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Liverpool swimmers win Paro on a roll trio of sectional races Two county committees back Salina supervisor for State Senate By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer
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On both team and individual fronts, boys swimmers from Liverpool and Cicero-North Syracuse would have a large say in how the Section III Class A championships at Nottingham High School would play out. As it turned out, the Warriors would make a serious push for the top, ultimately finishing third with 302 points behind Baldwinsville (324) and and Fayettevile-Manlius (313.5) while getting individual titles from Jack Cavallerano and Joey Lisi. The Northstars were fifth with 234 points. Cavallerano was the top seed in the 100-yard butterfly with a 51.98-second mark this season, but he blew well past that mark here, tearing to a time of 50.07 to beat the runner-up, Jamesville-DeWitt/CBA’s Lesha Kabunov (54.01), by nearly four seconds. Then, in the 200 freestyle relay, Cavallerano, paired with Lisi, Sean O’Neil and Nate Alexander, would win in 1:28.82, holding off the C-NS quartet of Jake Griffin, Caden Griffin, Brandon Keil and Leo Alexander, whose 1:30.11 beat the state meet qualifying standard of 1:30.12 by one-hundredth of a second. All of this followed an opening 200 medley relay where James Hayden joined Cavallerano, Lisi and O’Neil and, in 1:40.17, advanced to the state meet while it finished second to B’ville’s 1:38.41. Keil, Alexander and the Griffins had C-NS third in 1:42.95.
The Liverpool boys swim team finished third to Baldwinsville and Fayetteville-Manlius in last Wednesday’s Section III Class A championships, with Jack Cavallerano victorious in the 100 butterfly and Joey Lisi winning the 100 backstroke to go with a collective victory in the 200 freestyle relay. As a result of these cumulative efforts, Cavallerano, who was also third in the 50 freestyle in 22.14 seconds, shared Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet honors with B’ville’s Lucas Clay, who was victorious in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke. As for Lisi, he got his victory in the 100 backstroke, going 53.07 seconds as he beat out Jake Griffin’s second-place 53.94, though again both advanced to the state meet, just as Griffin had done earlier this season in the 50 freestyle. Lisi also earned a state meet berth in the 200 IM. As Clay pulled away to win in 1:57.51, Lisi battled all the way to the wall and, touching in 2:00.54, was just under the 2:00.63 he needed. O’Neil further helped Liverpool by finishSwimmers l Page 2
Construction concerns
Public hearings set for ordinances addressing neighbors’ complaints By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer
Cicero-North Syracuse boys swimmers Jake Griffin (left) and Caden Griffin were second and fourth, respectively, in the 50-yard freestyle during last Wednesday’s Section III Class A championships.
LCSD to hold Voter Registration Day on March 7
Residents living in the Liverpool Central School District who are not registered to vote may still do so before the Liverpool Central School District Capital Project Vote on March 14. Voters must be: 3 Citizens of the United States; 3 18 years of age or older; 3 Residents of the school district for at least a 30-day period immediately preceding the election; and 3 Registered with the district Board of Voter Registration or the Onondaga County Board of Elections. Residents who have
registered to vote with LCSD, and have maintained that registration by voting in a school district election within the last four calendar years, are properly registered to vote. Residents who are not registered with the district can do so on Thursday, March 7, at the District Office (195 Blackberry Road in Bayberry) between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Anyone unable to register on Thursday, March 7, can visit the Onondaga County Board of Elections Voter Registration Web site to learn how to register to vote by mail (ongov.net/elections/vot-
Salina Town Supervisor Nick Paro has won the support of two separate Republican Party county committees which endorsed his candidacy in the 50th District State Senate election. The 50th’s current senator, Democrat John Mannion of Geddes, has decided not to seek a third term. Instead, he’s running for Congress against incumbent Republican Brandon Williams. On Jan. 24, Paro was unanimously endorsed by the Oswego County Republican Committee at Thunder Island in Fulton. The motion to back Paro was made by Oswego County Legislature Chairman Jim Weatherup and seconded by Granby GOP Chairwoman Lori Blackburn. Then, on Feb. 9, more than 150 local Republicans gathered at Driver’s Village in Cicero as the Onondaga County GOP Committee unanimously endorsed the 32-year-old Salina supervisor. That motion was made by the county legislature’s youngest Republican legislator, Cody Kelly of District 14, and seconded by Geddes GOP Chairman Mike Todd. Paro spoke briefly, thanking outgoing Chairwoman Benedicte Doran for her service to the committee, and dedicating his candidacy to the late Salina GOP Chairman Bill Tassone who died July 30 last year. “Friday night was the culmination of so much hard work towards a cause greater than any one person,” Paro said, “but I would be remiss not to dedicate our unanimous endorsement by the Onondaga County Republicans to my late friend and mentor, Bill Tassone. Together, we will honor his memory with a victory on election night.” On Feb. 15, Paro was endorsed by the Conservative Party of Oswego County. Two Democrats are also running for Mannion’s state senate seat. Former Oswego County legislator Tom Drumm and Onondaga County Legislator Chris Ryan are facing off in the June 25 primary election. The 50th District includes the towns of Clay, Cicero, Camillus, Manlius, DeWitt, Geddes and Salina as well as the cities of Fulton and Oswego.
erRegistration.html). Those who currently are registered to vote with the Onondaga County Board of Elections also may vote in school elections with no further registration. However, those who are not also entered in the school district register of voters may experience a slight delay at the polls because they will be asked to execute poll records for the district voter file before they will be permitted to vote. Qualified voters who wish to vote early, will be away from home, or are otherwise unable to vote in person may vote by absentee or early ballot. Absentee and early
ballots can be mailed to residents until March 7. After March 7, residents must pick them up in Room 1 of the District Office. To obtain an absentee or early ballot application, visit the LCSD 2024 Capital Project Web site (liverpool.k12.ny.us/ departments/operationsmaintenance/2024- cap ital-project) or for more information, contact the office of the deputy superintendent at 315-6227148. The district clerk must receive absentee or early ballots no later than 5 p.m. on the Liverpool Central School District Capital Project Vote Day (March 14).
Three newly proposed changes to village codes regarding the storage of commercial construction equipment, outdoor illumination and building permit time limits will be discussed at a 7 p.m. public hearing Monday, Feb. 26, as part of the village board of trustees meeting at the village hall, 310 Sycamore St. At their first meeting of the year on Jan. 22, the trustees approved two new local laws designed to clarify ordinances governing construction on residential properties. Those two local laws include one amending the village noise ordinance and another that changed the zoning code regarding accessory structures. After approving the two new local laws, the trustees introduced three more similar code changes and scheduled public hearings for their Feb. 26 meeting. Oswego Street residents and other concerned villagers are invited to speak at the three public hearings on Monday. Three Oswego Street residents attended the trustees’ Dec. 11 meeting and expressed their hope that, if passed, the new local laws will benefit their neighborhood At the Nov. 27 village planning board meeting, the same neighbors protested an application made by Dr. Bryan Popovici to build a large garage at his property at 717 Oswego St. They complained about years of construction projects there disturbing the neighborhood with noise, floodlights and garbage. Mayor Stacy Finney said she hopes the clarified ordinances will address those problems. Popovici has applied to the village planning board for permission to construct a 50-by-50-foot garage at his property at 717 Oswego St. He appeared with an attorney at the Nov. 27 planning board meeting and was expected to renew his application early this year. But on Feb. 13, planning board Chairman Bob Bradt announced that this month’s meeting had been canceled due to lack of agenda items.
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