The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) back issues from October 2008:
TOURNAMENT-BOUND.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Dennis Nett/The Post-Standard Sam Bull, 10, of Baldwinsville, gets an autograph from Frank ...
SEC CHARGES PENN TRAFFIC WITH INFLATING EARNINGS; GROCER'S PARENT COMPANY DOES NOT DENY FALSELY REPORTING ITS FINANCES FOR SEVERAL YEARS.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Niedt Staff writer After a multiyear federal investigation, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday charged the Syracuse-based parent company of P&C Foods with fraud, alleging The Penn Traffic Co. carried on multimillion-dollar accounting schemes that ...
COMPANY NEWS.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by Susan Royal from news releases Kevin Matthew Dames was appointed copyright and information policy adviser at Syracuse University Library. Dames has served in academic positions at the SU New Technology Law Center at the College of Law, and the iSchool's ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Business certificates Business certificates for the following companies have been filed at the Onondaga County clerk's office: Sept. 22 (continued) Johnstone Suppy,address not available, ACP Distribution Inc., 2701 Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Woodside. ...
FUNDING GLITCH SLOWS HOTEL; PAYMENT DELAYS TO CONTRACTORS HALT WORK; CASH INFUSION EXPECTED.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rick Moriarty Staff writer A money problem is contributing to a delay in the Hotel Syracuse redevelopment project. A water leak that destroyed a major electrical assembly slowed the project this summer, but funding issues have resulted in payment delays to ...
STOP AND SAY HAPPY 20TH TO GREAT NORTHERN.(Business)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: BOB NIEDT RETAIL NOTEBOOK It was a huge deal in October 1988 when Great Northern Mall opened. They're making it a huge deal, in an older and wiser way, once again at the mall on Friday night. The Clay shopping center notes its 20th anniversary with ...
'FINANCIAL FITNESS' TO DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL TUMULT.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Turmoil in the financial markets will be the topic of the "Financial Fitness" broadcast at 8 p.m. Thursday on WCNY-TV (Channel 24). Panelists are Don Abernethy, principal at Benefit Consulting Group in North Syracuse; Leigh Baldwin, president of Leigh Baldwin & Co., Cazenovia; ...
GOSH, WALLY, IT'S THE BEAV!; EX-CHILD STAR JERRY MATHERS APPEARS TUESDAY AT THE SYRACUSE FARMERS MARKET.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The longest line at the Syracuse Downtown Farmers Market on Tuesday had nothing to do with veggies. It formed around a strangely familiar man in a business suit, seated at a table with a Sharpie pen and stack of photos. A sign said, "Appearing Today ... American TV Icon ... ...
HAYDEN CARRUTH DIES; PULITZER PRIZE WINNER WAS SU PROFESSOR.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Laura T. Ryan Staff writer Hayden Carruth, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who populated his verse with the same folks who inhabited his life, died Monday at his Munnsville home. He was 87. According to friend and fellow poet Brooks Haxton, Carruth had ...
CONTRACTOR ACCUSED OF POLLUTING CREEK; BOSS ON ONONDAGA COUNTY SEWER PROJECT PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN DUMPING CASE.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Delen Goldberg Staff writer A contractor in charge of digging underground for an Onondaga County sewer project in Syracuse illegally dumped dirt and drilling fluid into Onondaga Creek, state Department of Environmental Conservation officers said. James S ....
11 BALLOONS SOAR TO HONOR ERIN MAXWELL; PALERMO VIGIL COMES ON THE ONE-MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH OF 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Douglass Dowty Staff writer Erin Maxwell heard the whispers at school, a friend said. The 11-year-old girl knew some kids made fun of her clothes and her shy demeanor, said Alicia Clark, 15, who attended Phoenix schools with Maxwell. Rumors spread ...
DOT TO CLOSE SECTIONS OF I-81, I-690 TODAY.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... State Department of Transportation announced Tuesday two road closings for today: I-81. The left lane southbound will be closed at Tully Exit 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., if weather permits. The lane will be closed so ...
NOMINATIONS WANTED FOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Post-Standard is accepting nominations for the 2009 Post-Standard Achievement Awards. The newspaper is looking for men and women who demonstrate outstanding achievement and who enrich the community. To request a nomination form, e-mail kpoliquin@syracuse.com or ...
3 JAPANESE PROFESSORS TO VISIT SOLVAY SCHOOLS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Three professors from Japan will visit Solvay elementary and high schools today. The three from Nara University in Misasagi-cho will be in Solvay to learn ...
FINANCIAL LESSON OF '30S STILL TRUE NOW.(Local)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: SEAN KIRST POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST We'd hear it all the time. We'd hear it when the grown-ups were playing pinochle on a Friday night, three or four couples beneath a cloud of smoke at the kitchen table, men and women who'd look up from their cards to share bursts of ...
DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE; NH MAN TREKS THROUGH CNY ON HORSE-DRAWN WAGON TOUR.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Catie O'Toole Staff writer For Bob Skelding, life is simpler at 3 mph. At 49, he wanted a change in his life. "I didn't like the bills and taxes and an eight-hour-a-day job," he said. He asked himself what he liked to do and came up with ...
CONSIDER THIS.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... We're No. 18! Despite what some may tell you, or how things may sometimes seem, Syracuse and Rochester are among the most secure places to live in the United States if you ask the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. The group's fourth annual study of the "Most ...
BAILOUT POLITICS; IDEOLOGY, SELF-PRESERVATION TRUMP THE NATIONAL INTEREST.(Opinion)
Oct 01, 2008 ... In their shameful defeat of an historic measure to steady U.S. financial markets and prevent a meltdown rapidly spreading from Wall Street to Main Street, 228 members of the House put ideological blinders, partisan politics and self-preservation ahead of the nation's interest. ...
LET WALL STREET PAY FOR ITS GREED BEFORE WE BAIL THEM OUT.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: Since "trickle down economics" has been exposed as a colossal failure, the Wall Street crowd is now trying to convince us that trickle up economics is the way to go. Taxpayers' money should be given to them in order for us to benefit from their ...
WALL STREET; CRITICISM POURS IN FOR WALL STREET AND MAIN STREET, TOO.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: Please pardon my ignorance but I have been hearing about this $700 billion bailout and was wondering how I could apply. I, myself, have accumulated some debt in the recent years ... between student loans, credit cards, gas prices and whatnot. I, too, ...
WALL STREET GREED MATCHED BY OVEREXTENDED CONSUMERS' GREED.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: So, now it's "Wall Street greed." "Wall Street greed" forced you to buy a home you couldn't afford, right? One needing an ARM with a ridiculously low interest rate for the first year and maybe a little fudging of your yearly income just so you could qualify? ...
5-STAR PROGRAM IS NOT THE WAY.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: Eastwood and the city of Syracuse are to be commended for wanting to improve the quality of rental housing, but the proposed 5-Star program is not the way to do it. Why? It adds a "layer" of bureaucracy between landlord and renter. A layer that the ...
CLEAR UP MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT GOLDENROD PLANTS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: The letter entitled, "Golden rod has been around CNY a long time" (Sept. 29) illustrates two common misconceptions. First, that a goldenrod is a goldenrod is a goldenrod. There are many species of goldenrods in Central New York and around the country. ...
STANCE ON THE ISSUES IS ONLY THING THAT MATTERS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: What's wrong with me? I've lost my identity. Who can I be? I don't care if the candidate for the presidency is male, female, unicorn or unisex. Republican, Democrat, aristocrat or muskrat is only a matter of what I can digest. I don't give ...
LEADERS SHOULD VIEW SUNY AS AN INVESTMENT.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: United University Professions appreciates your support for the State University of New York. You rightly observed that SUNY campuses are powerful economic engines. In Syracuse, for example, Upstate Medical University at University Hospital is the ...
TRAPPING ANIMALS IS INDEED A CRUEL PRACTICE.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: As a youngster, I often trapped small mammals and fished. These are forms of hunting and are naturally exciting. Many years later, I believe both sports to be cruel. This is contrary (as regards trapping small mammals) to the article in The ...
PALIN IS RIGHT TO HOLD PRO-LIFE POSITION.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: I would like to ask all the pro-choice individuals who are ridiculing Sarah Palin for her values and ...
IT'S TIME DR. GROSS REMOVED COACH ROBINSON.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: Calling Dr. Gross, calling Dr. Daryl Gross, please come to the emergency room, right away! What is taking so long in relieving Coach Robinson from his position. If the reason is because you do not have anyone to replace him at this time, then it is ...
LAST GREAT LEADER FROM SMALL TOWN FAILED.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: If it is as Mr. Patterson of Elbridge believes, that Sarah Palin could be a great leader and is in the same league as Abraham Lincoln because of small town roots, let us not forget that in ...
IS MORE ENERGY USED TO PRODUCE ETHANOL?(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: After reading the story about the Northeast Biofuels ethanol plant in the Green magazine that was in the newspaper, I have a question: Does it take ...
AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS COULD CAUSE COUGHING.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: Regarding Dr. Paul Donohue's Sept. 26 medical column, I'd like to add a fourth cause of a chronic cough -- airborne contaminants. I lived in an apartment that caused a ...
OBAMA FITS LINCOLN LINK BETTER THAN PALIN DOES.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: I am writing in response to the letter comparing Sarah Palin to Abraham Lincoln based on the fact they are both from small towns. Comparing these two based on that simple fact is like saying I am just like the Virgin Mary because we are both ...
OBAMA'S PIG REMARK WAS A CHILDISH ATTACK.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008 ... To the Editor: Sen. Barack Obama really made a "killing" with his "pig" thing, didn't he? Well, hardly, but he did do one really helpful thing, he gave us all a good look at the real Obama, the kind of person he really is, while ...
SIGN UP ONLINE FOR A NIGHT OF FREE THEATER.(CNY)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Free, free, free? Yes, yes, yes. On Oct. 16, Syracuse Stage will open its doors for the Free Night of Theatre 2008. For free, ticketholders will see "Tales From the Salt City," a play that shares the personal and cultural histories of seven individuals who immigrated to Syracuse ...
"FOREVER STRONG' NOT TYPICAL SPORTS FILM.(CNY)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOAN E. VADEBONCOEUR ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST Many people say sports movies are all alike. An underdog overcomes all obstacles to become a champion. There is some bruising action. Maybe a little romance. "Forever Strong" veers from the pattern to project its ...
STAIND KICKS OFF TOUR; CHART-TOPPING ROCKERS PLAY EVENT CENTER FRIDAY NIGHT.(CNY)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Bialczak Staff writer Aaron Lewis says he and his mates in Staind had a fine time rocking European crowds with Nickelback last month. The frontman figures they won over some new fans. "There's been a couple of shows where people at the ...
ADD SOME SPICE TO AUTUMN; LEAF COOKIES AND PUMPKIN LOAVES ARE FULL OF FALL FLAVOR.(CNY)(Recipe)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: --Evelyn Clayton Fall has its own rhythm. It's a resting spot between busy summer activities and the holiday frenzy. For many, it's a time to get back in touch with the kitchen. Baking decorative leaf-shaped cookies or a pumpkin quick bread fills the house ...
BEES' STING DROPS TOP CATS; B'VILLE GIRLS SCORE EARLY, OFTEN TO TAKE DOWN CNYCL RIVAL WEST GENESEE.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: M.F. Piraino Staff writer Baldwinsville girls soccer wants to clear things up. As one of three teams tied for first atop the CNYCL National, the Bees strengthened their standing in the league with a 5-2 victory over the West Genesee Wildcats on Tuesday. The ...
AUBURN MAN SENTENCED IN RAPE OF TEEN; ALSO, DEFENDANTS IN TWO OTHER RAPE CASES APPEAR IN COUNTY COURT FOR HEARINGS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Stith Staff writer An Auburn man will serve six months in Cayuga County jail for raping a female acquaintance more than two years ago, but two other men in unrelated cases are fighting to stay out of jail. Christopher Michael Verdi, 25, of 65 E. Genesee ...
COUNTY WARNS OF BUDGET CUTS; STATE MONEY PROBLEMS MAY TRANSFER MORE COSTS TO LOCAL TAXPAYERS, OFFICIALS SAY.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scott Rapp Staff writer The financial crisis squeezing the state and Wall Street have Cayuga County officials already looking at having to cut nonmandated services, trim payroll costs and delay capital improvement projects. Tops among County Manager Wayne ...
A PEACH OF A PLAY.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Li-Hua Lan/The Post-Standard ACTORS WITH Sign Stage Tour perform a deaf theater adapatation of "James and the Giant Peach" on Tuesday at G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton. They are (from left) Keith Maag as Shark, Yvonne Neumann as ...
CITY WOMAN ADMITS WRONGLY OBTAINING BENEFITS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... An Auburn woman admitted Tuesday in Cayuga County Court to defrauding the state of $5,850 in unemployment benefits. Melissa Whyte, 39, of 7 Arlington Ave., pleaded guilty to charges of forgery, falsifying ...
2 DENY CHARGES IN SEPARATE COUNTY COURT CASES.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Two defendants were arraigned in separate cases heard Tuesday in Cayuga County Court. Joshua Abrams, 24, of 2219 Saxton Road, Venice, pleaded innocent to a charge of fourth-degree conspiracy, alleging that he worked with Eduardo E. Camacho, 24, of Cato, and Jessi L. Vazquez, 19, ...
AUBURN MAN ADMITS GUILT IN BURGLARY.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... An Auburn man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a burglary charge the day before his Cayuga County Court trial was to start. Scott Cardinale, 28, of 7 Washington St., lower apartment, will be sentenced on Dec. 2 for breaking into a Fort Street home. He ...
EXTENDED HOURS TO HELP REGISTER COUNTY VOTERS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Cayuga County residents will have more opportunity to register to vote in the presidential election next month. The county elections board is offering extended registration hours this month. Today, the elections office will be open an additional ...
CINEFILE SOCIETY SPONSORS MOVIE, DINNER NIGHTS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Take the family to dinner and a movie on Wednesday nights. The Auburn Cinefile Society will start the Family Fun Night Dinner & a Movie series with "Spiderwick Chronicles" at 6 p.m. today at the Blarney Stone restaurant. Every Wednesday in October and November, a ...
PORT BYRON MAN ADMITS ROBBERY, DRUG COUNTS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Stith Staff writer A Port Byron man who threatened a police informant in a drug case pleaded guilty Tuesday in Cayuga County Court to robbery, attempted robbery and criminal sale of a controlled substance. Frederick Tanner III, 19, of 62 King St., Apt. 2, ...
MADISON COUNTY UNVEILS HISTORY; CENTURIES WORTH OF SCHOOL ROSTERS, MAPS AND MORE GO ON DISPLAY IN WAMPSVILLE.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alaina Potrikus Staff writer Hundreds of historical records locked away for more than a century will make their public debut in Wampsville today. County leaders and volunteers have spent the last year cataloging, protecting and preserving nearly 500 boxes of ...
CRASH RESULTS IN DWI CHARGE.(Local)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robert A. Baker Staff writer A Syracuse man is facing a driving while intoxicated charge after he crashed his car into a rare, prefabricated home late Saturday in the Lyncourt neighborhood of Salina, Onondaga County sheriff's deputies said. Matthew D. Kline, ...
TWO ADMIT GUILT IN THEFTS FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL.(Local)(Column)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sue Weibezahl Porter and James T. Mulder Staff writers Two individuals, one of them a former state employee, have pleaded guilty for participating in a conspiracy to steal more than $118,000 from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, according to state Attorney ...
ONEIDA WOMAN ACCUSED OF SPITTING AT OFFICERS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... An Oneida woman was arrested on several charges early Sunday after an altercation with city police officers. Oneida police said they saw Amanda M. Thomas, 28, of Lenox Avenue, yelling and screaming obscenities about 5:57 a.m. She ignored police warnings to quiet down and, when ...
EVENTS AID TEENAGER STRICKEN WITH CANCER.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Two events at Stockbridge Valley Central School this weekend will benefit a high school student who is being treated for a rare form of cancer, organizers announced. Saturday, a carnival is planned from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. that will include games, live music, food, tethered ...
DAY SET ASIDE FOR DOGS AT STATE PARK OCT. 18.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Chittenango Falls State Park invites the canine-loving community to a day of autumn fun for the four-legged and their families from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 18. The first "Dog Day in the Park" will include trick and treat hikes, a canine costume parade and contest, children's crafts ...
ONONDAGA COUNTY TO EXPLORE SALARY HIKES; MOST OFFICIALS WOULD GET 2 PERCENT RAISE, BUT THE DA, CLERK WOULD RECEIVE MORE.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Mariani Staff writer The paychecks of most county officials in Onondaga County would grow 2 percent fatter next year, but two elected officials -- the district attorney and the county clerk -- would receive far bigger increases under bills before the county ...
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT; SIMULATOR GIVES NURSING STUDENTS LIFELIKE TRAINING.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: James T. Mulder Staff writer When a hospital patient goes into cardiac arrest or another dire emergency arises, nursing students are typically shoved aside so seasoned nurses can take over. Not at Crouse Hospital. Its nursing students are getting hands-on ...
WHO IS MAKING MENTAL HEALTH BETTER IN CNY?(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Mental Health Association of Onondaga County is seeking nominations for individuals and organizations that promote the mental health of Central New Yorkers. Each year the group honors volunteers, educators, health care providers, human services professionals, and others ...
REGISTRATION SATURDAY FOR FREE REC PROGRAMS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Registration for free neighborhood recreation programs will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Archbald Gymnasium at Syracuse University. Youths ages 5 to 12 can sign up for free community basketball instruction. The program runs from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 11 to Nov. 22. Free ...
COMMUNITY DOCTOR BACK FROM AIDING IKE'S VICTIMS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Dr. Joseph Markham, medical director of the emergency department at Community General Hospital, has returned to Syracuse after spending two weeks in San Antonio, Texas, helping people injured by Hurricane Ike. Markham flew to the disaster area last month with 32 other members of ...
CENTER COLLECTS WINTER CLOTHING FOR GIVEAWAY.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Father's Heart Ministries and World Outreach Center is receiving winter coats, gloves, boots, hats and blankets for its annual winter coat giveaway scheduled for Oct. 25. Donated items will be provided for the residents ...
PLAN HOLDS TAX RATE STEADY; PROPOSED $182.6 MILLION COUNTY BUDGET SUBMITTED TO OSWEGO LEGISLATORS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Doherty Staff writer Property owners won't see their Oswego County tax bills rise next year under the proposed 2009 county budget, released Tuesday. Under the $182.66 million proposal, submitted by County Administrator Philip Church, the county tax rate ...
ROCHESTER MAN CHARGED IN OSWEGO DORM THEFTS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kathy Coffta Sims Staff writer A Rochester man was charged with burglary and grand larceny Sunday by university police investigating break-ins on the campus of the State University College at Oswego. Michael S. France Worrell, 20, of 3371 Lake Ave., was ...
VARICK DAM PHOTO PICKED FOR CALENDAR.(Local)(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Suzanne M. Ellis Staff writer A photograph taken at the Varick Dam on the Oswego River in the city of Oswego will be featured on the 2009 calendar published by the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. The picture, taken by Bruce Harvey, of Syracuse, was ...
HOSPITAL GRANTS TOTAL $14.4M.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Doherty Staff writer Oswego Hospital will get $14.4 million in state grants to make several improvements including upgrading its emergency and radiology departments and building a new intermediate care unit, hospital officials announced Tuesday. The ...
GREAT PUMPKINS TO COME ROLLING INTO OSWEGO.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Central New York Great Pumpkin Festival is this weekend at the East Park of Washington Square in Oswego. The event is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In registration is at 9 a.m. Saturday and the weighing begins at 10 a.m. ...
CENTRAL SQUARE CHURCH HOSTS PANCAKE BREAKFAST.(Local)
Oct 01, 2008 ... St. Michael Church in Central Square hosts a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church on U.S. Route 11. The breakfast, sponsored by Knights of Columbus 9602, also features frettas, ...