Liverpool Republicans may face first Democratic opposition since 2001

By RuSS TARBy

Contributing Writer

For the first time in 22 years, Liverpool Democrats plan to conduct a caucus to nominate candidates for village offices.

The Democratic caucus will convene at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, at the Pratt & Huerta home at 807 Oswego St. in Liverpool, according to town of Salina Democratic Committee Chairman Christopher Shepherd.

All village residents who are registered Democrats are eligible to par- l From page 1 ticipate in the caucus.

“It will be the decision of the rank-and-file members of the Democratic Party attending the caucus to nominate any candidates for village offices,” Shepherd said.

The caucus will elect its chair and a secretary before the subject of nominations is discussed.

“I’ll temporarily be an ad-hoc convener before the caucus begins,” Shepherd said, “to greet folks and then assist with the process of nominating a temporary chair and secretary.”

The yet-to-be-elected chairper- and interest in STEM among students through the additional Central New York Chip Camps planned in the months ahead.” son of the caucus will file a certificate of nomination with the village clerk’s office no later than May 4, Shepherd said.

Three positions will be decided by the June 20 village election, the mayor and two trustees for a single two-year-term each. The village Republican caucus will be conducted the night before, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the village hall.

Democrats have failed to field any candidate for village office since 2001 and have not conducted a caucus since that year. In the 2001 election, Republican Marlene Ward defeated

“The technology industry will need thousands of highly skilled employees in Central New York, and our students here in Liverpool are up to the challenge of learning what they need to access those opportunities,” Liverpool incumbent Democratic Mayor Jon Zappola to become the first female mayor in village history.

Two years ago, the Salina Democrats nominated a full slate of candidates for all six town offices in 2021, for the first time in a decade. Now the Dems are making a move in the village.

Three hopeful opponents

Last month, three Liverpool women passed flyers throughout the village stating their intention to run for office in the June 20 election.

Stacy Finney plans to run for mayor

Central School District Superintendent Daniel Henner said. “I want to thank the Micron Foundation for partnering with us to give students a chance to see how they may fit into a workforce of the future. I’m excited to see what our students are inspired to do with the skills they’ve gained through this experience.” l From page 1 Mayor tions of our village government. I think she’ll have the support of the village Republican caucus, too.” while Melissa Cassidy and Rachel Ciotti hope to campaign for the two trustee positions.

Sponsored by the Micron Foundation and made possible by the Liverpool Central School DistrictandtheLiverpoolFoundationforEducation, the day camp featured hands-on STEM activities related to semiconductor manufacturing and engineering jobs.

Chip Camp attendees learned about what engineers and scientists do every day in a semiconductor company. The camp was offered at no cost to students through a Micron Foundation grant awarded to the Liverpool Foundation for Education.

The first in New York State and the largest ever, the three-day Chip Camp encompassed a number of activities, including building and launching rockets, learning circuitry by building Wiggle bots, and using code to program Micro:bits.

In one activity, groups of sixth, seventh and eighth graders were given approximately 15 minutes to build a freestanding structure utilizing just 25 straws and one meter of tape. The goal? To engineer a structure that would stay standing for at least five seconds.

That caucus, chaired by village GOP Chairman Joe Ostuni Jr., will convene at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the village hall, 310 Sycamore St. All village residents who are registered Republicans may participate.

On April 10, seven-term incumbent Mayor Gary White announced that he will not seek reelection.

Instead he encouraged former deputy mayor Christina Fadden to seek the top job.

On June 20 incumbent Trustee Dennis Hebert will seek reelection and voters will also select a new candidate to fill the trustee seat being vacated by Fadden. White, Fadden and Hebert are all Republicans.

Simulating the real world, manufacturing difficulties were thrown the students’ way during their build time. At one point, they could use only one hand to work, while later in the exercise they could communicate with their team members only in non-verbal ways.

On day two, students took a field trip to Cornell University’s NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF), where students were exposed to a first-class learning environment, many for the first time. Campers learned about nanotechnology and its uses in a variety of fields such as medicine, engineering, energy, materials and manufacturing. They were then able to virtually follow a CNF staff member as he walked through the school’s cleanroom.

After the tour, students were able to conduct engaging experiments alongside Cornell scientists, as well as try on the cleanroom suits that must be worn in a sterile environment so their experiments do not get contaminated by outside or unclean elements.

On day three, they learned how memory chips are made and completed projects started on the first day. Chip Camp ended with a Rocket Blast-Off Launch Competition, as well as a Photobooth station with Micron Props.

Liverpool is the fourth on-site location for Micron’s Chip Camp, which includes camps in Georgia, Idaho and Virginia.

The GOP caucus will nominate a candidate for mayor, and a candidate for trustee to fill the seat Fadden is vacating. Incumbent Republican Trustee Dennis Hebert is also expected to be nominated for reelection.

Though Democrats have not conducted a caucus since 2001, one is scheduled this year for 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, at 807 Oswego St., so it’s likely that the Republican candidates will have opponents on June 20.

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Diana Brownlie

Mother, grandmother

It is with great sadness, fondness and respect that we announce the death of our mother Diana Brownlie, who died peace -

Peter L. Sullivan, 88 enjoyed cooking, fishing, sailing, woodworking and traveling

Peter Lawrence Sullivan, Peter to his beloved family, Pete to his many friends, Daddy to his loving daughters and Papa to his adoring grandchildren, died on March 24, 2023, in Manhattan, N.Y. He was 88.

Born Oct. 6, 1934 in Brooklyn, N.Y., second child of Peter L. Sullivan and Helen Theresa Mitchell, he graduated from Brooklyn Prep (1952), from Fordham University (1956), and proudly served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1959. On Feb. 3, 1962, Peter married Marie Tiernan, with whom he raised four daughters, Marie, Moira, Sheila and Eileen. Peter and Marie divorced in 1985.

Peter’s career on Wall Street, at Gar ban LLC and Cantor Fitzgerald, LP, led to many life-long friendships. In 1998, after his retirement from Cantor, he em barked on his favorite and most reward ing career, caring for his new grandson Matthew, and later for his granddaugh ter Catherine, born in 2000.

Peter had many interests and hob bies, among them cooking, fishing, sailing, woodworking and traveling. He enlivened many occasions with his joy - fully and surrounded by love in the early morning of April 1, 2023.

She is survived by her three daughters and two granddaughters. Her humor, open heart, generosity, green thumb and reverent irreverence will be keenly missed by her family and dear friends, but she will live on in our love for frog ponds, lush gardens, Mozart, books, fresh pesto, killer chocolate cake and excellent words like “insouciant” and “cary- atid.”

Please “tip us a wink” from the other side, Di - we’ll be on the lookout for those feathers!” Visit sisskindfuneralservice.com.

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Our Town of Marcellus newsletter is available online, at the Marcellus Free Library, at the Town Clerk’s counter in the Town Hall building, and it’s posted at businesses around the Village of Marcellus.

We are planning 2 senior bus trips: Aug. 16th to Raquette Lake and Old Forge and October 11th to Arcade & Attica Railroad.

Peter L. Sullivan

ous laughter and lively wit. Peter and his long-time partner Anne M. Gordon shared a home in Skaneateles, NY for many years.

Peter is survived by his sisters, Martha (Albert) Green and Carol (Gerald) Ryan; his partner Anne, his daughters Moira Sullivan (Stephen Cooney), Sheila, Eileen, and two grandchildren, Matthew Sullivan Cooney and Catherine Sullivan Cooney.

Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The New Jewish Home, Manhattan or the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, Manhattan.

Park pavilion rentals are now open. Reservations can be done online, or call our of ce.

The brochure for summer programs/camps will be available in May.

Senior Social Time, facilitated by Beautiful Hearts

Professional Home Care Services: May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18. In the Welcome Center in the park.

Please call the Parks & Recreation Department at 315-673-3269 Ext. 2 for more information

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