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Community Clay offers family Halloween event The town of Clay will offer

its annual Family Halloween

Event from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday Oct. 23 at Town Hall, 4401 Route 31, Clay. This free family event open to town residents includes entertainment, games, special

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goody bag for each child, cider and donuts. Registration is required.

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Salina board exploring issue more before passing resolution By Matthew Liptak Contributor

It could be called a cat fight of sorts. The Salina Town Board is enmeshed in changing its local law to cope with the problem of feral cats wandering the neighborhoods. On Oct. 12 a public hearing was continued regarding the issue, and some councilors wondered if the current draft of the proposed article goes far enough to curb the cat crisis. But, a main concern of cat advocates at the hearing was that the board pass the newly drafted changes to the article, such as protecting the caretakers of feral cat colonies from immediate prosecution. In January, a cat caretaker was fined $400 when members of a feral colony allegedly damaged adjacent neighbors’ properties. Under the new draft, caretakers of feral cat colonies would be protected.

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Linda Young, director of Kitty Corner, a cat-rescue organization in Liverpool, shows examples of two motion detector devices that can help deter feral cats. The “Scarecrow,” at left, uses a garden hose and sprays water. Cat Stop, on the right, emits an ultrasonic sound to scare cats. Both the board and cat advocates agreed on at to the feline issue. least one main item — trapping, neutering and Please see Feral, page 3 releasing feral cats is a big part of the solution

Lighting district extension approved Cicero Residents upset with lack of information from board PD hires officer By Miranda L. Pennock mpennock@cnylink.com

Want to get rid of them? The Baldwinsville High School girls crew team will hold a fundraiser, “Recycling for Rowers,” to benefit the team and future purchases. ...See page 3

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T h e C i c e r o To w n Board voted 3-2 in favor of moving forward with the extension of the Eva Circle Lighting District during Wednesday evening’s meeting. Several residents left the meeting with what appeared to be feelings of bitter disappointment in their elected officials after Councilor Jim Corl and members of the public voiced appeals to having the matter tabled and were shot down. “I think some folks had some questions as to cost,” Corl said. Corl, who voted against the resolution following the public hearing, said

he didn’t t hin k Boyke said. for safety as there have he could make an Karen Odgen, been instances of vehicle informed decision a N a t e s L a n e break-ins and other vanfor the residents. r e s i d e n t , s a i d dalism. Residents who she would like to According to resident spoke up during know at what cost Ron Lambrych, some of the hearing, which the lights would the issues with vandalwas held for the be installed, but ism included eggs being consideration of for safety’s sake thrown at a home. the district to inis in favor of the The extension became Judy Boyke clude Nates and lighting district an issue after a petition Lana lanes, were being extended. was signed by 18 residents upset not only because “Our street is ver y and submitted to the town they did not have enough dark. I walk at night and requesting lights be put information regarding the I would like lights,” she in. Unlike those 18 resicost per household to pay said. dents, many did not sign for the district, but also Nates Lane, which is the petition, including had not been made aware designed in a horseshoe Tony Alberici, a general of where the lighting pattern, has some light contractor who lives on fixtures would be placed, at the opening of the Nates Lane. among other issues. horseshoe. However, OgAccording to Alberici, The cost is currently den said she can see the the area is not totally built estimated to be $2003.12 entire development from out yet — there are two per year divided by the her home and there are lots left to build — which number of parcels in the parts that are extremely is partly why one section district, Supervisor Judy dark and there’s a concern Please see Lights, page 3

Chief continues cutting away at 2011 budget By Miranda L. Pennock mpennock@cnylink.com

The Cicero Police Department welcomed parttime officer Andrew DeGirolamo to the force Friday Oct. 15. Town officials approved the new hire during the town board’s regular meeting Oct. 13. The hire comes on the heels of Sgt. Andrew Scherer’s retirement on Please see Hire, page 7

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The North Syracuse Art Guild will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 20 at the VFW Hall, upstairs, 105 Maxwell Ave.

Cicero Historical Society meeting

The Cicero Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 20 at the museum, 6453 State Route 31, Cicero.

Oct. 23

Harvest dance

A harvest dance will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 23 at Saint John’s Parish Center, 8290 Soule Road, Liverpool. Costumes optional but prizes awarded for the best. Cost is $8 per person.

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A roast beef dinner will be held from 4 p.m. until all are served Saturday Oct. 23 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 8396 Morgan Road, Clay. Cost: $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $4 for children ages 6 to 12, 5 and under free.

Lions host road rally

The North SyracuseLiverpool Lions Club will host a road rally scavenger hunt at 6 p.m. Saturday Oct. 23. Follow clues from North Syracuse to Clay. All funds raised are used locally. Cost is $10 per person pre-registration or $12 at the door. For more information, contact Lion Bob Mitton at 452-1618 or e-mail nosyr_liverpoollions@mail.com.

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Oct. 24

Flu, pneumonia shot clinic

A flu and pneumonia shot clinic will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday Oct. 24 at Faith Lutheran Church, 6142 State Route 31, Cicero. Bring Medicare and/or other health insurance cards. Flu shots, $33; pneumonia shots, $70. Flu shot clinic A flu shot clinic will be from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday Oct. 24 at Loretto’s PACE CNY, 100 Malta Lane, North Syracuse. Open to anyone 18 years and older. Payment through Medicare Part B or $20 cash.

Oct. 25

Meet the candidates

Federal, state, local and judicial candidates will take part in an event from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday Oct. 25 at North Syracuse Baptist Church, 420 S. Main St., North Syracuse.

Oct. 28

9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the New York State Fairgrounds. Admission is $6. Come in costume to receive $1-off. Visit countryfolkart.com for more info.

with ‘Stan the Drum Man’ during the two-day event. Mark your calendars and register by calling 2349333.

Oct. 30

The town of Cicero will host a town hall meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 16 at the South Bay Fire Department.

CSCC fall craft festival

The Central Square Community Church will hold a fall craft festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Oct. 30 at the church, Route 11 in Central Square. Any crafters who would like to rent booth space for just $20, contact Laura Murray at 668-6617.

Sauerbraten dinner

A dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday Oct. 30 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 210 Hazel St., Liverpool. Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 12, 4 and under free. Family rate is $35. Takeouts available. Tickets available at St. Paul’s Church office; 457-3210.

Nov. 2

Election Day dinner

Spooktacular event

A haunted house will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday Oct. 28 at Parkrose Estates, 7251 Janus Park Drive, Liverpool. For more information call 452-9500. Free event.

Oct. 29, 30, 31

Home, Holiday & Gifts

Country Folk Art is hosting a craft show from 5 to

Baked ham and scallop potato dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 4947 Route 31, Clay. Cost is $8.

Nov. 13, 14

Drum-making workshop Liverpool Arts Center, 101 Lake Drive in Liverpool, will be hosting a drum-making workshop

Nov. 16

Cicero town hall meeting

Nov. 20

Immaculate Heart of Mary craft fair

The Immaculate Heart of Mary craft fair will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Nov. 20 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 425 Beechwood Ave. in Liverpool. Interested crafters can call Diane at 579-8054. There is no admission and proceeds benefit the IHM youth groups pilgrimage to Spain.

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IDMR to host lectures

The Institute of Divine Metaphysical ResearchSyracuse branch will host a free public lectures on ‘Proof God is real’ at the Salina Civic Center, 2826 LeMoyne Ave. in Mattydale. Lectures will be from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays and from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturdays in October. Call 699-5422 or visit idmr.net for more information.

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B’ville Girls Crew sponsors ‘Recycling for Rowers’ Electronics collection fundraiser will aid championship team phones, VCRs, stereos, CD and DVD players, telephones, microwave ovens and other small appliances. Not accepted will be televisions, dehumidifiers, refrigerators, air conditioners and other appliances with Freon. A donation of $10 per item or $25 per car load is suggested. All proceeds will be used to support the Baldwinsville High School Girls Crew team, including the future purchase of a new racing shell. All electronics will be properly disposed of or recycled by Bruin Electronics of Liverpool. Baldwinsville rowers

were 2010 champions of several Section III categories, finalists at the New York State Championships and qualifiers for the National Scholastic Rowing Championships. Learn more about Girls Crew at Baldwinsville at bvillegirlscrew.com.

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Lights From page 1 is so dark. Rather than tabling the vote until more information could be provided to the residents, Boyke entertained a motion to approve the extension. “I say the petitions have been submitted and I’d like to move forward with the lighting district,� she said. Boyke admitted there

were concerns to be dealt with such as the cost per parcel and the fact National Grid did not have a representative at the meeting to answer questions, but then cast her “yes� vote. “To delay it another year seems unreasonable,� Councilor Jessica Zambrano said. Boyke said those in-

terested in specific information are welcome to contact her office to be sure all parties involved have a full understanding of the district. Despite additional information being sought, the resolution has been approved and is now subject to permissive referendum.

Central Square church offers ham dinner

Join your family and friends at a yummy ham dinner at the Central Square Community Church from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday Oct. 23. Dinners cost $7.50 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, $4.50 children ages 5 to 12 and free for children 5 and under. There is a family rate for four or more of $25. Take out orders are available. Menu includes sliced ham, squash, applesauce, scalloped potatoes, cole slaw, rolls and hot and cold beverages. A basket raffle will showcase 100 theme-based baskets that will appeal to all ages and interests. The Central Square Community Church is located just north of Reymore Chevrolet on Route 11 in Central Square. For more information, contact Bob Leahey at rleahey2@twcny.rr.com or 668-7374, or Gerry Ingerson at Gingerson1@twcny. rr.com or 447-1352.

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many useful ways to protect a home from the individual cats that cause persistent problems. “There are electronic devices,� Young said. “There are repellents. There are sound devices, and devices that spray water and there are ways to modify fences. There are so many things you can do to protect your yard from cats.� But those measures cost money, and homeowners may not be eager to foot the bill to protect against homeless cats that they don’t own. The board decided to continue to consider its cat conundrum before it passes a resolution. “I think we have a little more work to do on our end,� said Town Supervisor Mark Nicotra. “This certainly is not going away.�

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While progress has been made, the board sees the proposed draft as incomplete. The law doesn’t address the problem of what to do with feral cats that have been neutered but continue to cause damage to property. Councilor Chris Benz said that he is all for trapping, neutering and releasing, but he continues to get complaints from one local neighborhood where the cats have undergone neutering but continue to be an issue. “What do I tell these people that have these complaints? That’s my biggest problem with the changes,� Benz said. “Holding somebody accountable is what I get hollered at about all the time.� Linda Young, director of Kitty Corner, a cat-rescue

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Get to know your candidates November elections are drawing near, and time is limited for candidates to campaign. Before you head to the polls, make sure you know where your candidates stand. Check out their websites, read articles and ask questions. The ones you choose may end up representing you, so keep informed on their positions. Cicero Town Justice 3 Republican Douglas DeMarche 3 Democrat Robert Bertrand Congress – 25th District 3 Republican Ann Marie Buerkle: buerkleforcongress.com 3 Democrat Dan Maffei (incumbent): maffeiforcongress.com, maffei.house.gov The 25th District includes all of Onondaga County. Senate – 49th District 3 Democrat David Valesky (incumbent): davevalesky.com, nysenate.gov/david-j-valesky 3 Republican Andrew Russo: russofornysenate. com The 49th District includes southern and northeastern portions of Onondaga County including the towns of Cicero, DeWitt, Manlius, Fabius, Tully, Spafford and the eastern portion of the city of Syracuse. Assembly – 119th District 3 Democrat Sam Roberts: robertsforassembly. com 3 Republican John W. Sharon: democracywise. syr.edu 3 Conservative Christina M. Fitch: democracywise.syr.edu 3 Green Party Michael F. Donnelly: donnellyforassembly.net The 119th District includes parts of the south and east sides of Syracuse and the towns of Dewitt, Onondaga and Salina and the Onondaga Nation Territory. Assembly – 121st District 3 Democrat Al Stirpe (incumbent): alstirpe.org 3 Republican Donald R Miller: democracywise. syr.edu The 121st District includes towns of Clay, Cicero, Manlius, Pompey, and LaFayette.

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Tom Dadey’s sour political pickle Five days after being elected chairman of the Onondaga County Republican Committee, Tom Dadey found himself in a particularly sour political pickle. On Oct. 1, the former state Senate candidate had prevailed over Salina GOP leader Bill Tassone at the DoubleTree Hotel in DeWitt to take over the county GOP from Tassone’s pal, incumbent chairman John DeSpirito. Then on Oct. 6 County Executive Joanie Mahoney — a renegade Republican who had backed Dadey’s campaign for the chairmanship — unexpectedly endorsed Democrat gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo. What would Dadey do? The county’s top elected official, a Republican, had refused to back Carl Paladino, a fellow Upstater and the GOP’s primary victor in the campaign for governor. Not only did Mahoney reject her party’s candidate, she publicly

embraced Cuomo, a downstate Democrat and a liberal to boot. What could Dadey do? He did what politicians usually do. He called a press conference. With a “Paladino for the People” poster gracing the podium, Dadey insisted that Mahoney’s decision to cross party lines “in no way reflects the spirit of the Republican Party, nor does it signal that our party will just stand by and let another Cuomo assume the governor’s mansion.” Now her critics are calling Mahoney a “RINO” — Republican In Name Only. Another big RINO Joanie Mahoney isn’t the only prominent CNY Republican to endorse Cuomo. Former state GOP chairman J. Patrick Barrett of Manlius is also back-

ing “Prince Andrew” for governor. Though he led the state Republican committee from 1989 to 1991, Barrett appears on a 30-second proCuomo TV commercial and has donated $54,940 to Prince Andrew’s campaign, according to the state Board of Elections. Now which state department keeps records on how many fat contracts Barrett’s businesses have received from the Democrats who run Albany? Teachers’ unions blamed Former U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato minces no words. On Sept. 29, YNN’s “Capital Tonight” anchor Liz Benjamin asked the prominent Long Island Republican to identify the “special interests in Albany” which he blamed for ruining New York state. D’Amato promptly named the teachers’

Poll results reveal ‘conservative’ opinions Each September for the past 42 years, the annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll relative to the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools has been publicized. This is considered the most trusted source of what Americans feel about their public schools. Over the years, results from this poll have given clear direction to both educators and policy makers toward making the schools more effective and competitive. As this year’s data indicates, respondents to the poll recognize the schools need “the highest quality teachers possible and providing those teachers should be a #1 priority.” The poll also indicates Americans support professional development for teachers. And they will also support “efforts

to retain the best teachers and dismiss those who aren’t skilled or suited for the task.” But as the poll showed, in other situations, American public opinion “seems conservative.” The respondents care very much about the schools, but are cautious about changes, which are not communicated effectively. Polling results remind me once again of how important it is to communicate the need for any change. The highlights of the poll reveal the following: ■ As mentioned above, improving the quality of teachers should be the top national education priority; ■ A college education

is necessary for today’s students and respondents want their children to go to college because education will provide more job opportunities and a better income; ■ Fix poorly performing schools by providing comprehensive external support. Americans don’t support firing principals and teachers without cause. They don’t support converting underperforming schools to charter schools and they don’t support closing schools altogether; ■ Respondents like public charter schools more every year and would be happy to have new public charter schools in their communities; ■ The current public

unions as the prime culprits quickly followed by the CSEA and hospital workers’ unions. Those collective bargainers, D’Amato said, “buy the government in this state,” and the pension and retirement benefits they demand “are choking our cities” and other Empire State municipalities. Music Mondays at Atillio’s Hotshot guitar picker Tom Bronzetti, an alumnus of Liverpool High School, is fronting a cookin’ combo at a new Monday-night session in Little Italy at Atillio’s, 700 N. Salina St., down city in Little Italy. Bronzetti’s trio also features his vocalist sister, Alicia Bronzetti, and upbeat bass player Joey Arcuri. The live jazz will continue at Atillio’s from 7 to 11 p.m. every Monday through October. Admission is free and the food is fine! For reservations, dial 218-5085.

school funding crisis is one of the major problems facing the public schools; ■ Respondents did not realize that federal stimulus money saved 300,000 education jobs in America last year; ■ Respondents believe that quality of work – “including improvements in student learning – should determine how much teachers earn.” ■ Respondents trust teachers! “If my son or daughter became a teacher, that would be fine with me – but I’m not sure about becoming a teacher myself.” ■ Respondents are against paying students to read books, attend school, or try for better grades. The 2010 PDK/Galllup Poll results are available at pdkpoll.org. I suggest you review the complete results.

Setting goals helps battle issues Like many others, I can reach down and pinch a “love handle” situated atop my hips. It has accumulated a little at a time. I do not jump on the scales very often (it’s never good news, is it?) so I pick up a pound every month or two and the added tonnage mostly goes unnoticed. Then it happens. Maybe it is provoked by having to stop and get

your breath going up a flight of stairs. Or maybe it is when you try to pour into that pair of jeans that fit last summer. Or maybe it is when you have to do a double take to get out of the front seat of your car. But it suddenly hits you — the lithe creature you

once were (or imagined you were) has been replaced by someone who is now a

bit “squishy.” Whether it is the “battle of the bulge” or any number of other bothersome issues, if we do not pay attention to them, they can turn into real concerns.

Sometimes in public education we suddenly look around and discover what we want to be and what we actually are, are two different things. Few would argue that the public’s perception of public education has deteriorated significantly from the last generation to the current one. InterestPlease see Goals, page 5

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ingly, this comes at a time when public schools are better at what we do than ever before. The answer to this paradox has to do with the moving target inherent in today’s public education arena. Today’s economy has fewer and fewer opportunities for low skilledminimally educated workers. The rapidly evolving global market is forcing the American citizenry (and nation) to put a new emphasis on education. We are now being asked to become much better at

educating a wider array of young adults and at a much deeper level. This is public education’s “cold water in the face” reality. Public education can get better but it is going to have to garner a collective will in order to do so. The first step to solving any problem (whether it be fitting into one’s trousers or improving the nation’s educational system) is admitting the current situation can be improved upon. Most problems go unchallenged (and unfixed) simply be-

cause we fail to recognize that, with a good plan and some effort, we can make them better. It is often difficult to have to look at ourselves (or our vocation) objectively. It takes more than a little courage to do so. But if we want to get better, we must first start by facing the reality that improvement is possible. The second thing we must do is set a target for improvement. If 200 pounds is too heavy, what is the right weight for me? If 75 percent of

third-graders reading at grade equivalency is not enough, what is an acceptable target for reading performance this year? Next year? Goals are the mechanisms that make us stretch to new levels. They provide us the impetus to continue the journey when incremental (but modest) gains are made. Third, one must develop a realistic plan to make the goal happen and then put it into action. When I quit doing sit-ups, my midsection begins to grow. Dreaming about doing

sit-ups is not going to diminish my belt size. If we want more kids reading at grade equivalency, it is not going to happen if we do not place more powerful reading strategies in use. The School Excellence Teams — or SET — from the various Liverpool Central School District buildings are currently reviewing their 2010-11 student achievement goals with the board. It can be a bit unnerving to make a public statement that “we can improve” (which necessarily means “we are

not perfect”), but if we are going to get better at what we do (and our kids certainly deserve our best), we have to be willing to be self-reflective. I invite the Liverpool community to follow our student improvement efforts. Please feel free to stop in on a SET goal meeting with the board, review your child’s school’s goals and action plans (listed on their website and other building literature), or, best yet, join your building’s School Excellence Team.

writes about. Some thoughtful questions may be, what the circumstance of the negotiations of the contract were, were there considerations of attrition and other municipalities pay rate, possible results of binding arbitration which could have cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars. Lastly, in the letter Mr. Jennings makes a failed attempt to justify voting in favor of establishing a franchise fee, which will appear on resident’s cable bill at a cost to Cicero residents in an amount exceeding $200,000, another one of governments “hidden costs.” I call on Mr. Jennings and all other elected officials to stop playing politics as

the election was over a year ago. Now it is time to move on and solve issues that confront this great town rather than casting unnecessary accusations and dispersions, and blaming others for the problems that all local town elected officials are facing throughout the county and state.

the nonsensical comments made recently by Cicero Supervisor Judy Boyke and her Comptroller Shirley Stuart. In recent media reports, Mrs. Boyke and Ms. Stuart blamed the previous town board for anticipated tax increase in Cicero’s 2011 budget, a budget that is being prepared by Mrs. Boyke and Ms. Stuart. The supervisor and comptroller cite two reasons for the increase: a shortfall in the mortgage tax revenues in the 2010 budget, prepared by the previous town board, and what they call “depleted” budget reserves. Budgets are estimates and need regular adjusting to deal with shortfalls and unexpected expenses. Yes, mortgage tax revenues fell

short this year. Home sales are down not only in Cicero, but everywhere. Nearly all of the 900-plus towns in New York are dealing with the mortgage tax shortfalls. Blaming the previous board for a shortfall in mortgage taxes makes as much sense as me blaming the shortfall on Supervisor Boyke. After all, she does sell real estate in Cicero. Perhaps if she were more successful in her real estate business, Cicero wouldn’t have a mortgage tax shortfall. A decade ago, Cicero taxpayers were regularly hit with annual tax increases of 10 percent or more. Subsequent town administrations got a handle on budgets, curtailed wasteful spending and soon there

were budget surpluses. Instead of building up huge reserves, as Mrs. Boyke and Ms. Stuart advocate, previous town boards returned the money to the taxpayers. Mrs. Boyke may not know, but Ms. Stuart surely should, that the state comptroller frowns upon municipalities accumulating large cash surpluses. Has Ms. Stuart forgotten that several years ago, during her earlier tenure as town comptroller, state auditors criticized the town for having excessive budget reserves? According to the State Comptroller’s Office, excess tax dollars shouldn’t be squirreled away. Instead the money should be used to lower Please see Mail, page 16

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The Village of North Syracuse Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a Halloween party from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday Oct. 29 at the St. Rose Church. All village residents (12 years of age and under accompanied by an adult) are invited to attend for a ghoulish good time. There is no cost for this event, but pre-registration is required. Contact the Parks Office at 458-8050. The event’s festivities include a Halloween craft, a costume parade and contest, cider and donuts, visits by community mascots, various games and prizes and special treats for all.

Pre-k art, music program in North Syracuse

The Village of North Syracuse Parks and Recreation Department is offering a pre-kindergarten art and music program for children, both residents and non-residents. This program is designed for children ages 2 to 5 (prekindergarten) and their parents or guardians to explore, express, play and imagine. Children will be encouraged to express their thoughts, feelings and creativity through the arts. They will also experience music through singing, moving and playing instruments. Classes will be from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Saturdays for six weeks from Nov. 6 to Dec. 18, excluding Nov. 27, at the North Syracuse Community Center, 700 S. Bay Road. Registration is limited. Cost: Village residents, $25; non-village residents, $35. Register through the Parks and Recreation Department by calling 458-8050.

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LHS senior honored by national program Liverpool High School 12th grade principals Anthony Davis and David Perry recently announced senior Sydney McAlmont has been honored as part of the 2011 National Achievement Scholarship Program. McAlmont is among approximately 4,800 of the highest scoring entrants in the program that recognizes outstanding black American high school students. Students had to take the 2009 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and meet other published requirements to qualify. Approximately 160,000 students entered the 2010 National Achievement Scholarship Program. The program, conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, is a privately financed academic competition established in 1964 specifically to honor scholastically talented black American youth, and to provide scholarships to outstanding participants.

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Liverpool High School senior Sydney McAlmont, center, has been honored as part of the 2011 National Achievement Scholarship Program. Standing with McAlmont are LHS guidance counselor Doreen Holekamp, left, and 12th grade principal Anthony Davis.

LCSD to receive Race to the Top funding By Miranda L. Pennock mpennock@cnylink.com On Tuesday Oct. 5 the Liverpool Central School District learned it will receive $270,634 in Race to the Top program funding over the next four years. The funds will be used to help with several district ini-

tiatives that are already underway, said Superintendent of Schools Richard Johns. “We will utilize this money to assist our Liverpool High School Task Force as it explores the restructuring of our high school into smaller, thematically-based, learning communities,� he said. The communities will

allow the district to respond to the different aspirations and learning needs of students and ensure they are prepared for future success. In conjunction with the task force, the school will create a leadership academy for district teachers and administrators that will provide a means to pursue maximizing educational

efficacy, Johns said. “Some of our efforts will be self-driven, while other development opportunities will be provided by OCM-BOCES, which will use its share of the funding to develop teams that will coach schools in developing new teaching standards and evaluation systems,� he said.

C-NS students earn AP honors Seventy students at Cicero-North Syracuse have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college level AP exams. Only about 18 percent of the more than 1,700,000 students in 16,000 schools who took AP exams in May 2010 performed at a sufficiently high level to merit such recognition. Students take AP exams in May after completing challenging college level courses at the high school level. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the number of year long courses and exams. At C-NS, 39 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing

three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. The students are: Brooke Binion, Emily Bryerton, Carrie Curry, Devon Davies, Lauren E m i g h o l z , K at h e r i n e Falise, Nicholas Farruggio, Nicholas Francisco, Emi ly Gi lb o, D e anna Giovinazzo, Andrea Goettel, Daniel Greco, Alexandra Guilford, Brian Hertzberg, Andrea Huntley, Sarah Kirschenheiter, Raychel Kramer, Conor Krupke, Jacob Kurtz, Mark Kurtz, Talor Laris, Leilani Leechalad, Danielle Limer-Nies, James MacMartin, Jacqueline McCabe, Lisa Merry, Bradley Monroe, Cathrine Nelson, Morgan Pratte, Carolyn Quackenbush, Jacob Roundy, Erin Schenosky, Sara Scott,

Kaitlyn Simon, Nicholas Snow, Stephanie Spinos, Margaret Willard, Haley Williams and Ted Williams. Eighteen students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. They are: Jina Calabria, Bridget Cronin, Stephen Desalvo, Cassie-Lee Grimaldi, Ling Han, Stephanie Hetherington, Anna-Mariya Kirova, Emily Lepage, Rachel Leuthauser, Matthew Miller, Luke Rebecchi, Michael Rodriquez, Molly Schaefer, Kevin Thyne, Taylor Way, Jacob Wildin, Shasse Williams and Kate-

lyn Woodworth. Nine students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. They are: Anthony Bianchi, Rebekah Borowve, Alexander Bruinsma, Mark Falinski, Lauren Festa, Michael Kavanagh, Elliot Way, Andrew Yankay and Alexis Zelenyak. One student, Elliot Way, qualified for AP National Scholar by earning an average grade of 4.0 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more or these exams.

Forward at the local library. Having won awards for acad e m i c a ch i e ve ment in Latin, English and Spanish, she is interested in reading, writing and watching films. Among all

the classes Flickinger is taking, her favorite is creative writing. Following high school, she hopes to go into a career in nursing. Flick inger s aid t he greatest influence in her life has been her parents. “They have pushed me to do my best,� she said.

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From page 1 financial bind. nicipal budgets. “If anyone has The second part taken a look at the of the equation is, budget, the town in order to reduce is in severe fiscal overtime costs, the crisis,” Zambrano department has said. “The chief to have sufficient has been asked to part-time officers make additional to come in and cuts to [the po- Chief Joseph Snell cover shifts. lice department’s] “When full2011 budget.” time officers take The 2011 preliminary vacation or personal leave police department budget we have to fill that slot,” is 3 percent under the 2010 Snell said, adding one budget with more cuts to way to fill the slot is with come, which was being a part-time officer who is worked on Thursday af- paid straight time as opternoon, Snell said. posed to a full-time officer Zambrano also said jus- who will be paid time and tification for a new officer a half. was requested from and In 2010, there have provided by the chief. been more than 300 hours Snell said there are two of overtime racked up by cost savings from hiring those covering shifts due part-time officers, the first to a lack of part-time ofbeing part-timers don’t get ficers with patrol shifts. health insurance, which is Over the last few years, a large part of a lot of mu- the department has lost

a handful of part-time officers due to attrition, Snell said. But now, the force is one stronger — the hiring of DeGirolamo brings the number of part-time officers up to nine, not all of which have road patrols. Some of the officers have specialized areas they focus on like training others and evidence property custodian. “We use the part-time people efficiently in order to cut costs,” Snell said. DeGirolamo has passed all the interdepartmental processes to be hired by the town at a rate of $16.52 per hour. The total cost to outfit and train him is approximately $2,800. The board approved the hire 4-0. Zambrano abstained from voting.

Rescue Mission plans 50 percent off sale Rescue Mission Thrifty Shopper stores appreciate their customers—and that’s just the half of it. The other half is the money waiting to be saved at this year’s second and final Customer Appreciation Sale.

Everything in every store will be available at half their regular reasonable prices on Saturday Oct. 23. That’s 50 percent off on clothing, household goods, furniture and winter merchandise for the

cold days ahead. There will be special sale hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. And since each store has one-of-a-kind items, you’ll want to shop as many stores as you can. In Oswego, both the

current and new store will be open for this sale: the Best Kept Secret at 374 W. First St. and the new Thrifty Shopper at 57 E. Bridge St., which celebrates its grand opening at the end of the month.

NOPL at North Syracuse will host a master composting class from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 2, 3 and 4. The class includes instruction,

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Aug. 31. “He’s a young kid. He graduated from college in 2008,” said Police Chief Joseph Snell. DeGirolamo graduated from the police academy and now holds two other part-time officer positions, one with the North Syracuse Police Department and the other with Chittenango’s force. According to Snell, in New York a part-time officer can only work 20 hours a week at any department and since DeGirolamo is often scheduled far less than that with the other departments it gives him the opportunity to also work with Cicero, where he was born and raised. C ouncilor Jessica Zambrano said she was “shocked” when Snell requested the hiring of a new officer as the town is in a

Drop-in for Mother Goose The ever-popular Drop-In for Mother Goose program has returned to the Carman Community Room at the Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip St. in Liverpool. This 30-minute program is intended for children ages birth to 3 years with a parent or caregiver. Enjoy songs, stories and fingerplays with your little one. Mark the following Fridays on your calendar: Oct. 22, Nov. 19 and Dec. 3, also from 10 to 10:30 a.m. The program will also be offered from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday Nov. 6. No registration is required, just drop-in when you can.

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Obituaries William Wood, 78

Margaret L. Vanderhaden, 90

Central Square resident bins; stepson Theron Richards; sister Shirley Ogden; five grandchildren, Allie, Kristina, Turtle, Chelsea, and Gary; two great grandchildren; and former wife and close friend Naomi

Wood. A Celebration of Life: 1 p.m. Friday Oct. 15 at Traub Funeral Home, 684 N. Main St., Central Square. Calling Hours: 11 to 1 p.m. at the funeral home on Friday. Please visit traubfh.com for Online Guest Book.

John J. “Big John” He is survived by Almeida, 78, of Mathis wife of 54 years, tydale passed away the former Shirley Tuesday Oct. 12, (Cone) Almeida; 2010, at home with two daughters: Dihis family by his ane Burton of Matside. John was born tydale, and Michele in 1931 in Boston, Fehrman of ChitMA. He graduated tenango; his three from Mansfield High grandchildren: DaJohn J. Almeida School in Mansfield, vid (Sasha) Burton, MA. After graduastationed at Cherry tion he enlisted in the USAF Point, NC, Nikki Fehrman and served during the Korean of Chittenango, and Heather War. Fehrman of Mattydale; a John retired from AT&T in cousin: Richard (Dorothy) 1991 after 35 years as a com- Shea of Fort Myers, FL; severmunications technician. He al nieces and nephews as well was active with their union as his niece/god-daughter, Local #1152 Communica- Colleen (Ken) Kugler of Wiltions Workers of America and liamstown, NY. The family held an officer position. extends a special thank you

to family and friends, Hospice Aides, Kathy and Jason, Dr. Suzanne LaManna for their love and support over the past few weeks. Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday Oct. 15 at Krueger Funeral Home, 2619 Brewerton Road, Mattydale. Funeral service: 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home followed by burial in Pulaski Cemetery, Route 11, Pulaski. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either Hospice of CNY, 990 Seventh North St., Liverpool NY 13088 or to NAVAC, PO Box 215, North Syracuse NY 13212. For more information, photos and to sign the guest book, please visit kruegerfh.com.

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haden. She is survived by her nephews, Gar y (Cristina) Vanderhaden of Ottawa, Ontario and Peter (Kate) Vanderhaden of Leominster, MA. There will be no calling hours. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 13 at the Maurer Funeral Home, 300 Second St. in Liverpool with burial to follow at 1 p.m. at Brookside Cemetery in Watertown.

Carol C. Toppin, 69

American Cancer Society volunteer Carol C. TopMI; two daughters, pin, 69, of Liverpool Tracy M. (James) passed away on FriRowley of Liverpool day Oct. 8, 2010 and Stephanie C. after a courageous (Timothy) Knight battle with cancer. of Clay; two sisters, Born in Providence Mary Ann (Philip) RI, she was a LiverMedeiros of Monpool resident since son, MA, and The1973. Carol was a resa (Jeremiah) JerCarol C. Toppin communicant and emiah of Warren, volunteer at Christ RI; a sister-in-law, the King Church in. She also Cheryl Candon of Warwick, volunteered for the Ameri- RI; eight grandchildren, can Cancer Society. She was Drew, Alex and Gabrielle an avid SU Orange Pac fan. Toppin, Kaelyn, Justin and Carol had a passion for gar- Mallory Rowley, Brayden dening. Her grandchildren and Taylor Knight; and brought joy to her heart. several nieces and nephews. Surviving are her hus- She was predeceased by her band of 50 years, James; brother John Candon son Bruce J. (Mary Ann Funeral services: 9:15 Plasencia) Toppin of Tupelo, a.m. Tuesday Oct. 12 at the

Maurer Funeral Home, Inc.: Moyers Corners, 3541 State Route 31 in Baldwinsville, and 10 a.m. in Christ the King Church, 21 Cherry Tree Circle in Liverpool with burial to follow in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery. Calling Hours: from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday Oct. 11 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of CNY, 990 Seventh North St., Liverpool, NY 13088 or to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America National Processing Center, Attn: Honor and Memorial Gifts, P.O. Box 1245, Alberta Lea, MN 56007.

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Margaret Leona a Dental TechniVanderhaden, 90, cian during World of Liverpool passed War II. She was away Friday Oct. 8, the owner of Van2010. Margaret derhaden Dental was born in Volin Watertown and ney, NY and was a member of Beta a resident of WaSigma Phi. She tertown for over is predeceased by 60 years before she her brothers, ClarM. Vanderhaden relocated to the ence Edward and Syracuse area in R ob er t E dward the early 90s. She served Vanderhaden and a niece, in the U.S. Coast Guard as Linda Katherine Vander-

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William “Bill” Wood, 78, of Central Square, passed away at home on Saturday Oct. 9, 2010. William is survived by his daughter Christine (Billy) Grib- William Wood

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Bernard W. Roberts, 92

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Union worker, great-great-grandfather B e r n a r d W. dred (King), as well Roberts, 92, lifeas two brothers, long resident of Carl and Howard the Syracuse area, Roberts. passed away SaturSurviving are his day Oct. 9, 2010 at two sons, Raymond the James Square (Patricia) of Livernursing home in pool, and Edward Syracuse. He was (Barbara) of Liva retired member erpool; two sisters: B.W. Roberts of the InternationElaine Gillman of al Association of Mattydale, and DiHeat and Frost and also ane Krupka of Cicero; six of Insulators and Asbestos grandchildren; ten greatWorkers of Syracuse, NY grandchildren; two greatLocal #30. great-grandchildren; and Bernard was prede- several nieces ad nephews. ceased by his wife, Ruth The family kindly (Daniels) and his wife, Mil- request in lieu of flowers,

contributions may be made to the CNY Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 441 West Kirkpatrick St., Syracuse NY 13204. Calling hours: from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 12 at Krueger Funeral Home, 2619 Brewerton Rd., Mattydale. Funeral Services: 10:30 am on Wednesday Oct. 13 at the funeral home followed by entombment in St. Mary’s Mausoleum, Dewitt. For more information, photos and to sign the guest book, please visit kruegerfh.com.

Laura C. Proper, 99 Laura C. Proper, 99, of Manchester Township, New Jersey, died on Tuesday Sept. 14, 2010 at Stonehedge Health and Rehabilitation Center, Chittenango, NY. A mass, in memory of Laura, will be offered on

Thursday Dec. 9, 2010 at 12:10 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima Church, 409 S. Main St., North Syracuse, NY. Burial was in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, New Jersey

with her husband, Lt. Forest Arley Proper who died on May 9, 1999. Donations may be made to charity.        Memorial messages may be left at FergersonFuneralHome.com.

William G. Carruthers 77 of Pennellville, died Sunday Oct. 10, 2010, at home. He had been employed for several large electronic firms in California and Syracuse. Surviving are W.G. Carruthers his wife Helen I. Carruthers, son

Richard Carruthers of Nevada, daughter Narine Crossland of Kansas, two step children Holly Rand of Pennellville and April Whipple of Cicero, s e veral grandchildren and great-grandchildren, brother

James Carruthers of Liverpool and two nieces. Private services will be held at the Maurer Funeral Home, 300 Second St., Liverpool. Burial will be in North Syracuse Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Contributions made to Hospice of CNY, 990 Seventh North St., Liverpool, NY 13088.

Aileen E. (Ehle) Jackson, 62 Retired University Hospital nurse Aileen E. (Ehle) Jackson, 62, of Liverpool died Monday Oct. 11, 2010, at home. Born in Syracuse she was a registered nurse for 27 years at Upstate University Hospital retiring in 2008. Aileen volunteered at Camp Good Days and Special Times and was a member of Grace’s, a partner of Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. Surviving are her companion Stephen Iorio, son

James C. Jackson of Chicago, her parents Harry & Agnes Ehle Jr. of Montario Point, Mannsville, NY, four sisters Sheila E. Owen of Watertown, Colleen (James) Patell of Stanford, CA, Holly (John Hayes) Ehle of New Jersey, Heather (Michael) Hennigan of Liverpool, three brothers Pat (Lynne) Ehle of Liverpool, Thomas L. Ehle of Liverpool, Joseph (Wendy) Ehle of Baldwinsville and many

aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews Funeral services: noon Thursday Oct. 14 in St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1001 Tulip St., Liverpool. There are no calling hours. Burial will be private. Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Camp Good and Special Times or to Grace’s, see gracesgarden.org.

Adelaide F, Zaepfel, 85 Zaepfel, Corinne (Gennaro) Falco, Judith (Robert) DeWeese, Ellen (Lawrence) Davies, Nancy (Peter) Bush, three sisters, Catherine Curtin, Ann (Nicholas) DiFlavio, Carol (Robert) Zuercher, 10 grandchildren, a great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010, from the Maurer Funeral Home Moyers Cor-

ners and 11:30 a.m. in Christ the King Church, 21 Cherry Tree Circle, Liverpool, with entombment to follow in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery. Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 12 at the Maurer Funeral Home Moyers Corners, 3541 Route 31, Baldwinsville. Contributions may be made to Christ the King Church or to a favorite charity.

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James R. Gerow, 74 James R. Gerow, 74, of Liverpool, died Tuesday Aug. 24, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was born in Syracuse and resided in Liverpool for 40 years. He was communicant of St. John’s Church. Mr. Gerow was a mechanical engineer with Diefendorf Gear Corp. for over 30 years, retiring in 2001. He was trained as an aeronautical engineer and held an ignition system patent for Apollo rockets. Mr. Gerow is predeceased by his parents, Gray

and Mary Gerow and, in 2009, his brother, Daniel. Surviving are his wife of 47 years, the former Carol Grays; two daughters, Anne Gerow of California and Susan (Lance) Gill, of Oklahoma; two grandchildren, Jared and Mackenzie Gill; two sisters, Mary Anne (William) Ransom of Old Forge and Katherine (Patrick) McGuire of Maryland; a sister-in-law, Karen (Daniel) Gerow of Henderson and several nieces and nephews. C a l l i ng hou rs  we re

on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fergerson Funeral Home, 215 South Main St. North Syracuse. Services were held Saturday Aug. 28 at 10 am at St. John’s Church, 8290 Soule Road, Liverpool. Private burial followed in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. John’s Church or to a charity of one’s choice. Memorial messages may be left at FergersonFuneralHome.com.

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married June 15, 1946 in Holy Trinity Church. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Surviving are a son, Joseph Santola; two grandchildren, Josh Santola and Jamie Macaluso-Santola; a sister, Marie DeGroot and two brothers, Dominick and Anthony “Tex� Sim-

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Sheriff’s Office bids farewell to K-9 unit forefather Catherine M. Waltos Brisk Crass, 96 Members of the Onondaga County Sheriff ’s Office are preparing to bid farewell to retired Sergeant John “Jeff � Gates who recently died at the age of 64. Sergeant Gates, considered to be a forefather in the modern day police K-9 profession, first joined the Sheriff ’s Office Police Department in 1974. Gates completed an understudy at Shelton State Community College and is credited for furthering the Onondaga County Sheriff ’s Office K-9 program. Sergeant Gates expertise was renowned throughout New York State and established Onondaga County as the epicenter for police K-9 training. Sergeant Gates has assisted several police agencies throughout the United States including the City of Syracuse Police Department to implement a K-9 program. Sergeant Gates was a resource often sought by agencies throughout New York State, Texas and Massachusetts and has also shared his expertise with the Israeli and Czech Republic Police agencies. Having a special love for working dogs, Gates created a standardized training and

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Sgt. Gates and K-9 Shamus certification program that remains unparalleled. In 2001, the Sheriff ’s office opened a state of the art kennel used to shelter dogs during training and while their handlers were on vacation. Architects and contractors relied on the expertise of Sergeant Gates throughout the designing and construction phase. Sergeant John “Jeff � Gates retired from the Sheriff ’s Office in 2006,

after 32 years of service with the Onondaga County Sheriff ’s office. On Wednesday Oct. 13, members of the Onondaga County Sheriff ’s Office began to bid farewell during calling hours at the Sears-Middleton-Jones Funeral Home, located at 209 North Main St. in North Syracuse followed by funeral service at the funeral home on Thursday Oct. 14.

Catherine 1987. “Kateâ€? M. Waltos Sur viving are Brisk Crass, 96, her daughters, Papassed away Fritricia A. Fanning day Oct. 8, 2010. of Watertown and Born in Syracuse to Corinne M. (Pat Martin and ElizaJ.) Campanella of beth Czyz Waltos, North Syracuse; she had lived in two step daughters, Mattydale since Jean C. (Charles C. Crass 1921. She was an II) Dammers of elevator operator Palmetto, FL and in the DiLaye Building and Ann F. (David) Wicks of was employed by the law- Central Square, NY; eight yers Vann, Tuck, Sheridan grandchildren, Christine & Sheridan on the 5th floor. M. (Scott D.) Parks, Abby She had also worked for Lynn (Matthew D.) Abeln, Flah’s and for Onondaga Jennifer L. (Josh) Bankey, Pottery. Charles (Becky Mangus) Kate was a commu- Dammers III, Lisa (Walter nicant of St. Margaret’s ‘Woody’) Sanford, Kurt Church and a long time (Karen) Dammers, Angela member of the Mattydale- (Daniel) Howard and Jared Hinsdale Senior Citizens. Wicks; seven great-grandShe was predeceased by children, Tyler Parks, Erin her husbands, Chester P. Parks, Nicholas Abeln, Brisk on Sept. 30, 1961 and Chad Dammers, Scott Robert A. Crass on Oct. 15, Dammers, Mark Dammers

and Christopher Sanford; a sister, Helen Lewis of North Syracuse and several nieces, nephews,  great-nieces and great-nephews. Services: 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday Oct.12 at Fergerson Funeral Home, 215 South Main Street, North Syracuse and at 10 a.m. at St. Margaret’s Church, 203 Roxboro Rd., Mattydale. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. Calling hours: from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday Oct. 11 at the funeral home. Memorial messages may be left at fergersonfuneralhome.com Donations in Kate’s memory may be made to North Area Voluntary Ambulance Corps, PO Box 215, North Syracuse, NY 13212 or to St. Margaret’s Church, 203 Roxboro Road, Mattydale, NY 13211.

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fall to CNS football upends Central Square Warriors F-M, ready for By Jeff Brewster

Cicero-North Syracuse and Central Square’s football teams left it all on the field on Friday night, the last game of the regular season for both teams. The wild weather - rain, cold temperatures, lots of wind - left everybody in the stands frozen, but the players didn’t seem to mind as they played a hard fought, back-and-forth game before CNS pulled away to win 34-20, roaring from behind after trailing at halftime and into the fourth quarter. The opening period produced yards for both teams, but no points. Central Square received the opening kickoff and drove into the red zone, where they stalled. The Red Hawks attempted to go for it on a short fourth down, but the Northstar defense stiffened and stopped them. CNS also drove down the field on their first possession before stalling and handing the ball back over to Central Square. The second quarter produced two scores for each team. Central Square got on the board first, as Scott Davies threw a 53-yard touchdown strike to

Malcolm Anderson for a 6-0 lead. CNS responded on the next drive as they marched down the field behind a powerful rushing attack. That ground attack got the Northstars into the endzone as Branden Lacey scored on a four-yard run. After Central Square’s next drive stalled, the Northstars brought back it grinding rushing attack as it marched down the field for another TD, this time a nine-yard Lacey run, this time to grab a 13-6 lead. With time running down in the half, the Red Hawks had time for one more drive. It calmly drove downfield with a surprising passing game, despite the weather. And from the twoyard line, Tyler Meyers powered into the end zone, putting CNS in a 14-13 deficit heading into the half. The third quarter saw both teams add six more points. Anthony Scrafford scored on a one-yard dive play for Central Square to build his team’s lead to 20-13 lead, but it was the Red Hawks’ last points of the night. CNS came rumbling back, as it had all night, as Lacey scored his third TD of the game on a four-yard run, as the Northstars closed to one point,

trailing 20-19. Feeding off of that, the fourth quarter was dominated by the Northstars as it outscored the Redhawks 15-0. Central Square was driving early in the period and got back into the red zone. The Northstars didn’t break, though, and forced a turnover on downs. CNS, once again, relied on its ground game to put points on the board as they went on a long, sustained march. On the Central Square nine-yard line, Corey Barnes scored his only TD of the night on a slithering run that gave the Northstars its first lead since the second quarter. The Red Hawks had a shot to tie up the score, but on fourth down from their end of the field, Scott Davies’ pass was just out of the reach of his intended receiver, handing the ball back to the Northstars. Corey Scanlon finished the scoring as he sprinted in from 33 yards out to give his team an insurance touchdown. CNS, who finished the regular season 2-5, will host Henninger Thursday night in a crossover game at Bragman Stadium. Game time is 6:30.

Liverpool swimmers beat Bulldogs By Phil Blackwell pblackwell@cnylink.com

Liverpool’s girls swim team continued its fine regular-season run, going to 4-1 on the season last Wednesday night as it beat the Nottingham Bulldogs 95-85. Renee Stromski earned a pair of individual titles. She was first in the 200 individual medley in a time of 2:35.33, and went on to win the 100 freestyle in 1:01.69 as Kelly Cole (1:03.25) took second place. Becky Evangelista sped through the 50 freestyle in 25.55 seconds and was second in the 100 breaststroke. Madison Hall, second in the 50 free (27.48 seconds), claimed the 500 freestyle in 6:08.67, edging out Madi-

son Sestak (6:08.78) in another 1-2 Liverpool finish. Colleen McCarthy was second in the 200 freestyle (2:15.02), inches behind Nottingham’s Elisa Knapp (2:14.86), while Jessica Hebblethwaite was second in the 100 butterfly (1:13.90) and Ashley Zemotel got second in the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.28. Cole, Sestak, Evangelista and Maggie Kreitsek prevailed in the 200 medley relay in 2:07.60, with Stromski, Sestak, McCarthy and Kim Burdo going through the 200 freestyle relay in 1:55.37. Cicero-North Syracuse swam against West Genesee Friday night at LeMoyne College and took a 99-85 loss to the undefeated Wildcats.

Even with this, the Northstars found some success, especially in the sprints. Jenna Ruffrage won the 50 freestyle in 27.09 seconds, while Nicole Blidy tore to victory in the 100 freestyle in 58.07 seconds. Stacie DeCarr was impressive on the diving board, earning 234.75 points. Later in the meet, Kayla Massena gave CNS a victory in the 100 backstroke (1:11.77) as the team of Blidy, Jenna Ruffrage, Breanna Ruffrage and Emily Altier swam the 400 freestyle relay in 4:04.58. Kim Pedrotti led WG with wins in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke. CNS is back in the pool Thursday, at Baldwinsville, while Liverpool waits until Friday before making a trip to New Hartford.

Warriors volleyball outlasts West Genny in five By Phil Blackwell pblackwell@cnylink.com Though it has won plenty this fall, the Liverpool girls volleyball team demonstrated something beyond mere talent in last Wednesday night’s match at West Genesee. Twice, the Warriors trailed the Wildcats. Twice, it came back, seemingly gaining strength until it had registered a five-game victory over the Wildcats to improve to 10-4 on the season. Even when WG won the opening game 25-16 and threatened to win the second game, the Warriors did not panic. Instead, it claimed the necessary points to win that game 25-23 and pull back even. When the Wildcats got a 25-18 win in the third game, it looked to be in charge

again. Once more, though, Liverpool would respond, not only by winning the fourth game 25-16, but looking just as good in the decisive fifth game to take the match by that same 25-16 margin. Jenna Street blended in 19 assists, seven kills and three blocks before it was done. Often, Street’s passes went to Dorothy Rosekrans, who had 16 kills, four aces and three digs. Helping out, Brooke Holland had 10 digs, while Anna Daucher mixed in six kills and six digs. Cassi McCrum had five kills and three aces, while Katie Rowell got five assists, two aces and two kills. WG, in defeat, saw Megan Derks pick up 34 assists, 16 digs, five aces and two kills. Cicero-North Syracuse also won on Wednesday night, sweeping Henninger 25-11, 25-9, 25-19. Kristina Kullman and Jenna Tartaro each had nine aces to

get the Northstars rolling along. Andrea Goettel added six assists and Lindsey Silfer got three kills, three assists and two aces. The Northstars ran into trouble, though, in Friday night’s match against Cazenovia, who had switched its season from the winter to the fall to pursue a possible state Class B championship. In three games, the Lakers topped CNS 25-17, 25-5, 25-13, as Silfer only managed three assists and Ross got just two assists. Chelsea Lauria (10 assists, three kills, three digs) and Lizzy Reed (eight kills, nine digs) led Cazenovia’s effort. CNS, still at 11-3 on the season, will try to close the regular season in a strong matter with matches this week at Oswego and West Genesee, while Liverpool (104) plays Baldwinsville and Nottingham.

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Going into Friday night’s regular-season finale at Fayetteville-Manlius, the Liverpool football team knew that it would make another trip to this same venue a week later for the first round of the Section III Class AA playoffs, and whatever happened here could not change that fact. Still, the Warriors attempted to spoil F-M’s Senior Night. In front of fans that braved rain and brutal winds, Liverpool lost, 31-7, watching the Hornets wrap up a perfect 7-0 march through the regular season. Liverpool was missing several key players, including allaround star Connor Rogers and Ethan VanMarter. Still, it got on the board in the second quarter in a big way when Josh Withrow scampered 67 yards for a touchdown, the extra point making it 7-7. For F-M, who had gone ahead in the first quarter with Andrew Fletcher’s four-yard TD run and Ari Waffle’s extra point, the rare big play allowed by its normally stingy defense served as a spark, and the Hornets would not let the Warriors score again. Quarterback John Wittig took it upon himself to score just before halftime, his 14-yard TD run putting the Hornets ahead 14-7 as they went to the break. And all through the second half, the Hornets dominated on both sides of the ball, giving itself ample time to pull away. Matt Moro scored on a two-yard run in the third quarter, and Waffle found the end zone from four yards out, also getting on the board with a 20-yard field goal. As the starters rested in the fourth quarter, Jason Rhee earned his first varsity touchdown on an eight-yard run. Before exiting, Moro compiled 97 rushing yards on 18 carries, with Fletcher adding 76 yards on just nine carries. Wittig threw eight passes in the brutal conditions, completing six of them for 81 yards. The winner of the F-M-Liverpool rematch will face Baldwinsville or Corcoran in the AA semifinals on Oct. 29 or 30. A pair of losses set up this match-up, as the Bees fell at home to CBA 14-10 and the Cougars took a 22-20 defeat to Utica Proctor.

CNS boys volleyball sweeps F-M By Phil Blackwell pblackwell@cnylink.com Maintaining its firm grip on first place in the CNY Counties League, the Cicero-North Syracuse boys volleyball team needed just three games to sail past FayettevilleManlius on Thursday night. The Northstars rolled to 25-16 and 25-17 victories in the first two games. And though the third game proved closer, CNS avoided the need to extend the match by winning 25-23. Tyler A. Smith worked his way to 15 kills and four aces. Ethan Irish had eight kills, with Billy Werksman gaining seven kills. Jim Coleman finished with 34 assists, an average of better than 11 assists per game. When the Liverpool boys team took on Central Square last Tuesday night, it could not salvage a game in a 25-14, 25-18, 25-19 loss to the Red Hawk. Ian Hamm picked up eight kills, with James Henty adding eight assists and two digs. Aaron Carroll-Marsh earned three kills and three blocks. Central Square saw Nick Dale pick up 23 assists in front of Nick Keller and Isaac Fox, who had six kills apiece.

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Record falls as CNS runners sweep Liverpool By Phil Blackwell pblackwell@cnylink.com

With freshman Maria LaMontagne and sophomore Nicole Watterud setting the pace, the CiceroNorth Syracuse girls cross country team got the high finishes it needed to finish off a sweep of both of Wednesday’s races against archrival Liverpool at Onei-

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Liverpool’s girls tennis team did make it out of the first round of the Section III Class A playoffs – but Cicero-North Syracuse did not, preventing a showdown between the two rivals in the semifinals. And the Warriors didn’t stop there, eventually making it to Monday’s championship match against top seed Fayetteville-Manlius at Utica Parkway Courts after weather interrupted the tournament for a couple of days. In last Tuesday’s quarterfinal round, Liverpool, the no. 2 seed, blanked no. 7 seed Fulton 7-0, but the no. 3 seed Northstars could not get past Auburn in a 5-2 defeat. The Fulton match featured several long battles, all of

which Liverpool would win. Sarah O’Hara overcame a terrible first set to beat Heidi Dierbrauerer 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, while Erna Abaczic also rallied to beat Faith Montgomery 6-7 (7-2), 6-1, 6-3. And in doubles, Madeline Cass and Kerry McSweeney fought for a 6-3, 6-7 (7-4), 6-2 win over Rachel Guernsey and Kali Kearns. Elsewhere, Kristina Monakhova routed Olivia Knierman 6-1, 6-1. Nicolette Hamilton and Laura Gardner also had a 6-1, 6-1 win over Emily Arduini and Darci Sorbello. Megan Falzone and Melissa Inch beat Gwen Gibson and Abbey Mirabito 6-4, 6-1, with Holly Glor and Samantha Thayer topping Dallaslyn Lamb and Morgan Parkhurst by those exact same scores. CNS had its chance to meet Liverpool, but Auburn

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property taxes and returned to the taxpayers. That is exactly what Mrs. Boyke and Ms. Stuart are doing in their 2011 budget, only they are not returning as much! Mrs. Boyke and Ms. Stuart also criticized the previous town board for “not” raising taxes for several years. This is absolutely ridiculous, outlandish and bizarre. Simply put, the previous town board did not increase taxes because there was no need to increase taxes! Town boards should never tax more than necessary and it is not necessary for any town to increase taxes to build a hefty reserve fund. Increasing taxes without cause, as Mrs. Boyke and Ms. Stuart propose, is a fraud against all Cicero taxpayers. By the way, don’t look for Mrs. Boyke and Ms.

Stuart’s budget on the town’s website, it hasn’t been there. Oddly though, it can easily be found on the website of the Cicero Democratic Committee. What a surprise! William Rybak Former Cicero town councilor

Voting for loyalty

To the editor: Cicero Town Judge Carl Putzer has decided not to run for re-election. In a few weeks we will be asked to decide who we are going to elect to replace him. Unlike other local, state and regional campaigns we haven’t heard or seen a lot from the local Judge candidates. We see the yard signs, but who are these people and who should we support? I am supporting Robert

Bertrand. I looked at his opponent’s, Doug DeMarche’s, information and other than a house in Cicero, he seems to have no ties to the community. His Facebook page and his website are full of nothing but his accomplishments in Madison County and the City of Utica. His business is not here, he doesn’t list any community organizations or volunteerism, and all of the media links are to Utica and Madison County newspapers. Why would I want to support someone in such an important position that hasn’t made this town and us, the citizens of Cicero, a priority? I don’t think only people have lived in the area for a certain number of years to be allowed to participate in local government. What I do expect from people who want me

to elect them for a community job, is for them to have done something in the community they are asking support from. Judge Robert Bertrand has been the justice in North Syracuse for many years. He raised a family here, his business is here and he has been involved in the community for decades. Judge Bertrand has filled in for the other justices in the town of Cicero when they were unavailable for arraignments and issues. Whether it is 2 a.m. or 2 p.m. he is available quickly and he knows how the Cicero Town Justice system works. Accessibility and experience are important when it comes to being town justice. How fast can you get to the Cicero Town Hall from Utica? I like that Bob is nonpolitical. He is not enrolled in any party and when I asked him why, he said, as a judge it was important to stay neutral. Good answer. Doug is a Republican who is seen frequently in public with his Republican friends. That in itself isn’t bad. But since there seems to be nothing more to him than a mailbox and a tax bill in the town of Cicero, I’m wondering what makes anyone think he is qualified to stand in judgment of people in a town that he seems to have no interest in. Now, if the good people of Madison County or Utica are interested in electing someone with a proven record of commitment to their community, Doug is their man, but Cicero needs someone committed to our community so I am asking people in our community to show some loyalty and commitment to Judge Bob Bertrand because he has shown his loyalty and commitment to us. Frank Conover Cicero

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To the editor: The 2011 budget for Onondaga County has been adopted by a vote of 15-3 in the Legislature. The final product removed $45 million from the original proposal submitted by County Executive Joanie Mahoney. These monies will be used to reduce the tax levy, which determines the amount of each taxpayer’ s bill. By reducing the levy significantly we were able to reduce tax increases in the town of Clay from the proposed $139.57/1,000 to $97.58/1,000. In the village of Liverpool, the county taxes would have been $7.38/1,000 under the executive’s proposal. Under the Legislature’s proposal

they are $5.54/1,000 dollars of assessed value. The town of Salina will also see some relief from the executive’s proposed $6/1,000 to the Legislature’ s $4.13/1,000. This budget was not all about slashing and cutting. While a good portion did include long time, sustainable cuts, this budget also relies on true modernizations and policy changes for the future. The county legislature examined each line item with a single question; is this service best provided at the county level or could the state, towns and/or private sector provide more efficiency? I believe local government was put in place to serve the very basic needs of its residents; public health, public safety and public works. The work on this budget consisted of finding creative ways to fund some of the authorized agencies that have become dependent on the dollars they receive from the county. This budget continues providing funding for Air One for only six months and asks that the Sheriff pursue FAA certifications that would allow Onondaga County to bill for our medical transport services. Last year, if we had the Part 135 FAA certification allowing us to bill, we could have been reimbursed more than $200,000. Additionally, I am proud to say we were able to work with Sheriff Walsh’s office to find budget cuts that did not equate to lay-offs. Currently, the amount of money to be raised by county taxes goes directly toward state mandated programs and fixed costs. I put forth a resolution urging Albany too permanently end new and existing unfunded state mandates. The shift of the state’s budget to the local governments has to stop. The tax burden on our residents and businesses is far too great. We should be lowering taxes to strengthen the private sector, which will create jobs. Each year I will do my best to eliminate excessive spending in our county budget, but we cannot do it alone. I implore you to contact your state leadership and tell them to eliminate the erroneous spending that is happening at the State level and encourage them to stop shifting costs to local governments. I further encourage residents to contact their town and village representatives as they prepare their budgets. Until each level decides to do less with less, we will still be one of the highest taxed counties in the nation. Judy Tassone 4th District Legislator

Prudent use of resources

To the editor: After hours of spirited debate, the county Legislature passed a historic budget that managed to trim $45 million from the county tax rolls. Through hundreds of compromises and innovative ideas, your government is now leaner and more focused. The county executive presented a budget that would have more than doubled county property taxes in many towns in the county. It represented a “business as usual” reaction to what most perceived as a crisis situation. Can you imagine the unintended consequences of doubling property taxes in what is already one of the highest taxed counties in the nation? How many businesses would choose to resume hiring or invest in their businesses? How many seniors on fixed incomes would lose their homes? What would happen to a real estate industry already reeling from the economy? Who is going to choose to move to a county whose only reaction to difficult times is to further tax the people that live there? There has been much criticism of “one shots.” I disagree. The budget represents a prudent use of resources when measured against all the alternatives. In these difficult times, the county executive seems to believe it is better for my constituents to deplete their savings accounts rather than have the county dip into theirs. I am proud of this budget. It keeps all the deputies on the streets, Air 1 in the air, funding for the arts coming from a brand new, non-property tax source and all of our parks open. At the same time it forces us to look at every service we deliver and ask, “Is this a core government service or is there another entity that can deliver it?” Many, many ideas ensued. Some we were able to incorporate into the 2011 budget, most will need time to explore but will reap savings in 2012, and beyond. Still, the $45 million savings is not enough to completely eliminate all of the tax increases in all of the towns. I implore every level of government to be just as vigilant as they prepare their budgets. This is not the time to raise taxes. It is not time to point fingers. It is time to stand up and be leaders. Kathleen Rapp 5th District Legislator

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MIKE M. ENTERPRISES, LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law MIKE M. ENTERPRISES, LLC has been formed as a domestic limited liability company and states the following: 1.The name of the limited liability company is Mike M. Enterprises, LLC. 2.The date of filing of the Articles of Organization of the limited liability company with the Secretary of State is September 1, 2010. 3.The county within the State of New York in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is Onondaga. 4.The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the State to which the Department of State shall mail a copy of any process served against it is 224 Walters Drive, Liverpool, New York 13088. 5. The purpose of the business of the limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under applicable law. SR-41 NOTICE OF FORMATION Notice of formation of Aujla Associates, LLC, a limited liability company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/29/10. Office located in Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1308 Buckley Road, North Syracuse, NY 13212. LLC is member managed. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. SR-41 NOTICE OF FORMATION Notice of Formation of Head Over Heels Gymnastics of Syracuse, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/26/10. Office location: Onondaga County. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business address: 709 N. Main St., North Syracuse, NY 13212. Purpose: any lawful activity. SR-43 LEGAL NOTICE AJM III PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 8/ 30/10. NY Office location: Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 5100 West Taft Rd., Ste. 3K, Liverpool, NY 13088. General Purposes. SR-43 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ENWRIGHT IT CONSULTING, LLC Under Section 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law 1.The name of the limited liability company is ENWRIGHT IT CONSULTING, LLC. 2.The date of filing of the articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State was August 23, 2010. The articles of organization became effective on that date. 3.The office of the limited liability company is located in Onondaga County. 4.The New York Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against

it may be served. The Secretary shall mail a copy of any process served to the limited liability company at the following address: 308 Fairmount Avenue, Liverpool, New York 13088. 5.The character of the business intended to be transacted by the limited liability company is providing IT consulting services. SR-41 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE –SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF O N O N A D A G A – AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC against THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF LUEALLA I. COOK, if living and if she be dead, any and all other persons, who may claim as devisees, distributees, legal representatives and successors in interest of said defendant, all of whom and whose places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, CITY OF SYRACUSE, VERNA SHERIDAN AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LUELLA I. COOK, MARY KOWALIK A/K/A MARY GIANNI AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LUELLA I. COOK, ADA ALLEN AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LUELLA I. COOK, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “JOHN DOE # 1” through “JOHN DOE #12”, these names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, known as and by 610 HAWLEY AVENUE, SYRACUSE, NY Index No. 7996/07 To the above named Defendants–YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Supplemental Summons. NOTICE- YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of your answer on the attorney for the plaintiff, (tax lien holder), who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the plaintiff, tax lien holder, will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF YOUR ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LEIN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE- NEW YORK STATE REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT- YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND

TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND C O M P L A I N T CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE- THE STATE ENCOURAGES YOU TO BECOME INFORMED ABOUT YOUR OPTIONS IN FORECLOSURE. IN ADDITION TO SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM AN ATTORNEY OR LEGAL AID OFFICE, THERE ARE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU MAY CONTACT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT POSSIBLE OPTIONS, INCLUDING TRYING TO WORK WITH YOUR LENDER DURING THIS PROCESS. TO LOCATE AN ENTITY NEAR YOU, YOU MAY CALL THE TOLLFREE HELPLINE MAINTAINED BY THE NEW YORK STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT AT 1(877) 226-5697 OR VISIT THE DEPARTMENT’S WEBSITE AT HTTP:// WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US/ . FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS- BE CAREFUL OF PEOPLE WHO APPROACH YOU WITH OFFERS TO “SAVE” YOUR HOME. THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO WATCH FOR NOTICES OF FORECLOSURE ACTIONS IN ORDER TO UNFAIRLY PROFIT FROM A HOMEOWNER’S DISTRESS. YOU SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL ABOUT ANY SUCH PROMISES AND ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU PAY THEM A FEE OR SIGN OVER YOUR DEED. STATE LAW REQUIRES ANYONE OFFERING SUCH SERVICES THEY WILL PERFORM AND FEES THEY WILL CHARGE, AND WHICH PROHIBITS THEM FROM TAKING ANY MONEY FROM YOU UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED ALL SUCH PROMISED SERVICES. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable James P. Murphy dated on May 27, 2010. The object of this action is to foreclose a tax lien encumbering the premises known as 610 HAWLEY AVENUE, SYRACUSE, NY lying and being in the City of Syracuse, County of Onondaga State of New York and designated as Section 018. Block 05 and Lot 04.0. Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione & Wabnik, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, BY: Lisa M. Confusione, Esq., 401 Franklin Avenue, NY 11530 (516) 812-4500. SR-40 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SENECA CAMPUS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the above named Limited Liability Company has been formed for the transaction of business in the State of New York and elsewhere. 1. The name of the Limited Liability Company is Seneca Campus, LLC. 2. The Certificate was filed with the Secretary of State for the State of New York on September 28, 2010. 3. The county within the State of New York in which the office of the Limited Liability Company is to be located is Onondaga.

4. The Secretary of State of the State of New York is designated as the agent for the Limited Liability Company upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served and the address within the State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of the process in any action or proceeding against the Limited Liability Company which may be served upon him is: 8132 Oswego Road, Liverpool, New York, 13090. 5. The name and street address within this state of the registered agent of the limited liability company upon whom and at which process against the limited liability company can be served is Jit Turakhia, 8132 Oswego Road, Liverpool, New York, 13090. 6. The character of the business to be transacted by the Limited Liability Company is any lawful activity. SR-45 NOTICE OF FORMATION Notice of Formation of LLC. TDann Hunting Properties, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/22/2010. Office location: Onondaga County. Principal business location: 4939 Harvest Lane, Liverpool, NY 13088 SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served and SSNY shall mail process to c/o Jeffrey B. Andrus, Esq., Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, One Park Place, 300 South State Street, Syracuse, NY 13202-2078. Purpose: any business permitted under law. SR-45 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of J.S. PENIZOTTO ENTERPRISES LLC filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 8/13/10. Office location: Onondaga County; principal business location: 6886 Crystalwood Drive, Liverpool, New York; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 6886 Crystalwood Drive, Liverpool, New York, 13088. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-46 NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE OF FORMATION Notice of Formation of LIL PEA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/28/10. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 9334 Brewerton Road, Brewerton, NY 13029. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. SR-46 NOTICE OF FORMATION Notice of Formation of MBR 2 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/16/2010. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 200 Standish Drive, Syracuse, NY 13224. Term: until 7/12/ 2040. Purpose: any lawful activity. SR-46 NOTICE OF FORMATION Notice of Formation of MBR 1 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/16/2010. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 200 Standish Drive, Syracuse, NY 13224. Term: until 7/12/ 2040. Purpose: any lawful activity. SR-46 NOTICE OF FORMATION Notice of Formation of Sweet Occasions Studio LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/30/10. Office

location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process: 5610 Trastevere Rd, Clay, NY 13041 Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-40 PROPOSED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: TOWN OF CICERO PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Cicero, Onondaga County, New York, at a regular meeting thereof, held on October 13, 2010, duly adopted, subject to a permissive referendum, a resolution, an abstract of which is as follows: RESOLUTION AND ORDER APPROVING AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED ON IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES IN CONSOLIDATED LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 3 IN THE TOWN OF CICERO The Town Board adopted a resolution approving an increase in the maximum amount to be expended for the improvements in the Consolidated Lighting District No. 3, as set forth in the map, plan and report on file with the Town Clerk, by a cost not to exceed $4,256.63 per year, unless a petition signed by at least five percent of all the owners of real property located in the Consolidated Lighting District No. 3 is received by November 12, 2010 protesting said resolution and requesting a referendum thereon. SR-42 PROPOSED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: TOWN OF CICERO PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Cicero, Onondaga County, New York, at a regular meeting thereof, held on October 13, 2010, duly adopted, subject to a permissive referendum, a resolution, an abstract of which is as follows: RESOLUTION AND ORDER APPROVING AN EXTENSION OF THE EVA CIRCLE LIGHTING DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF CICERO The Town Board adopted a resolution approving the extension of the Eva Circle Lighting District so that lighting service may be provided to the properties located within the extension, as set forth in the map, plan and report on file with the Town Clerk, and at a total annual charge not anticipated to exceed $2003.12 per year, unless a petition signed by at least five percent of the owners of real property located in the Eva Circle Lighting District is received by November 12, 2010 protesting said resolution and requesting a referendum thereon. SR-42 LEGAL NOTICE AJM JET SERVICES, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/6/ 2010 Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 5100 West Taft Road Suite 5C, Liverpool, NY 13088. General Purposes SR-47 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, (LLC) Name: Twin Islands 30-31, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 8, 2010. Office location: Oswego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to c/o 1379 County Route 37, West Monroe, New York 13167.

Term: Perpetual. Purpose: Any activity for which a limited liability company may be lawfully engaged under the laws of the State of New York. SR-47 NOTICE OF FORMATION Notice of Formation of Lakeside Petroleum Service L.L.C, a domestic limited liability company. Art. Of Org filed Secretary of State (NYSOS) 8/20/10 pursuant to Limited Liability Law Section 203. Office location: Onondaga County. NYSOS designated as agent of L.L.C. upon whom process against it may be served. NYSOS shall mail copy of process to 7677 Villa Maria, North Syracuse, NY 13212. Purpose: any lawful activities. SR-47 TOWN OF CICERO LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT WILLIAM F. MEYER, 6474 LAKESHORE ROAD, CICERO, NY, has made application to the Zoning Board of Appeals for an area variance to construct a carport on the side of the existing garage which would have a side setback of 5 feet where 10 feet is required. The total

setback would be 16 feet where 25 feet is required. ——— LEGAL D E S C R I P T I O N ATTACHED———As required by the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Cicero, to FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing on the question of the granting of said application to be held at the Cicero Town Hall, 8236 Rt. 11, Cicero, NY 13039, by the aforesaid Board at 7:00 P.M.,local time, on Monday, November 1, 2010, at which time and place all persons will be heard either for or against the granting of the request stated in said application. DATED October 15, 2010 GARY NATALI CHAIRMAN TOWN OF CICERO ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Beginning at a point in the centerline of Lakeshore Road (C.R. No. 123) at the northwesterly corner of lands conveyed to Gerald & Christine Voorhies by deed recorded in book 1998 at page 45 in the Onondaga County Clerk’s Office; running thence S. 22º 55' 00" E. along the westerly boundary of said

Voorhies, a distance of 200.00 feet to the northeasterly corner of lot no. 10 Wallington Meadows Section No. 1 according to a map filed September 16, 1994 as map no. 8029 in the Onondaga County Clerk’s Office; thence S. 67º 05' 00" W. along the northerly boundary of said Lot No. 10 Wallington Meadows Section No. 1 and the northerly boundary of Lot No. 18 Wallington Meadows Section Nos. 2 & 3 according to a map filed April 2, 2003 as Map No. 9615 in the Onondaga County Clerk’s Office a distance of 248.43 feet to the southeasterly corner of lands conveyed to Beckle A. Olender by deed recorded in book 3900 of Deeds at page 271 in the Onondaga County Clerk’s Office; thence N. 22º 55' 00" W. along the easterly boundary of Olender, a distance of 200.00 feet to the centerline of Lakeshore Road (C.R. No. 123) and the northeasterly corner of said Olender; thence N. 67º 05' 00" E. along said centerline of Lakeshore Road (C.R. No. 123), a distance of 248.43 feet to the point of beginning SR-42

STATE OF NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION September 17, 2010 NOTICE OF PUBLIC STATEMENT HEARINGS NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION D/B/A NATIONAL GRID - ELECTRIC RATES CASE 10-E-0050 The New York Public Service Commission will hold public statement hearings concerning a proposal by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid to increase electric rates. The Company has proposed to increase its revenues by $390.6 million per year. Under the Company’s proposal, customers would not experience an immediate increase in their bills; however, customers would continue to pay the Competitive Transition Charge (CTC) beyond the end of 2011, when this charge would have otherwise expired. The Commission may grant, deny or modify any portion of the Company’s rate proposals. Public statement hearings will be held as follows: The public will have an opportunity to present their comments at the hearing before an Administrative Law Judge assigned by the Commission to this case. A verbatim transcript of the hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this proceeding. Disabled persons requiring any special accommodations should contact the Department of Public Service’s Human Resource Management Office at (518) 474-2520 as soon as possible. Other Ways to Comment Writing: Those who cannot attend or prefer not to speak at a public statement hearing may comment electronically to the Secretary at secretary@dps.state.ny.us. If you are unable to submit comments electronically, you may write to Hon. Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350. Your comment should refer to “Case 10-E-0050 - Niagara Mohawk Electric Rates.” Toll-Free Opinion Line: You may call the Commission’s Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is set up to take comments about pending cases from in-state callers, 24 hours a day. Callers should select English or Spanish and press “1” to leave comments. Internet: Comments may also be made via the “PSC Comment Form,” in the “Consumer Assistance” file accessed through the Commission’s Web site at http://www.dps.state.ny.us. All comments by these alternative methods should be submitted, or mailed and postmarked, no later than November 30, 2010. All such statements and comments will become part of the record, be made available for inspection in the Commission’s file room and be reported to the Commission for its consideration. This matter is being heard in CASE 10-E-0050 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation for Electric Service. JACLYN A. BRILLING Secretary SyracuseTuesday, October 26, 2010 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Onondaga County/City of Syracuse Criminal Courthouse 505 South State Street 1st Floor, Room 120 Syracuse, NY ColonieWednesday, October 27, 2010 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Colonie Town Hall 534 New Loudon Road Latham, NY 12110 Buffalo Wednesday, November 3, 2010 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Common Council Chambers 65 Niagara Square Room 1413 Buffalo, NY 14202

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