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Syracuse honors firefighters; police stay away
"When a few, or one, or some, do not recognize that responsibility or perhaps fall short in exercising that responsibility, everyone in the community takes note," says Mayor Miner, who blocked police...
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What's going on: Companies work to reduce their liability in Gulf oil spill
Also, workers at Marcy prison get paid to attend bar gathering, and a Henderson man wins a national honor for saving three people. View full sizeMichael Spooneybarger / APCrews clean up oil washed...
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Central New York companies sign up for NYPA wind power registry
Syracuse, NY -- The New York Power Authority came to the Syracuse Center of Excellence Thursday to enlist local companies in the effort to build wind turbines in the Great Lakes. Representatives of...
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Syracuse teachers won't consider freezing pay; union cancels vote on proposal
City school district had proposed employees freeze pay for one year to save $10 million. That would have prevented layoffs. David Lassman / The Post-StandardSyracuse Teachers Association, which...
View ArticlePaterson: Expect more increases in New York taxes, fees
ALBANY, N.Y. — Hard times are about to get harder in New York. The recession, a meltdown on Wall Street and Albany’s overspending on special interests over decades are leading to a budget deal that...
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Your Comments: "Start cutting jobs and lower the taxes"
Superintendent Daniel Lowengard had asked all the Syracuse school district’s unions to take a one-year pay freeze starting July 1 to save $10 million and prevent layoffs. But on Thursday, the incoming...
View ArticleSUNY 'empowerment' proposal gets boost by business
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson’s push to “empower” New York’s public university systems to grow and set its own tuition free of Albany has the support of an influential business analyst. Moody’s...
View ArticleSU seeks federal funds to create center that would focus on making buildings...
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse University, working with nearly a dozen universities across New York state, is among the leading contenders in a national competition to land a $130 million energy research...
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Syracuse area road report: Your guide to CNY construction news
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...
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Recession drives more graduating seniors to attend community colleges, state...
To compete, some private colleges offer more money. This weekend, more than 10,000 students graduate from 49 Central New York high schools. Frank Ordoez / The Post-StandardCazenovia High School senior...
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House, Senate lawmakers agree on biggest bank overhaul since Great Depression
Sweeping regulations aim to prevent another financial meltdown. View full sizeAP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FileIn this April 28, 2010, file photo Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd,...
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Stymied by GOP, Democrats at loss on jobs agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stymied by Republicans, Democrats are at a loss as they struggle to help pump up the economy in the run-up to congressional elections this fall. The demise of their jobs-agenda...
View ArticleRobbery victim left pantless in Syracuse parking lot
Syracuse, NY-- A man was robbed of his wallet and pants Friday morning in Syracuse after he was lured into a parking lot by promises of a sexual encounter, police said. Here's what Syracuse police...
View ArticleWeedsport man dies in motorcycle crash
Brutus, NY -- A Weedsport man died Thursday night after his motorcycle crashed on East Brutus Road in the Town of Brutus. State police in Auburn are investigating the accident that occurred at 11:30...
View ArticleBicyclist injured in collision with car in Westcott neighborhood
Syracuse, NY -- A bicyclist was injured this morning when he collided with a car at Euclid Avenue and Westcott Street. The bicyclist was taken away in an ambulance after the crash, but his injuries...
View ArticleYour comments: Research energy efficiency? I just turned out the lights
Syracuse University, working with nearly a dozen universities across New York state, is among the leading contenders in a national competition to land a $130 million energy research center. If...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Parents brawl at kindergarten graduation
From the Victorville Daily Press (Calif.): VICTORVILLE • Two adults were arrested and up to 20 people have now been identified in a Wednesday brawl among parents during a kindergarten graduation...
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Obama claims victory in financial overhaul deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama declared victory Friday after congressional negotiators reached a dawn agreement on a sweeping overhaul of rules overseeing Wall Street. Lawmakers shook hands...
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NY Minute: Audit finds NYC school staff stole $90,000 from student fundraisers
From the NY Daily News: Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? The grownups at John F. Kennedy High School, that's who - a new state report says. Staffers at the Bronx school swiped more than...
View ArticleSyracuse man's manslaughter sentencing delayed as defendant reconsiders plea...
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man’s sentencing in the fatal shooting of another man in January was postponed today to give the defendant some time to consider his request to back out of the plea deal....
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