Botulism blamed for bird deaths at pond and zoo
State officials report an avian botulism outbreak in Central New York after 31 mallards 13 domestic ducks and a goose found dead at Webster Pond Syracuse and four wild ducks at Burnet Park Zoo. Pathologist Ward Stone says tests rule out poison or duck plague with a tentative 96 percent certainty.
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Syracuse
New York
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Burnet Park
Stone
Officials bust Upstate drug ring tied to Syracuse and Buffalo
Law enforcement says a major drug trafficking ring moving cocaine and heroin into Syracuse and Buffalo areas was dismantled. Eight suspects were arrested in a sealed Erie County grand jury indictment, including three Syracuse residents Nicolas Alcantara Ramona Rivas and Permin Rodriguez. Five suspects remain at large.
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Syracuse
Buffalo
Erie County
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Wilkangon
Ramona Rivas
Newell St
Permin Rodriguez
Delaware St
Alcantara
Wacca Aad
Onondaga County
DeFrancisco to Tour State Tourism at White House
Syracuse senator DeFrancisco, chairman of the state Senate Tourism committee, will attend a White House tourism conference set for late December. The delegation aims to lure international tourists to the United States, with state Economic Development Commissioner Gargano naming the 51-person group.
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DeFrancisco
White House
San John
State Senate Committee On Tourism, Recreation and
New York
Charles Gargano
United States
Council president sued by candidate Eskew Young seeks $900
Eskew Young III sues Syracuse council president candidate Panek in small claims court claiming she failed to manage his Democratic nomination campaign. Young, backed by the Conservative Party, says Panek did not provide promised services and seeks the full $900 refund.
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Eskew Young
Panek
Syracuse
Common Council
Eskew Young III
Susann Panek
Young
Archie Amos
Penn Advertising
High Energy Impressions
camy _ YOUNG
Autumnal Equinox Notes and Bird Migration Linkages
Autumnal equinox observed around 8 1g am EDT marks days shortening. The text notes 800 bird species migrating between Treenne and Resting areas, with many birds showing wing muscle development. It discusses lengthening and shortening of days driving spring and autumn migrations and mentions shorebird behavior.
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New
Norham
Bie Aiken
Treenne
Lawmakers Propose Trim Ofondaga Welfare Spending
Legislators criticize Onondaga County social service costs as they debate a planned 487 million dollar welfare budget. Council member Bernard Kraft voices concern that the numbers are too high and questions compensation for workers, while urging adjustments to aid those who work daily.
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Onondaga Sooney
Prostitution raid targets two adult clubs in Syracuse
Police and Onondaga County prosecutors raided Adult World and Night Lights charging a clerk with allowing prostitution after dancers brushed against patrons in VIP rooms. Detectives documented tips and nude dances, while prosecutors debate if the behavior meets state prostitution law.
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Syracuse
Onondara County District Attorney
Ofice
Adult World
Night Lights
Richard Lyons
Robert Tisdell
Adult
World
Ene Boulevard
Salina St
David Phinney
Robert
Haumann
Patrick R Fitzgerald
Arlington Square
Camillus
Anthony Recchio
Frederick DeStefano
Recchio
DeStefano
Tisdell
Psychic Plumber Foresees Mixed Winter Weather Trends
A local weather column cites Ray Dh Pietro the psychic plumber of Minoa predicting a milder winter with mixed precipitation. Past forecasts show wild swings with 1994-95 snow totals far exceeding predictions, while 1945-46 was the last notably snowy period. He envisions rain and freezing rain through much of the season and hints at unsettled conditions globally alongside a northern Atlantic ship distress and an Alaska incident.
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Ray Dh Pietro
Minoa
Ray
Hay
Syracuse
North Atlante
Alaska
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Tortora
Inskie
Council
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Bsee
Arthur Symons
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R-Clay
Bob Medt
Bob
Fred Siegenthaler
Resspan
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Ronnie Clacys
Gulf Road
Tority Episcopal Church
Dorothy Donegan
Tally Street
Niagara
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