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Instead of a bar mitzvah party, DeWitt youth builds a gazebo for group home
DeWitt, NY - The idea of having a lavish party to celebrate his bar mitzvah didn’t appeal to 12-year-old Ian Beckman. Instead, the DeWitt resident wanted to mark the occasion by doing something out of...
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Syracuse woman who died from fire was a caring daughter, relatives say
Syracuse, NY - About two dozen family members stood around Darlene Bielby Givens’ bedside at Upstate University Hospital, crying, laughing and telling stories for hours Saturday until the 50-year-old...
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Syracuse city school's $28 million lease deal appears dead
Syracuse, NY - As Tuesday’s deadline approaches, it appears the city’s proposed $28.2 million lease of the Syracuse Developmental Center for temporary school classrooms is about to die, because...
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Budget cuts could force closure of Pratt's Falls Park in Pompey
County would eliminate funding. Town isn't sure it can pick up the tab. Jim Commentucci / The Post-StandardThe Onondaga County Legislature is expected to vote Tuesday on a proposed 2011 budget cut...
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Why Joanie Mahoney crossed the aisle to endorse Andrew Cuomo
GOP partisans urged her not to back a Democrat. She says it's all about good government. Lauren Long / The Post-StandardAndrew Cuomo shakes hands with Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney Oct. 6...
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Former Syracuse University professor wins Nobel Prize
Ei-ichi Negishi started award-winning chemistry research while at SU in the 1970s. Ei-ichi Negishi A former Syracuse University chemistry professor won the 2010 Nobel Prize for chemistry with...
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What's going on: Escape shaft for trapped miners is nearly ready
Also: New Web code could compromise privacy. The Associated PressChile's Minister of Mining, Laurence Golborne (left) watches drill rig operator Jeff Hart, from Denver, Colorado (right), operate heavy...
View ArticleGas prices surge across Syracuse area
Syracuse, NY – Gas prices in the Syracuse area shot up about a dime over the past week with a gallon of regular averaging around $2.89, two price monitoring services report. SyracuseGasBuddy.com this...
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NY Minute: Paladino makes anti-gay remarks
He tells Orthodox Jewish leaders he doesn't want children 'brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option.' New York — Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl...
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Dump truck gets hung up in power lines on Route 80 in Fabius
Town of Fabius, NY -- Fire and police officials are waiting for a wrecker to arrive to right a dump truck that is caught in power lines and hung up on two wheels on Route 80 in the Fabius hamlet of...
View ArticleState must pay $345,000 for 1999 Onondaga Lake Parkway crash
Syracuse, NY - A town of Clay woman has been awarded $345,000 for injuries she suffered in a 1999 crash blamed, in part, on a road defect along the Onondaga Lake Parkway in Salina. State Court of...
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Jeep drives through wall and out front door of garage in town of Clay
Clay, NY -- An SUV went through a back yard and through a garage before coming to rest against a tree in the front yard of a Clay home this afternoon. State police and Clay firefighters are still on...
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Somali-American from western New York is new prime minister in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somali-American who taught at a community college in western New York was named prime minister of Somalia on Thursday. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed replaces Omar Abdirashid Ali...
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What's going on: Chilean president vows to shut down mine where 33 were trapped
Also, state park supporters plan to continue fight to keep them open next year, and Whitetown center offers unique training to prepare for terrorist attacks. From The Guardian: The Chilean president,...
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WWII paratrooper jumps from airplane at 89 years old
North Syracuse, NY -- Fred Salisbury jumped out of airplanes as a paratrooper more than a dozen times during World War II. The North Syracuse man, who is now 89, got to do it again on Saturday, the...
View ArticlePSC: Firm's North Country wind farms are safe; collapse probe is closed
ALTONA, N.Y. — State regulators say a wind energy company is operating safely in New York and they have closed their investigation of a turbine tower collapse in northern New York. The state Public...
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Police: NYC officer shot bank robber in Manhattan
NEW YORK — A would-be robber threatened a bank employee with a steak knife in one of the busiest spots in Manhattan on Thursday, but his escape was halted by a police officer’s bullet that sent...
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Central New York environmental experts, Dan Maffei criticize Ann Marie...
Buerkle said she was referring to a scandal involving leaked e-mails from climate scientists. View full sizeStephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-StandardDemocratic Congressman Dan Maffei listens to a...
View ArticleSyracuse University students to spend two days photographing Auburn
Auburn, NY -- This weekend, nearly 100 journalism students from Syracuse University will descend on the city of Auburn to chronicle the lives of its residents as part of an annual fall workshop. The...
View ArticleFirefighter OK after falling through floor at Lysander blaze
Lysander, NY – A firefighter fell through the floor of burning house in Lysander Thursday night, but officials said he escaped serious injury. The Lakeside Fire Department firefighter fell from the...
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