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Fulton man charged in second sexual abuse case involving minor
Fulton, NY -- A week after being arrested in a sex abuse case, a Fulton martial arts teacher was charged with molesting a second teenager, police said. Tommy E. Merritt, 38, of 15 W. Third St. North,...
View ArticleUK study: Nonreligious doctors hasten death more
Agnostic or atheist doctors twice as likely to make decisions that could end the lives of terminal patients. LONDON (AP) -- Doctors who are atheist or agnostic are twice as likely to make decisions...
View ArticleTroopers charge Boonville man with rape
Boonville, NY – A Boonville man was charged Tuesday with second-degree rape in connection with an incident earlier this month involving a 14-year-old girl, state police said. Kyle J. Vandresar, 19, of...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Man picks up kindergartener at school; a short time later...
Also: In case you missed it, here's the video of that wacky horse race in New Jersey. From The Dallas Morning News: A 5-year-old boy was permitted to leave a Love Field-area elementary school with a...
View ArticleTwo Smithfield men charged in string of burglaries in Madison County
Smithfield, NY -- Two men in their 20s were charged with three burglaries in the past month in the towns of Smithfield and Lincoln, according to Madison County Sheriff's deputies. David M. Campbell,...
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Albany group releases government salaries for 2009-10
Town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, police chief is highest-paid at more than $300,000. Search the database. View full sizeThe Associated Press, 2008The state Capitol at the Empire State Plaza in...
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Restaurant failed to pay state sales tax, lawyer admits in court
Syracuse, NY -- The corporate lawyer for a Fayetteville restaurant admitted in court today the company had failed to pay state sales tax over a period of four years. Lawyer Kevin McCormack entered a...
View ArticleFormer Anaren employee admits liquid gold theft
Syracuse, NY - A former employee of a DeWitt manufacturing firm is facing one year in jail after admitting in court today he stole liquid gold from work. Thomas J. Basile, 54, of 7158 State Route 5,...
View ArticleSyracuse police investigate armed robbery outside Fowler High School
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police are looking for three men after an armed robbery outside Fowler High School late Wednesday, city police said. The two male victims were at the north side of Fowler at...
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Notorious arsonist's Chicago past can't be used to prove Syracuse arson
Syracuse, NY - A jury that decides if a Syracuse man set fire to a camping trailer last year will not hear about the defendant’s history of setting three dozen fires – two of them fatal – in Chicago...
View ArticleEastern Equine Encephalitis -- Triple E virus -- found in Cicero
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a potentially deadly virus, has been discovered in mosquitoes in Cicero. The Onondaga County Health Department said today mosquitoes collected Aug. 19 in...
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David Paterson opens his final state fair as governor
He samples a maple milkshake and enjoys the traditional sausage sandwich lunch on Governor's Day. View full sizeDick Blume / The Post-StandardNew York Gov. David Paterson attends the ceremonial...
View ArticleDEC investigating Cazenovia Lake fish kill
State Department of Environmental Conservation officials are investigating a fish kill on Cazenovia Lake that has affected mostly largemouth bass and a few panfish. Daniel Bishop, the DEC’s regional...
View ArticleTioga County man charged in Bridgeport Kinney Drugs burglary
Cicero, NY -- A Tioga County man is charged with stealing $1,169 in narcotics and other pills during a nighttime burglary at the Kinney Drugs store in Bridgeport, according to Cicero Police. Dominick...
View ArticleBally Total Fitness to eliminate fitness classes from Fairmount location
Fairmount, NY -- Bally Total Fitness will end all group fitness classes at the Fairmount location starting Sept. 1, according to company officials. The chain will continue to hold fitness classes at...
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Baldwinsville woman charged with tax fraud
Baldwinsville, NY -- A Baldwinsville woman was charged today with failing to report more than $6,000 in income on her tax return, state police said. Karen L. Paussa, 46, of 31 Brooks Place, was...
View ArticleHigh bacteria levels prompt another swimming ban at Oneida Shores Park
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Swimming has been banned again at Oneida Shores Park in Cicero after high levels of coliform bacteria were found in the water. The Onondaga County Health Department said swimming...
View ArticleOswego sailing students have a rough go of it Thursday morning
Oswego, NY -- Young sailing students with the Oswego Maritime Foundation got to put what they've learned to good use Thursday morning when the Coast Guard was called to help them fight high winds in...
View ArticleCamillus moves village elections from March to November
The switch could save the village $1,200 to $1,500. Camillus, NY -- Camillus has become the first village in Onondaga County to switch its local elections from March to November, effective next year....
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Cicero councilors consider committee's recommendation on police department
Read the full committee report View full sizeMichelle Gabel / The Post-StandardCicero Police Officer Mike Serafin talks to the driver of a vehicle that was speeding in a school zone on South Bay Road...
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