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National Encampment of the Brigade of the American Revolution comes to Fort...
Oswego, NY -- The largest encampment since the French and Indian War commemoration in 2006 comes to Fort Ontario Saturday and Sunday. From 150 to 300 reenactors with the National Encampment of the...
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Spraying Oswego River water chestnuts should continue today
Oswego County, NY -- Spraying began Tuesday to kill acres upon acres of water chestnuts infesting the Oswego River. And while this should take care of the problem this year, county officials want to...
View ArticleSafety concerns prompt Oncenter to cancel EPA's hydrofracking hearing
Syracuse, NY - When Oncenter officials agreed Monday afternoon to play host to a hearing on a controversial gas drilling technique on Thursday, they figured on 1,200 people attending. By this morning,...
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What's going on: House comes back from vacation to pass jobs bill
Also, Oswego firefighters cited following complaints, and cigarettes seized between western New York reservations. View full sizeJ. Scott Applewhite / APPresident Barack Obama signs a $26 billion jobs...
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Marcellus, Otisco take different tacks on hydrofracking laws
Marcellus town board wants a local law imposing a moratorium. Otisco officials need more information before taking action. View full sizeGary Walts / The Post-StandardPeople organized by Neighbors of...
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Your Comments: 'This hurts the recovery process'
The House came back from vacation Tuesday to pass a $26 billion bill to save the jobs of teachers and other workers, which was promptly signed by President Barack Obama. But users of syracuse.com see...
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JetBlue CEO says airline is having a strong summer
David Barger says Hancock Airport could support more air traffic. Courtesy of JetBlueDave Barger, CEO of JetBlue Syracuse, NY -- JetBlue Airways Corp. CEO David Barger was in Syracuse Monday, part of...
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Skateboarders court city for permission to ride at Ormond Spencer Park
Parks commissioner sees opportunity in what skaters began on their own. View full sizeClay Willis / The Post-StandardCity of Syracuse Department of Parks, Recreation and Youth Commissioner Patrick...
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Syracuse area road report: I-81 north reduced to one lane downtown
Indicates ramp or road restrictionsIndicates ramp or road closures Onondaga County Butternut Street bridge reconstruction: View I-81ButternutStreetBridge in a larger map Click map markers for details...
View ArticleTaxes remain unpaid on Syracuse Developmental Center site, but lease deal not...
Syracuse, NY - There was no major progress Tuesday in a dispute between Syracuse officials and the developers who plan to rent the city school district temporary classrooms at the former Syracuse...
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After NY tax hikes, Indian shops pack in the smokers
Many New Yorkers head to tribal stores to escape $1.60-per-pack state increase. Lauren Long / The Post-StandardCustomers wait in line for cigarettes and other items Friday in Verona at the SavOn...
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Schumer brings border plan to Syracuse
Syracuse, NY – The U.S. government would deploy 1,500 new border patrol agents and buy drone aircraft to patrol the border with Mexico under a $600 million emergency package being pushed by U.S. Sen....
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Survivors of Alaska plane crash endured harrowing night
One 13-year-old boy watched his father die as workers tended to broken bones overnight in the cold. The Associated PressThis image provided by the Alaska State Police shows the wreckage of the...
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What's going on: Primary winners sell political inexperience
Also: Hunt for escaped convict and accomplice shifts to Canadian border. Charles Krupa / The Associated PressRepublican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, waves to...
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Lawmakers demand released Lockerbie bomber's medical files
U.S. senators, Scottish lawmakers want details made public. Abdel Magid Al Fergany / The Associated PressLibyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing is seen in...
View ArticleNedrow man sentenced to 68 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting...
Syracuse, NY - A Nedrow man was sentenced this morning to serve 68 years to life in state prison for sexually molesting a little girl over a period of eight years. Jason Slishevsky maintained he was...
View ArticleSyracuse police investigating early morning stabbing on East Side
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man walked into the emergency room of Upstate University Hospital this morning with three stab wounds to his chest, Syracuse police said. William Gressett, of Syracuse, told...
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NY Minute: Mosque's developers don't want help finding new location as feds...
From The Associated Press: The imam behind controversial plans for a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks is being sent by the State Department on a religious outreach trip to the Middle East,...
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Lunchtime Links: Buffalo police find live cat 'marinating' in car's trunk
Man tells police he was going to cook the cat because it has a bad attitude. View full sizeSPCANavarro, the marinated cat. From The Associated Press: Buffalo, NY - Police say a traffic stop led to...
View ArticleScientists: Drug-resistant 'superbug' gene could spread widely
London — British scientists have found a new gene that allows any bacteria to become a superbug, and are warning that it is widespread in India and could soon appear worldwide. The gene, which can be...
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