The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) back issues from June 2009:
CHECK IT OUT: Electronica at Rredhouse.(SERIES: DAILY DOSE)(CNY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... On its North American tour, electronica artists Alva Noto and Byetone will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Redhouse, 201 S. West St. The evening will be a sensory experience of sound with light projections. Carsten Nicolai, who performs as Alva Noto, is a well-known ...
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.(SERIES: DAILY DOSE)(CNY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... AIDS WALK/RUN Volunteers needed to raise money, distribute posters and brochures, as well as participate in the AIDS Walk/Run. Additional volunteers needed the weekend of the event. When: Distribution of promotional materials until Saturday. Set-up is 2 to 6 p.m ....
HAPPENING THIS WEEK.(SERIES: DAYBOOK)
Jun 01, 2009 ... MONDAY: HATE-CRIME MURDER CASE Dwight R. DeLee, charged in Onondaga County's first hate-crime homicide, is due in County Court for a hearing. TUESDAY: SCERBO CASE Former Onondaga Nation School music teacher Albert Scerbo's non-jury retrial is scheduled to begin before County ...
WHAT'S FOR DINNER: GINO'S SPINACH SALAD.(SERIES: DAYBOOK)
Jun 01, 2009 ... GINO'S SPINACH SALAD 8 ounces baby spinach leaves 6 ounces chopped mushroom, your choice 2 hard boiled eggs, roughly chopped 2 thinly sliced green onions Dressing: 1/3 cup olive oil 3 tablespoon barbeque sauce ...
DEAL WITH ONEIDAS IS ONE-SIDED.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: The Town of Vernon is very concerned about County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr.'s pact with the Oneida Indian tribe of New York. There are many flaws in the pact, but we will touch on the ones that will affect everyone in Oneida County including the towns of ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Moneywise)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Judgments The following judgments of $2,000 or more have been filed and docketed at the Onondaga County Clerk's office. Debtors are listed first, followed by creditors and the award, plus fees: May 18 Austin, Joanne K.,118 Paul Ave., Syracuse, by Household ...
PERSPECTIVES ON THE MARKET.(Moneywise)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: JIM BURNS CONTRIBUTING WRITER Last month, the Syracuse Century Club held a "financial fitness" forum for its membership that addressed investing in turbulent markets. Dan Pluff, whose successful "Financial Fitness" show airs weekly on WCNY-TV (Channel 24), moderated the ...
HEALTHY NY LOOKS AT ADULT CHILD'S INCOME.(Moneywise)(Health Care Notebook)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: JAMES T. MULDER HEALTH CARE NOTEBOOK Q My child just graduated from college and can no longer remain on my health insurance policy. If he applies for Healthy NY, will he have to include my income when listing household income? A No. Healthy NY is a ...
SPIRITS TAKE ROOT AT FINGER LAKES MICRO-DISTILLERIES; VODKA, GIN AND WHISKEY JOIN THE LIST OF LOCAL BEVERAGES.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Don Cazentre Food & Drink editor In the mid-1990s, two Finger Lakes wineries took possession of identical, onion-shaped copper stills delivered from Europe. Using them, Swedish Hill and Knapp turned small amounts of their primary product, wine, into distilled ...
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE A THREAT TO SECRET GAY/STRAIGHT MARRIAGES.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Michael Heath Same-sex marriage is on a roll. It is already legal in five states and the District of Columbia, with more on the way. For the first time, polls show a majority favoring equal rights for same-sex couples. Unfortunately, opponents have become ...
'EMPATHIC' JUDGE UNIQUE TO AMERICA?(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Congratulations to President Obama for nominating Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. It is another first and another "only-in-America" story. Only in today's America will politics and social progressiveness be put above a just legal system. Only in ...
PLEASE DON'T GENERALIZE ABOUT TEEN-AGERS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: All teenagers do not fall under the "teen" stereotype. Just because someone is a teenager doesn't necessarily mean they drink or do drugs. As a student at Baker High School, I am amazed every day with how well my fellow students deal with life's ...
AGREES THAT SCOUTING IS FAR FROM CORNY.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: I agree with Nate Gilman's May 20 letter, "Boys need scouting, not more technology." My son Zach started as a Cub Scout and is continuing with Scouting right through his teen years. The lessons he has learned are invaluable. For those who think Scouting is ...
TRIP TO ROCHESTER IS WELL WORTH WHILE.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Good news: Daughter Lisa wants to come home from Atlanta for eight days. Bad news: The airline's price for a round trip ticket June 6-14 is $557. To Rochester, $153. Both are direct flights. Looks like we go to Rochester to pick her up, enjoy the ...
ENFORCE SIGN RULES, OR LET'S NOT MAKE THEM.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: In his letter May 22, Minch Lewis states the Syracuse planning commission worked with the developer to bring the Walgreens project to this point. All of the major changes he speaks of, and redesigning of the original proposal, were a direct result of a group of ...
TORTURE HAS NO PLACE IN OUR SYSTEM OR TRADITION.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Amid the flags and parades and general good feeling at the beginning of summer, this year's Memorial Day reminds us not only of our esteemed veterans but also the values for which they served. Those very aged vets of World War II and Korea -- which include my Dad, ...
FOR WALGREENS AND ENFORCING THE RULES.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: The question isn't, "Did Walgreens do right by Eastwood?" The answer to that question is yes, they did. However, without the Eastwood Zoning Overlay Design Guidelines and Standards, things would have looked a lot different. The correct question is: ...
DON'T BE SO FAST TO CONDEMN BANK ROBBERY.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: In his letter May 21, Dave Armstrong expresses strong feelings about the high school teacher who allegedly robbed the bank. I think the term is "innocent until proven guilty." Mark Gurniak has yet to be convicted, and funnier things have happened during ...
POWER VISION; PLANS LAUNCHED TO UNLOCK UPSTATE'S SOLAR, WIND POTENTIAL.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Picture this: across Upstate New York, arrays of solar panels installed on roofs of government buildings and universities, generating 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 15,000 homes; across Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, powerful new wind turbines using "lake effect" breezes to ...
FARMWORKER RIGHTS; ALL WHO TOIL DESERVE AT LEAST ONE DAY OF REST.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: I am the owner of a family farm raising fruits and vegetables in Central New York. I am speaking out in favor of equal rights for farmworkers. For years, the New York Farm Bureau has fought against the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act legislation ...
IS CORTLAND REALLY READY FOR THE NFL?(CNY)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: JEFF KRAMER CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST Your New York Jets -- flaunting rookie quarterback and newly minted GQ cover boy Mark Sanchez -- invade Cortland for training camp in less than two months. It's a huge coup for a city chronically short of bucks and bling. For the first ...
Ray Graham gets breakthrough win.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Hill Contributing writer Ray Graham had been trying to win a supermodified main event at Oswego Speedway for years until Saturday night, when he started the 45-lap feature race on the pole position and led every lap for the victory. Chasing the Story ...
Northstars Advance; C-NS tops Utica Proctor in baseball semifinal.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: M.F. Piraino Staff writer Cicero-North Syracuse ended Utica ProctorAEs two-year reign as Class AA sectional champ with a 5-3 semifinal win Sunday in Section III baseball. The second-seeded Northstars took a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth on a ground-ball ...
STORE OWNER HOPES WINNER IS A BIG TIPPER; ; CHASE'S CIGAR STORE SOLD THE WINNING $35 MILLION MEGA MILLIONS TICKET.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rick Moriarty Staff writer The owner of the Eastwood store that sold the winning ticket in Friday's $35 million Mega Millions lottery game is hoping the person who bought it is one of his regular customers -- and remembers who sold it to him or her. ...
CBA GRADUATION.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Dennis Nett/The Post-Standard AMY CALLAHAN, of Syracuse, and Melissa Castellini, of Baldwinsville, are all smiles Sunday as they line up to get ready for their graduation from Christian Brothers Academy. CBA's Class of 2009 kicked off ...
CHESS TOURNAMENT.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Nicholas Lisi/The Post-Standard KEVIN BUFF,a fourth-grader at Stonehedge Elementary School in Camillus, reacts during his first-round chess match ...
CAZENOVIA BOARD WILL GET A NEW LOOK; ; THE MAKEUP OF THE VILLAGE BOARD WILL CHANGE AFTER ELECTIONS.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Alaina Potrikus Staff writer The Cazenovia Village Board will have a new look after the elections on June 16. The slate of four candidates running for two open seats on the board includes three women, ensuring that the previously all-male board will have at ...
LAWYER CHALLENGES LAW ON HATE CRIMES.(News)(Column)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jim O'Hara Staff writer The lawyer for a Syracuse man charged in Onondaga County's first hate-crime homicide is challenging the constitutionality of the law. Clarence Johnson is asking County Judge William Walsh to dismiss a charge of second-degree murder as ...
MEETING WILL FOCUS ON "FOOD SECURITY'.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Human Services Coalition's Adult & Community Task Group is undertaking a project called the Community Food Security Assessment of Cayuga County. An information meeting will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 248 Grant Avenue, Auburn. ...
DINNER WILL HONOR ARC'S 2009 STARS.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Madison-Cortland ARC will honor its 2009 award recipients on Friday during a dinner at the Kallet Civic Center in Oneida. Among the honorees are Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-Nelson, who will receive the President's Award. Others include Robert Crossway, the agency's transportation ...
WHERE'S SEAN?(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Sean Kirst is out of the ...
SOUR TASTE ON DAIRY FARMS; OSWEGO COUNTY DAIRY FARMER HAS BEEN LOSING $6,000 A MONTH.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Debra J. Groom Staff writer Like all dairy farmers, Gary and James Hurlbut always have something to do on their farm. If they're not fixing fences on their town of Mexico farm, they're feeding cows. If that's all done, they are fixing equipment. And then ...
CANDLES AND TEARS AT VIGIL FOR VICTIM; ABOUT 30 PEOPLE ATTENDED EVENT TO REMEMBER JAMAR ELLIS, WHO DIED SATURDAY.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: James T. Mulder Staff writer Antonia Cherry sobbed as she stood in the street Sunday evening where her son was shot in the head, in front of her house at 143 Matson Ave. in Syracuse last week. "I'm so broken right now," Cherry told about 30 people gathered at ...
YOUTH CENTER OPENS TODAY; IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE FOR MARY NELSON WHO WORKS TIRELESSLY FOR YOUTH.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Maureen Sieh Urban affairs editor When Mary Nelson received a Post-Standard Person of Achievement Award in February 2008 for delivering school supplies to 800 children every year, an official from Catholic Charities asked if she could run youth programs out of a building ...
WOOFSTOCK A BIG HIT FOR SPCA; SUNDAY'S EVENT WAS ENJOYED BY DOGS AND THEIR PEOPLE.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Matt Michael Staff writer Peg Newell is an English teacher at East Syracuse-Minoa High School by day, lead guitarist of the classic rock band, The Reissues, by night, and an animal lover at all times. So when she read an April 1 story in The Post-Standard that ...
DISMUKE RETURNS TO SYRACUSE; FORMER CORCORAN STAR COMES TO TOWN AS GWINNETT'S BATTING COACH.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Donna Ditota Staff writer Jamie Dismuke admitted the Sunday breeze that buffeted Alliance Bank Stadium chilled him. It did not, however, surprise him. Dismuke, the former Corcoran High School star who played professionally in three major league organizations ...
CHIEFS' PATTERSON HOMERS VS. PRIZED PITCHER; THE SYRACUSE CENTER FIELDER SENDS ONE OUT AGAINST THE BRAVES' HANSON.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Donna Ditota Staff writer His 10-game hitting streak a day behind him, Corey Patterson started fresh Sunday. The Syracuse Chiefs center fielder curled a home run around the right field foul pole to score two sixth-inning runs and perhaps more importantly, to ...
C-NS' STEWART NAMED TO USA U16 TEAM.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Cicero-North Syracuse basketball player Breanna Stewart was named to the 2009 USA U16 national team Sunday. Team USA will compete in the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women. The FIFA ...
EGLOFF.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Helen (Stein) Egloff May 30, 2009 Helen (Stein) Egloff, 94, passed away Saturday in her sleep. Formerly of Eastwood and the West End, she was a communicant of St. Brigid-St. Joseph Church. She graduated from Eastwood High School and retired from C.E. ...
YARWOOD.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Walter H. Yarwood May 29, 2009 Walter H. Yarwood, 90, of Lyncourt, died Friday, May 29, 2009. He had formerly worked at Easy Washer until they closed and worked for 28 years with G.E. as a tool and die maker until he retired in 1984. He was a 50-year member of Mason ...
RUPERT.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... David J. Rupert May 22, 2009 David J. Rupert, of Centerville, MA, passed away May 22, 2009. Born January 16, 1948, in Syracuse, NY. He is survived by his wife, Judith O'Brien, with whom he shared his life for 37 years; his son, Ian, and daughter-in-law, Jane, of ...
ALT.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Frances M. (Wilbur) Alt May 30, 2009 Frances M. (Wilbur) Alt, 93, of Liverpool, passed away Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Lysander, NY. Frances retired in 1975 after working 22 years with the Liverpool Central School District. Her ...
KENNEDY.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Joan S. Kennedy May 27, 2009 Joan S. Kennedy, 75, of Homer, NY, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2009, in Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, PA. Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Donald L. Barber Funeral Home, 5016 N. Main St. Homer ....
RENNE.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Mary C. Renne May 30, 2009 Mary C. Renne, 82, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009, at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born September 1, 1926, in Syracuse to her late parents, Anthony and Josephine Lizzio, she had attended and ...
MICELI.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Virginia Miceli May 30, 2009 Virginia Miceli, 83, of Camillus, passed away Saturday at home with her loving family. She was born in Cardiff, Wales, on November 27, 1925, the daughter of Oresti and Jane Malfatti. She married the love of her life, Roy, on ...
BENNETT.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Norma B. (Butler) Bennett May 31, 2009 Norma B. Bennett, 87, of Syracuse, passed away at her home on Sunday. Norma was born in Oswego and resided in Syracuse for most of her life. She was a member of First English Lutheran Church, was active in the ...
DAVIS.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Thomas F. Davis May 31, 2009 Thomas F. Davis, 68, of Fyler Road, North Chittenango, passed away Sunday at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse, Tom was a resident of North Chittenango since 1974. He retired from Syracuse Gauge in 2003 and previously was ...
SCHNEIDER.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Rose H. Schneider May 31, 2009 Rose Helen (Demperio) Schneider, 83, of Marcellus, passed away Sunday at Community General Hospital, with her family by her side. She was born December 31, 1925, to Raymond and Ethel (Palmer) Demperio in Solvay, NY. She was ...
ROBINSON.(Obit)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Truman Robinson May 24, 2009 Truman Robinson, 58, of Syracuse, departed this life, Sunday, May 24. He leaves to cherish his memory two adored daughters, Michelle and Tasha Henderson; life partner, Deloris Henderson; six sisters, Jessie Hester, Pearlie Mae Young ...
MAKE YOUR OWN LAUNDRY SOAP.(Moneywise)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Family Life blog on syracuse.com featured infromation from the mom who writes the Frugal Upstate blog. She wrote she spends $0.12 cents on soap to do a load of wash as opposed to $0.40 cents for a commercial brand. Here's her recipie: 1 Cup grated soap, ...
Please don't generalize about teen-agers.(Opinion)
Jun 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: All teenagers do not fall under the "teen" stereotype. Just because someone is a teenager doesn't necessarily mean they drink or do drugs. As a student at Baker High School, I am amazed every day with how well my fellow students deal with life's ...
TEENS DEBATE THE RULES: 18? YOU SHOULD DECIDE.(SERIES: VOICES: BY FOR AND ABOUT TEENS)(CNY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Chris Johnson Contributing writer Smoking used to be one of America's favorite pasttimes. Everyone from James Dean to Mae West enjoyed a cigarette after a hard day of work. People lined up to buy cigarettes, making tobacco companies and their owners incredibly ...
LAWS PROTECT PEOPLE.(SERIES: VOICES: BY FOR AND ABOUT TEENS)(CNY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jennifer Farrell Contributing writer Onondaga County legislators have passed a law making it illegal to text on your cell phone while driving. They also recently passed the Tobacco 19 law, which requires a person to be 19 or older to purchase tobacco products ....
JONAS BROTHERS INSPIRE TEENS WORLDWIDE TO GIVE BACK.(SERIES: VOICES: BY FOR AND ABOUT TEENS)(CNY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Patricia Helena Botti de Oliverira Contributing writer The Jonas Brothers are a world-wide success, listed ninth in money earned while on tour last year. But they're not just a phenomenon, they are boys trying to improve the world. The Jonas Brothers earned ...
GM'S BANKRUPTCY; WHAT IT MEANS FOR TAXPAYERS, CAR OWNERS, CAR BUYERS, GM DEALERS, SHAREHOLDERS; RETIREES, OUTSIDE BUSINESSES.(News)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Staff and news service reports; Rick Moriarty Congratulations. If you pay federal taxes and a bankruptcy judge OKs General Motors' reorganization, you'll own 60 percent of the company. Your co-owners would be the United Auto Workers (17 percent), the Canadian ...
GREEN TECHNOLOGY WILL COME, BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME.(News)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Tim Knauss General Motors promises that "advanced green technologies" will be a major focus for the new GM. But don't expect overnight changes in the automaker's lineup, said Barry Carr, an expert on alternative fuel vehicles based in Liverpool. Plug-in ...
CORRECTION.(News)(Correction notice)
Jun 02, 2009 ... The total number of payroll jobs in the three-county Syracuse area in March was incorrect in a graphic Sunday. There were 317,600 jobs in Onondaga, Madison ...
BEST TO KEEP A BROAD, DIVERSE CUSTOMER BASE.(News)(Column)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Julie Briggs, Tracy Higginbotham, Theresa Slater Q: I've heard a lot about companies that were suppliers to GM or Chrysler going bankrupt, mainly because the carmakers were their biggest (or only) customer. How do I maintain a diverse customer base so as not to depend ...
COMPANY NEWS.(News)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Compiled by Susan Royal from news releases MATTHEW MAGGIO, of Syracuse, territory manager at Fort Dodge Animal Health, received the company's 2008 President's Award. Maggio was recognized for his sales performance. He joined the company in 2003. CATHY L. PALM, ...
NPG CREDIT UNION WILL GO ON.(News)
Jun 02, 2009 ... The factory may close, but the credit union started by employees of New Process Gear will live on. The former NPG Federal Credit Union in DeWitt has changed its name to FocalPoint Federal Credit Union and continues to serve members from about 100 partner companies in Central New ...
ENVIRONMENTALISTS UNHAPPY WITH DELAY ON BOTTLE BILL.(News)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Delen Goldberg Staff writer Environmental advocates and redemption center owners are boiling over a court order to delay implementation of New York's Bigger Better Bottle Bill for another year. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Griesa on Friday postponed all ...
MORE CENTRAL NEW YORKERS SEEK HELP WITH HEATING COSTS.(News)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: John Doherty Staff writer The number of Central New Yorkers seeking government help to heat their homes this winter rose nearly 15 percent. By the end of the 2008-2009 heating season -- Nov. 3 to May 15 -- 63,084 households in Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga and ...
$35M MEGA MILLIONS WINNER STILL UNKNOWN.(News)
Jun 02, 2009 ... The $35 million winning lottery ticket sold in Syracuse on Friday remained unclaimed Monday, a lottery spokesperson said. The winning Mega Millions ticket was sold at Chase's Cigar Store at 2823 James St. The store's owners are eligible to receive a $10,000 bonus for selling a ...
NORTH SIDERS REUNION PLANNED FOR FRIDAY.(News)
Jun 02, 2009 ... "An old-timers and friends"' reunion for Syracuse North Siders is scheduled at 1 ...
WORKING FAMILIES ENDORSES MINER FOR MAYOR.(News)
Jun 02, 2009 ... The Working Families Party has endorsed Democrat Stephanie Miner for Syracuse mayor, her campaign office announced Monday. Miner received the Onondaga County ...