The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) back issues from April 2009:
SEASONAL STAPLE.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Jim Commentucci/The Post-Standard WITH THE BUSY Lenten fish-fry season in full swing, orders are prepared for takeout ...
APRIL FOOLS' DAY WORM SQUIRMS INTO COMPUTERS.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A computer infection known as the Conficker worm entered a new phase today as clocks around the world ticked into the first day of April, the day it was scheduled to change programming. Security experts said the worm buried itself deeper into infected machines as the day arrived ...
CNY SPCA COULD CLOSE; DONATIONS PLUMMET -- FORCING JOB, SALARY CUTS.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sue Weibezahl Porter Staff writer The CNY SPCA could be closing its doors within the next two months because the nonprofit agency doesn't have enough money to cover operating expenses, the executive director said. Paul Morgan painted a bleak picture of ...
GROCERS: NO SOUR GRAPES, JUST NEW BATTLE FOR WINE SALES.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bob Niedt Staff writer The postcard image manufactured by the state's newly united liquor stores was that of the last mom-and-pop store on Main Street, Mayberry, defending its livelihood against the monied, faceless, corporate retail giants from out of town. ...
COMPANY NEWS.(Business)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Compiled by Susan Royal from news releases Joseph Richer and Trevor Lehman joined Dimarco, Abiusi & Pascarella Certified Public Accountants PC as staff accountants. Richer is a graduate of Le Moyne College. Lehman is a graduate of State University College at Oswego. ...
NO FOOLING: THIS LUNCH IS FREE.(Business)(Column)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: BOB NIEDT RETAIL NOTEBOOK Actually, there is a free lunch. If you're out and about and near a Tim Hortons today between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., the bakery cafe chain is offering up for free two of its new wrap snackers: barbecue or ranch Chicken Wrap Snackers. ...
POLICE: GIRL ATTACKED OFFICER WITH KNIFE; CORCORAN STUDENT ARRAIGNED ON MENACING, WEAPON CHARGES IN CITY COURT.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Robert A. Baker Staff writer A Corcoran High School student attacked a uniformed Syracuse police officer with a knife Monday as the officer attempted to break up a fight in a high school bathroom, city police said. Shakayla Rush, 16, of 395 W. Kennedy St., ...
FOUNDATION BUYS FORMER UNIVERSITY CLUB; ORGANIZATION PLANS TO CALL DOWNTOWN SITE THE CNY PHILANTHROPY CENTER.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nancy Cole Staff writer The Central New York Community Foundation on Tuesday bought a historic downtown Syracuse building for $1 million to serve as its headquarters and space for other local foundations and nonprofit organizations. "It increases the ...
MAN BURNS HAND IN BLAZE.(Local)(Column)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Robert A. Baker Staff writer An 18-year-old Syracuse man suffered burns to his hand in a fire Tuesday at an Eastwood home, city firefighters said. The fire started about 4:10 p.m. in the kitchen of 239 Homecroft Road and its cause was unattended food on the ...
ERIE INSURANCE AGREES TO SETTLE SUIT; FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL CASE ALLEGES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACKS IN SYRACUSE.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tim Knauss Staff writer Erie Insurance Group has agreed to pay $225,000 to the Fair Housing Council of Central New York to settle a federal lawsuit stemming from allegations that the insurance company discriminated against black people in Syracuse. Officials ...
IMAGES OF HER HOMELAND; IRANIAN-BORN ARTIST, WRITER SPEAKS IN SYRACUSE.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Laura T. Ryan Staff writer Marjane Satrapi's childhood fascination with American comic books lasted just one summer, back in 1977 in Tehran. Marjane and her 5-year-old cousin bought a Dracula comic. Thanks to some faulty translating, the young pair decided ...
FABIUS-POMPEY VOTERS SAY YES TO NEW BUSES.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Fabius-Pompey school district residents approved a proposal Tuesday to buy two ...
STUDENTS PUT ENGINEERING SKILLS TO TEST SATURDAY.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Sensis Student Engineering final competition featuring 70 students from eight local high schools and a team of home-schooled students will take place from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the ...
EXPECT THRUWAY DELAYS WEST STARTING MONDAY.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A $128 million reconstruction project on 15 miles of the state Thruway is expected to slow traffic between Interstate 690 (Exit 39) in Onondaga County and the Weedsport exit (Exit 40) in Cayuga County. The work to replace the 50-year-old section of the ...
GEOGRAPHY WHIZ KIDS IN STATE BEE ON FRIDAY.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Six Central New York middle schoolers will head to Albany on Friday for state geography bee, the winner of which will move on to the 21st annual National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C. The preliminary rounds begin at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the New York State Museum, and the ...
TICKETS FOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS LUNCH AVAILABLE.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Tickets are available for The Post-Standard Achievement Awards luncheon that will honor 12 people who work to make Central New York a better place. This year's honorees are: Norm Andrzejewski; Sisters Dolores Bush and James Peter Ridgeo; Alfred Frederick; Dr. Paul Kronenberg; ...
COURTS' SERVICE OPTION RESCUED; ONONDAGA COUNTY SAYS IT'LL KEEP FUNDING COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR DEFENDANTS.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jim O'Hara Staff writer The Onondaga Diversion to Community Service Program has been given a county funding reprieve to continue allowing defendants to perform community service for municipalities and charities. The $134,000 program, administered by Cayuga ...
2 FAITHS, 1 PASSOVER; JEWISH, CATHOLIC STUDENTS MEET, SHARE, LEARN.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nina Wegner Contributing writer There's a hush in the room as two towering candles are lit. Sixth-graders sit at elaborately set tables, peering at each other over cups of grape juice that represent wine. Some students wear yarmulkes. Others wear the navy polos of a ...
BUDGET BLUES; STATE OFFICIALS CAN'T SEEM TO STOP SPENDING; In Albany, as in D.C., it's a culture of tax and spend.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: "We The People" is one of the greatest opening phrases ever written. It came about after a long and painful struggle to free ourselves from taxation without representation. The founders of this country were very intelligent men who tried to limit the scope of ...
STORY SMEARED CHIROPRACTORS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Joe Borio I was more than frustrated with the March 25 article on neck adjustments and stroke in your recent publication. I am gravely disappointed that in 2009 the stigma, ignorance and safety of chiropractic care is still in question. I found the article to ...
CONSIDER THIS.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A lopsided democracy? A picture is worth a thousand words, and state Senate Republicans are hoping two pictures are worth a lot of votes. Sen. John DeFrancisco and other members of the new Republican minority in the state Senate, eager to exploit anything that might ...
HOME TRAGEDY; WHAT DOES FATAL BLAZE SAY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF GROUP HOMES?(Opinion)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The fire that killed four disabled residents at a state-run group home in the Adirondacks Saturday raises critical questions about the safety of all group homes. Why did the state rebuff a local building inspector who wanted to make sure construction of the home was up to code? ...
Legalizing some drugs is well worth a look.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Thousands of people have been killed within the last year by the illegal drug cartels in Mexico fighting for turf rights and market ownership. Even Secretary of State Hillary Clinton puts part of the blame on Americans for having insatiable drug habits and ...
Orange gave region much-needed stimulus.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Pushing my disappointment aside, I write to commend the Syracuse University men's basketball team on an amazing season. The run through the Big East Tournament was one for the ages, and to carry it over into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament just extended ...
NEW MARVIN GAYE SINGLE HAS SYRACUSE CONNECTION.(CNY)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Bialczak Staff writer Motown Records released a new Marvin Gaye single Tuesday on iTunes. The world wouldn't get to hear the long-lost song "Soulie" from the late R&B legend if weren't for Syracuse native Jennifer Lambert and her husband, Mickey Gentile. ...
PASSOVER SPECIALTIES; CHECK OUT RECIPES FOR SLOPPY MOSES, MOCHA CAKE.(CNY)(Recipe)(Column)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: --Evelyn Clayton Passover begins at sundown April 8. In celebration of the holiday, we share a recipe for Sloppy Moses, created by Myra Smolev, of New York City, for the third annual Simply Manischewitz Cook-off. More than 3,000 people entered the ...
CITY, POLICE AT ODDS OVER CONTRACT; HEALTH INSURANCE, WAGES CITED AMONG TOP ISSUES BLOCKING NEGOTIATIONS.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Scott Rapp Staff writer Contract talks between the city of Auburn and its police union have not fared much better than the stalled negotiations between the city and its unionized assistant fire chiefs. The police union and city are at impasse over many issues, ...
CORRECTION.(Local)(Correction notice)
Apr 01, 2009 ... An item Tuesday incorrectly stated that an exhibit at the Cayuga Museum of History and Art opens this Friday with a ...
CHILDREN CAN LEARN HOW TO PAINT EGGS SATURDAY.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... There will be an Easter egg painting workshop for children at Auburn's Schweinfurth Art Center on Saturday. Children, 6 to 12 years old, can learn to paint eggs in Ukrainian, or Pysansky, style in the class, to ...
"HOSPITAL IDOL' SHOW WILL BE FRIDAY, SATURDAY.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The cast of 52 local residents, including 10 doctors, are ready to perform in the annual Auburn Memorial Hospital fundraiser "Palpitations 2009: Hospital Idol." Performances are Friday and Saturday in the East Middle School auditorium. Curtain is 8 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the ...
A RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARD TOPIC OF SATURDAY FORUM.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... People thinking about running for school board can attend a forum from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the high school library. There is no fee for registration, ...
GUIDE LAYS OUT RULES FOR INMATES' VISITORS.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The state Department of Correctional Services Family Guide, which includes visitation rules and information to help relatives and friends of the incarcerated maintain contact with inmates, is ...
COUNTY PONDERS RADIO SYSTEM; OFFICIALS EVALUATE BENEFITS OF UPDATED VHF SYSTEM AND A NEW UHF SYSTEM.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Stith Staff writer Cayuga County wants to get all of its emergency responders on the same wave length -- literally and figuratively -- on plans for a new countywide communication system. The new system would replace the county's 50-year-old VHF radio net ...
THRUWAY PROJECT TO BEGIN MONDAY; TRAFFIC DELAYS EXPECTED OVER NEXT 3 YEARS OF WORK BETWEEN EXITS 39 AND 40.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Staff report A $128 million project to rebuild a 15-mile stretch of the Thruway between Exit 39 in Onondaga County and Exit 40 in Cayuga County starts Monday. The Thruway Authority said travelers may see traffic delays during the three years needed to ...
MAN, 50, ADMITS MOLESTING 2 GIRLS; CHITTENANGO RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULTS ON 8- AND 9-YEAR-OLD VICTIMS.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Aaron Gifford Staff writer A Chittenango man on Tuesday told Madison County Judge Dennis McDermott that he molested two young girls up to 35 times during a four-year span. David Domres, 50, of 1006 Tuscarora Road, pleaded guilty to one count of course of ...
3 AT CULTURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL LOSE JOBS; ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATION CONSOLIDATES STAFF POSITIONS AS COST-CUTTING MEASURE.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Melinda Johnson Arts editor Continuing fluctuations in the stock market hit the Cultural Resources Council on Tuesday. The arts service organization consolidated its five full-time staff to three full-time employees who will oversee its programs and support ...
DEC SAYS IT WILL SEIZE ILLEGAL PET FISH.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tom Leo Staff writer The saga of Rocky the snakehead fish finally may be coming to an end. Fish owner Chris Deverso, of Clay, said a Department of Environmental Conservation official said this week that the 10-year-old, 28-inch-long fish will be seized and ...
FEAR LOSS OF HOME? HELP HERE.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Staff report A coalition of seven Syracuse organizations has launched a regional foreclosure prevention program to help combat the mortgage crisis in Central New York. Through the program, struggling homeowners can get free financial and legal counseling, in ...
LAKE ICE SLIPS AWAY; SYLVAN BEACH ESCAPES DAMAGE OFTEN SEEN WITH ONEIDA LAKE "ICE-OUTS.".(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Glenn Coin Staff writer During some springs, ice chunks as big as couches grind their way onto Sylvan Beach, tearing up shoreline, docks, sea walls and even buildings. Things were quiet this year. "I'm out looking at it right now, and our ice is ...
CHILDREN INVITED TO SEE MAMA PAJAMA SHOW.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Kim Raabe as Mama Pajama and Ann Wieder as Jammin' Annie will entertain children up to age 5 and their parents with a free spring concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Oneida Public Library. The ...
EMMY WINNER TO ADDRESS CAZENOVIA GRADUATES.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Melissa Klish Dino, an Emmy Award-winning producer of "Sesame Street," will address Cazenovia College graduates at the school's 184th commencement on May 16. Dino is a 1989 graduate of Cazenovia College whose career path has resulted in her producing educational programming that ...
EX-PARTY LEADER TO RUN FOR LEGISLATURE CHAIR; EDWARD SZCZESNIAK COMES OUT OF RETIREMENT TO SEEK ONONDAGA COUNTY POST.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Mariani Staff writer A former Democratic committee chairman and election commissioner is re-entering politics, this time as a candidate to take on the Onondaga County Legislature's chairman. Edward Szczesniak announced Tuesday that he will challenge ...
COURTROOM CLASSROOM; STUDENTS TEST THEIR SKILLS IN MOCK TRIALS ; ; ; STUDENTS TEST THEIR SKILLS IN MOCK TRIALS.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Kathy Coffta Sims Staff writer Twins Jarod and Ian Manwaring found themselves before a judge in Fulton City Court one afternoon last week. Jarod Manwaring furiously defended his brother against charges of libel as the teens, seniors at Pulaski High School, ...
CANDIDATES TALK POWER.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Mike Greenlar/The Post-Standard CANDIDATES TALK POWER: Mayoral candidates (from left) Otis Jennings, Stephanie Miner, Alfonso Davis and Joe Nicoletti speak Tuesday night about public power at a forum sponsored by the Central New York ...
BOY RELIES ON RESPIRATOR -- AND SKIS; CANASTOTA EIGHTH-GRADER KEEPS SHOWING HE'S MORE ABLE THAN DISABLED.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Aaron Gifford Staff writer Anthony Guarino was a special kid from the start. He was born with myotubular myopathy, a rare disease that causes low muscle tone and diminished respiratory capacity. He wasn't expected to survive past infancy -- much less ski down ...
IN (AND OUT) LIKE A LAMB; MARCH SET A CNY RECORD FOR LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Charles McChesney Staff writer It's no April Fools' joke. Last month saw the least snow of any March in Central New York since the National Weather Service began keeping records 107 years ago. Local ski areas have shut down; dirty mounds and greasy puddles are ...
TREES FIRST.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO David Lassman/The Post-Standard TREES FIRST: Hundreds of trees are coming down on North Burdick Street across from Town Centre in Fayetteville for a proposed commercial and residential development. Fietta ...
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ONCENTER "FACILITY USE FEE'; MOVE CLEARS WAY FOR VOTE BY ONONDAGA COUNTY LEGISLATORS NEXT WEEK.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Mariani Staff writer The Onondaga County Legislature will decide next week whether to charge a user fee to customers at Oncenter events, but it will leave until later a decision on how much to charge and for which activities. The Ways and Means Committee ...
MULTIPLE COUNTS OF RAPE LODGED; TONAWANDA MAN FACES CHARGES IN TWO SEPARATE CASES IN OSWEGO COUNTY.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Kathy Coffta Sims Staff writer Oswego County sheriff's deputies have charged a Western New York man with six counts each of rape and endangering the welfare of a child. Timothy M. Denny, 21, of 18 Page St., Tonawanda, was arrested Monday by the ...
A-P-W PRE-KINDERGARTEN SIGN-UP DEADLINE NEARS.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Registrations for the universal pre-kindergarten program in the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown school district are due by April 10. The half-day program, which runs five days a week, is open to children ...
OSWEGO TREE STEWARDS TO DISCUSS ARBOR DAY.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Oswego Tree Stewards will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Oswego YMCA, 249 W. First St. Among the items on ...
ROAST BEEF DINNER SET FOR APRIL 19 IN HANNIBAL.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A roast beef dinner is scheduled for noon to 3 p.m. April 19 at the Hannibal Methodist Church, West Street and state Route 3. Cost is $8 ...
PROGRAM TO EXAMINE 1755 TROOP INSURRECTION.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The 1755 troop insurrection at Fort Ontario will be discussed at 1:30 p.m. April 18 at Oswego's H. Lee White Marine Museum. The program is the first in the museum's 2009 History Lecture Series. The lecture is free and open to the public. The museum is on the west side pier at ...
HEAD START SITES TO HOLD OPEN HOUSES THIS WEEK.(Local)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Head Start Preschool in Oswego County is celebrating the Week of the Young Child with open houses at all Head Start sites. The events are: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fulton Head Start/UPK in the lower level of All Saints Church on First Street; Pinewoods Head Start on ...
WELCOME, OHL WORKHORSE; MATT KENNEDY JOINS CRUNCH'S AHL PLAYOFF RACE.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Lindsay Kramer Staff writer Before he tries to stand out, new Syracuse Crunch forward Matt Kennedy wants to fit in. So he desperately tried to mute the mohawk haircut he sported for his playoff run with Guelph of the OHL. He snipped the blond thatch of hair ...
TURMOIL BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN HOBART; MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM BOUNCES BACK AFTER DISMAY AND TRAGEDY.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nick Roberts Contributing writer When the Hobart men's lacrosse team defeated Georgetown on March 14, the Statesmen improved to 5-0. The following Monday, the Inside Lacrosse media poll ranked them the No. 14 team in Division I. The team has hit a rough patch ...
NOW ACCEPTING CHARITY GOLF EVENTS.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Post-Standard is starting to compile the master list of charity golf tournaments for the 2009 season. Please forward information to assistant sports editor Jason Murray at jmurray@syracuse.com with a CC copy to golf reporter Chris Wagner at cwagner@syracuse.com. Here's what ...
MOTHER COLLAPSED AT THE WHEEL, BUT EVERYTHING THAT COULD GO RIGHT, DID.(News)(Column)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: SEAN KIRST POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST Steve and Daphne Valentine were in New Jersey last weekend for the 70th birthday of Steve's father. They gathered their three children and left Sunday afternoon, hoping to get home in time for Steve's recreation league soccer game that ...
WAVLE.(Obit)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Marion I. Wavle March 15, 2009 Marion I. Wavle, 89, passed away at the Cottages at Bushy Creek (Nursing Care) near Greenville, SC. She was born November 22, 1919, in Norwich, NY, to the late Leland G. and Esther D. Ives. She graduated from Cortland High ...
HYATT.(Obit)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Arvine H. Hyatt February 19, 2009 Arvine H. Hyatt, 90, of Ormond Beach, FL, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2009. A committal service will be ...
ASKEW.(Obit)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Johnnie Mae Askew March 27, 2009 Johnnie Mae Askew, 85, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully and went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 27, 2009, at Loretto Rest Nursing Home. She is survived by her companion, James Gamble of Syracuse; one son, ...
HILDMAN.(Obit)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Clarence T. Hildman March 29, 2009 Clarence T. Hildman, 89, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse. Born in Syracuse, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was employed by Syracuse Wire and Fence, working on various ...
BROWNELL.(Obit)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Helen Mae Brownell March 30, 2009 Helen Mae Brownell, 94, died Monday at Community General Hospital after a short illness. Miss Brownell lived most of her life in Fyler in the farmhouse where she grew up. She was one of 10 children of Byra and Fanny Brownell. She was ...
KEITH.(Obit)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Virginia Hewitt Keith March 26, 2009 Mrs. Virginia Hewitt Keith, 84, of Greensboro, NC, passed away peacefully in her home on March 26 surrounded by her family. Ginny was born in 1924 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her family moved many times before settling in ...
APPLETON.(Obit)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2009 ... John M. Appleton March 25, 2009 John M. Appleton, 55, of Fairfax, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. A funeral service was held March 30, at Front Royal Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Dr. C. Thomas Rhyne. Burial was ...