Oswego calls meeting Wednesday to discuss river safety
Oswego, NY -- The City of Oswego will hold a community meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday to discuss ways to improve the safety for those fishing on the Oswego River, to avoid the tragedies like last week’s...
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Your Comments: State should reduce taxes on cigarettes to counter Indian sales
The Cayuga Indian Nation won another court victory Monday in its bid to continue selling tax-free cigarettes at its LakeSide Trading stores in Union Springs and Seneca Falls. The U.S. Supreme Court...
View ArticleClay's tentative budget calls for 13 percent tax rate increase
Clay, NY - Clay Town Supervisor Damian Ulatowski tonight proposed a $13,419,186 tentative budget, an increase in spending of $704,159. That's roughly 5.5 percent more than this year's budget. The...
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Top issue in debate between 25 Congressional District candidates: Who's more...
Dan Maffei and Ann Marie Buerkle sparred and attacked each other, but neither offered specifics on how to rein in spending. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post StandardCongressman Dan Maffei (left)...
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Flu shots begin: Extra-strength vaccine available for first time; it's...
Also new this year: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say everyone 6 months or older should get vaccination. Plus where you can find a flu clinic. Mike Greenlar / The Post StandardJoe Jarvis,...
View ArticleBoil Water Advisory for Village of Cayuga, parts of Aurelius remains in effect
Cayuga, NY -- A boil water advisory remains in effect for the Village of Cayuga and the Town of Aurelius Water District 3, which includes residents along State Route 90. The Cayuga County Health...
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What's going on: Man who plotted Times Square bombing to be sentenced today
Also: U.S. strike kills 8 German militants in Pakistan. APFaisal Shahzad From BBC News: The man convicted of an attempted car bomb attack in New York's Times Square is due to be sentenced at a court...
View ArticleHigh school students get a look at manufacturing careers
Syracuse, NY -- More than 100 high school students will visit six Central New York manufacturers today for the first ever Manufacturing Career Days, sponsored by the Manufacturers Association of...
View ArticleThree statewide candidates come to Syracuse area today
Syracuse, NY – With Election Day only four weeks off, three candidates for major offices will bring their campaigns to the Syracuse area today. Syracuse resident Howie Hawkins, the Green Party...
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Donald Trump says he's considering a run for president in 2012
A recent poll in New Hampshire tested Trump's popularity as a potential Republican candidate. APBillionaire businessman Donald Trump. Appearing on "Fox & Friends" and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe" on...
View ArticleOswego County DA's office may appeal ruling in Graham case to highest state...
Oswego, NY -- The Oswego County district attorney's office has a week to decide to seek permission from the state Court of Appeals to challenge the ruling that dismissed the felony charges against...
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Cornell bird lab seeks volunteers for FeederWatch
Ithaca, NY – The Cornell University Lab of Ornithology is seeking backyard birdwatchers to help with Project FeederWatch. The program, which launches its 24th season on Nov. 13, compiles information...
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Lunchtime Links: Meet Finnish YouTube sensation Tykylevits
Also: Firefighters watch and do nothing as home burns down; a tax on taxes. Tykylevits, aka Kari Tykkyläinen, has captivated the Internet with his absurd videos in Finnish. Here's what urlesque has to...
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Public health officials investigating illness among people who ate at...
At least 7 became ill a few weeks ago, from the same bacterial infection that sickened more than 200 there in 2008. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardAt least seven people in Central New York have become...
View ArticlePolice: Syracuse high school student brought pellet gun into school
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse high school student is facing a misdemeanor weapon possession charge after police found the student with a pellet gun during school hours Monday. Nottingham High School...
View ArticleSyracuse man admits guilt in social-club holdup
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man today admitted robbing five people at a North Side social club in May. Tommy Downing, 36, of 119 E. Matson Ave., pleaded guilty before Onondaga County Judge Anthony Aloi...
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Doug Hoffman drops out of race in NY-23
In reversal, Hoffman says he does not want to split the vote in three-way race. Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in New York's 23rd district, dropped out of the race today. He is shown...
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Enforcement of leash rules at Jamesville Beach Park upsets dog owners
Many say the park was only place to take their dogs off-leash. County says rules never changed, just signs went up. Frank Ordonez/The Post-Standard Lisa Baer, (left), Leigh Neumann (center) and Kathy...
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Man who tried to bomb Times Square gets a life sentence
New York — A Pakistani immigrant who tried to set off a car bomb in Times Square was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison by a judge who said she hopes he spends some of his time behind bars thinking...
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Green candidate Hawkins lays out tax plan he'd seek if elected governor
Syracuse, NY – New York state can cut local property taxes if the state takes over paying the local share of Medicaid and makes four other reforms, the Green Party candidate for governor said this...
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