The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) back issues from August 2008:
WHY EX-ALTAR BOY ROBBED THE CHURCH.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Michelle Breidenbach Staff writer Michael P. Delaney Jr. had a $180 problem. The 16-year-old wasn't supposed to use the car while his mom was away. But he did. He retrieved the car from the Holy Family Church parking lot, where his mother had left ...
RING SISTERS RIDING HIGH; CHAMPIONS READY TO DEFEND NATIONAL TITLES.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scott Rapp Staff writer Any cowboy worth the spurs on his boots would agree with the old saying that there's nothing better for the inside of a person than the outside of a horse. Nothing could toll truer for LaFayette sisters Shani and Hanna Ring, who spend ...
DEATH AFTER K-ROCK CONCERT A MYSTERY; MAN FELL THE DAY HE WENT TO THE WEEDSPORT EVENT. HE DIED FROM A HEAD WOUND A WEEK LATER.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Glenn Coin and John Stith Staff writers A Westmoreland man fell at least twice on July 19, the day he attended the K-Rockathon concert in Weedsport -- once at the concert and once after he and his friend arrived home, according to the friend. But exactly how ...
COMPANY NEWS.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by Susan Royal from news releases Dr. Keenan Grenell was named vice president and dean of diversity at Colgate University. Grenell was associate provost for diversity at Marquette University since 2005. Courtney M. Merriman joined the Syracuse office ...
Correction.(Business)(Correction notice)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A story Thursday about Oswego County car dealerships contained several errors. The headline and story incorrectly said Burritt Motors, of Oswego, bought the Laqua's Chevy-Pontiac-GMC dealership and service territory in Fulton. Burritt, as the closest Buick dealer, has acquired Laqua's ...
GREEN BUILDING CONFERENCE SLATED AT OCC.(Business)(Conference news)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Onondaga Community College is host for an Introduction to Building Green and LEED for Contractors course Tuesday or Thursday nights through August. The college and the U.S. Green Building Council's Upstate chapter are offering the four-hour classes. LEED stands for Leadership ...
WHERE'S STORE FRONT?(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Bob Niedt is out of the office. His Store ...
VERIZON WORKERS RALLY; THEIR CONTRACT EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rick Moriarty Staff writer About 100 union members wearing red union T-shirts rallied Thursday at the Verizon building in DeWitt in a practice run for a strike this weekend. Members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of ...
WEGMANS RECALLS SORBET DUE TO UNDECLARED MILK.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The maker of Wegmans Sorbet is recalling some 16 oz. packages because they might contain undeclared milk, which could cause a serious allergic reaction in some people. The sorbet is packaged in 16 oz. paperboard containers and was distributed through Wegmans Food Markets in New ...
STRIKE AT VERIZON MAY BE ON HORIZON.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Dennis Nett/The Post-Standard Tim Annable, of Navarino, applauds Thursday at a rally of union workers in Syracuse -- one ...
WELCH ALLYN UNVEILS MEDICAL PRODUCTS.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Welch Allyn recently introduced two products, including one that looks for heart disease in children. Welch Allyn this week announced the availability of new pediatric interpretation software for its CP 100 and CP 200 Electrocardiographs. The upgrade, provided to existing ...
FLY-FISHING CATCHES ON; YOUNG ANGLERS PARTICIPATE IN HANDS-ON PROGRAM.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Suzanne M. Ellis Staff writer There's no sitting onshore when you're fly-fishing -- just ask 13-year-old James Gowans. "The pole doesn't do the work for you," said Gowans, of Mexico. "You have to actually use your shoulder muscle to get it out there." ...
STUDENTS RAISING FUNDS FOR FEBRUARY TRIP TO SPAIN.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... S&P World Tours, a group that takes Syracuse high school students abroad, is raising money to take 18 students to Spain in February. From 1 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the students run a snack stand at the Southwest ...
2 FROM CNY TAKE STEPS TOWARD BECOMING NUNS.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Fulton native will profess temporary vows as a sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities Saturday during the 10 a.m. Mass at the St. Anthony Convent Chapel in Syracuse. Caryn ...
TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGES CONTINUE WITH I-690 WORK.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Motorists traveling east on Interstate 690 can expect more traffic pattern changes and ramp closures as road work continues, the state Department of Transportation said. Starting at 5:30 a.m. today, eastbound traffic will shift into the left ...
MEMORIAL BENEFIT TO HONOR MAN KILLED IN STABBING.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Wesley P. Valentine Memorial Benefit is scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Alliance Bank Stadium on Syracuse's North Side. Valentine, 18, a 2007 Bishop Ludden High School graduate, was ...
REGIONAL DOT DIRECTOR GIVEN 30-DAY SUSPENSION.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Carl Ford, Syracuse's regional director for the state Department of Transportation, received a 30-day unpaid suspension Thursday, a DOT spokesman said. What prompted the action by DOT Commissioner Astrid Glynn was not disclosed. "The commissioner ...
COUPLE EMBRACES HOME DESPITE TRAGIC HISTORY.(Local)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: SEAN KIRST POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST Jane and John Woodman did not buy their new home as a statement. They were simply on the hunt for a spot to settle down, which led them to take a look at Syracuse, where they noticed a 151-year-old house for sale in the Elmwood ...
CAMP BRINGS CULTURES TOGETHER; UKRAINIAN COACH BRINGS 30 OF HIS STUDENTS TO HOCKEY SCHOOL AT MORRISVILLE STATE.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alaina Potrikus Staff writer Steven Young has a Ukrainian flag hanging in his room. The 14-year-old rising freshman at Fabius-Pompey High School can trace his ancestors to Great Britain and Germany. But he knows that the blue half of the Ukrainian flag ...
COUNTY SUSPENDS FOUR IN PAY SCHEME; THE CUSTODIANS ARE ACCUSED OF LEAVING EARLY AND HAVING A COLLEAGUE SIGN THEM OUT.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Mariani Staff writer Four Onondaga County employees face being fired and prosecuted as the result of an alleged scheme to leave work early but still get paid. County officials suspended the workers without pay about a week and a half ago following an ...
WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?; CITY WEATHER, TRAFFIC NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: In response to Ray Cerio's letter July 30 -- nearly every day I hear the same sad weather commentary, from lifelong Syracuse residents as well as visitors. Yes people, it rains in Syracuse -- a lot. It snows and it gets cold, too -- real cold. If ...
SMOG, GRIDLOCK, GANGS -- IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: Ray Cerio's tirade on being stuck in Syracuse's rain, traffic and crime deserves a response. My wife and I just returned from a week in Los Angeles visiting our son. While there, we asked ourselves on more than one occasion why anyone would want to live there. ...
CALIFORNIA? PENNSYLVANIA? FLORIDA? YOU CAN KEEP 'EM.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: I write to you when I feel strongly about something. I'm hoping you'll print this rebuttal to Ray Cerio's diatribe against Syracuse. I lived in California for 18 months, thinking it was God's country. It wasn't. Do you watch the news or ...
Attitude shift needed.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Wow! I guess Ray Cerio's letter demonstrates that one's perspective certainly influences one's attitude. When I think of all the reasons why people love to live in Central New York, there is a lot to value besides annual rainfall and the potholes on Rock Cut Road. Even the fact that it has ...
CITIZENS LEAGUE STUDIED SPRAWL, CONSOLIDATION.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: As your editorial July 27 pointed out, the Onondaga Citizens League's study, "Leveraging Better Outcomes for Downtown," called for public investments to help leverage private investment in housing and business development downtown, and harness the growth ...
OBAMA PRESUMPTUOUS? MCCAIN EVEN MORE SO.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: Lately the John McCain campaign has inferred that Barack Obama is presumptuous, trumpeting McCain's experience as his major qualification for the presidency. However, an examination of the records is revealing. McCain has a 22-year history as senator ...
GRANDDAUGHTERS ARE BACK BEARING GIFTS, MEMORIES.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: My granddaughters are back from Great Britain, bearing gifts for Grandma. I love the tartan scarf; it makes me think of the old Gaelic proverb, "Remember the men from whence you came." The box of shortbread was special. Like Proust's "Madeleines," the ...
FORGET THE ELECTION AND TAKE CHARGE OF THE SYSTEM.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: When does capitalism become a millstone around the necks of its citizens? When does free enterprise have murderous consequences. Is it when oil companies make more profit than any other companies in the history of the world, while citizens reel from ...
Consider This.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008 ... How could this happen? The man who allegedly went on a shooting spree that killed two people last Sunday at a Unitarian-Universalist church in Knoxville, Tenn., reportedly didn't like liberals. But instead of exercising his free speech rights, he allegedly chose to "express ...
PROBING WIND FARMS; BURGEONING, VITAL INDUSTRY MUST BE KEPT FREE OF TAINT.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Every wind-generating power company in New York needs to come under closer scrutiny. There is just too much public money at stake. An aggressive watchdog is needed to make sense of the complicated deals they make, to protect taxpayers and to monitor the conduct of public ...
KEEP UP THE PRESSURE ON NATURAL GAS DRILLING.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: Thanks for keeping the spotlight on the natural gas drilling techniques. Keep the pressure ...
TO SEND A MESSAGE, EVERYONE MUST VOTE.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: Everybody knows things are bad. When the Bush administration bails out the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage companies, our national debt will increase from $10 trillion to $15 trillion, overnight. All the more reason to take our responsibility ...
IF YOU WATCH CHILDREN, YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: I was horrified and saddened that letter-writer Beverly Isbell chose to insinuate that Audrey Arnold's "good deeds" are merely a result of "life happens." Isbell even tries to suggest "the thing may have happened" even if Baby Fajo's mother was present. ...
Letter provoked more fond memories.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: The recent letter in your paper by Betty Pringle also brought back some happy memories for me. I, too, remember the wonderful stores and restaurants, the mobs of people on Salina Street shopping on Saturday. I also remember the market ...
MORE VIEWS.(CNY)(Movie review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Stephen Whitty, Newhouse News Service This new adaptation, while sacrificing characters, also concentrates the plot; although that means some themes are lost, it does ...
WINNER OF ICE CREAM MAKER SHARES HER STORY.(CNY)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: GINA CHEN FAMILY LIFE NOTEBOOK Ever wonder if those round ice cream makers -- the ones you roll to make ice cream -- really work? I did, too. So when Play & Freeze sent one to The Post-Standard to try, I had a contest and gave it away to one of the more than ...
"BRIDESHEAD' CAST IS ELEGANT IN SOAP-OPERA PLOT.(CNY)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOAN E. VADEBONCOEUR ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST "Brideshead Revisited" is straight out of TV's "Masterpiece Theatre" with its sumptuous look, its elegantly acting British cast and its slightly soap-opera plot. Set in the'30s and'40s, Charles Ryder is the central ...
POLITICAL SATIRE TAKES WELL-AIMED POKES.(CNY)(Movie review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Stephen Whitty Newhouse News Service In the new comedy "Swing Vote," we are at the end of a long presidential campaign with two candidates so carefully spoken and micromanaged that the country is quite literally undecided. In fact, the whole election comes down to a ...
FIRST-STOP AGENCY FINDS SUPPORT; LEGISLATORS BACK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITY IN THEORY. MORE DETAILS SOUGHT.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Stith Staff writer A straw poll of Cayuga County legislators Thursday night endorsed the principle of setting up a "first-stop" agency to encourage economic development in the county. But lawmakers made it clear they wanted more information about how the ...
MONTEZUMA MAN CONVICTED OF CRUELTY TO HORSES.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Montezuma man was convicted of three counts of cruelty and neglect of animals this week after nine horses were taken from his property in July. Timothy Sullivan, 39, of 966 state Route 31, was sentenced to two one-year conditional discharges in Montezuma Town Court. ...
DEPUTY CITY CLERK ARRAIGNED IN TIME SHEET CASE.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... An Auburn deputy city clerk is accused of submitting a false time sheet on which she claimed she attended a seminar. Michele Godfrey, 41, of 30 Augustus St., Auburn, was charged July 24 with misdemeanor falsifying business records. She was arraigned Monday in Auburn City Court ...
PHOSPHORUS TIMELINE DRAWS CRITICISM; GROUP WANTS GROTON PLANT'S DEPOSITS INTO OWASCO LAKE LOWERED IMMEDIATELY.(Local)(Chronology)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Debra J. Groom Staff writer Another group is protesting the length of time given to the village of Groton for lowering the amount of phosphorus it deposits each day into Owasco Lake. Officials with the Owasco Watershed Lake Association said it's ...
PUPILS SHARPEN SKILLS; SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM EMPHASIZES NEXT GRADE.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Debra J. Groom Staff writer Even though school is closed for the summer, there's lots of learning going on at Casey Park Elementary in Auburn. The school district's SSTEP program is up and running, with seven classrooms filled with about 125 kids. ...
THIBEAULT BAIL REDUCTION HEARING SET FOR SEPT. 4.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scott Rapp Staff writer Charles "Randy" Thibeault Sr. will have to wait until Sept. 4 before his request for lower bail will be heard in Cortland County Court. That's the date County Judge Julie Campbell set Thursday for Thibeault's lawyers to argue their ...
SECURITY GUARD SHOT AT PARK POOL.(Local)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robert A. Baker Staff writer A security guard working Wednesday night at Lincoln Park Pool was wounded in a shooting at the park, Syracuse police said. Omar Stroman, 34, of Bishop Avenue, was hit in the forearm and shoulder, possibly by a shotgun or a ...
AGENCY FORMER DIRECTOR SENTENCED; WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM NATIVE AMERICAN GROUP ORDERED TO PAY RESTITUTION.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jim OHara Staff writer The former director of the Native American Service Agency was sentenced Thursday to a three-year conditional discharge for stealing from the organization. Claudia Gabriel, 62, of 204 Sherbrooke Road, Manlius, had pleaded guilty to grand ...
FRANKLIN OWNERS FIND WAYS TO KEEP ROLLING; COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE AUTOS INCREASINGLY TURN TO SOURCES OUTSIDE U.S. FOR PARTS.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alaina Potrikus Staff writer After a century of swapping parts and scouring auctions to keep their cars on the road, collectors of automobiles that were designed and manufactured in Syracuse at the turn of the century are getting a little help from overseas. ...
POMPEY JUSTICE RACE TOWN'S FIRST SINCE'87.(Local)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: JIM O'HARA COURTS WRITER For the first time in more than two decades, voters in the town of Pompey will have a choice when it comes to electing a town justice this fall. Republican John Voninski is looking to hold onto the job he recently was appointed to ...
CLOSE-KNIT OPERATION; GROUP MAKES HATS FOR FORT DRUM TROOPS.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: C.J. Lin Contributing writer A drawing hangs in the window of A Yarn for All Seasons knitting store in the town of Manlius. "Thank you! I love my daddy's new hat," it says in crayon. The picture was done by a 4-year-old girl for shop owner ...
AUTHOR TO DISCUSS BOOK ABOUT UPSTATE GRAVE SITES.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Chuck D'Imperio, author of the recently published "Great Graves of Upstate New York: Final Resting Places of 70 True American Legends," will talk ...
MID-YORK COUNCIL OFFERS FREE CHILD CARE REFERRALS.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... In light of the announcement by Oneida Healthcare Center that its Wee Care Day Care will soon close, the Mid-York Child Care Coordinating Council Inc. reminds residents of its free child care referral service. Referral specialists at the Child Care Council provide listings of ...
SERVICE NOTIFIES RESIDENTS OF SEX OFFENDERS IN AREA.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Madison County Sheriff's Office has launched a service called Family Watchdog in which county residents can be notified when a registered sex offender moves within five miles of any address they are concerned about. The Sheriff's Office has worked on the program for almost ...
DA EXPECTS GRAND JURY TO PERUSE HOMICIDE CASE.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara said Wednesday he expects to present a case to a grand jury that could lead to the indictment and arrest of a suspect linked to the Jan. 24 death of a Vernon man. Joseph J. Giacona Jr., 37, who lived on Sconondoa Street ...
TREES BLOCK TRANSMISSIONS OF 2 EMERGENCY TOWERS.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Overgrown trees between the Brookfield and Fenner emergency towers are blocking communication paths between the two devices, according to Madison E-911 director Paul Hartnett. County dispatchers can still transmit to the Brookfield towers to alert fire and ambulance workers to ...
NORTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS COME OUT TO PARTY.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Food, games and live entertainment filled Washington Square Park on Thursday for the annual Syracuse police and fire community picnic. The event is organized by police Officer Jim Clarke, who works in the Northside Community Police Center on Wolf Street. He also organizes ...
SCHUMER PLAN PUSHES HYBRID SCHOOL BUSES.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Meghan Rubado Staff writer To help school districts shrink their fuel bills, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has proposed expanding a tax credit program that makes hybrid buses less expensive for schools. Rapidly rising fuel costs will leave Central New ...
STATEMENT DETAILS TODDLER'S BEATING; INVESTIGATOR CALLS ABUSE OF 18-MONTH-OLD WORST HE'S SEEN. TEEN FATHER CHARGED.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kathy Coffta Sims Staff writer A former lineman on the Pu-laski High School football team is facing felony assault charges after he beat his 18-month-old daughter and burned her with cigarettes because she would not stop crying, Fulton police said. City ...
FULTON WOMAN ARRESTED IN NEW LARCENY CASE; KAREN GOPPERT, CHARGED IN CAR DEALER THEFT, NOW ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM MOVERS.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kathy Coffta Sims Staff writer A Fulton woman already fac-ing charges of grand larceny in the theft of $27,000 from her former employer has been accused of stealing from another business where she worked. Karen S. Goppert, 37, of 103 Senior Ave., was charged ...
FORMATION OF STROKE SURVIVORS GROUP STUDIED.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Manor at Seneca Hill is looking into organizing a group for new stroke survivors and their caregivers. The group could meet monthly and have speakers and social activities, said Jen Duval, director ...
HEAD START STILL TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR 2008-09.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Oswego County's Head Start program is accepting application for the 2008-09 school year. The program, run by Oswego County Opportunities, is designed to prepare 3- to 5-year-olds for kindergarten as well as to provide comprehensive services ...
MARKET TO FEATURE 'CHARLIE THE READING DOG'.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Mexico Farmers Market, which has moved to the front lawn of Mexico High School on Main Street until the end of August, will have a special treat for children Aug. 11. "Charlie the Reading Dog" and his friend Nancy Evale will read stories and share ...
FULTON NATIVE TO TAKE TEMPORARY VOWS.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Fulton native Caryn Crook will profess temporary vows as a sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities on Saturday during a 10 a.m. Mass at the St. Anthony Convent Chapel in Syracuse. At 7 p.m. Friday, Auburn native Anne Marie Saphara will be officially ...
THRESHOLD PRICE FOR MILK DOWN FROM JULY.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The top price that local retailers can charge for milk has dipped for August. Beginning today, the threshold price for a gallon Upstate is $3.76, down 39 cents a gallon from July. The threshold price for a half-gallon Upstate is $1.93 and $1 for a quart. New York ...
COUNTY, NUKE OFFICIALS DISCUSS EMERGENCY PLAN.(Local)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Charles McChesney Staff writer Representatives of the company that is looking into building a new nuclear plant in Central New York met with Oswego County officials Thursday to discuss emergency planning. "It's part of application development," said Jill ...
OUT AT HOME.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Gloria Wright/The Post-Standard OUT AT HOME: North Syracuse catcher Shawn Peake tags out Mark Maksimow of the Nottingham, N.J., team in the opening game of the 13-15-year-old ...