Unity Acres
Upstate Democrats face setback in statewide races
Rural conference straw polls showed Upstate backing faltered as money and access drove results. Schumer won the Senate vote despite weak Upstate showings while Spitzer and Vallone claimed wins in broader campaigns, underscoring finance as a decisive factor in party outcomes.
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Democratic
New York
Upstate
Democratic Rural Conference
Ithaca
James Larocca
New York City
Mark Green
U.S. Senate
Plattsburgh
Clyde Rabiden
U.S
Charles Schumer
Brooklyn
Senate
Schumer
Manhattan
Spitzer
Greenback
Independence Party
Tom Golisano
Paychex
Goliano
Assembly
Michael Bragman
D-Cicero
Alfonso D'Amato
Bragman
State Independence Arty
Jack Essenberg
Fve
William Magnarelli
Mapas I
Epublican
James Corbett
Magnarelli
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Cheryl Abrams
Temple Adath
Ahaman
Touimeul
Buder
Linda
Montezuma Wildlife Refuge
Mays Point
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
Montezuma Wetlands
Mary Alice Koeneke
Oswego
Catholic Social Services Movement
Raymond McVey
Krorean Proaer
George Getz
By Erik Kriss
Upstaters
James DiStefano
Bragman Rotege
Joan Kristensen
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