The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) back issues from June 2008:
SOME HYBRIDS $AVE MORE THAN OTHERS.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robert Schoenberger Newhouse News Service As gas prices rise, so does interest in fuel-efficient vehicles, especially gas-electric hybrids. Dealers say sales this year are up about 50 percent. But despite gasoline prices hovering around $4 per gallon, hybrids ...
PARTS FROM ALL OVER, TRIKE IS A MUTT MUTRYK.(Auto)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Bill Shaver, of Lenox, took the rear end of a 1971 Volkswagen Beetle, the front end of a 1976 Honda Gold Wing, a double seat from a Harley-Davidson and assorted parts from all over to concoct his ...
Pair convicted of child sex trafficking in rent case.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: -- The Post-Standard A jury has convicted a woman and her landlord of sex trafficking and producing child pornography, concluding after 14 hours of deliberations the man had sex with a 12-year-old girl as payment ...
WILD & WOOLLY; MORE THAN HOMELY, SHEEPSHEAD ARE FIGHTERS WITH CHARACTER.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Figura Outdoors editor It's a scenario that many an Oneida Lake or Lake Ontario fisherman can relate to. All a sudden, you feel like a runaway freight train just grabbed your line. Your rod nearly bends in half. Visions of a lunker bass or maybe a ...
POST SCRIPT.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled from news services and online research by The Post-Standard's Brian Cubbison, Gary Gerew and Keith Thompson This week in Post-Standard TV: The theme is photo galleries. Enjoy staff photographer Stephen D. Cannerelli's photos of alpacas at Rice's Farm of Cayuga ...
UPSTATE DEMS FORM CAUCUS.(News)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: DELEN GOLDBERG ALBANY NOTEBOOK A group of Upstate senators are banding together to give Upstate and Central New Yorkers a stronger voice in Albany. Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith announced Friday the formation of a new "Senate Democratic Upstate ...
SO MUCH PACKED INTO JUST 21 YEARS; A NEW VETERAN CELEBRATES A MILESTONE ; XT; HW1;SO MUCH PACKED INTO JUST 21 YEARS ; A NEW VETERAN CELEBRATES A MILESTONE.(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Michelle Breidenbach Staff writer Ryan Joseph Woodruff was born May 4, 1987 at Community General Hospital. His mom posed her baby boy for pictures in a cowboy hat, a pair of sunglasses, hugging Pooh. Ryan and his big brother fought and built forts ...
DOORS OPEN, BUT NOT WALLETS, FOR GOP CANDIDATE SWEETLAND.(News)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARK WEINER WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK Some of the top Republicans in Congress opened their doors for Dale Sweetland during his first visit to Washington, D.C., as a congressional candidate, offering encouragement but no money to support his campaign. Sweetland, ...
INSIDE NATIONAL GRID'S SECRETIVE $25 MILLION; HOW THE UTILITY SPENDS RATEPAYER'S MONEY TO BENEFIT PROJECTS OF ITS OWN CHOOSING.(SERIES: INSIDE NATIONAL GRID'S SECRETIVE $25 MILLION:)(News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Michelle Breidenbach and Tim Knauss Staff writers The women wondered aloud over lunch at L'Adour. Wouldn't it be great if there could be a lighted path from the Syracuse University neighborhoods toward Armory Square, something that would make people feel a ...
HOME SALES.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... HOME SALES ***************Sales********2008 Sales******2007 Sales************12-month****12-month **************May 20*******through*************through*******************avg. ending****avg. ending *************to May 27****May 27***************May ...
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.(Real Estate)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Syracuse 2029 Bellevue Ave.-- $164,500 -- Patrick T. Fallon to Bryan Patrick Radliff on May 15. 308-310 Broad St.-- $170,000 -- Pei Lin and Ah Hing Poon Huang to Bruno F. and Cynthia L. Battistoli on May 19. 455 Buckingham Ave.-- $155,600 -- Daniel P. Lee ...
NEW MEDICARE PART D PLAN AND CHEAP CHAIN-STORE GENERICS CUT CROSS-BORDER ORDERS.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robert Cohen Newhouse News Service Anthony Iwaszko used to fill his prescriptions through mail-order pharmacies in Canada, where he found the prices for his costly hypertension and cholesterol medicines were substantially lower. Now, the 73-year-old retiree ...
LOCAL INDICATORS: JOBS.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... CAPTION(S): GRAPHIC: Local indicators. Jobs Payroll jobs. Unemployment rate ....
4-DAY WEEK NOT GOOD FOR ALL BUSINESSES.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Roy L. Williams Newhouse News Service ; --Staff writer Charley Hannagan contributed to this report. A four-day workweek is good for the morale of employees coping with high gas prices, but businesses and governments need to weigh the pros and cons before taking the ...
F-M HISTORIC HOMESTEAD; COLONIAL SITES ON LAND THAT SAW TOLL TRAVELERS GO BY IN 1800S.(Real Estate)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: PATRICIA CORBETT CONOLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER This circa 1820 Federal colonial in the town of Manlius was once the homestead of a 160-acre farm. "It was one of the oldest houses on what was originally a toll road," said the owner, Marianne Brown. ...
AMAZON BEGINS COLLECTING STATE TAX.(Business)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: BOB NIEDT RETAIL NOTEBOOK Here's some beach reading New York customers of Amazon.com might find scary this summer. It pops up at checkout. It reads: "Due to a new law recently passed by the state of New York, we are required to collect NY sales ...
GIFT FORGES NEW LINK BETWEEN MULROYS, MARCELLUS.(Local)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: DICK CASE POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST Now I know what John Mulroy meant when he used to say to me he was "out in Marcellus chopping wood." The late county executive's daughter showed me his woodlot the other day. It's a nifty patch of backyard of the home on West ...
UNDY 500 REVS UP RESCUE MISSION AID.(Local)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: NANCY COLE CHARITY NOTEBOOK Scott Maryniak proved that one person can make a difference. Maryniak, of Syracuse, coordinated a fundraiser for the Rescue Mission that netted about 1,600 personal items and toiletries as well as $1,475 in cash. ...
RECENT SU GRAD DIES IN COLLISION; WRONG-WAY DRIVER IN COLO. KILLS ALEXANDER TAFT, 28. SU PLANNING SERVICE FOR TUESDAY.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Suzanne M. Ellis Staff writer A memorial service is planned for Tuesday at Syracuse University for Alexander Taft, 28, an SU graduate student who received his master's degree May 11 from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Taft was killed ...
BLAZE IN SILO KEEPS FIRE CREWS BUSY.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robert A. Baker Staff writer A minor but stubborn fire in a silo above a manufacturing company in Clay kept Moyers Corners firefighters busy Saturday evening. The fire was reported about 6:15 p.m. in large pipes leading to a silo on the roof of Packaging Corp ....
VILLAGE SEEKS TO EVICT TROUBLEMAKERS; EAST SYRACUSE OFFICIALS MULL LAW GOVERNING DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR BY RENTAL RESIDENTS.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Maureen Nolan Staff writer East Syracuse officials want to target landlords, tenants and teens with tough new laws they say they need to improve the quality of life in the village. One proposed law would require the mandatory eviction of tenants when police ...
COURTHOUSE TO DISPLAY ART OF W. GENESEE STUDENTS.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Artwork commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Onondaga County Courthouse will be unveiled at 9 a.m. Tuesday during a ceremony in the second-floor lobby of the courthouse, 401 Montgomery St. The art is the work of seventh- and eighth-grade students from West Genesee Middle ...
HONOR SOCIETY FOR PUPILS IN GRADES 4-6 FORMING.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Central New York public and private schools with students in grades four to six can apply to become a founding chapter of the new National Elementary Honor Society, a younger version of the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society. The group will recognize ...
MUSLIM YOUTHS DONATE MEAT TO RESCUE MISSION.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Youths from the Syracuse Chapter of the Muslim American Society donated 50 pounds of ground beef to the Rescue Mission, at 148 Gifford St. The donation is part of the Muslim American Society Service Corps second annual National ...
STATE OFFERS PROFESSIONAL LICENSE RENEWAL ONLINE.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The state Board of Regents will now accept online license renewal applications for members of 47 professions required by state law to hold up-to-date licenses. Physicians and medical physicists are required to renew their licenses every two years, and all other professionals ...
INTERFAITH WORKS TO HOLD ANNUAL DUCK RACE SATURDAY.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... InterFaith Works of Central New York will host its sixth annual Duck Race to End Racism on Saturday at Syracuse's Inner Harbor. The event, which begins at noon, raises money for the agency's Community Wide ...
F-M TEAMS BATTLE IN D.C.; HIGH SCHOOL'S SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM IS SEVENTH IN NATION, EAGLE HILL'S IS 14TH.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Elizabeth Doran Staff writer Fayetteville-Manlius High School's Science Olympiad team placed seventh in Saturday's 2008 national competition held at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., while the district's Eagle Hill Middle School team placed 14th in the ...
END OF AN ERA; SCIBILIA'S, OF DEWITT, HAS BEEN SELLING FRUIT AND FLOWERS AT A ROADSIDE STAND SINCE 1939.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Maureen Nolan Staff writer Scibilia's Fruit and Flower Stand sits on East Genesee Street en route to a super-sized Wegmans and up the block from a rising brick edifice that is the new DeWitt fire station. The old wooden Scibilia's building is a grubby green ...
CORNELL RESEARCHER WINS POTENTIAL $5M AWARD; MICHELLE WANG IS THE FIRST HOWARD HUGHES INSTITUTE INVESTIGATOR IN THE REGION.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rebecca James Staff writer A Cornell University researcher who developed new ways of tracking the twists and turns taken by a single molecule was tapped last week to be a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Michelle Wang, a biophysicist who came to ...
WATERCOLOR IN FOCUS; APPEALING SHOW COULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM MORE ARTISTS, BROADER RANGE OF EXPRESSION.(Stars)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: KATHERINE RUSHWORTH CONTRIBUTING WRITER Watercolor is one of the most accessible mediums, both for artist and viewer. The subject matter chosen by most watercolorists tends toward the traditional, with landscapes, seascapes, still lifes and portraiture the most common ...
SYRACUSE WOMAN PUBLISHES FIRST BOOK.(Stars)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Octavia Johnson-McCarthy, of Syracuse, has written and published her first book, "You Don't Have to Whisper ... Love Loudly" (Authorhouse, $12.99), which tells the story of her son, who ...
FULL CAST AUDIO TO HOLD AUDITIONS JUNE 8, AUG. 3.(Stars)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Syracuse publisher Full Cast Audio is looking for new voices for upcoming fantasy, science fiction, sports and teen fiction audiobook productions. Full Cast will hold vocal ...
'SHAVETAIL' AUTHOR COBB IN SKANEATELES TODAY.(Stars)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Thomas Cobb, author of "Shavetail" (Scribner, 2008) and "Crazy Heart" (Bookthrift, 1989), talks about ...
LEONARDSVILLE BOOKSTORE HOSTS UC LAW PROFESSOR.(Stars)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Utica College professor Doris Miga gives a talk, "The Old Order Amish: How They Change and How ...
'SPEAK,' 'CATALYST' WRITER IN SKANEATELES SATURDAY.(Stars)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Award-winning young adult author Laurie Halse Anderson ("Speak," "Catalyst"), talks about and signs copies of her newest novel, "Twisted" ...
TV CRITICS CORNER.(CNY)(Television program review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Community Critics TV Team is busily watching and writing about as much programming as they can get their hands on. They are TV watchers just like you, enjoying dramas, comedies and sitcoms from the comfort of their Central New York living rooms. Read their reviews every Sunday in CNY ...
SELF-PROCLAIMED COUCH POTATO SAYS "WII FIT' IS FUN.(Stars)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: JEFF KAPALKA CONTRIBUTING WRITER You wouldn't know it to look at me, but I don't really follow any exercise regimen. Or then again, you might. Oh, let's face it. I'm not buff. I'm probably the polar opposite. Look up couch potato in the dictionary, and it'll ...
SPOTTY LAWN FRUSTRATES OWNER.(Stars)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: CAROL T. BRADFORD CONTRIBUTING WRITER Dear Carol: My lawn has developed spots of lighter green, almost yellow grass in it. These "spots" grow faster and reseed themselves sooner than my other grass. My lawn is not the only lawn in the neighborhood that looks as if it has ...
CEMETERIES CAN HELP RESEARCH.(Stars)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sheila Byrnes Contributing writer IACI (Irish American Cultural Institute) of CNY Genealogy in conjunction with the Onondaga County Public Library local history and genealogy department hosts an informational day about cemeteries, monuments and more 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 ...
FUNNY GUY SANDLER STARS IN "MESS WITH THE ZOHAN'.(Stars)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joan E. Vadeboncoeur Entertainment columnist An Adam Sandler comedy. An animated film that features kung fu. A family flick with youngsters making an action adventure movie. It's a varied diet coming Friday. "Mess with The Zohan' Sandler plays the ...
TELLING THE PERSONAL SIDE OF WAR.(Stars)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Linda D'Imperio Onondaga County Public Library What is it like to be a soldier at war? The following do not discuss the causes of conflicts or battle strategy. Rather, they tell of the personal lives of individuals serving. To access them, visit the Onondaga ...
IT SEEMS JASON BEAN, BAND ARE SATISFYING.(Stars)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARK BIALCZAK MUSIC CRITIC With his 11 original songs on "What It Seems," singer, guitarist and songwriter Jason Bean builds to a big ending. (Rock) "What It Seems," Jason Bean, independent recording. Within the songs, Bean knows how to work his ...
GO BACK IN TIME WITH "HEATHENS'.(Stars)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Donna Marchetti Newhouse News Service Warning: Reading Mildred Armstrong Kalish's "Little Heathens" (Bantam, $12) may trigger an irrepressible urge to hand out copies to every text-messaging, iPod-toting, TV-watching adolescent you know. During the ...
OZ-STRAVAGANZA.(Stars)
Jun 01, 2008 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Heather Bragman/The Post-Standard, 2007 Follow the yellow brick road to Chittenango. Start off the day with hot-air balloon launches, enjoy brunch with the Munchkins, ...
LOCAL BRIDGE RESULTS.(Stars)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Courtesy of Barbara Roller and Louise Staring. Below are the winners from duplicate bridge clubs' games played recently in Central New York: Concord Aces: Monday, 1NS, Joan Phillips, Pam Gibson; 2NS, Anita Kuppermann, Genie Gallagher; 1EW, Manny Ares, Fran ...
DIE-CUT, PATTERNED PAPER CAN HELP YOUR LAYOUTS.(Stars)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Heidi Anne Giebel Contributing writer Die-cut, patterned paper has opened a new realm of possibilities for scrappers. You don't have to scrap in the typical square shaped 12-by-12 inch size anymore. Die-cut patterned paper and cardstock give plenty of new options. ...
Correction.(News)(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 2008 ... In Stars magazine's calendar, the date for Heal the 'Cuse Celebration Talent Show is incorrect. Organizers ...
TIPS ON RECORDING, STORING ON BLU-RAY.(Stars)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: AL FASOLDT TECHNOFILE Blu-ray, the high-capacity disk format, is knocking on the door. Now that the high-definition disk format war is over, it's time to see if we ended up winners or losers as consumers This week we'll look at the less appreciated ...
SUMMER SEASONS BEGIN FOR 3 AREA COMPANIES.(Stars)(Column)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joan E. Vadeboncoeur Entertainment columnist June is bustin' out all over, as the Rodgers & Hammerstein song says. It's bustin' out for the summer season of Cortland Repertory Theatre, Auburn's Merry-Go-Round Playhouse and Ithaca's Hangar Theatre. MGR and ...
2 JAILED ON CHARGES IN BEER BOTTLE ATTACK.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Staff report Two Auburn men suspected of assaulting another city man with a beer bottle in January pleaded not guilty at their arraignments Tuesday in Cayuga County Court. John W. Smith, 45, of 5 Westlake Ave., Apt. 2, and Gary E. Brown, 25, of 210 Turtle ...
RECENT SALES DIDN'T HELP LOCAL D.A.R.E. PROGRAM.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Auburn city police and Cayuga County sheriff's deputies say D.A.R.E. merchandise sold by a company called Community Essentials will raise money for the national D.A.R.E. America program, but the sales won't benefit the local D.A.R.E. programs. "We just don't want people to be ...
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED THIS WEEKEND AT RELAY FOR LIFE.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Volunteers are needed to help set up, serve food, run activities and clean up at this year's Relay for Life Friday and Saturday at Auburn High School. The relay raises money for the American Cancer ...
CCC TO HOLD GIS SUMMER CAMP FROM JULY 7 TO 11.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Cayuga Community College will host a Geographic Information Systems Summer Camp. The camp is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 7 to July 11 at the college. Students in grades six through nine will gain hands-on experience in GIS, ...
CHURCH PREPS FOR 175TH ANNIVERSARY; VOLUNTEERS TURN OUT TO SPRUCE UP LEDYARD CHURCH.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Members of the Ledyard United Methodist Church spent Saturday cleaning the church and its grounds in preparation for its 175th anniversary celebration. The original church building was constructed in 1833, but was moved to make room for a larger structure in the 1840s. The ...
AURORA PO: FIX BIG OR FIX LITTLE?; VILLAGE TRUSTEE WANTS IT "COMPLETELY RETROFITTED," NOT JUST NEW ROOF AND PAINT.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Debra J. Groom Staff writer At least one Aurora Village Board member doesn't think fixing up the current post office in Aurora is the right thing to do. Trustee George Farenthold wrote a letter to Mayor Thomas Gunderson stating his displeasure with a plan to ...
SHERWOOD TO CELEBRATE HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS; PARTY TO INCLUDE PRESENTATION ON HAMLET'S ROLE IN ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Debra J. Groom Staff writer The hamlet of Sherwood will celebrate its long-awaited National Register of Historic Places designation with a party Thursday night. Patricia White, president of the board of the Howland Stone Store Museum, said the event begins at ...
FEDERAL COURT TO HEAR LAND CLAIM ARGUMENTS.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Glenn Coin Staff writer Lawyers will be in federal appeals court this week to argue the 34-year-old Oneida Indian land claim. The Oneidas and the state have both appealed a judge's split decision. Oral arguments are scheduled for Tuesday before the 2nd U.S. ...
RED CROSS PLANS BLOOD DRIVES THIS MONTH, NEXT.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Madison-Oneida Chapter of the American Red Cross has scheduled the following blood drives for June and early July. To schedule an appointment, call 800-448-3543 or visit www.madisononeidaredcross.org. *Tuesday: Brookfield Central School, 1910 Fairgrounds Road, 11:30 a.m. to ...
AUDITIONS FOR "LAUGHING MAN' SET FOR THIS WEEK.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Chittenango's summer theatre program, "Summerplay," will return to the village this year. This summer's production, "The Laughing Man," was written and will be directed by longtime village resident and former ...
FROM OVER THE RAINBOW; OZ PARADE DRAWS THOUSANDS OF FILM LOOK-ALIKES.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alaina Potrikus Staff writer Hope Watson's father painted her shoes bright red when she was a child so she would have ruby slippers to wear to the annual Oz parade in Chittenango. On Saturday, the Sullivan resident passed the tradition on to her two daughters ...
DOG RESCUE GROUP VISITS WORLD OF OZ.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alaina Potrikus Staff writer Toto was a terrier, but it was basset hounds that ruled the parade Saturday afternoon at Oz-Stravaganza. A group of 200 of the canines and their owners plodded down the Yellow Brick Road, as part of the ABC Basset Rescue's annual ...
WEB POSTING PLEA DEAL DISCUSSED; COLGATE JUNIOR ARRESTED AFTER MESSAGE POSTED MARCH 10 REFERRING TO SHOOTING PEOPLE.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Glenn Coin Staff writer Colgate University junior George So was pulling an all-nighter when he got bored with studying and took a break about 4 a.m. At a friend's suggestion, So logged onto www.juicycampus.com. After about 20 minutes of reading anonymous posts ...
LOOKING BACK AT THIS WEEK JUNE 1-7.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by research librarian Bonnie Ross 2007 (one year ago) Mercury rising: The amount of mercury settling into Glacier Lake at Clark Reservation State Park in Jamesville was rising. Although the levels of mercury found in sediment beneath the lake had been ...
SU STUDENTS DONATE 38 TONS OF FURNISHINGS.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... There's a lot of love at Syracuse University -- 38 tons, to be exact. That's how much volunteers at SU collected as part of Ten Tons of Love, the annual charity drive for gently used clothing, housewares and food for the Central New York needy. ...
SEE WHAT GROWS AT BLOG ABOUT CNY AGRICULTURE.(Local)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Staff report Just in time for the start of National Dairy Month, today is the first day of a new blog on Syracuse.com -- Central New York Farm Life! Visit blog.syracuse.com/farms to find it. Debbie Groom, staff writer at The Post-Standard, hopes to educate ...