The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) back issues from January 2009:
2008 ONE OF SYRACUSE'S DEADLIEST FOR HOMICIDES.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The shooting deaths of two men Wednesday in Syracuse mark 2008 as one of deadliest years for homicides in the city. A passer-by discovered the men on an access road to Lincoln Park on the North Side at 4:20 p.m., according to city police. One victim was sitting in the ...
9 POLITICAL STORIES TO WATCH IN 2009.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Staff reports ; Staff reporters Mark Weiner, Delen Goldberg, John Mariani, Meghan Rubado and Greg Munno contributed. How do you follow a political year like 2008? With a new boss in the White House, a new senator for New York, a new congressman for the ...
COMPANY NEWS.(Business)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: -- Compiled by Susan Royal from news releases Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, of Manlius, associate vice president for enrollment management and director of scholarships and student aid at Syracuse University, was elected to serve a two-year term as chair of the College ...
DUCK HUNTING LOCATION DRAWS QUESTIONS; SALINA, GEDDES OFFICIALS RESEARCH REGULATIONS TO APPLY TO ONONDAGA LAKE.(Local)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tom Leo Staff writer Bill Pease is used to hearing the duck hunters on Onondaga Lake from his home on First Street in the village of Liverpool. "The gunshots echoing across the lake from the opposite shore are irritating at 6:30 in the morning," Pease said. ...
ZOO ANNOUNCES DEATH OF JJ THE MANDRILL AT 20.(Local)(Obituary)
Jan 01, 2009 ... One of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo's most beloved attractions, JJ the mandrill, is dead. Zoo officials said they humanely euthanized the 20-year-old monkey Tuesday, 10 days after keepers found him suffering limited mobility and reluctant to stand for extended periods, suggesting ...
LOCAL DEMOCRATS TO HOLD AWARDS DINNER JAN. 29.(Local)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Six local Democrats will be honored this month by the Onondaga County Democratic Committee. Former committee Chairman Robert Romeo will receive the Chair's Recognition Award, while Assemblyman Al Stirpe, D-North Syracuse, will be named County Democrat of the Year. DeWitt ...
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS.(Local)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Here's a list of what will be open and closed New Year's Day. Banks: Closed. Financial markets: Closed. Government offices: City, county, state and federal offices are closed. Libraries: The county's central library and all city branches are ...
CHEERS TO THE NEW YEAR.(Local)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Jim Commentucci/The Post-Standard MICHELLE COGLITORE, 26, (front, facing) and Ariel ...
CNY IN THE NBA.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Carmelo Anthony (Denver): 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 36 minutes at Toronto, Wednesday Andray Blatche (Washington):at Boston, Friday Adonal Foyle (Orlando): DNP at Chicago, Wednesday Donte Greene ...
RETHINK PLANS FOR NEW SKANEATELES STATION.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: I have been a resident of Skaneateles for 70 years and a 47-year resident of the village. The residents have seen us go from a one-man night watchman to a police chief who worked a shift with one police car and four patrolmen. Now we have a non-visible chief with ...
GM GOT IN THIS MESS BY GIVING UP ON ELECTRIC CAR.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: With all the talk lately about the Big Three claiming they need several billion of our taxpaying dollars before the end of the year to keep them afloat, it is absolutely preposterous that they say there is nothing they could have done. For starters, it took until ...
ENFORCE LAWS ON ILLEGAL ALIENS AND SAVE BILLIONS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: An open letter to our illustrious, so-called public servants who refuse to enforce the laws of our nation when it comes to illegal aliens. With increasing unemployment, record deficit spending, local and state government shortfalls, let alone the dire ...
MAGGOTS CAN HELP, EVEN WITH TOUGH WOUNDS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: I would like to comment on a letter in the Syracuse paper. The rebuttal posted from a nurse, Sandra Petroff, on Nov. 23 is inaccurate, to say the least. Maggots can heal non-healing wounds. Yes, they need some blood flow, though how much has not been proven yet ....
WCNY DEPRIVES LISTENERS BY RAYHILL CUTBACK.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: I am adding my two cents to letters from Susan Nault and Jim Miller, regarding program changes at WCNY-FM. Leo Rayhill's "The Sounds of Jazz" is going to be sorely missed. I assumed, as did Jim Miller, that Leo must be reducing his work load, and I ...
MUSEUM SHOULD HAVE KEPT PAID EMPLOYEE.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: I was pleased to see your Dec. 28 story on the tough economic times at local museums. Unfortunately, the writer made an important omission. This fall, Onondaga County eliminated the sole paid position at the Ste. Marie Among the Iroquois Museum in Liverpool (a ...
SYRACUSE HOME DESERVES HIGHEST RATING FOR CARE.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: I am astonished and appalled after reading the federal rating for the Syracuse Home in Baldwinsville. I am very familiar with them, and consider it a five-star skilled nursing facility. My mother was a resident at Syracuse Home for five years before her ...
PROPOSED SOFT-DRINK TAX WOULD HELP FIGHT OBESITY.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Gov. David Paterson's proposal to add a tax on sugary soft drinks makes sense on many levels. For decades, soft drink manufacturers have spent millions to market their products to be consumed like water - anytime, anywhere and in excessive amounts ....
RUNNERS ON ROADS SHOULD FOCUS ON OWN SAFETY.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: This is in reference to "Runners Vs. Drivers" (Dec. 23). I also run for my health, and understand that getting hit while trying to run on-street is not going to help my long-term health. Roads are designed for cars; some roads have shared-use bike lanes, but even ...
CORRECTION.(Opinion)(Correction notice)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A Consider item published Wednesday incorrectly referred to two upcoming public forums in Baldwinsville to gather suggestions about ...
NEW YEAR'S QUIZ; BEFORE LOOKING AHEAD, TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIGURE OUT 2008.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 1. How many years did Congressman James Walsh serve Central New York's 25th Congressional District? a) 10 years. b) 15 years. c) 20 years. d) Seems like forever. 2. How much pork-barrel -- er, earmark spending did Rep. Walsh bring ...
Think Creatively; To revitalize New York state, look first toward California.(Opinion)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Oliver Clubb New York stateAEs response to its current fiscal crisis shouldnAEt dwell too much on budget cuts. For sources of creativity in the times we face, look first to California. Consider three of its pioneering initiatives: High-speed rail. High-speed ...
CRITICS CORNER.(Weekend)(Movie review)
Jan 01, 2009 ... "MARLEY & ME" DARA WALKER, 24, CLAY In The Post-Standard, a week or so ago, was a story about a man who was selling his soul on eBay for $400. This movie had more soul, heart and fervor for life than this man probably ever could accomplish. A film about a dog and a ...
DRISCOLL PLAYS AT SHIFTY'S.(Weekend)
Jan 01, 2009 ... If you didn't catch Joe Driscoll's post-Christmas show at the Westcott Theater, you have another chance. The Syracuse native brings his guitar hip-hop sound to Shifty's on Burnet Avenue on Friday night. The musician who calls London home is busy working on a follow-up ...
Music Notebook.(Weekend)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Bialczak LITTLE FEAT'S PAYNE HAD LOTS OF FUN WITH HIS FRIENDS Ask Bill Payne when the idea for the new Little Feat CD "Join the Band" first was hatched, and the keyboard player chuckles and reaches for a movie reference. "I joked at one point ...
night shift: NIGHT WATCHMAN MARK MAZZOLI.(Weekend)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: -- Ngoc Huynh staff writer BOOK TRAIL ''I've worked in the book business for about four years. I used to work at River's End Bookstore in Oswego while in college." STARVING WRITER "I studied creative writing. I still want to be a ...
"THE READER".(Weekend)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes top the cast of "The Reader," a drama based on a highly-regarded novel by Bernhard Schlink. Winslet's Hanna develops a friendship with a teenage boy (David Cross) after finding him seriously ill, collapsed in front of her apartment building. ...
CHEECH & CHONG IN VERONA.(Weekend)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Do a little time traveling Saturday back to the 1970s for Cheech & Chong's Light Up America Tour at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino. Cheech Marin, 62, and Tommy Chong, 70, relive the heyday of their popularity with the latest tour. The team already did big ...
BRAND NEW SIN AT MAC'S BAD ART BAR.(Weekend)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Heavy-metal fans turned out to hear several bands perform Friday at Mac's Bad Art Bar in Mattydale. The groups scheduled to appear included Augustine, the Legendary Jones Gang and headliner Brand New Sin. Brand New Sin recently added a new vocalist to its lineup. Joe ...
DANCE SHOW AT AUBURN THEATER.(Weekend)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Explore the origins of modern dance when the Absolute Dance Company presents "Roots" this weekend at the Auburn Public Theater. The company says the show "centers around the idea of family and bringing back and restoring the consciousness of why we dance. With each piece the ...
ELLIOTT AT TS.(Weekend)
Jan 01, 2009 ... }Wind up New Year's Day with the smooth sounds of Dan Elliott. He brings his duo to the Turning Stone Resort and Casino for a show tonight. The singer performs titles from the great American songbook. THE DETAILS WHAT: Dan Elliott Duo. ...
Rock in '09; Make a New Year's resolution to check out local music this weekend.(Weekend)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Courtesy of Loren Barrigar, Li-Hua Lan/The Post-Standard (Los Blancos, Isreal Hagan, Under the Gun), Mike ...
RICO'S SHINES WITH NO-FRILLS ITALIAN FARE.(Weekend)(Dining Out)(Restaurant review)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Yolanda Wright Contributing writer If you're tired of fancy food, frilly edible towers and sky-high prices, Rico's Ristorante in East Syracuse is ready to dish up hearty portions of good Italian-American food at moderate prices with at least 50 four- and five-course ...
MORE THAN A WORK-OUT; CURVES IS COMMUNITY OF WOMEN SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.(Neighbors)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Editorial assistant Brenda Duncan Editorial assistant Brenda Duncan recently interviewed Marjorie Pratt, who owns Curves for Women in Chittenango. Name: Marjorie Pratt Age: I'm 61. Where do you live? 2559 Seneca Turnpike, Canastota -- ...
NEST FINDS ITS NICHE; OWNER AIMS TO FILL NEED WITH FEATHERED NEST.(Neighbors)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Editorial assistant Desiree Feigel-Dart Editorial assistant Desiree Feigel-Dart recently interviewed Sandy Roberts, owner of the Feathered Nest in Fayetteville. Name: Sandy Roberts Where do you live? Minoa. Where are you originally from? ...
POLICE BLOTTER.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Baldwinsville Police Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle Charise M. Insel,25, of 216 Fellows Ave., Syracuse, Dec. 8, third-degree; also charged with speeding. Charged at Syracuse Street, Baldwinsville. Chittenango Police Petit ...
5 STORIES TO REMEMBER; 5 STORIES TO REMEMBER ; F-M TURF BATTLE, VILLAGE DISSOLUTION TALKS AMONG YEAR'S BIG NEWS STORIES.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Maureen Nolan and Elizabeth Doran Staff writers Sure, the election that gave the United States its first African-American president, plus the economy's nosedive, were the unforgettable national news of 2008. But in our little corner of Onondaga County, there ...
GALLERY.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo courtesy of Tamara Breed CRABBY LESSON: Bobby Simmons (left) and Danny Li, pupils at The New School, demonstrate characteristics of the horseshoe crab. Dr. Robert Barlow, director of the Center for Visual Research at SUNY Upstate ...
THE YEAR IN REVIEW; WHAT WERE THE TOP STORIES OF 2008 IN THE EASTERN SUBURBS?(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO John Berry/The Post-Standard BRENDA VANDER VOORT, of Manlius, casts her vote in the March 5 referendum ...
DONORS, VOLUNTEERS HELP KEEP MUSEUM GOING.(SERIES: A bit of history)(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Elizabeth A. Smith Guest columnist In the late 19th century, Mollie Cadwell (Tuttle) of Manlius received a pair of ice skates as a gift. As a young girl, Mollie wore the skates while playing on a frozen pond at her family's farm. The ice skates, more than a century old, ...
LETTERS.(Neighbors)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... New DeWitt councilor thankful for support To the Editor: Thank you to everyone in DeWitt for your faith and support during my recent campaign. I look forward to representing each of you; residents and businesses alike. I wish you the very happiest of ...
MILITARY.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Military News Air Force Airman Matthew R. Zellar, son of John Zellar, of Manlius, and Suzanne McDonald, of Clay, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is a 2008 graduate of Fayetteville-Manlius High School. Air ...
F-P TO PRESENT SING-FEST 2009.(Neighbors)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: ELIZABETH DORAN STAFF WRITER Fabius-Pompey High School is sponsoring Sing-Fest 2009, featuring a full night of a capella music, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the high school. The event will feature the Music Masters Barbershop Chorus, Spirit of Syracuse Women's ...
JUST FOR APPEARANCES; BUSINESS OWNER WANTS TO START HER OWN CLOTHING LINE.(Neighbors)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Editorial assistant Brenda Duncan Editorial assistant Brenda Duncan recently interviewed Elizabeth Allbright, of Liverpool, who this month will be celebrating her first-year anniversary of opening Delicate Rose Image Consultant. Name: Elizabeth Allbright ...
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN 2010 ON B'VILLE PROJECTS.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Catie O'Toole Staff writer Voters in the Baldwinsville school district on Dec. 17 voted 897-652 to go ahead with a $26 million, district-wide capital project. The project will put up-to-date heating systems in schools, add security and address health and ...
CanTeen seeks members.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CanTeen officials are attempting to track down past participants as part of the facility's 10th anniversary celebration, scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 15. Former users of the CanTeen can share the story of their journey with an update of their current life by e-mailing ...
POLICE BLOTTER.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Baldwinsville Police Driving while intoxicated Kimberly K. Haines,32, of 33 Seneca St., Baldwinsville, Dec. 14. Charged at East Genesee Street, Baldwinsville. Driving while intoxicated Robert D. Putnam ,24, of 3110 Corlear Drive, Baldwinsville, ...
2008: What A Year.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tom Leo Staff writer It's time to look back on the stories that defined the northern suburbs in 2008. Probably the story that garnered the most attention was the police merger in Clay. But other stories, from the announced closing of Syracuse China in ...
GALLERY.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Debra Groom/The Post-Standard A TRIBUTE: The Pots n' Pans Kitchen Band at Elderwood Health Care Center at Birchwood in Clay presented a "Tribute to Walt Disney" Dec. 17. Band members (from left) Mereta Cavanaugh, Antoinette Caggiano and ...
LETTERS.(Neighbors)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Most cancer patients have smoking history To the Editor: Amy Scullion is profiled in an interview in Neighbors North on Nov. 20. I applaud her efforts to raise awareness about lung cancer. However, she makes a statement that I would like to correct. Only ...
MILITARY.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Air Force Airman 1st Class Hannah B. Brown, daughter of Michael Brown, of Syracuse, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. She is a 2005 graduate of Liverpool High School. Navy Seaman Michael S. Keller, son of Maryanne and ...
B'VILLE SCHOOLS WILL BECOME CONNECT-ED.(Neighbors)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: CATIE O'TOOLE STAFF WRITER When Baldwinsville students return from winter break Monday , the school district will begin using the Connect-Ed telephone messaging service to contact parents or guardians when a student is absent from school. This is the same ...
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Heather Bragman/The Post-Standard CHRIS WHELAN, (center), of Baldwinsville, makes a shot past Zachery Whedon (30) and Benjamin Kresicher (15) of East Syracuse-Minoa during the first round of the Vince Celi Memorial Tournament Monday at ...
2008 REMEMBERED; WHAT WERE THE THE STORIES PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT LAST YEAR IN SYRACUSE?(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Stephanie Makosky/The Post-Standard PEGGY OGDEN (left) past president and CEO of the Central New ...
A SWEET START; SWEET CHUNKY'S BBQ HAS OPENED ; THREE LOCATIONS IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.(Neighbors)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Editorial assistant Desiree Feigel-Dart Editorial assistant Desiree Feigel-Dart recently interviewed Essi Tadrus, the owner of Sweet Chunky's BBQ with locations in Shop City, Camillus and the Syracuse University area. Name: Essi Tadrus Age: 22 ...
ACOUSTIC BLUES.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE DETAILS WHAT:Folkus Project concert WHO:Paul Geremia WHEN:8 p.m. Friday WHERE:May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse ADMISSION:$15 MORE INFO:For almost 40 years, Paul Geremia has ...
POLICE BLOTTER.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Syracuse Police Criminal trespass Ly-kee R. Gibson,24, of 214 Valley Drive, Syracuse, Dec. 10, third-degree; also charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Charged at 100 block of West Castle Street, Syracuse. Criminal trespass A ...
5 STORIES TO REMEMBER; LIVING-WAGE LAWSUIT, SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT AMONG TOP NEWS OF 2008.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Meghan Rubado and Sapna Kollali Staff Writers In 2008, Syracuse joined the nation in following the nation's biggest news story -- the election of Barack Obama as the nation's first black president. But the city also had some major stories that made headlines during the ...
SIGHTS OF THE SEASON.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): David Lassman/The Post-Standard CHRISTMAS LIGHTS are shrouded in snow along the 500 block of Buckingham Avenue early one morning last month. David Lassman/The Post-Standard A.J. MARTINEZ enjoys the gingerbread house titled " Where's ...
Restaurant inspections.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Operating acceptably The following restaurants were found by the Onondaga County Health Department to be operating within acceptable standards at the time of the inspection from Nov. 16 to 22. A La Mode Cafe & Catering 331 Nottingham Plaza, Syracuse ...
LETTERS.(Neighbors)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Lung cancer statistics incorrect in article To the Editor: Amy Scullion is profiled in an interview in Neighbors North on Nov. 20. I applaud her efforts to raise awareness about lung cancer. However, she makes a statement that I would like to correct. Only ...
PUPILS' ARTWORK FEATURED IN CROUSE CALENDAR.(Neighbors)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: SAPNA KOLLALI EDUCATION WRITER Fourteen Syracuse students have their artwork featured in the 2008 Community Service Plan Implementation Report put out by Crouse Hospital. The report and artwork are included on the pages of a 2009 calendar. The hospital is ...
ART OF TREES.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE DETAILS WHAT:Birch trees art exhibit WHO:Kim McGraw WHEN:Monday to Feb. 28; hours -- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays WHERE:Baltimore Woods Nature Center, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus ADMISSION:Free ...
CAPTURING BEAUTY.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE DETAILS WHAT: "The Challenge of Beauty" photo exhibit WHO:Bob Gates WHEN:Friday to Jan. 20; hours -- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays WHERE:Maxwell ...
POLICE BLOTTER.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Baldwinsville Police Resisting arrest Frederick G. Thousand II,25, of 126 Barclay Road, Camillus, Dec. 3. Charged in Camillus. Camillus Police Criminal possession of a controlled substance Derrick J. Bragman,24, of 1165 state Route ...
2008 REMEMBERED; THE TOP STORIES FROM LAST YEAR IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS.(Neighbors)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Matt Michael Staff writer ; Staff writers Elizabeth Doran and Catie O'Toole contributed to this report. While you celebrate the first day of 2009, we want to take one last look at 2008. From the annoying noise coming from Solvay to the Black Friday truck ...