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U.S. Department of Labor sues to free retirement funds of former Syracuse construction company workers
The Labor Department has asked a federal court to appoint an independent administrator to manage the 401(k) plan of the defunct David J. Hardy Construction ...
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Teens accused of raiding stepfathers gun cabinet charged with burglary in Onondaga County
Syracuse, NY - A Town of Geddes teenager accused of stealing 16 long guns from his stepfather's gun cabinet was arraigned on burglary charges with two co-defendants today in Onondaga County Court. Alexander Barber-Montemayor, 18, Victor Pizarro, 20, and Alexander Reinhardt, 18, are accused of burglarizing an apartment in the 600 block of Lodi Street of various home goods and electronics on ...
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Kathleen Joy replaces Lance Denno as majority leader of Syracuse Common Council
David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse Councilor-at-Large Kathleen Joy has stepped in to take over as majority leader of the all-Democratic council ...
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Time Warner Cable shuffling channels testing genre-based lineup in Syracuse
Time Warner Cable "Honey, what channel is our show on?" For many Central New Yorkers, the answer to that question is about to change. Time Warner Cable is beta testing a new genre-based channel lineup in Syracuse starting June 18. A letter sent to TWC subscribers explains many television channels are being shuffled around to group similar genres together, such as sports, news and ...
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Sylvan Beach mayor After 22 years well finally do required audits
Sylvan Beach Mayor Greg Horan says the village will start performing the annual audits that the state Comptroller's office says haven't been done for at least 22 years. "I can't speak to what the previous administrators did or didn't do, but we're going forward and we're trying to do things the right way," said Horan, who took office April ...
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Update FBI confirms Ibragim Todashev friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect was man...
The FBI was questioning Todashev about Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the bombings when a "violent confrontation was initiated by the subject," the FBI ...
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Wannabe jumper talked down by cops in Midtown
A woman who threatened to jump from a Midtown building was talked down by police this morning, authorities siad.She began threatening to jump from the ledge of a balcony on the 20th floor of 112 West 38th Street, near Sixth Avenue, at 7:50 a.m., according to witnesses and authorities.She could be seen texting and gesturing angrily. Police set up a large air bag on the street.Two ESU cops talked ...
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Pailles late goal gives Bruins 3-0 playoff lead over New York Rangers
2-1 on Tuesday to take a 3-0 series lead.Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period to take what has historically been a nearly unbeatable series lead. Only ...
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Schmeelk 7 Points Which Will Have To Be Addressed In Knicks’ Offseason
I went over the Knicks’ financial situation for the next three years , so keep that in mind as we go through the offseason decisions that the Knicks will have to make. Here are where the pivotal points are going to ...
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Most NY school district budgets OKd by voters
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- New Yorkers have voted to pass 98 percent of proposed school budgets that contained tax increases within state-imposed ...
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For business Cuomo missing in debate on key bill
Andrew Cuomo to publicly lead the charge in scaling back a law they blame for driving up building costs and driving out insurers. Their focus is the scaffold law, which addresses safety and "gravity-related" workplace injuries. The courts have applied the law to mean that ...
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Scranton homicide suspect arraigned in Syracuse criminal court Wednesday
Ryan Harding, 18, a teenager arrested in connection with a May 5 homicide, is being held without bail and is scheduled to appear in county court on Thursday at ...
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Central Square voters approve $68 million budget
Central Square, NY -- Voters in the Central Square Central School District approved a $68 million budget for the 2013-14 school year. The budget was approved by 512 votes; 836 people voted for the budget and 324 people voted against the budget. The public also voted on an additional proposition. Proposition 2 asked voters to authorize a bus replacement proposition of $797,387 for five 65 ...
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Today in Washington Schumer takes heat from gay rights groups
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, flanking Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, speaks about immigration reform legislation by the Senate's bipartisan "Gang of Eight" that would create a path for the nation's 11 million unauthorized immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship, on Thursday, April 18, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gay ...
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One baby swan in Manlius dies one remains
hatched May 13 at the Manlius Swan Pond has died. The baby swan died about 6:30 p.m. Monday, said Manlius Village Clerk Martha Dygert. The cygnet had been swimming at one end of the pond away from parents Manny and Faye when a bystander noticed it was in distress. The bystander then jumped into the pond to rescue the flailing cygnet, and took it home to care for it. Village officials called ...
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Experimental drug touted as potential game changer for asthma sufferers
Syracuse, N.Y. -- An experimental asthma drug is being touted as a potential game changer for people with the chronic lung disease who do not respond well to existing medicines. The drug, which is designed to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease, slashed asthma episodes by 87 percent in a 12-week study, according ...
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Arrest in latest anti-gay attack in New York City
NEW YORK -; A suspect was arrested Wednesday in an assault in Manhattan's East Village that police say was one of several anti-gay attacks in recent ...
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Railroad tracks where Metro-North trains collided were inspected two days before accident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Federal officials say the section of railroad track in Connecticut where two commuter trains collided last week had been inspected two days before the accident.Robert Kulat, a spokesman for the Federal Railroad Administration, tells ...
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New York Can Fight Airbnb and Uber But the Sharing Economy Is Here to Stay
In today's business world, disruption is a constant force that never lets up. At the annual WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design, we celebrate the creative power of bold new ideas and the people that make them happen. See the event ...
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F-M High School closing due to power outage power has been restored
Fayetteville-Manlius High School is dismissing students at 9:15 a.m. due to a power outage. Power has been restored, but the buses have already left taking the students home. There was no water, so the students can't use the restrooms, district officials said. The district office also has power restored. The high school and district office didn't lose power during the storm Monday ...
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Update Onondaga County voters approve 16 out of 17 school budgets North Syracuse budget rejected
Terry McElroy, resource teacher teacher at Liverpool and Andrew Calderwood, earth science teacher at Liverpool, vote before school starts. They take about five minutes after voting to fill out a survey on how they ...
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Web site sublets illegal - Judge blasts NYers who rent out rooms to travelers
Thousands of New Yorkers who rent out their apartments on the popular traveler site Airbnb.com are breaking the law, a New York judge ruled - and they could be slapped with hefty fines.East Village condo owner Nigel Warren was hit with a $2,400 penalty Monday for subletting his pad to a Russian tourist in December for $100 a night. Judge Clive Morrick ruled that Warren broke a law passed in 2011 ...
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Man turns himself in for allegedly bashing gay man in East Village
A man turned himself in for bashing a gay man in the East Village, cops said today.Gornell Roman, 39, allegedly pummeled victim Dan Contarino and called him anti-gay slurs on Monday while they were walking to a homeless shelter the two were both staying at, authorities said.He was charged with two counts of felony and misdemeanor assault and felony aggravated harassment, all as hate crimes, ...
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Canet seeks gritty New York in Blood Ties
CANNES, France -- The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter.At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. He had to supply his own garbage to recreate the grubby streets of 1970s Brooklyn for his debut English-language feature "Blood Ties.""Every day," the director laughed during an interview at the Cannes Film ...
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Funeral For Hofstra Student Accidentally Shot By Police
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP)– Mourners will be gathering in Sleepy Hollow Wednesday for the funeral of a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police. Andrea Rebello’s funeralis being held at St. Teresa of Avila Church. The service will be in Portuguese. The 21-year-old ...
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New York's community gardens creating tension once more
Community gardening in New York is under threat again, but what are the ideas and opinions surrounding this ongoing battle between the people and the city?
Community gardening is a well-known term and idea in New York City thanks to the much-publicized opposition between former Mayor Giuliani and members of the New York City public, who brought a lawsuit to have the gardens protected. The issue was eventually resolved when Mayor Bloomberg replaced Giuliani and introduced the Garden Settlement of 2002. Read more
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